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Japan has some 10,000 school buildings with potential safety problems in the event of an earthquake, said Chief....2008-05-21T14:38+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-44ad835c2fe12654b6702a0aee4d6377TAXUD20080521143800http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-05/21/content_8220967.htmJapanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (Front) leaves words on the condolence book at the Chinese embassy in Tokyo, capital of Japan, May 20, 2008. Yasuo Fukuda visited the Chinese embassy on Tuesday to mourn the victims of the deadly earthquake that hit southwest China's Sichuan province last week.2008-05-21T10:08+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-bc9cc5a51ad47d08d8a0e06d52de938020080521100800http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/MUMA-7EU8PA?OpenDocument1. The Government of Japan decided: the Japan Disaster Relief Rescue Team which had assisted in search and rescue relief operations in the earthquake affected areas since May 16 would finish its operations after consultations with the Government of the People's Republic of China; the team would....2008-05-21T09:58+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-137e25a1b46d9ddac12542a2db2cef45HumanitarianAidNaturalDisasters20080521095800http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6415405.htmlSome 70 members of Japan's Matsuyama Ballet Troupe, headed by Masao Shimizu, visited the Chinese Embassy here Wednesday to mourn the victims of last week's devastating earthquake in China's Sichuan province and extend condolences to those a ...2008-05-21T08:18+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-efc5eb5682e7bb54cfc05381382a784420080521081800http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-05/21/content_8219772.htmTOKYO, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Some 70 members of Japan's Matsuyama Ballet Troupe, headed by Masao Shimizu, visited the Chinese Embassy here Wednesday to mourn the victims of last week's devastating earthquake in China's Sichuan province and extend condolences to those affected.2008-05-21T07:08+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-1a171b549b4cc72b238853a0564f3ab420080521070800http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LRON-7ETD4J?OpenDocumentJapan Tuesday was sending a 23-strong medical team to assist Chinese authorities in the massive cleanup operation in the wake of a massive earthquake in which at least 71,000 persons died, were buried or who remain missing. The team, including doctors, nurses, a pharmacist and medical coordinators,....2008-05-20T13:35+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-084b27f20620fe2b776513b69b40a26aNaturalDisasters20080520133500http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-05/20/content_8215162.htmMOSCOW, May 20 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale occurred in the Sea of Japan 60 kms from Vladivostok, the press service of the Far Eastern regional center of the Russian Emergencies Ministry said Tuesday. The quake was registered at 14:08 Moscow time (1008 GMT) on....2008-05-20T13:05+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-9e7b24674c67ed5e750728f5f4a2f17eNaturalDisasters20080520130500http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/6414841.htmlAn earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale occurred in the Sea of Japan 60 kms from Vladivostok, the press service of the Far Eastern regional center of the Russian Emergencies Ministry said Tuesday. The quake was registered a ...2008-05-20T12:34+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-b129911550bf5021a465bd3c8ed38602NaturalDisasters20080520123400http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=12694772&PageNum=0YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, May 20 (Itar-Tass) - Earthquake measuring 5.7 points on the Richter scale has occurred in the Sea of Japan 60 kilometres from Vladivostok. The press service of the Far Eastern regional centre of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations reported on Tuesday that tectonic....2008-05-20T07:03+0200itartass_enenitartass_en-b862d83f0eb7b6b4a3eadc1b62271c7eNaturalDisasters20080520070300http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=42414TOKYO, May 19 (IPS) - When China accepted Japan’s offer of expert teams to help with emergency relief, following last week’s devastating earthquake, it may have had more to do with improving ties between the Asian neighbours than with Japan’s expertise in handling such disasters.2008-05-19T12:40+0200ipsnewsenipsnews-3dc712900a58b0f870e6ebcc7561c4e5ClimateChangeEnergyEnvironmentNuclearNaturalDisasters20080519124000http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVOD-7ESDJW?OpenDocumentAs rescue attempts continued to locate survivors of China’s devastating earthquake, a Japanese rescue squad