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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2011-08/23/content_13167695.htmBEIJING - The results of a survey conducted for the Seventh Beijing-Tokyo Forum in both nations show that the overwhelming majority of people in China and Japan have never visited the other country, and they rely on news reports to learn about each other.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:55:00 +0200chinadailyenchinadaily-b01b3f12fc98e5c5921be1f812504da235.6831 139.80920110823015500http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/locals-must-be-more-present-in-tsunami-readiness-expertsLocal communities should be more involved in outlining measures to prepare for and react to future tsunamis, experts who have studied the March 11 disaster in Japan told a conference here Monday. "The local community design in crucial" when it comes to responding to the consequences of tsunamis,....Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:08:00 +0200japantodayenjapantoday-fd482acf2ac5f8221593ac5887576b3835.6831 139.80920110823010800http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=Njk0NTU0ODAxMg==Published Date: August 23, 2011 YAMADAMACHI/TOKYO: Sakari Minato has fixed up his house just enough for his family to move back in. The walls still have holes, the windows are temporarily sealed. You can still see the water marks on the outside of the home left by the March 11 tsunami that roared....Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:21:00 +0200kuwaittimesenkuwaittimes-1520670edd4b512e21ddae363c74d11020110823002100http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1148558/1/.htmlTOKYO: Thailand's fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra is due to give two speeches in Japan on Tuesday as part of a visit that has stoked widespread controversy in his home country.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:10:00 +0200channelnewsasiaenchannelnewsasia-128ec437091db7743f7e65f3424eb20d35.6831 139.80920110823001000http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44233637/ns/world_news-asia_pacific/Five months after Japan's worst disaster in generations left more than 20,000 dead or missing, entire communities are left in limbo because Tokyo and local governments have yet to come up with detailed plans and money needed to start the actual rebuilding.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:01:00 +0200msnbcenmsnbc-7149a4a791b05a19b2710e92c173054135.6831 139.80920110823000100http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20110823/sc_livescience/whyvirginiaquakeshookentirecoastLiveScience.com - The quake that hit the East Coast on Tuesday afternoon was notable, but not unprecedented, for the eastern half of the country, geoscientists say.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 23:16:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-b662e8375f6207e20a1c2c38e694c96637.5138159806271 -78.888802487888520110823231600http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=ODgzNzA0NTE5NQ==SENDAI, Japan: US Vice President Joe Biden yesterday praised Japan's courage and resolve as he visited its tsunami-shattered coast, where...Tue, 23 Aug 2011 23:01:00 +0200kuwaittimesenkuwaittimes-dcc01f20eccfc5ed4327efa3e8f9505920110823230100http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2029320/East-Coast-Earthquake-hits-Virginia-aftershocks-Washington-DC-New-York.html?ITO=1490Buildings in the major cities throughout the north east - including the Pentagon and the White House - had to be evacuated with the 5.9 magnitude earthquake, which originated in Virginia, shaking areas from as far north as Boston all the way to Anderson in South Carolina.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22:19:00 +0200mailonsundayenmailonsunday-e7ada5998605ab75cc19956bbcae00b538.9051 -77.016247.704007 -122.64289934.50666 -82.65326720110823221900http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2029320/East-Coast-Earthquake-hits-Virginia-aftershocks-Washington-DC-New-York.html?ITO=1490Several government buildings have been evacuated after an earthquake struck Washington, D.C. It's the strongest quake to hit the Virginia area since 1897.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:43:00 +0200dailymailendailymail-8f68b59b98463fe0f060bbadc09846b238.9051 -77.016247.704007 -122.64289920110823214300http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_18739041Denver Kent School's earth science teacher Steve Newman has a unique homework assignment for his seventh-grade students as they arrive for their first day of school this morning. The largest earthquake to hit Colorado in almost 40 years was picked up and recorded on the Englewood middle school's....Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:37:00 +0200antiguanewsenantiguanews-3d4f38784a5414335af059eae9e9c1fc39.7272 -105.04710.6572 -61.483639.647417 -104.99384120110823213700http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2029320/Earthquake-hits-US-East-Coast--5-8-earthquake-hits-Virginia-aftershocks-Washington-DC-New-York.html?ITO=1490Several government buildings have been evacuated after an earthquake struck Washington, D.C. It's the strongest quake to hit the Virginia area since 1897.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:34:00 +0200mailonsundayenmailonsunday-7d7e32e457567b35dceaedfc6190430438.9051 -77.016247.704007 -122.64289920110823213400http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44239397/ns/business-autos/Toyota unveiled the first redesign of its midsize Camry sedan in five years Tuesday, aiming to solidify the car’s lead in the increasingly competitive midsize family sedan class.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:20:00 +0200msnbcenmsnbc-1c21b88316e3a6f06fe2f769c0f8eb0920110823212000http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2029320/Earthquake-hits-US-East-Coast--5-8-earthquake-hits-Virginia-aftershocks-Washington-DC-New-York.html?ITO=1490Several government buildings have been evacuated after an earthquake struck Washington, D.C. It's the strongest quake to hit the Virginia area since 1897.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:13:00 +0200dailymailendailymail-7d7e32e457567b35dceaedfc6190430438.9051 -77.016247.704007 -122.64289920110823211300http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110824a2.htmlU.S. Vice President Joe Biden praised Tuesday the resolve of the Japanese people in their efforts to recover from the tsunami. Biden said the March 11 disaster was no match for the "legendary industriousness and relentless perseverance of the Japanese people."Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:31:00 +0200japantimesenjapantimes-b1a4eb6054d9e6bd8c00d8e307e6c56720110823203100http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110824a7.htmlDonald Keene, a prominent Japanese literature scholar, has mixed emotions about permanently leaving his Manhattan home for Tokyo, where he aims to become a citizen. "I will be very, very sorry to leave New York, but I still think my decision is the right one," he said Monday from his apartment....Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:31:00 +0200japantimesenjapantimes-7f4e3b95e81efddaea59025f4330aeda35.6831 139.80940.761197 -73.98991520110823203100http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/24/world/asia/24biden.html?partner=rss&emc=rssOn the final leg of an eight-day Asian trip, the vice president spoke in a town ravaged by the March tsunami.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:35:00 +0200IHTenIHT-81ad4875a654738021b23fb8fc0dfc4535.6831 139.80920110823193500http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2029274/Joe-Biden-praises-Japan-bouncing-earthquake-tsunami.html?ITO=1490In a speech at Sendai's airport, Mr Biden spoke of the U.S. public's admiration of Japan after the March 11 disaster, which left about 20,000 people dead or missing.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:27:00 +0200dailymailendailymail-e993d2770bd1beb3635a2ab837b5fb0735.6831 139.80920110823192700http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/japan/2011/08/24/314439/Former-foreign.htm(ChinaPost.com.tw) - A former foreign minister announced his candidacy to lead Japan on Tuesday just hours after unpopular Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said he would be out of the picture by early next week.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:11:00 +0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-5d2cb59af9f48cf4f81c7b59be7eb6e420110823191100http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/cae69a7523db45408eeb2b3a98c0c9c5/Article_2011-08-23-AS-Japan-Politics/id-9f6deb22893f478cae0f53622f5fb5aeTOKYO (AP) — A former foreign minister announced his candidacy to lead Japan on Tuesday just hours after unpopular Prime Minister Naoto Kan said he would be out of the picture by early next week. Kan has been criticized for lacking leadership after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and subsequent....Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:40:00 +0200APenAP-f0070bdbd7b869c766cc610e1f4f7f0b20110823184000http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2029274/Biden-praises-Japan-bouncing-quake-tsunami-saying-disaster-met-match-resolve-Japanese-people.html?ITO=1490In a speech at Sendai's airport, Mr Biden spoke of the U.S. public's admiration of Japan after the March 11 disaster, which left about 20,000 people dead or missing.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:04:00 +0200dailymailendailymail-c86447d0b440ac0a754a047aa59bb6cf35.6831 139.80920110823180400http://www.thanhniennews.com/2010/Pages/20110823223654.aspxU.S. Vice President Joe Biden visited Japan's quake-hit northeast on Tuesday and said the country would recover from the disaster just as the United States would overcome its debt crisis, warning doubters not to count the two countries out.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:48:00 +0200thanhniennewsenthanhniennews-a8310c9ddf29251ecc1aeea3bb838f7c35.6831 139.80938.9051 -77.016220110823174800http://allafrica.com/stories/201108231846.htmlUnited Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) representative to Nigeria, Dr. Agathe Lawson, has tasked African governments on emergency preparedness to avoid huge loss of human and material resources in the eventuality of any natural disaster or disease outbreak on any part of the continent.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:12:00 +0200allafricaenallafrica-a1cf1aa0ec4419ad93a3c22189d5e38e9.172945 7.17992420110823161200http://www.todayonline.com/World/EDC110823-0000900/Biden-lauds-Japans-resolve-in-tsunami-zone-visitSENDAI (Japan) - United States Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday praised the resolve of the Japanese people in their efforts to recover from the tsunami and reaffirmed the two countries' alliance as vital for regional peace and prosperity. In...Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:12:00 +0200todayonlineentodayonline-02500fa1fccb4cb515db8f9a0ec4791f35.6831 139.80938.9051 -77.016220110823161200http://www.independent.ie/business/technology/apple-adds-earthquake-warnings-to-ios-5-2855649.htmlApple’s forthcoming iOS 5 will give Japanese users the option to receive earthquake warnings.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:43:00 +0200independent-ieenindependent-ie-efd1bb3a8659a89ba96055657042b29d20110823154300http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110823x2.htmlU.S. Vice President Joe Biden praised Tuesday the resolve of the Japanese people in their efforts to recover from the tsunami. Biden said the March 11 disaster was no match for the "legendary industriousness and relentless perseverance of the Japanese people."Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:15:00 +0200japantimesenjapantimes-e10b4cfc5af0ecc8c84ee443a6bbc1b620110823151500http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/08/23/remarks-vice-president-biden-sendai-airportRelease Time: For Immediate Release Sendai Airport Sendai, Japan 3:22 P.M. (Local) THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Governor, thank you very much. Come to Delaware. It’s a lovely place. How many students were scheduled to go to visit my home state of Delaware? Raise your hand. You’ve still got to come.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:12:00 +0200WhitehouseenWhitehouse-66fe83abe65d749ebba3154a3f28133a31.808161 130.29960620110823151200http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/08/110433.htmlTOKYO - Former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara said Tuesday he will run in the Democratic Party of Japan's pr...Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:10:00 +0200kyodonewsenkyodonews-e547f426b1e64e3df66b723234c818e420110823151000http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/08/110450.htmlPrime Minister Naoto Kan and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden agreed Tuesday to move ahead with a bilateral accord on the realignment of U.S. forces in Japan and to cement the countries' alliance further in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:10:00 +0200kyodonewsenkyodonews-45aa24391f1d88b56d60907f163a9c1135.6831 139.80920110823151000http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2011/08/biden-meets-with-japanese-tsunami-survivors/1?csp=34news&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20usatoday-NewsTopStories%20%28News%20-%20Top%20Stories%29Vice President Biden spent Tuesday in Sendai, Japan, where he told survivors of the March earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that Americans ...Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:30:00 +0200usaTodayenusaToday-b87314ff686fff3afdb99864e632566631.808161 130.29960620110823143000http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903461304576525894235991336.html?mod=rss_whats_news_usGov. Masaaki Shirakawa, a former academic known for his soft-spoken ways, has become increasingly aggressive in stepping outside his official boundaries of monetary policyTue, 23 Aug 2011 14:25:00 +0200wsj-enenwsj-en-9011747c0b1cb19a2cadd81ea3eff7f220110823142500http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/08/23/japan-likely-replace-unpopular-pm-kan-next-week.htmlA former foreign minister announced his candidacy to lead Japan on Tuesday just hours after unpopular Prime Minister Naoto Kan said he would be out of the picture by early next week.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:24:00 +0200JakartaPostenJakartaPost-c402a894f096d7b07168cfb8302b565f20110823142400http://australianetworknews.com/stories/201108/3300462.htm?desktopLast Updated: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:48:00 +1000 A former Japanese foreign minister, Seiji Maehara, says he will stand in the Democratic Party of Japan's presidential election, emerging as a leading contender to become the country's sixth prime minister since 2006.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:59:00 +0200australianetworknewsenaustralianetworknews-4657c75f8e3d5becc6fc1c574a1f607a20110823135900http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/8/23/worldupdates/2011-08-23T161248Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-589227-1&sec=WorldupdatesSENDAI, Japan (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden visited Japan's quake-hit northeast on Tuesday and said the country would recover from the disaster just as the United States would overcome its debt crisis, warning doubters not to count the two countries out.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:57:00 +0200thestar-myenthestar-my-d78435a1e10037113bfbe57ba1b341e635.6831 139.80938.9051 -77.016220110823135700http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Biden-Promises-Continued-Help-With-Japanese-Rebuilding-Effort-128234548.htmlUS vice president praises courage, resolve of Japanese people as he visits areas devastated by March 11 earthquake, tsunamiTue, 23 Aug 2011 13:42:00 +0200voanewsenvoanews-b8eb00c3ddf2285631a917893e9d4e1120110823134200http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/08/110437.htmlTOKYO - Former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara said Tuesday he will run in the Democratic Party of Japan's pr...Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:39:00 +0200kyodonewsenkyodonews-e4a9eb991f59f21b1f1fd77c7568fbaa20110823133900http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2011/08/23/Thai-parties-criticize-ex-PMs-Japan-visit/UPI-49821314095040/BANGKOK, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Thai opposition parties are crying foul over a visit to Japan by fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra whose sister recently won a national election.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:15:00 +0200upienupi-198e4fee6ec2eed486bd51afb06dece235.6831 139.80920110823131500http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/cae69a7523db45408eeb2b3a98c0c9c5/Article_2011-08-23-AS-Japan-Politics/id-1ba73cd9e01446079c591f8aecc3e427TOKYO (AP) — A former foreign minister announced his candidacy to lead Japan on Tuesday just hours after unpopular Prime Minister Naoto Kan said he would be out of the picture by early next week. Kan has been accused of lacking leadership after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and subsequent....Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:08:00 +0200APenAP-35c60bd4f7342b969f38f668023fdfbe20110823130800http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/08/23/japan.biden.visit/index.html?eref=rss_latestVice President Joe Biden has warned about betting against the U.S. and Japan's power to overcome recent troubles like the debt crisis and the March earthquake and tsunami.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:01:00 +0200cnnencnn-48dfb07995e4435a5887aa3c40d2edfc35.6831 139.80920110823130100http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14627055Seiji Maehara confirms he plans to run in the leadership race, making him a key contender to succeed Naoto Kan as Japan's prime minister.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:27:00 +0200bbcenbbc-b84912b2970df8b3c0fd66a6352fe03f20110823122700http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14627055Seiji Maehara confirms he plans to run in the leadership race, making him a key contender to succeed Naoto Kan as Japan's prime minister.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:25:00 +0200bbc-newsenbbc-news-b84912b2970df8b3c0fd66a6352fe03f20110823122500http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/dont-count-us-japan-out-biden-tells-the-world23 Aug 2011 09:41 Source: reuters // Reuters (Adds more Biden comments) By Jeff Mason SENDAI, Japan, Aug 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden visited Japan's quake-hit northeast on Tuesday and said the country would recover from the disaster just as the United States would overcome its debt....Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:14:00 +0200trustentrust-abd1058c3b550cc22ead008f8d3139cb35.6831 139.80938.9051 -77.016220110823121400http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1148659/1/.htmlBANGKOK: Thailand's new premier outlined her government's policy agenda Tuesday in a speech to parliament overshadowed by a row over her fugitive brother's activities.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:11:00 +0200channelnewsasiaenchannelnewsasia-8baf38054706a5d70c4d656f4976dd7813.7703017743177 100.62644069934720110823121100http://www.argus.ie/breaking-news/world-news/japan-set-for-new-prime-minister-2854914.htmlJapan will have a new prime minister by early next week, a cabinet minister has said.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:53:00 +0200argusenargus-882cc8725dd76af1debd891509e4efc435.6831 139.80920110823115300http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2028950/UK-economy-grows-slowest-rate-G7-country-Tsunami-ravaged-Japan.html?ITO=1490The UK’s stuttering economy has grown by just 0.7 per cent in the past year, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:03:00 +0200mailonsundayenmailonsunday-57b031d31d56bb0884cde0b1d3b5f3cf35.6831 139.80951.4879 -0.17799820110823110300http://english.people.com.cn/90777/7577689.htmlTOKYO, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden held talks in Tokyo Tuesday centered around cooperation in reconstruction efforts in east and northeastern regions of Japan devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The talks held at Kan's office spanned the U.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:43:00 +0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-39d237c997d2e20552ed72e598d08e5b35.6831 139.80920110823104300http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/47959706/TOKYO -- A Japanese Cabinet minister says the country will have a new prime minister by early next week.Prime Minister Naoto Kan has faced demands to step down amid criticism of his handling of the ...Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:40:00 +0200irishsunenirishsun-d3be7164dae6c8d03317c6cb73af9a1635.6831 139.80920110823104000http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/266705/Japan-set-for-new-prime-minister/Japan will have a new prime minister by early next week, a cabinet minister has said.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:34:00 +0200expressenexpress-882cc8725dd76af1debd891509e4efc435.6831 139.80920110823103400http://www.corkman.ie/breaking-news/world-news/japan-set-for-new-prime-minister-2854914.htmlJapan will have a new prime minister by early next week, a cabinet minister has said.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:31:00 +0200corkmanencorkman-882cc8725dd76af1debd891509e4efc435.6831 139.80920110823103100http://www.herald.ie/breaking-news/world-news/japan-set-for-new-prime-minister-2854914.htmlJapan will have a new prime minister by early next week, a cabinet minister has said.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:29:00 +0200herald-ieenherald-ie-882cc8725dd76af1debd891509e4efc435.6831 139.80920110823102900http://www.kyivpost.com/news/world/detail/111409/SENDAI, Japan (AP) U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has praised the resolve of the Japanese people in their efforts to recover from the tsunami. TOKYO (AP) U.S. Vice President Joe Biden expressed admiration for the stoicism of the Japanese people in their efforts to recover from the tsunami, as he met....Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:19:00 +0200kyivpostenkyivpost-f3d3dfbfaa34b4a9cf3a3fd12881eb6235.6831 139.80920110823101900http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2028950/UK-economy-grows-slowest-rate-G7-country-Tsunami-ravaged-Japan.html?ITO=1490The UK’s stuttering economy has grown by just 0.7 per cent in the past year, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:18:00 +0200dailymailendailymail-57b031d31d56bb0884cde0b1d3b5f3cf35.6831 139.80951.4879 -0.17799820110823101800http://www.drogheda-independent.ie/breaking-news/world-news/japan-set-for-new-prime-minister-2854914.htmlJapan will have a new prime minister by early next week, a cabinet minister has said.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:14:00 +0200drogheda-independentendrogheda-independent-882cc8725dd76af1debd891509e4efc435.6831 139.80920110823101400http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14612434Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says he has no plans to "fuel conflict" in Thailand, as he pays a controversial visit to Japan.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:09:00 +0200bbc-newsenbbc-news-c682bbd29db4b4f22077446a619aa3da35.6831 139.80913.7308 100.52120110823100900http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/japan-set-for-new-prime-minister-16039977.html?r=RSSJapan will have a new prime minister by early next week, a cabinet minister has said.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:09:00 +0200belfasttelegraphenbelfasttelegraph-882cc8725dd76af1debd891509e4efc435.6831 139.80920110823100900http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14612434Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says he has no plans to "fuel conflict" in Thailand, as he pays a controversial visit to Japan.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:08:00 +0200bbcenbbc-c682bbd29db4b4f22077446a619aa3da35.6831 139.80913.7308 100.52120110823100800http://www.sligochampion.ie/breaking-news/world-news/japan-set-for-new-prime-minister-2854914.htmlJapan will have a new prime minister by early next week, a cabinet minister has said.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:03:00 +0200sligochampionensligochampion-882cc8725dd76af1debd891509e4efc435.6831 139.80920110823100300http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2186525&Language=enTOKYO, Aug 23 (KUNA) -- US Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday pledged Washington's continued support for Japan's reconstruction efforts after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and affirmed the two countries' long-standing alliance. "I came to Japan to express US sympathy and admiration for....Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:02:00 +0200kuna-enenkuna-en-0730362e20f4d67f5845c5da69a89bc535.6831 139.80920110823100200http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011/08/23/story_23-8-2011_pg5_24HONG KONG: Asian stocks fell Monday, extending big losses from last week, as traders fretted over the possibility of a new global recession while in Tokyo exporters tumbled due to concerns over the strong yen. Brent oil also fell amid news of intense fighting in Tripoli, where rebels said they were....Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:01:00 +0200dailytimesPKendailytimesPK-87867e42351b8016b8676e2728d7b21222.4222282068564 114.15792523355732.8711 13.1832.87114 13.1799520110823100100http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/08/23/japan.biden.visit/index.html?eref=rss_latestVice President Joe Biden has warned about betting against the U.S. and Japan's power to overcome recent troubles like the debt crisis and the March earthquake and tsunami.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:01:00 +0200cnnencnn-427b7b381610f9ce772e2e44d4652de635.6831 139.80920110823100100http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2011/08/201182352540328750.htmlNaoto Kan, criticised over his handling of nuclear crisis, expects new prime minister to be appointed by end of August.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:59:00 +0200aljazeera-enenaljazeera-en-ca9cdb92c6efecef9f78ec07a06b908e20110823095900http://www.newschannel5.com/story/15312585/biden-shows-support-for-japan-tsunami-recoveryU.S. Vice President Joe Biden has praised the resolve of the Japanese people in their efforts to recover from the tsunami.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:49:00 +0200newschannel5ennewschannel5-8db8ad9c29d90437dd8225ba3cc2bfa820110823094900http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10746988&ref=rssA Japanese Cabinet minister says the country will have a new prime minister by early next week.Prime Minister Naoto Kan has faced demands to step down amid criticism of his handling of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and subsequent...Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:48:00 +0200nzheraldennzherald-c98affe611557e5205adf098e311750335.6831 139.80920110823094800http://en.trend.az/regions/world/ocountries/1921753.htmlVisiting US Vice President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Tuesday agreed to strengthen cooperation on reconstruction after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:45:00 +0200trendnews-azentrendnews-az-14eb9be49a62e8564d5be619aa77033d20110823094500http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/3d281c11a96b4ad082fe88aa0db04305/Article_2011-08-23-AS-Japan-US/id-be33a07e0d0b4ab4b535c42c2bd9f4a9SENDAI, Japan (AP) — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has praised the resolve of the Japanese people in their efforts to recover from the tsunami. Biden said the March 11 disaster was no match for the "legendary industriousness and relentless perseverence of the Japanese people.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:40:00 +0200APenAP-bb6d0c103a55efce8049ddf840156e5035.6831 139.80920110823094000http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110823/ap_on_re_as/as_japan_usAP - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has praised the resolve of the Japanese people in their efforts to recover from the tsunami.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:34:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-523e53cf0789d53c67b717847753393b20110823093400http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/japan-set-for-a-new-prime-minister-say-cabinet-2342370.htmlJapan will have a new prime minister by early next week, a Cabinet minister said today.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:25:00 +0200independentenindependent-f5bb5421039ebe8f490d02165272005835.6831 139.80920110823092500http://www.eecho.ie/news/world/japan-set-for-new-prime-minister-517544.html8/23/2011 - 7:45:03 AM Japan will have a new prime minister by early next week, a Cabinet minister said today. Prime Minister Naoto Kan has faced demands to step down amid criticism of his handling of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and subsequent nuclear crisis.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:23:00 +0200eechoeneecho-29efa7fce142997765a6852ef0d2dccd35.6831 139.80920110823092300http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/latest-world-news/2011/08/23/japan-set-for-new-prime-minister-91466-29285410/Japan will have a new prime minister by early next week, a Cabinet minister said today.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:20:00 +0200icWalesenicWales-1ada863aa8d53b3bdb242a140d7e17eb35.6831 139.80920110823092000http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/08/110379.htmlPrime Minister Naoto Kan and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden agreed Tuesday to move ahead with a bilateral accord on the realignment of U.S. forces in Japan and to cement their alliance further in the wake of Japan's March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Their talks came amid the imminent resignation of....Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:07:00 +0200kyodonewsenkyodonews-78ffabfecb06714eb59e9aa5dc8df70b35.6831 139.80920110823090700http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110823/ap_on_re_as/as_japan_usAP - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden expressed admiration for the stoicism of the Japanese people in their efforts to recover from the tsunami, as he met Tuesday with Japan's prime minister on the third and final leg of an Asian tour.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:04:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-b7fdb9b0cc995aafe4e8feeb86c70d4135.6831 139.80920110823090400http://www.kyivpost.com/news/world/detail/111409/TOKYO (AP) U.S. Vice President Joe Biden expressed admiration for the stoicism of the Japanese people in their efforts to recover from the tsunami, as he met Tuesday with Japan's prime minister on the third and final leg of an Asian tour.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:48:00 +0200kyivpostenkyivpost-43bfc34b01d5ed8af5b44563ba8e9b0735.6831 139.80920110823084800http://www.newschannel5.com/story/15312585/biden-shows-support-for-japan-tsunami-recoveryU.S. Vice President Joe Biden expressed admiration for the stoicism of the Japanese people in their efforts to recover from the tsunami, as he met Tuesday with Japan's prime minister on the third and final leg of an...Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:48:00 +0200newschannel5ennewschannel5-21c870406141224adb1843e8061d9bba35.6831 139.80920110823084800http://www.kyivpost.com/news/world/detail/111415/TOKYO (AP) A Japanese Cabinet minister says the country will have a new prime minister by early next week.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:48:00 +0200kyivpostenkyivpost-4699c0451b08d4f65e051ddb7497fcea35.6831 139.80920110823084800http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-08/23/c_131068748.htmTOKYO, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden held talks in Tokyo Tuesday centered around cooperation in reconstruction efforts in east and northeastern regions of Japan devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The talks held at Kan's office spanned the U.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:42:00 +0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-39d237c997d2e20552ed72e598d08e5b35.6831 139.80920110823084200http://news.iafrica.com/worldnews/748105.htmlUS Vice President Joe Biden was Tuesday due to visit Japan's tsunami-hit coast, where American forces helped with a large-scale relief effort, as he nears the end of his Asia tour.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:41:00 +0200iafricaeniafrica-aeec41cc5efdf4a535dc584ecf77838d35.6831 139.80920110823084100http://www.thelocal.se/35704/20110823/Experts who have studied the March 11th disaster in Japan told the World Water Week conference in Stockholm on Monday of the importance of local communities in responding to devastating tsunamis.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:38:00 +0200thelocalenthelocal-166a4c892ba8d1907f22cb0665359d1d35.6831 139.80920110823083800http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/3d281c11a96b4ad082fe88aa0db04305/Article_2011-08-23-AS-Japan-US/id-49ae37423597481090631f0ac2adcd0cTOKYO (AP) — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden expressed admiration for the stoicism of the Japanese people in their efforts to recover from the tsunami, as he met Tuesday with Japan's prime minister on the third and final leg of an Asian tour. Prime Minister Naoto Kan thanked Biden for the United....Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:35:00 +0200APenAP-95ffea1eea2282a2c9ed5e53264d0daa35.6831 139.80920110823083500http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/24/world/asia/24japan.html?partner=rss&emc=rssThe expected resignation of Naoto Kan, the embattled Japanese prime minister, will bring uncertainty to a country still reeling in the aftermath of disaster.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:30:00 +0200IHTenIHT-0e32b79a28d3532827c069aebdd351fd35.6831 139.80920110823083000http://www.khaleejtimes.com/darticlen.asp?xfile=data/international/2011/August/international_August1054.xml&section=internationalTOKYO - US Vice President Joe Biden was due on Tuesday to visit Japan's tsunami-hit coast, where American forces helped with a large-scale relief effort, as he nears the end of his Asia tour.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:19:00 +0200khaleejtimesenkhaleejtimes-9bc6f51949b1923c495739824a6e119f35.6831 139.80920110823081900http://www.timesofoman.com/innercat.asp?detail=49059US Vice President Joe Biden was Tuesday due to visit Japan s tsunami-hit coast, where American forces helped with a large-scale relief effort, as he nears the end of his Asia tour.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:01:00 +0200timesofomanentimesofoman-925e50d764ae7a2589486c7cc4b4c47035.6831 139.80920110823080100http://www.bdnews24.com/details.php?id=204102&cid=4Vice President Joe Biden has said the United States will overcome its debt crisis and Japan will move on from its devastating earthquake in March, warning doubters not to count the two countries out.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:45:00 +0200bdnews24enbdnews24-444e043bdfca0908e042554377acc0b435.6831 139.80938.9051 -77.016220110823074500http://www.kyivpost.com/news/world/detail/111409/TOKYO (AP) Vice President Joe Biden has met with Japan's prime minister to show support for tsunami recovery efforts and reaffirm U.S.-Japan ties before heading north to the tsunami-devastated northeastern coast.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:18:00 +0200kyivpostenkyivpost-306085229676772d3a6df6d2dd0c748835.6831 139.80920110823071800http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/08/22/Biden-arrives-in-Tokyo/UPI-94521314071135/TOKYO, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden met Tuesday with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan in Tokyo to discuss Japan's earthquake-related reconstruction, officials said.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:14:00 +0200upienupi-554c3abc8aef7e8f83fd60aeb3ecca3320110823071400http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/biden-shows-support-for-japan-tsunami-recoveryU.S. Vice President Joe Biden later Tuesday will visit Japan's tsunami-hit coast, where American forces helped with a large-scale relief effort, as he nears the end of his Asia tour. Biden is the highest-ranking American official to travel to the disaster zone where the March 11 earthquake and....Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:09:00 +0200japantodayenjapantoday-ef0245304db543ad5e487f686302444435.6831 139.80920110823070900http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/biden-shows-support-for-japan-recovery-20110823-1j7w9.htmlUS Vice President Joe Biden has met with Japan's prime minister to show support for the country's tsunami recovery efforts.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:07:00 +0200smhensmh-972a36b836314958a9dc2ccd9b167b0335.6831 139.80920110823070700http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/8716776/UK-growth-lagging-behind-worlds-leading-economies.htmlBritain has underperformed all the world's leading economies over the past year except tsunami-hit Japan, figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) show.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 06:56:00 +0200telegraphentelegraph-da262f6aa2d04786cecdbf03e753d1a935.6831 139.80951.4879 -0.17799820110823065600http://mg.co.za/article/2011-08-23-us-japan-will-bounce-back-says-biden/Joe Biden warned the world not to underestimate Japan and the US, saying the two countries are still Pacific powers and will overcome their problems.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 06:46:00 +0200MailGuardianenMailGuardian-5fe63d4ae596914045fdbf580b4567e135.6831 139.80920110823064600http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/08/23/11/biden-visit-japan-tsunami-zoneTOKYO - US Vice President Joe Biden was Tuesday due to visit Japan's tsunami-hit coast, where American forces helped with a large-scale relief effort, as he nears the end of his Asia tour.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 06:34:00 +0200abs-cbnnewsenabs-cbnnews-5daf69206fe801b738608580f55324d135.6831 139.80920110823063400http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110823/ap_on_re_as/as_japan_usAP - Vice President Joe Biden has met with Japan's prime minister to show support for tsunami recovery efforts and reaffirm U.S.-Japan ties before heading north to the tsunami-devastated northeastern coast.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 06:32:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-789c1a886eee8012a29d7b4e332a8cfb35.6831 139.80920110823063200http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1148593/1/.htmlTOKYO: US Vice President Joe Biden was due on Tuesday to visit Japan's tsunami-hit coast, where American forces helped with a large-scale relief effort, as he nears the end of his Asia tour.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 06:10:00 +0200channelnewsasiaenchannelnewsasia-7fb76a4930fad9cea12f44f6ad0ff9ac35.6831 139.80920110823061000http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110823/pl_nm/us_japan_usaReuters - Vice President Joe Biden said on Tuesday the United States would overcome its debt crisis and Japan would move on from its devastating earthquake in March, warning doubters not to count the two countries out.