has shifted its efforts to Beichuan City, one of the worst affected regions of a tremor which claimed at least 32,000 lives. Members of the 60-strong team from Japan Disaster Relief (JDR)....2008-05-19T12:04+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-455dcc8f93804f8eb37b6378da503992NaturalDisasters20080519120400http://australianetwork.com/news/stories/asiapacific_stories_2248199.htmChina says it has examined and now confirms the safety of its nuclear power reactors following last monday's earthquake. An earthquake last year in Japan stopped operation of the world's largest nuclear facility northwest of Tokyo and caused a small radioactive leak.2008-05-18T06:43+0200australianetworkenaustralianetwork-a5aa499b0e3ac553ac80938df757aa5eAlternativeEnergyNaturalDisastersNuclearJRCSafeguardsManMadeDisasters20080518064300http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080518a1.htmlQINGCHUAN, China (Kyodo) Japan's rescue team recovered its first bodies from the rubble of a collapsed building in China on Saturday morning after assisting Chinese troops overnight in earthquake-hit Sichuan Province. Read the full story . . .2008-05-18T05:21+0200japantimesenjapantimes-f7f62c174cbd87c1a1df796368ff1aaa20080518052100http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6412759.htmlA group of earthquake relief professionals sent by Japan arrived in southwest China's Sichuan Province Friday to become the first foreign rescuers working in China since 1949. The 31 rescuers began searching for three people, includ ...2008-05-17T03:43+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-4fad1d817c0cd6429b4da94ebcdd6dc9NaturalDisasters20080517034300http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EDIS-7EPPRT?OpenDocument1. In response to the earthquake disaster which occurred in Sichuan Province, the Government of Japan has decided to dispatch a Japan Disaster Relief Team to the Government of the People's Republic of China to search and rescue the victims. The first team departed Narita International Airport at....2008-05-16T21:11+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-f4b3dce00acfc18a258d1641e9806825NaturalDisastersHumanitarianAid20080516211100http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-05/16/content_8188926.htmQINGCHUAN, Sichuan, May 16 (Xinhua) -- A group of earthquake relief professionals sent by Japan arrived in southwest China's Sichuan Province Friday to become the first foreign rescuers working in China since 1949. The 31 rescuers began searching for three people, including a mother and her....2008-05-16T16:53+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-be69f60b5704af5818cc5986e6d05111NaturalDisasters20080516165300http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/TUJA-7EP7MW?OpenDocumentJapan Sends Additional Rescue Workers to Chinese Earthquake Epicenter As the death toll continued to rise rapidly, Japan Friday (May 16) sent additional rescue workers to the scene of China's deadly earthquake to search for tens of thousands of people still missing.2008-05-16T09:35+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-cf54266f4917f46175c1efae7e654e91NaturalDisastersExternalAffairs20080516093500http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0516/quake.htmlChina is struggling to bury its quake dead and help tens of thousands of injured, homeless and hungry. Four days after the massive earthquake, the death toll is now expected to exceed 50,000. China has agreed to admit teams of rescue workrs from Japan, Russia, Singapore and South Korea, and issued a....2008-05-16T09:00+0200RTERadioenRTERadio-c23a19b7ffad81267cb6eb4bdcf7c8b620080516090000http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23708184-23109,00.htmlRESCUE experts from Japan and South Korea arrived today in China's earthquake-hit Sichuan province, the first foreign team allowed into the devastated region to search for victims. 12:50pm (AEST)2008-05-16T05:35+0200NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-bb79fdfe0a57bee54ccb925fadd75fae20080516053500http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0515/quake.htmlAnd Beijing has finally announced it will accept rescue teams from Japan, having previously rejected any foreign offers of help. More troops and helicopters are being sent to Sichuan province to help the rescue operation following Monday's earthquake. Troops and helicopters will bring food and water....2008-05-15T14:58+0200RTERadioenRTERadio-d0c3e04e4a3d749704562ffdee6efe5b20080515145800http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVOD-7END5G?OpenDocumentJapan Thursday (May 15) was sending the first foreign rescue team to help Chinese authorities in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake which killed at least 15,000 people. The first group of 31 members from a 60-strong rescue team from the Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) system was leaving