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 06:02:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-3468dabaa9346d447a664753af223da735.6831 139.80938.9051 -77.016220110823060200http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/23/us-japan-usa-idUSTRE77M0QV20110823?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews(Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden said on Tuesday the United States would overcome its debt crisis and Japan would move on from its devastating earthquake in March, warning doubters not to count the two countries out.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 05:40:00 +0200reutersenreuters-eeaa53ade93d1ac982429dc8ac34b8af35.6831 139.80938.9051 -77.016220110823054000http://www.focus-fen.net/?id=n257622Tokyo. US Vice President Joe Biden was due on Tuesday to visit Japan's tsunami-hit coast, where American forces helped with a large-scale relief effort, as he nears the end of his Asia tour, AFP reported. Biden is the highest-ranking American official to visit the disaster zone where the massive....Tue, 23 Aug 2011 05:12:00 +0200focus-news-enenfocus-news-en-df8e9eea2ed8354bde7962aa8dbcaa3135.6831 139.80920110823051200http://english.people.com.cn/90777/7576989.htmlBEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted the sea off the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 7:23 p.m. Beijing Time on Monday, said the China Earthquake Networks Center. The epicenter, with a depth of 30 km, was initially determined to be at 36.2 degrees north latitude and 141.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:35:00 +0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-9a1e4592a2432b8d6eb8f0d9ec727c3d35.6831 139.80935.2086 110.72720110823043500http://english.people.com.cn/90777/7576998.htmlTOKYO, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who has lived in exile since a 2006 military coup, arrived in Japan on Monday. Thaksin, who currently lives in Dubai of the United Arab Emirates, will visit Japan till Aug. 27 and plans to visit regions devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:35:00 +0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-a189df1ca59ff23475f9183b03bd703035.6831 139.80925.271139 55.30748520110823043500http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/corporate-sme/uk-economy-now-second-bottom-of-g7-league-table-1.1119168?localLinksEnabled=falseTHE UK has fallen near the bottom of the international league of the world’s top economies, the Office for Economic Co-operation and Development said yesterday.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:18:00 +0200heraldscotlandenheraldscotland-61f39ec0ad593483dcdfdded39b5d07851.4879 -0.17799820110823041800http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Honda-Civic-seen-loser-on-mediocre-design-returns-to-full-production/835481/Honda Motor's reputation for world-class manufacturing may belie a slipping emphasis on design just as the automaker's North American factories are preparing to return to full production.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 03:28:00 +0200expressindiaenexpressindia-6912725aab17f43eaae3f526723ca06620110823032800http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/aug/22/thailands-fugitive-leader-plans-to-visit-tsunami-a/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSTOKYO Thailand's self-exiled former prime minister is planning to visit tsunami survivors this week as part of a charm offensive to restore his international reputation. Japanese authorities this month granted a visitor's visa to Thaksin Shinawatra, who was overthrown in a military coup in 2006 and convicted in absentia .Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:47:00 +0200washtimesenwashtimes-3d968f0470afcde7106477942c3e6d2020110823024700http://australianetworknews.com/stories/201108/3297814.htm?desktopLast Updated: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:35:00 +1000 An earthquake reported at magnitude 6.8 has struck off Japan. But an initial tsunami warning was lifted within an hour. The quake struck at a depth of 20 kilometres off the eastern Fukushima coast - scene of devastating tidal wave damage after an earthquake in March.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 01:56:00 +0200australianetworknewsenaustralianetworknews-b8765392607137e1f921f8c7dc7a037641.48045 140.25250220110822015600http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/march-11-quake-even-rattled-upper-atmosphereThe giant earthquake that struck Japan this year not only shook the Earth, but also rattled the highest layer of the atmosphere, scientists find. This research could lead to a new type of early warning system for devastating tsunamis and earthquakes. The magnitude 9 quake that struck off the coast…Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:59:00 +0200japantodayenjapantoday-a2c753792ec4dcbf9c327cb765ff128e35.6831 139.80920110822005900http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/support-for-kan-falls-to-new-lowA new poll shows that Prime Minister Naoto Kan's public approval rating has fallen to the lowest level since he took office last year. The survey by Kyodo News agency released Sunday found that 15.8% of respondents approve of the embattled leader's cabinet, down from about 17% a month earlier.…Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:59:00 +0200japantodayenjapantoday-5ba420e5b84dfbf36eef1e6a2f2646ed20110822005900http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=178422Local News in Brief Baby dies POLICE are investigating the death of a five-day old baby who was pronounced dead on arrival at Lautoka Hospital on Saturday morning. Initial police investigations revealed that the mother had breastfed the baby at 8pm on Friday but was unsuccessful in waking the baby up at 4am on Saturday.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:42:00 +0200fijitimesenfijitimes-0b31915155a1c5f105f1954740ab6db620110822004200http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=asian-shares-fall-on-global-recession-fears-2011-08-22Asian stocks fell Monday, extending big losses from last week, as traders fretted over the possibility of a new global recession while in Tokyo exporters tumbled due to concerns over the strong yen.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:52:00 +0200hurriyetdailynewsenhurriyetdailynews-05cb0b75766477b3cb9111b115a6b83a20110822235200http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/iwate-town-officials-try-to-encourage-displaced-residents-to-voteOfficials in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, have kick-started a campaign to encourage residents to vote in the upcoming municipal election on Aug 28. Many residents had to be evacuated after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami devastated much of the city and have not yet returned.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:38:00 +0200japantodayenjapantoday-a90db9cff42031b11e07afb17a0c51ee20110822233800http://www.todayonline.com/World/EDC110823-0000289/Japan-may-declare-areas-near-N-plant-off-limitsTOKYO - The Japanese government may declare areas near the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant uninhabitable for more than 10 years - possibly even for several decades - because of radiation levels that are more than 500 times over safety limits, according to...Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:34:00 +0200todayonlineentodayonline-5124664f18836949a9448ba46377c0cd35.6831 139.80920110822233400http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2028910/iPhone-gets-Japanese-quake-alert.html?ITO=1490The update to the software, which is due next month, will add the feature to the phone in its notification centre, with users able to opt in or out.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:31:00 +0200mailonsundayenmailonsunday-ef163952ae2ce63a19a4bf90788c716a20110822213100http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110823n1.htmlJapan's worst natural disaster on record spurred a $3.7 billion outpouring of donations. But five months later, survivors living in temporary housing are still waiting for aid. Half of the funds donated by groups including the Red Cross have yet to be disbursed amid a backlog of data processing and wrangling over how to distribute the money.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:14:00 +0200japantimesenjapantimes-0acefc0bbce78ef4be9e1397e7c1433a20110822211400http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110823f1.htmlWhen the Japan National Tourism Agency flew in more than 100 students and journalists from Singapore earlier this month in a bid to woo tourists back to the country, it focused on Tohoku, the region hardest hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. And for good reason.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:14:00 +0200japantimesenjapantimes-7de496b9da700d816e13fae31cd9b77035.6831 139.8091.298828 103.82489820110822211400http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110823i1.htmlForeign tourist numbers have been plunging since the March 11 quake, tsunami and nuclear crisis in Fukushima Prefecture, and not only for visitors to the disaster zone. The soaring yen is another factor discouraging visitation, but experts nonetheless hope to woo more foreign tourists, hoping they....Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:14:00 +0200japantimesenjapantimes-a16333df1718a087ad04743bdc5f30f720110822211400http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110823a6.htmlA team of scholars led by a Hokkaido University professor has discovered geological layers suggesting that gigantic tsunami may have pounded the Miyagi Prefecture coastline six times over the past 6,000 years. The six layers were found on the Pacific coast of Oya in Kesennuma, one of the cities most....Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:14:00 +0200japantimesenjapantimes-f017016a78706eb8fc544f1ad9c89f5020110822211400http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2028910/iPhone-gets-Japanese-quake-alert.html?ITO=1490The update to the software, which is due next month, will add the feature to the phone in its notification centre, with users able to opt in or out.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:38:00 +0200dailymailendailymail-ef163952ae2ce63a19a4bf90788c716a20110822203800http://www.btimes.com.my/articles/20110823005532/Article/BANGKOK: Thailand's economy contracted 0.2 percent in the second quarter as parts shortages caused by Japan's massive earthquake led to a sharp slowdown in exports, government data showed Monday. On a year-on-year basis, economic growth weakened to 2.6 percent, from a revised figure of 3.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:33:00 +0200btimescomenbtimescom-4880315323fddc279682ed0c903e370613.7703017743177 100.62644069934720110822203300http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/8716718/Essar-profits-soar-but-shares-fall-on-Indian-project-delays.htmlIndian power company Essar Energy posted a 50pc surge in full-year earnings, but the shares fell after the company reported more delays to its projects across the country.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:02:00 +0200telegraphentelegraph-00260bf7c0dbdce9aafc4961e225c8fe20110822200200http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/thailand/2011/08/23/314222/Thai-economy.htm(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Thailand's economy contracted 0.2 percent in the second quarter as parts shortages caused by Japan's massive earthquake led to a sharp slowdown in exports, government data showed Monday.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:18:00 +0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-38d9a85cf54542a98962d324a3ff4bb820110822191800http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/company-focus/2011/08/23/314254/UK-insurer.htm(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Lloyd's of London insurer Amlin crashed to a 192.3 million pound (US$318.7 million) pre-tax loss in the first half of 2011 after absorbing a surge in claims from the Japanese earthquake and other natural disasters.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:18:00 +0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-6b9cbfcdab0d38a26359150ae57a166051.4879 -0.17799820110822191800http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/ios-5-features-integrated-earthquake-warning-system-japan-161346991.htmlYahoo! News - The earthquake and resulting tsunami that struck Japan earlier this year took a massive toll on the country, with over 15,000 confirmed deaths and an estimated total cost of over $300 billion dollars. In natural disaster situations, early warnings are hard …Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:55:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-2a9d30231c126f6a52904a7e1968bc1635.6831 139.80920110822185500http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-08/22/c_131067200.htmTOKYO, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who has lived in exile since a 2006 military coup, arrived in Japan on Monday. Thaksin, who currently lives in Dubai of the United Arab Emirates, will visit Japan till Aug. 27 and plans to visit regions devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:38:00 +0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-a189df1ca59ff23475f9183b03bd703035.6831 139.80925.271139 55.30748520110822173800http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110822/wl_nm/us_japan_quake_rebuildingReuters - Sakari Minato has fixed up his house just enough for his family to move back in. The walls still have holes, the windows are temporarily sealed. You can still see the water marks on the outside of the home left by the March 11 tsunami that roared into this northeastern coastal fishing town....Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:24:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-840b75d1f8f8d7394917b68fcbe5b58c34.32185 134.72520438.733311 141.53460720110822172400http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2186428&Language=enTOKYO, Aug 22 (KUNA) -- A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 on the Richter scale shook eastern Japan near Tokyo on Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. There were no immediate reports of casualties from the 8:23 p.m. (1123 GMT) quake. No tsunami warning was issued.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:38:00 +0200kuna-enenkuna-en-12200008766a5ff611501d4b6c30c02235.6831 139.80920110822163800http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/201752/20110822/apple-iphone-earthquake-warning-notification-japan-ios-tsunami-ios-5-app-store-seismic-radio-televis.htmiPhone users in Japan will receive earthquake warning notification with the next version of Apple’s iOS operating system.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:16:00 +0200ibtimes-cnenibtimes-cn-82beeb3652b908dbef870dc5d9f767f235.6831 139.80920110822161600http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/strong-earthquake-hits-japan-no-tsunami-threat/story-e6frfku0-1226120018538A STRONG earthquake has hit near Japan's eastern coast, but there is no danger of a tsunami.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:18:00 +0200news_com_auennews_com_au-7382038f33804c6492bb8fb1bf069cbd35.6831 139.80920110822151800http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/47934200/Officials say a strong earthquake has hit near Japan's eastern coast, but there is no danger of a tsunami.Japan's Meteorological Agency says the quake struck Monday evening and registered ...Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:10:00 +0200irishsunenirishsun-517eccd919711e8303fb1892e19d031235.6831 139.80920110822151000http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/strong-quake-hits-japan-no-danger-of-tsunami/article2137056/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2137056Officials say a strong earthquake has hit near Japan's eastern coast, but there is no danger of a tsunami. Japan's Meteorological Agency says the quake struck Monday evening and registered a preliminary magnitude of 6.0. It was centered off the coast of Ibaraki, about 220 kilometres east of Tokyo, at a depth of 30 kilometers.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:47:00 +0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-e20015a3e3abe26a0a52a1f54b20533d36.3093283039606 140.32032758110220110822144700http://www.kyivpost.com/news/world/detail/111354/TOKYO (AP) Officials say a strong earthquake has hit near Japan's eastern coast, but there is no danger of a tsunami.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:43:00 +0200kyivpostenkyivpost-aee547109e75b4705741e92020c6df6635.6831 139.80920110822144300http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-08/22/c_131067025.htmBEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted the sea off the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 7:23 p.m. Beijing Time on Monday, said the China Earthquake Networks Center. The epicenter, with a depth of 30 km, was initially determined to be at 36.2 degrees north latitude and 141.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:37:00 +0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-9a1e4592a2432b8d6eb8f0d9ec727c3d35.6831 139.80935.2086 110.72720110822143700http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-08/22/c_131067013.htmHONG KONG, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit off east coast of Honshu, Japan at 1124 GMT on Monday, according to Hong Kong Observatory. The epicenter was initially determined to be 36.1 degrees north latitude and 141.5 degrees east longitude, about 160 kilometers east-northeast of Tokyo.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:37:00 +0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-61609e9a41feae4c2d9dfeff7650bb7b35.6831 139.80922.4222282068564 114.15792523355720110822143700http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/quake-jolts-eastern-japan-no-tsunami-threatA strong earthquake hit near Japan's eastern coast on Monday night, but there was no danger of a tsunami. Japan's Meteorological Agency said the quake registered a preliminary magnitude of 6.0. It was centered off the coast of Ibaraki, about 220 kilometers east of Tokyo, at a depth of 30…Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:33:00 +0200japantodayenjapantoday-52c5bb518fc6c18e805fe49224d1eb5c36.3093283039606 140.32032758110220110822143300http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/22/apple-adds-earthquake-warning-to-japanese-ios/The Japanese version of iOS 5 will have a special notifications widget: a setting to turn on instant messages from Japan's earthquake early warning system. The system is so sensitive that it could reduce your battery life as it polls the warning servers constantly.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:32:00 +0200techcrunchentechcrunch-2238d590e8d7e3d9c5526b00425a3a4420110822143200http://australianetworknews.com/stories/201108/3299510.htm?desktopLast Updated: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:25:00 +1000 Japan's centre-left ruling party is expected to choose a new leader next Monday to replace Naoto Kan as party president and therefore as prime minister. Kan, Japan's fifth premier in five years, has faced criticism over his response to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:56:00 +0200australianetworknewsenaustralianetworknews-3836f6938b405fa7bafec6cc59be74d920110822135600http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14612434Thailand's ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra visits Japan despite opposition protests in Thailand, where he still has to serve a two-year jail sentence.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:44:00 +0200bbcenbbc-0bbfe6b632898e9e4884e2c0e010d89735.6831 139.80913.7308 100.52120110822134400http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific_business/view/1148433/1/.htmlHONG KONG : Asian stocks ended lower on Monday, extending big losses from last week, as traders fretted over the possibility of a new global recession, while in Tokyo exporters tumbled due to concerns over the strong yen.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:38:00 +0200channelnewsasiaenchannelnewsasia-96371046eb7c2a8f7d5594b78a19bbec22.4222282068564 114.15792523355720110822133800http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8715326/Japan-disaster-triggered-ripples-in-upper-atmosphere-220-miles-from-earth.htmlJapan's March 11 earthquake and tsunami created ripples in the upper levels of the atmosphere 220 miles from earth, according to new research.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:31:00 +0200telegraphentelegraph-2eb1db682df78a0bedf20e544cae180035.6831 139.80920110822123100http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-08/22/c_131066799.htmBANGKOK, Aug 22 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported Monday that the country' s economy had been expected to expand by 3.5-4 percent in 2011, lower than the 3.5-4.5 percent projected earlier in May. According to NESDB Secretary General Arkhom....Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:36:00 +0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-cba6ef0c805212b418bc57dd17db38ca13.7703017743177 100.62644069934720110822113600http://www.todayonline.com/Business/EDC110822-0000612/Nikkei-closes-at-lowest-since-tsunamiTOKYO - The Nikkei stock average marked its lowest close since March 15 today as worries about the United States' economy offset signs that the Japanese authorities stand ready to quell any further yen strength. The benchmark Nikkei 225 fell...Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:31:00 +0200todayonlineentodayonline-10336be30953362e5d7ad6c5ecc5d3dc20110822113100http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/8/22/business/20110822145759&sec=businessBANGKOK: Thailand's economy shrank in the second quarter as vehicle manufacturing slumped due to parts shortages in the aftermath of the tsunami disaster in Japan.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:07:00 +0200thestar-myenthestar-my-54495da75f0e7653f88d9e77009ec8b935.6831 139.80913.7703017743177 100.62644069934720110822100700http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/47928672/Economic growth in Thailand unexpectedly growth slowed in the second quarter, largely because of supply chain problems brought about by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Growth was 2.6% in the ...Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:01:00 +0200irishsunenirishsun-2324a25cc89aaadcdf439f31d1bcf94335.6831 139.80913.7308 100.52120110822100100http://www.btimes.com.my/articles/20110822152541/Article/HONG KONG: Asian stocks fell today, extending big losses from last week, as traders fretted over the possibility of a new global recession while in Tokyo exporters tumbled due to concerns over the strong yen. Brent oil also fell amid news of intense fighting in Tripoli, where rebels said they were a....Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:57:00 +0200btimescomenbtimescom-a0733cdfbcbd90cece1a85a028007c4e22.4222282068564 114.15792523355732.8711 13.1832.87114 13.1799520110822095700http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/08/22/uk-japan-quake-rebuilding-idUKTRE77L0Q620110822?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsYAMADAMACHI/TOKYO (Reuters) - Sakari Minato has fixed up his house just enough for his family to move back in. The walls still have holes, the windows are temporarily sealed. You can still see the water marks on the outside of the home left by the March 11 tsunami that roared into this northeastern....Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:36:00 +0200reutersenreuters-8becc42ebf5e9a06b28d73ff9b26a8c934.32185 134.72520438.733311 141.53460720110822093600http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/22/us-japan-quake-rebuilding-idUSTRE77L0RW20110822?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsYAMADAMACHI/TOKYO (Reuters) - Sakari Minato has fixed up his house just enough for his family to move back in. The walls still have holes, the windows are temporarily sealed. You can still see the water marks on the outside of the home left by the March 11 tsunami that roared into this northeastern....Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:36:00 +0200reutersenreuters-650ac2c9b9093bef38d3d678a397009934.32185 134.72520438.733311 141.53460720110822093600http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/8/22/worldupdates/2011-08-22T111420Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-588928-2&sec=WorldupdatesTOKYO (Reuters) - Former Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara, who has called beating deflation a top priority, is likely to throw his hat in the ring to become the next prime minister, Jiji news agency said on Monday, clouding the chances of Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda, who had hoped to win Maehara's support.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:22:00 +0200thestar-myenthestar-my-241bf77548fc14c4386d2fab5c37728c20110822092200http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/76217/The 7:05 am quake occurred off Fukushima. It measured 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in the town of Naraha.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:13:00 +0200panarmenian-enenpanarmenian-en-556ab5cf0117171036dda5c664c90bb035.6831 139.80920110822091300http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific_business/view/1148413/1/.htmlBANGKOK: Thailand's economy contracted 0.2 percent in the second quarter as parts shortages caused by Japan's massive earthquake led to a sharp slowdown in exports, government data showed Monday.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:08:00 +0200channelnewsasiaenchannelnewsasia-52ad566ad7d5dd421d8bf4309759078013.7703017743177 100.62644069934720110822090800http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/insight-rebuilding-blocks-japans-slow-disaster-recovery22 Aug 2011 04:20 Source: reuters // Reuters By Yoko Kubota and Rie Ishiguro YAMADAMACHI/TOKYO, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Sakari Minato has fixed up his house just enough for his family to move back in. The walls still have holes, the windows are temporarily sealed.