Tokyo's....2008-05-15T12:34+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-88b13864b7fede4c31c2540509fff751NaturalDisastersHumanitarianAid20080515123400http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2008/May/theworld_May629.xml&section=theworld(AFP) 15 May 2008 BEIJING - China said Thursday it will allow emergency rescue teams from Japan to aid earthquake relief efforts, the first country from which it has accepted such help. The announcement by the foreign ministry comes four days after the deadly quake struck and follows foreign rescue....2008-05-15T08:58+0200khaleejtimesenkhaleejtimes-9057f70e1f2e1aeb5528ea340734af23NaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20080515085800http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KHII-7EN7L5?OpenDocumentBEIJING, May 15, 2008 (AFP) - China said Thursday it will allow emergency rescue teams from Japan to aid earthquake relief efforts, the first country from which it has accepted such help. The announcement by the foreign ministry comes four days after the deadly quake struck and follows reports by....2008-05-15T08:18+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-ddcae8e5205c002ac01fb701d3710d28NaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20080515081800http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=030f77f4-f60c-4854-be97-9a099e71fb5f&&Headline=Quake-hit+China+to+let+in+Japanese+rescue+teamChina said it will allow emergency rescue teams from Japan to aid earthquake relief efforts, the first country from which it has accepted such help.2008-05-15T06:44+0200HindustanTimesenHindustanTimes-9eb42778b3938c9122f0a724e7f1d2dcNaturalDisasters20080515064400http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-05/15/content_8175989.htmSpecial report: BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) -- China has accepted Japan's offer to send an emergency response team to the quake-stricken southwest area, the Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said here on Thursday. A 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday afternoon.2008-05-15T06:14+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-2564f9e54bdfe020495fc9400497cb2020080515061400http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national%20news/2008/05/15/156499/Rural%252Dbuilding.htmSince more than 240,000 people were killed in the 1976 Tangshan earthquake, Beijing has adopted building codes that analysts say are no less stringent than those in California and Japan.2008-05-15T06:02+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-b2ac2f188b903764114964c6f0438e3cNaturalDisastersNuclear20080515060200http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080514/full/news.2008.824.html?s=news_rssA magnitude-6.7 earthquake that struck on 8 May less than 200 kilometres northeast of Tokyo caused only minor damage, but it took a heavy toll on the public’s confidence in Japan’s earthquake warning system. Although the quake rattled the greater Tokyo area, and about half a dozen people were....2008-05-14T19:29+0200natureennature-253f334b260281dcb47de0b63145fe07NaturalDisastersFoodSecurityFoodAid20080514192900http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200805140311.htmlTHE ASAHI SHIMBUN With the Beijing Olympics less than three months away, groups around Japan are rallying to help victims of Monday's devastating earthquake in China's Sichuan province. The Japanese Olympic Committee said Tuesday it plans to donate contributions from a June 16 charity golf tournament in Yokohama.2008-05-14T17:49+0200asahienasahi-f90044fe0372ebc42422435c24e6690fEchoNaturalDisasters20080514174900http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVOD-7EME89?OpenDocumentJapan announced it was dispatching emergency supplies to help the victims of China's devastating earthquake which killed thousands of people. A planeload of tents, blankets, plastic sheeting, sleeping mats, generators, water purification equipment and water cans was being dispatched as soon as....2008-05-14T15:59+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-2cd51e4d4b39af9ac477164c933d8d79NaturalDisasters20080514155900http://australianetwork.com/news/stories/asiapacific_stories_2244803.htmChina has declined Australia's offer to provide an expert search and rescue team to help find survivors of a massive earthquake, citing logistical problems. Similar offers of help from Japan and South Korea have also been politely turned down. "We were told that China cannot receive rescuers now due....2008-05-14T10:56+0200australianetworkenaustralianetwork-fa7503f393be6fdc2337279c1e5a63bcNaturalDisastersHumanitarianAid20080514105600http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6410470.htmlAfter learning about the powerful earthquake that shook Wenchuan County in Sichuan Province with a magnitude of 7.8 on the 12th, and led to heavy casualties, overseas Chinese in Japan, the United States, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brita ...2008-05-14T06:47+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-f023550d0dc0ffbc8b45f8dde745e13020080514064700http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/289863437/la-fg-construct14-2008may14,0,7810488.storyEngineers say much unregulated construction had taken place over the years in areas hit hardest by Monday's quake. Since more than 240,000 people were killed in the 1976 Tangshan earthquake, Beijing has adopted building codes that analysts say are no less stringent than those in place in California and Japan.2008-05-14T04:41+0200latimesenlatimes-0f45b4389df88caf2f6a2d38801cbd76NaturalDisastersNuclear20080514044100http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/T209786.htm(Recasts with request to Japan for aid) BEIJING, May 13 (Reuters) - China has asked Japan for aid after an earthquake killed nearly 12,000 people and Tokyo is set to provide an initial $4.8 million in cash and goods, the Japanese foreign minister said on Tuesday.2008-05-13T17:32+0200alertnetenalertnet-7e3a0e8401a6a891ba7cc9c87782d5f1NaturalDisastersConflictManMadeDisasters20080513173200http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-05/13/content_8159902.htmTOKYO, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Cabinet ministers said Tuesday that Japan is getting ready to provide rescue and medical assistance as well as aid such as food and blankets to China's quake-hit areas if necessary. "We would like to do whatever we can, ...2008-05-13T09:06+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-8760e26abfc98cfb98f482c6d09c3650NaturalDisasters20080513090600http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2008/May/theworld_May523.xml&section=theworld(DPA) 13 May 2008 TOKYO - Japan's government is assembling relief supplies as it awaits a request from China to dispatch rescue teams to earthquake-stricken Sichuan province, media reports said Tuesday. Food, water and blankets are being readied while rescue teams and helicopters are on standby to....2008-05-13T08:20+0200khaleejtimesenkhaleejtimes-bc517af9b90c1e08ac78bd35c14270c420080513082000http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6409484.htmlJapanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda sent a message later Monday to Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao, pledging Japan's "every support" to China if necessary over the powerful earthquake, according to local media on Tuesday ...2008-05-13T07:42+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-c3738c93ee6a1c3db5469cf9d228567dNaturalDisasters20080513074200http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-05/13/content_8158083.htmTOKYO, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda sent a message later Monday to Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao, pledging Japan's "every support" to China if necessary over the powerful earthquake, according to local media on Tuesday.2008-05-13T05:20+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-fdc69b46e116b142caa470d12b2b1b94NaturalDisasters20080513052000http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23689543-23109,00.htmlJAPAN has told China it is ready to provide as much relief as possible to victims of a major earthquake that hit southwestern China, killing up 5000 people. Yesterday 11:11pm (AEST)2008-05-12T16:42+0200NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-c03eb2d15bf9125f8c01d834175cb748Security20080512164200http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200805090081.htmlTHE ASAHI SHIMBUN An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 jolted the Kanto region early Thursday, causing minor injuries to six people. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued an early warning but it arrived about a minute after the 1:45 a.m.quake hit. Buildings were rattled in the Tokyo area and the....2008-05-09T03:58+0200asahienasahi-025d302521634518d093451032fbf33eNaturalDisasters20080509035800http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080508/sc_livescience/mothernaturestillinchargeLiveScience.com - The Myanmar cyclone. The earthquake off the coast of Japan. The Chilean volcano. Has Earth gone bonkers?2008-05-08T19:13+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-aeff98a71b9c0a999a75a323602ec8bbExternalAffairsNaturalDisastersPoliticalUnrestManMadeDisasters20080508191300http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~3/285576778/index.htmlTOKYO, Japan (AP) -- A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Japan early Thursday, the national Meteorological Agency said, waking up people 100 miles away in Tokyo. Two people suffered minor injuries from falling furniture, public television broadcaster NHK reported.2008-05-08T09:29+0200cnnencnn-6033d4a86bfcf6156d3e7f92a02d8ed2NaturalDisasters20080508092900http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6406833.htmlSix people were slightly injured in