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:38:00 +0200trustentrust-af2a7756179fd6cbab3b9b2e0231953120110822083800http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/factbox-japan-rebuilding-effort-in-numbers22 Aug 2011 04:21 Source: reuters // Reuters (Repeats item issued on Friday) Aug 19 (Reuters) - Nearly six months after a massive magnitude 9.0 earthquake and the deadly tsunami it spawned, Japan has yet to come up with a detailed action plan and the money needed to rebuild devastated areas.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:38:00 +0200trustentrust-c953a3d55d79a3c9b35bbf0f33f41cdc35.6831 139.80920110822083800http://tribune.com.pk/story/236608/coping-with-disasters-capitals-posh-sectors-most-vulnerable-to-quakes/ISLAMABAD: The federal capital falls on the most active fault line with the seismic hazard varying from sector to sector, says a research paper. Conducted by a group of researchers from two leading universities of the country, the paper calls for an updated building code to avoid human and material damages.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:25:00 +0200tribuneentribune-4e750007a26ae979bf684dac7bb0815f33.6720975481027 73.119916889828720110822082500http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/8/22/worldupdates/2011-08-22T104140Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-588975-1&sec=WorldupdatesYAMADAMACHI/TOKYO (Reuters) - Sakari Minato has fixed up his house just enough for his family to move back in. The walls still have holes, the windows are temporarily sealed. You can still see the water marks on the outside of the home left by the March 11 tsunami that roared into this north-eastern....Mon, 22 Aug 2011 07:51:00 +0200thestar-myenthestar-my-547760526d4439122c395d6fcc1f01e120110822075100http://www.caspionet.kz/eng/business/GDP_of_Japan_decreases_for_third_quarter_in_a_row_1313821229.htmlTaking into account changes in prices for goods, in the second quarter of the year the GDP of Japan has decreased by 5.7% in annual equivalent or by 1.4% compared with the period from January to March, 2011. The Japanese government has announced that the GDP of the country dropped by 1.3% in annual equivalent.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 07:21:00 +0200caspionetencaspionet-f24136fa2b6ed1b5cf29a01b102fed7635.6831 139.80920110822072100http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903461304576523392750336646.html?mod=rss_asia_whats_newsThe Thai economy contracted 0.2% in the second quarter, as supply disruptions in the auto industry caused by the natural disasters in Japan took a toll on Southeast Asia's second-largest economy.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 06:55:00 +0200wsj-enenwsj-en-f5e27689e2e7bf9f1acc958d8a87d8bd35.6831 139.80920110822065500http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/thailand/2011/08/22/314179/Ousted-Thai.htm(ChinaPost.com.tw) - With his sister barely in office, fugitive former Thai Premier Thaksin Shinawatra has launched a high-stakes international charm offensive that analysts say threatens his allies' hold on power.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 06:30:00 +0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-64a7ca79a9fafe9fb1770c5fd239a81f20110822063000http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/foreign-affairs/2011/08/22/314195/Japanese-swimmers.htm(ChinaPost.com.tw) - A group of Japanese swimmers are scheduled to attempt a swim from Japan to Taiwan Sept. 17 to Sept. 19, battling the swift Kuroshio current as they swim south before the current brings them back up north to landfall, to express the Japanese people's gratitude for Taiwan's disaster assistance.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 06:30:00 +0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-36bc79628b3f54ba5d5b910305f3ca5035.6831 139.80920110822063000http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14611211Thailand's economic growth slows in the second quarter due to supply chain disruptions caused by the quake and tsunami in Japan.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 05:49:00 +0200bbcenbbc-3e5d0b540e702f6d7bde95c244fbd8eb35.6831 139.80920110822054900http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14611211Thailand's economic growth slows in the second quarter due to supply chain disruptions caused by the quake and tsunami in Japan.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 05:45:00 +0200bbc-newsenbbc-news-3e5d0b540e702f6d7bde95c244fbd8eb35.6831 139.80920110822054500http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/22/world/asia/22japan.html?partner=rss&emc=rssA government survey has found radioactivity that far exceeds safe levels around the plant, meaning the areas may be uninhabitable for decades.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 05:20:00 +0200IHTenIHT-d967964533cde99d327f499031cbf6a720110822052000http://www.focus-fen.net/?id=n257549Tokyo. The dollar clawed back ground against the yen on Monday after hitting a historic low last week, as Tokyo upped its rhetoric over the domestic unit and indicated its willingness to intervene to stem its rise, AFP reported. The dollar firmed to 76.62 yen in Tokyo morning trade from 76.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 04:22:00 +0200focus-news-enenfocus-news-en-a475c15a229bc7dc30e80ee3f0232c2c20110822042200http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2011-08/22/content_13159713.htmBEIJING - China's cities should be given help to improve disaster preparation and response systems, as populous areas are becoming increasingly vulnerable to catastrophes, experts said at the Beijing-Tokyo Forum on Sunday.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 02:11:00 +0200chinadailyenchinadaily-47cdc14ec0e5b88ccfb023cd95c08dfc20110822021100http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/tsunami-was-tracked-by-radar-for-first-timeScientists in California got an early look at the tsunami generated by the massive earthquake in Japan as it rippled across the Pacific Ocean. The March 11 Japan tsunami was picked up by high-frequency radar in California and Japan as it swept toward their coasts, according to U.S. and Japanese…Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:56:00 +0200japantodayenjapantoday-f179bbde2c300cf19a0df8852830b0b635.6831 139.80920110821005600http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/ousted-thai-leader-gambles-on-return-to-world-stage-with-japan-visitWith his sister barely in office, fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra has launched a high-stakes international charm offensive that analysts say threatens his allies' hold on power. The one-time billionaire tycoon, toppled in a 2006 coup, has overshadowed the first fortnight of Yingluck....Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:29:00 +0200japantodayenjapantoday-16ee50408753ef1d9d2c60e1eab648d235.6831 139.80920110821232900http://www.todayonline.com/World/Worldinbrief/EDC110822-0000231/Support-for-Japan-PM-falls-to-new-lowA new poll shows that Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan's public approval rating has fallen to the lowest level since he took office last year. The survey by Kyodo news agency released yesterday found that 15.8 per cent of respondents approve...Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:29:00 +0200todayonlineentodayonline-71e76d0657cec55870e21880dd06b38d35.6831 139.80920110821232900http://www.stabroeknews.com/2011/news/breaking-news/08/21/barbados-monitoring-japan-used-car-imports-for-radiation/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20stabroeknewsguyana%20%28Stabroek%20News%29(Barbados Nation) Health authorities are monitoring the importation of used vehicles that may have been contaminated by radiation after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan that seriously... View full article at stabroeknews.comSun, 21 Aug 2011 14:20:00 +0200stabroeknewsenstabroeknews-a296cc3915249b219ed71b51815b124213.0935 -59.610535.6831 139.80920110821142000http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/08/21/54954890.htmlA new survey released by Kyodo News agency shows that Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan's public approval rating has fallen to the lowest level since he took office last year. The poll says that only 15.8 percent of respondents approve of the embattled leader's Cabinet, down from about 17 percent a month earlier.Sun, 21 Aug 2011 12:08:00 +0200ruvr-englishenruvr-english-22ad44e16c4c4e4cf6300c397bfaa09435.6831 139.80920110821120800http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1148226/1/.htmlBANGKOK: With his sister barely in office, former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra has launched a high-stakes international charm offensive that analysts say threatens his allies' hold on power.Sun, 21 Aug 2011 07:36:00 +0200channelnewsasiaenchannelnewsasia-59eaa57d1504a8ac47e3be9c71b71c0a13.7703017743177 100.62644069934720110821073600http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903639404576518100403053560.html?mod=fox_australianOusted Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra's rush back onto the international stage is raising awkward questions for his sister, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, about who really runs the country.Sun, 21 Aug 2011 04:40:00 +0200wsj-enenwsj-en-211f052e330a17b8580c7cd24b800a7220110821044000http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/CFIA+test+salmon+radiation+from+Japanese+nuclear+reactor/5280582/story.htmlSalmon caught off the coast of British Columbia will be tested for traces of radiation from the nuclear disaster in Japan, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced.Sat, 20 Aug 2011 01:43:00 +0200montrealgazetteenmontrealgazette-ef7da5d5c1e65b72d72f7ef3ac2f6f3535.6831 139.80954.9806001359812 -124.59030731725120110820014300http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/08/19/nuclear.plant.construction/index.html?eref=rss_latestThe Tennessee Valley Authority has approved construction on a nuclear plant in northeastern Alabama -- the first U.S. agency to do so since the Japan nuclear disaster this year.Sat, 20 Aug 2011 00:14:00 +0200cnnencnn-5469d9f3f9e0cdc309740f7b7ff8bf2d35.6831 139.80918.224902 -63.06686920110820001400http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20110821x1.htmlThe Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11 brought death and destruction on an horrific scale to a vast area of the northeastern Tohoku region. Some 200 km to the south, Tokyo also experienced a long and violent shake at 2:46 p.m., but it was almost entirely spared any serious consequences.Sat, 20 Aug 2011 21:09:00 +0200japantimesenjapantimes-e01b1b3439a327220de5427396813b6920110820210900http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-08/20/content_13157318.htmChina’s top government spokesman said that China’s development will facilitate and broaden China-Japan cooperation ahead of the Beijing-Tokyo Forum, starting Sunday in Beijing.Sat, 20 Aug 2011 17:25:00 +0200chinadailyenchinadaily-1f2e687081bffcb3d2b187b12e799b8a35.6831 139.80920110820172500http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/08/19/nuclear.plant.construction/index.html?eref=rss_mostpopularThe Tennessee Valley Authority has approved construction on a nuclear plant in northeastern Alabama -- the first U.S. agency to do so since the Japan nuclear disaster this year.Sat, 20 Aug 2011 14:39:00 +0200cnnencnn-c02e5e13d4aa47fdfa0db07c905ebd1a35.6831 139.80918.224902 -63.06686920110820143900http://www.nst.com.my/articles/Japan_spremier_underpressuretoquit_cancelsUStrip/Article/TOKYO: Prime Minister Naoto Kan has scrapped plans to meet with President Barack Obama in Washington next month, as pressure builds on the unpopular Japanese leader to resign in the coming weeks.Sat, 20 Aug 2011 09:44:00 +0200nstennst-5758bc5cd92003691406b2452e1e954d38.9051 -77.016220110820094400http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/wozniacki-leads-pan-pacific-open-field-in-japanWorld number one Caroline Wozniacki said she hopes to bring cheer to Japan's earthquake survivors by giving her "best performance" at the Pan Pacific Open starting in Tokyo next month. "My heart is always with those who were affected by the earthquake disaster in March this year. I was hoping…Sat, 20 Aug 2011 08:24:00 +0200japantodayenjapantoday-7d9437ba365e51fa9d859162e45ff0c535.6831 139.80920110820082400http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/45-of-children-tested-near-fukushima-plant-have-radioactive-elements-in-thyroidForty-five percent of children tested in the region around Japan's stricken nuclear plant were found to have traces of radioactive elements in their thyroid glands, a health official said Friday. The official said that the iodine concentrations -- found in tests that the government carried out about....Sat, 20 Aug 2011 08:24:00 +0200japantodayenjapantoday-eb8597d1d6e671e7e01d8e0d0628143920110820082400http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/cae69a7523db45408eeb2b3a98c0c9c5/Article_2011-08-19-LT-Chile-Quake-Drill/id-569c9180a7c840a79e9365218b45da70SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Some 240,000 residents have mobilized on Chile's northern coast to test responses to a simulated earthquake and tsunami. It's the biggest such exercise ever conducted in the South American nation. Friday's drill of more than an hour involved police and volunteer organizations....Sat, 20 Aug 2011 07:39:00 +0200APenAP-5a12156e68dc38e14a0764ba188daa9f-33.475 -70.647520110820073900http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110820/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_chile_quake_drillAP - Some 240,000 residents have mobilized on Chile's northern coast to test responses to a simulated earthquake and tsunami. It's the biggest such exercise ever conducted in the South American nation.Sat, 20 Aug 2011 06:36:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-7ef2a399f69f7abfee1d384490cae7fd20110820063600http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110819/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_chile_quake_drillAP - Some 240,000 emergency workers have mobilized on northern Chile's coast to test responses to a simulated earthquake and tsunami. It's the biggest such exercise ever conducted in the South American nation.Sat, 20 Aug 2011 06:06:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-870cda09c0ea50ffedf850e227bea26020110820060600http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/20/world/asia/20rice.html?partner=rss&emc=rssInspectors north of Tokyo found radioactive cesium in a sample of rice from the city of Hokota, about 90 miles south of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.Sat, 20 Aug 2011 04:08:00 +0200IHTenIHT-b17385f5d56822e9e55dcb392315a9d020110820040800http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108190349.htmlAn orphan's fund for children who lost their parents in the Great East Japan Earthquake, established by eight heavyweights such as architect Tadao Ando and conductor Seiji Ozawa, is gathering increasing public support. Momo-Kaki Orphans Fund has received donations from more than 9,000 people as of....Sat, 20 Aug 2011 03:17:00 +0200asahienasahi-68124ad72c196afddc038b44a3280d2335.6831 139.80920110820031700http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Salmon+caribou+tested+radiation+from+Japanese+reactor/5280582/story.htmlSalmon caught off the coast of British Columbia will be tested for traces of radiation from the nuclear disaster in Japan, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced.Sat, 20 Aug 2011 03:06:00 +0200montrealgazetteenmontrealgazette-df86339d8c15638327df9e4ad90e347935.6831 139.80954.9806001359812 -124.59030731725120110820030600http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/8/20/business/9336410&sec=businessPETALING JAYA: UMW Holdings Bhd, which has businesses in automotive, equipment, manufacturing and engineering, and oil and gas, saw net profit tumble 38.03% to RM131.17mil in the quarter ended June 30 compared with a year ago as supply disruptions stemming from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan continued to impact Toyota vehicle production.Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:27:00 +0200thestar-myenthestar-my-fd4e3af152a61bf5c5eefda22f64c86c35.088531 137.16529820110820022700http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2011/08/mil-110819-afns03.htmTwenty-eight members of the emergency operations center here participated in incident management team training, including earthquake and flood drill scenarios, Aug. 9 to 12.Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:15:00 +0200globalsecurityenglobalsecurity-4662afc4d80adb5f4e11f96f3c33c01719.6002375848274 -155.51972568010920110820021500http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/20/world/asia/20japan.html?partner=rss&emc=rssPrime Minister Naoto Kan has scrapped plans to meet with President Barack Obama in Washington next month, as pressure builds on him to resign in coming weeks.Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:08:00 +0200IHTenIHT-e7fc72d51cec27bc7f52d77f176d45f438.9051 -77.016247.373271456894 -120.41897402772720110820020800http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/japanese-citizens-hand-in-16350m-found-washed-up-by-tsunami-2340272.htmlTens of thousands of citizens may have lost their homes, livelihoods, and loved ones in the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, but their public spirit appears undiminished, with news yesterday that good Samaritans have handed in millions of pounds found in safes and wallets amid the devastation.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 01:17:00 +0200independentenindependent-dc5d473d8826128f86278d3805e5a42e20110819011700http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011/08/19/story_19-8-2011_pg5_25TOKYO: Japan’s exports fell in July, but not as sharply as expected, raising hopes that a gradual recovery is on track from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster, official data showed Thursday. Japan booked a trade surplus for a second month in a row, despite the carnage of its worst....Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:26:00 +0200dailytimesPKendailytimesPK-da846c5e95b2e1ff8399556a71e27b9c35.6831 139.80920110819002600http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/maher-says-nobody-in-japan-govt-was-in-charge-early-in-nuclear-crisisEarly in the Fukushima nuclear crisis, U.S. officials felt that nobody in Japan's government was taking charge, and Washington considered evacuating American troops in a worst-case scenario, a retired U.S. envoy said Thursday. When the March 11 earthquake and tsunami set off the crisis by crippling....Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:11:00 +0200japantodayenjapantoday-9f645db283c8bba2a38f00eac30f903538.9051 -77.016235.6831 139.80920110819001100http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/20/world/asia/20rice.html?partner=rss&emc=rssInspectors north of Tokyo found radioactive cesium in a sample of rice from the city of Hokota, about 90 miles south of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 23:07:00 +0200IHTenIHT-62d45d467bd4d911c94ce7f1aec5866e36.190151 140.55709820110819230700http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/08/19/Strong-quake-no-tsunami-in-Japan/UPI-95391313736237/TOKYO, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- A strong earthquake Friday shook northeast Japan and a brief tsunami warning was issued for the region, already devastated by a March 11 disaster.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 22:32:00 +0200upienupi-7e1aa1170a81ce3f42964a78fac999f435.6831 139.80920110819223200http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/08/19/bc-salmon-radiation-testing.html?ref=rssThe Canadian Food Inspection Agency plans to start testing fish off the coast of British Columbia for the presence of radiation stemming from the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan earlier this year.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:37:00 +0200CBCenCBC-155dbd55b7fc297893dfc25b2461d60035.6831 139.80954.9806001359812 -124.59030731725120110819213700http://dalje.com/en-economy/crude-oil-rises-in-skittish-market/376665NEW YORK, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices jumped to $87 per barrel Monday morning while traders reassessed the market turmoil from last week. Equities swung wildly last week after months of weak economic data. France reported that its gross domestic...Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:21:00 +0200javno-enenjavno-en-20de3a89b537b94e741c78f017e8f21548.8521 2.3489920110819212100http://dalje.com/en-economy/japan-orders-eurocopter-ec225s/377431MARIGNANE, France, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The Japanese coast guard, Eurocopter Group and Eurocopter Japan have signed a tripartite contract for three EC225 helicopters. The aircraft will be the first civilian helicopters to be equipped with the most advanced...Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:51:00 +0200javno-enenjavno-en-4d7bbe83e1da2c193d75687e419b127635.6831 139.80948.8521 2.3489920110819205100http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=ODI0NjI1NzcyNA==Published Date: August 20, 2011 TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei index tumbled 2.51 percent yesterday to hit a fresh five-month low on deepening worries about the global economy dipping into recession, and as a strong yen hit exporters. The headline index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange lost 224.52 points to 8,719.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:38:00 +0200kuwaittimesenkuwaittimes-3fc0b9de08996ec44541d297f105ec4620110819203800http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/89ae8247abe8493fae24405546e9a1aa/Article_2011-08-19-Japan-Nuclear%20Safety/id-2b32101e4aa04887b105b2da915cba6bWASHINGTON (AP) — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is moving forward on sweeping safety changes for the U.S. nuclear industry triggered by the crisis in Japan. The commission directed its staff Friday to decide within 45 days what actions the agency should take in response to the March 11....Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:28:00 +0200APenAP-ffe01e03d784a2cd20355ef9ee8dc3b238.9051 -77.016235.6831 139.80920110819202800http://dalje.com/en-world/strong-quake-tsunami-warning-in-japan/377400TOKYO, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- A strong earthquake Friday shook northeast Japan and a tsunami warning was issued for the region, already devastated by the March 11 disaster. Kyodo News said the quake measured 6.8 which led meteorologists to issue a tsunami...Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:20:00 +0200javno-enenjavno-en-378ae79008d83f187a627b36e4763acd35.6831 139.80920110819202000http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2185970&Language=en(With POL-US-WHITE HOUSE-HUMANITARIAN) UNITED NATIONS, Aug 19 (KUNA) -- The UN on Friday paid tribute to the hundreds of thousands of humanitarian workers worldwide who paid the ultimate price to bring aid to the needy. "Wherever there are people in need, there are people who help them - men and....Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:18:00 +0200kuna-enenkuna-en-c2cdbc4b6e0a874136573b56d58791ec20110819201800http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/08/109890.htmlThe U.S. dollar briefly hit a record low of 75.95 yen in New York on Friday morning, breaking its previous postwar low of 76.25 yen set on March 17, as uncertainty over the U.S. and European economies spurred buying of the Japanese currency. At around 11 a.m., the dollar traded in the lower 76 yen range.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:18:00 +0200kyodonewsenkyodonews-5aeee24dfe137d0a04d2d99bbd801e3840.6222 -73.987820110819201800http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2185967&Language=enWASHINGTON, Aug 19 (KUNA) -- The White House condemned on Friday all attacks on humanitarian workers and affirmed those workers' need to serve civilians without fear for their safety. "On this third annual World Humanitarian Day, the United States joins with the international community in honoring....Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:18:00 +0200kuna-enenkuna-en-35ef345a671eafebec38001ff4f2456438.9051 -77.016247.373271456894 -120.41897402772720110819201800http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903639404576518100403053560.html?mod=rss_asia_whats_newsOusted Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra's rush back onto the international stage is raising awkward questions for his sister, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, about who really runs the country.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:16:00 +0200wsj-enenwsj-en-0362c9e80fc545b023bc09c0fe667f2413.7308 100.52120110819201600http://www.newschannel5.com/story/15298001/nrc-sets-out-timeframe-for-nuclear-safety-reviewThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission is moving forward on sweeping safety changes for the U.S. nuclear industry triggered by the crisis in Japan.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:15:00 +0200newschannel5ennewschannel5-710b0f1ec8390f5110cf6a025d866a9c35.6831 139.80920110819201500http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/foreign-affairs/2011/08/20/314025/Intl-activities.htm(ChinaPost.com.tw) - President Ma Ying-jeou said yesterday the country should take part on the international stage in the fields of peacemaking, humanitarian aid, technology, cultural exchanges and Chinese culture.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:12:00 +0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-5c02943e6e7881ce8a790794a7f07f8d20110819201200http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=131282A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off Japan's northeastern coast Friday, Japan's Meteorological Agency said. No damages or injuries have been reported so far. ...Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:05:00 +0200noviniteennovinite-8c1fe7eb17c108d5cd272d78289d20a635.6831 139.80920110819200500http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110819/ap_on_go_ot/us_japan_nuclear_safetyAP - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is moving forward on sweeping safety changes for the U.S. nuclear industry triggered by the crisis in Japan.