a strong earthquake which jolted a wide range of areas in eastern Japan's Kanto region early Thursday morning. It briefly cut off power to some 4,500 households in Tsukuba City, northeast of Tokyo ...2008-05-08T08:34+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-cde581228716f6034b48fa6f0c4442faNaturalDisasters20080508083400http://www.thedailystar.net/latest/updates.php?pid=60A strong earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter Scale shook the Tokyo region early Thursday, Japan's weather agency said.2008-05-08T07:50+0200thedailystarBDenthedailystarBD-7bae3aeb22d1137151684b36013f309aNaturalDisasters20080508075000http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-05/08/content_8128152.htmTOKYO, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Six people were slightly injured in a strong earthquake which jolted a wide range of areas in eastern Japan's Kanto region early Thursday morning. It briefly cut off power to some 4,500 households in Tsukuba City, northeast of Tokyo, officials of relevant government section said.2008-05-08T06:39+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-e23cd6c093f0c385428926c1353437d0NaturalDisasters20080508063900http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/australia/2008/05/08/155408/Magnitude%252D6%252E7.htmA earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 jolted eastern Japan early on Thursday, and was felt over a wide area, including in Tokyo, Japan's meteorological agency said.2008-05-08T06:26+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-0514854eed7c7e64d1bc15ffbfedd725NaturalDisasters20080508062600http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/285527552/index.htmlJapan is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world, although Tokyo has not been hit with a major quake since the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake killed 140,000 people.2008-05-07T23:28+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-7c7c8d38ebb11a6373b0f87fc5f70d6bNaturalDisasters20080507232800http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080507/FOREIGN/598503039/1003TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Japan early Thursday, local time, the national Meteorological Agency said, waking up people 100 miles away in Tokyo. Two people suffered minor injuries from falling furniture, public television broadcaster NHK reported.2008-05-07T23:20+0200washtimesenwashtimes-ebc34042fecd719be00b8d361e630dfeNaturalDisasters20080507232000http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/strong_quake_jolts_east_japan_546478A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 has jolted a wide area of eastern Japan, including Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency says.2008-05-07T22:42+0200sbsensbs-f24f09b638c82865031fbdb855b5d3a0NaturalDisasters20080507224200http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080507/ap_on_re_as/japan_earthquakeAP - A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Japan early Thursday, the national Meteorological Agency said, waking up people 100 miles away in Tokyo.2008-05-07T22:23+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-bc20b262e64785cad56bde4d5a422681NaturalDisasters20080507222300http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23663758-23109,00.htmlA STRONG earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 has jolted a wide area of eastern Japan, including Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. 4:14am (AEST)2008-05-07T20:51+0200NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-d8e4d6c5806c11271437e98e9c4f4906NaturalDisasters20080507205100http://www.topix.net/content/cbs/2008/05/report-magnitude-6-8-earthquake-hits-near-tokyoA 6.8-magnitude earthquake has hit Japan about 100 miles northeast of Tokyo. The U.S. Geological Survey reports that the quake struck at 1:45 a.m. Thursday.2008-05-07T20:40+0200topixentopix-f17e73d322baae2f8e596243a679d454NaturalDisasters20080507204000http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/2A0805DB-F699-4848-BEE3-2CEAD390EB28.htmA massive earthquake has struck off the eastern coast of Japan's main Honshu Island, measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale. The earthquake just before 2am on Thursday was followed by a series of tremors, Japan's meteorological agency said. In the capital, Tokyo, which is north of the epicentre of the earthquake, buildings swayed.2008-05-07T20:35+0200aljazeera-enenaljazeera-en-34c5ed19d3fe4977e0e1b2ae4dec6f4aNaturalDisasters20080507203500http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080507/sc_livescience/strongearthquakestrikesnearjapanLiveScience.com - At 12:45 p.m. ET, an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 6.8 occurred near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was about 55 miles (90 km) east-southeast of Mito, Honshu2008-05-07T20:23+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-a3520cf6b89176a49c717ff549428c32NaturalDisasters20080507202300http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/5/8/worldupdates/2008-05-07T231344Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-334579-2&sec=WorldupdatesTOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 jolted a wide area of eastern Japan early on Thursday, including Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.2008-05-07T20:19+0200thestarenthestar-9ea6f6b0e9ae309170cc33070fae9749NaturalDisasters20080507201900http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080507/FOREIGN/428529483/1001Associated Press May 7, 2008 TOKYO — A 6.8-magnitude earthquake has hit Japan about 100 miles northeast of Tokyo. The U.S. Geological Survey reports that the quake struck at 1:45 a.m. Thursday local time. National television and police say no injuries or damage have been reported so far in Tokyo, and no tsunami warning has been issued.2008-05-07T20:16+0200washtimesenwashtimes-1b854be92e1ddcd226e7ef44b8628f24NaturalDisasters20080507201600http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080507/FOREIGN/428529483/10036.8-magnitude earthquake hits Japan Associated Press May 7, 2008 TOKYO — A 6.8-magnitude earthquake has hit Japan about 100 miles northeast of Tokyo. The U.S. Geological Survey reports that the quake struck at 1:45 a.m. Thursday local time. National television and police say no injuries or damage....2008-05-07T20:16+0200washtimesenwashtimes-ea5573a08a71ef5e483e8f018190f4cfNaturalDisasters20080507201600http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-05/08/content_8124386.htmHONG KONG, May 8 (Xinhua) -- A strong earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale rocked northeast of Tokyo, Japan early Thursday, according to the Hong Kong Observatory. An intense earthquake was recorded at 00:08 a.m. Thursday (1608GMT Wednesday), the observatory said.2008-05-07T19:58+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-e188bcac2798121daaeb6d76594c919eNaturalDisasters20080507195800http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/285527552/index.htmlTOKYO, Japan (AP) -- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake off the Japanese coast rattled Tokyo early Wednesday, seismologists and national television said. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, though the quake woke up some residents of the capital, public broadcaster NHK said. No tsunami warning had been issued, it added.2008-05-07T19:58+0200cnnencnn-e46071676a9731122bfbdcb33264089bNaturalDisasters20080507195800http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080507/wl_nm/japan_quake_dcReuters - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 jolted a wide area of eastern Japan early on Thursday, including Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.2008-05-07T19:53+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-14f363af21ea13f98f136a4b4b249918NaturalDisasters20080507195300http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=146583The quake, at 1:45 a.m. (1645 GMT, Wednesday), was centred in the Pacific Ocean east of Tokyo.2008-05-07T19:50+0200javno-enenjavno-en-5d9a023c2564bf44f5f5212e89c866e5NaturalDisasters20080507195000http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0507/breaking94.htmA earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 jolted eastern Japan today, and was felt over a wide area, including in Tokyo, Japan's meteorological agency said.2008-05-07T19:38+0200irishtimesenirishtimes-dc97bd41f585284b09ef554154591977NaturalDisasters20080507193800http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/5/8/worldupdates/2008-05-07T223225Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-334579-1&sec=WorldupdatesTOKYO (Reuters) - A earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 jolted eastern Japan early on Thursday, and was felt over a wide area, including in Tokyo, Japan's meteorological agency said.2008-05-07T19:32+0200thestarenthestar-960077453cb6b669c7207c8eeac584b2NaturalDisasters20080507193200http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N07215148.htmWASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit off the east coast of Japan's main Honshu island on Wednesday following a series of tremors in the same area in just a few hours, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. It said the quake, initially reported as a major magnitude 7.1 temblor, struck at 1645 GMT (1:45 a.2008-05-07T19:25+0200alertnetenalertnet-308c5fcf6d27387de3b0995282464e2820080507192500http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080507/wl_nm/japan_quake_dcReuters - A earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 jolted eastern Japan early on Thursday, and was felt over a wide area, including in Tokyo, Japan's meteorological agency said.2008-05-07T19:23+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-ecee4763eaa0ecac9a74e1279df1196bNaturalDisasters20080507192300