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:59:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-e82a607130e5763657c5c19a5421129835.6831 139.80920110819195900http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/japan/2011/08/20/313980/Strong-quake.htm(ChinaPost.com.tw) - A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off Japan's northeastern coast Friday, triggering a tsunami advisory that was later lifted. here were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in the temblor, which rattled the area devastated earlier this year by a massive quake and tsunami.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:53:00 +0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-3830e9590b6cbf7834318ebf1208047d35.6831 139.80920110819185300http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/japan/2011/08/20/314024/Japan-lifts.htm(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Japan on Friday partially lifted its ban on cattle shipments from Miyagi prefecture but kept its ban on beef from Fukushima after excessive levels of radioactive cesium were found, underscoring worries about food safety following the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 years.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:53:00 +0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-0e3e6fb67b2797e006be7cdbfc67b86238.4495605474089 140.92686942370120110819185300http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/foreign-affairs/2011/08/20/314015/Donors-to.htm(ChinaPost.com.tw) - At a tea party yesterday, President Ma Ying-jeou thanked the country's businesses and non-profit organizations for taking the lead in extending help to victims of Japan's earthquakes and tsunamis, presenting them with certificates of acknowledgement.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:53:00 +0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-25fff107a47997ac5d0dc585c1b97d6920110819185300http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/08/19/statement-press-secretary-world-humanitarian-dayRelease Time: For Immediate Release This week in Somalia, the terrorist group Al-Shabaab burst into a hospital in Mogadishu and kidnapped three aid workers who were treating innocent civilians injured by the fighting in that war-torn nation. This senseless attack came almost a year to the day since....Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:27:00 +0200WhitehouseenWhitehouse-102f54c27eaf084b9affe089c024a1eb2.04118 45.344120110819182700http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/time/20110819/wl_time/09171208936100It's a few minutes past 8 a.m., and Hiroshi Hasegawa has a lot of radioactive veggies to scan. He impatiently waves a man waiting in the muggy offices of the Citizens' Radioactivity Measuring Station over to his desk, on which Akihisa Takahashi, a high school teacher, deposits a bag of chopped eggplant.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:23:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-ac4104c5d46589bc50452d1245cb1f5c20110819182300http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110820a5.htmlA group of 12 high school students Thursday presented 80,000 signatures calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons to the secretariat of the U.N. Conference on Disarmament in Geneva. The group includes four students from the atomic-bombed prefectures of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as well as two from....Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:22:00 +0200japantimesenjapantimes-7c13f0188281806d37a7cc2b2517f2c632.9409001782523 129.93103553921546.2015 6.1340946.20153 6.13409320110819182200http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110820a7.htmlAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted the Tohoku region Friday afternoon, but caused no abnormalities at the crisis-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, the Meteorological Agency and Tokyo Electric Power Co. said. The 2:36 p.m. quake measured lower 5 on the Japanese seismic....Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:22:00 +0200japantimesenjapantimes-fc86e1d82e0fc7bf816937992c1b830220110819182200http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sw20110820a1.htmlWomen's World Cup championship-winning Japan warmed up for the upcoming Olympic qualifiers with a win over a Nadeshiko League select team, singing in the rain to the tune of a 3-2 victory on Friday evening at National Stadium. Yukari Kinga, Nahomi Kawasumi and Mizuho Sakaguchi all struck in the....Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:22:00 +0200japantimesenjapantimes-5485b748e3de25e6203aef486021132435.6831 139.80920110819182200http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/08/19/nuclear.plant.construction/index.html?eref=rss_latestThe Tennessee Valley Authority has approved construction on a nuclear plant in northeastern Alabama -- the first U.S. agency to do so since the Japan nuclear disaster this year.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:04:00 +0200cnnencnn-b751aea2c5d37d3d107545e77b4b33f935.6831 139.80918.224902 -63.06686920110819180400http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903639404576517610295775654.html?mod=wsj_india_mainThe dollar fell to new lows versus the yen as risk aversion swept through the currency market.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:50:00 +0200wsj-enenwsj-en-1cdbcc62d56606cc0d2cff4a5a21072520110819175000http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/47875291/A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off Japan's northeastern coast Friday, triggering a tsunami advisory that was later lifted. The quake was centered just south of where a massive magnitude-9.0 ...Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:35:00 +0200irishsunenirishsun-9b083d66e8fd629c91683254b7ace5f820110819173500http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0819/japan.htmlA strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has hit northeastern Japan off Fukushima prefecture.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:29:00 +0200RTERadioenRTERadio-c2bd092d8b4884abc0d643b3fbc48e7435.6831 139.80920110819172900http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=39334&Cr=Humanitarian&Cr1=The United Nations paid homage to humanitarian workers around the world today with ceremonies of remembrance for the fallen, and praise and songs of tribute for the hundreds of thousands of others who daily brave danger and hardship to bring aid to those less fortunate.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:25:00 +0200un-orgenun-org-517e265c1ab1cdb1c06749f36fe2ed7920110819172500http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20110819/sc_livescience/seafloorsensorslistentoquakezonerumblingsLiveScience.com - The devastating might of Earth's mysterious movements was put on tragic display this year when the Tohoku earthquake struck off the coast of Japan.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:22:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-3e53450aafc96798aa0cffc4417d804a35.6831 139.80920110819162200http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/8/19/worldupdates/2011-08-19T170627Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-588720-1&sec=WorldupdatesTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Friday partially lifted its ban on cattle shipments from Miyagi prefecture but kept its ban on beef from Fukushima after excessive levels of radioactive caesium were found, underscoring worries about food safety following the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 years.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:22:00 +0200thestar-myenthestar-my-b5ba029b2354772cc38a4012e6a6fd1b38.4495605474089 140.92686942370120110819152200http://www.indianexpress.com/news/6.8-magnitude-quake-jolts-japan-off-fukushima;-no-reported-damage/834231/Tsunami advisory is issued for the coastal areas that suffered severe damage from March quake.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:44:00 +0200financialexpressenfinancialexpress-9b66b21755431973017d2f9b92da49f835.6831 139.80920110819144400http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2011/08/19/Japan-orders-Eurocopter-EC225s/UPI-70231313751564/MARIGNANE, France, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The Japanese coast guard, Eurocopter Group and Eurocopter Japan have signed a tripartite contract for three EC225 helicopters.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:36:00 +0200upienupi-98aac71c26a245f2603cfa4ae765339a35.6831 139.80948.8521 2.3489920110819143600http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/47869243/A strong earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has struck off Japan's north-eastern coast, triggering a tsunami alert. Japan's Meteorological Agency said the earthquake ...Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:56:00 +0200irishsunenirishsun-a6bc112250fdb31febe26f25a922c7d020110819125600http://www.todayonline.com/World/EDC110819-0000692/Tsunami-alert-lifted-after-quake-jolts-Japans-north-eastern-coastTOKYO - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted north-eastern Japan off Fukushima prefecture today at 2.36pm (1.36pm Singapore time). But no damage was reported and a 50cm tsunami advisory for the area was lifted after no waves were...Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:03:00 +0200todayonlineentodayonline-9c7188fa4621d0b9d6cea5187bf66efb35.6831 139.8091.298828 103.82489820110819120300http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-08/19/c_131061891.htmTOKYO, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale jolted Japan's northeastern Honshu island at 2: 36 p.m. local time, the country's weather agency said. No abnormalities have been observed in the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant following the quake, according to the operator Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO).Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:48:00 +0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-7ce6c6dc405b09ec0e6dcdc3e682267441.48045 140.25250220110819114800http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/90057590?6.8%20magnitude%20earthquake%20rocks%20Japan%2C%20meteorological%20agencies%20issue%20tsunami%20warningA magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked Japan on Friday morning. Following the tremor, the Japanese Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:36:00 +0200AHNenAHN-e5818fe1946d27e0ac082339d9be3e3935.6831 139.80920110819113600http://www.ekantipur.com/2011/08/19/world/strong-quake-hits-off-ne-japan-no-reported-damag/339377/A magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck off Japan's northeastern coast Friday, triggering a tsunami advisory that was later lifted.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:35:00 +0200ekantipurenekantipur-188855b7cf19f71838013422151190cc35.6831 139.80920110819113500http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/japan-jolted-by-strong-68-quake-20110819-1j1tz.htmlDisaster-weary Japan has been rattled by another strong quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8, but no damage has been reported.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:19:00 +0200smhensmh-1aa60e72ec615515d74c0a215111579535.6831 139.80920110819111900http://english.people.com.cn/90777/7574703.htmlTOKYO, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale jolted Japan's northeastern Honshu island at 2: 36 p.m. local time and triggered a 50 cm tsunami advisory for Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, the country's weather agency said. No abnormalities have been observed in Fukushima No.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:17:00 +0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-cca873077daec4452dc1a0652150da6b38.4495605474089 140.92686942370120110819111700http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10746172&ref=rssA magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck off Japan's northeastern coast Friday, triggering a tsunami advisory that was later lifted. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in the temblor, which rattled the area devastated...Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:14:00 +0200nzheraldennzherald-856a7cd2dfc6e9a738b9aec30740aa3420110819111400http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0819/japan.htmlA strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has hit northeastern Japan off Fukushima prefecture.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:09:00 +0200RTERadioenRTERadio-42458be1d3100fceaed5d94f652be31f35.6831 139.80920110819110900http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/20/world/asia/20rice.html?partner=rss&emc=rssInspectors north of Tokyo found radioactive cesium in a sample of rice from the city of Hokota, about 90 miles south of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:07:00 +0200IHTenIHT-ca679c88a578139020822d23d317357336.190151 140.55709820110819110700http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/08/19/54878024.htmlThe powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan on Friday caused no damage or upsurge in radiation levels at the Fukushima nuke plant, the plant’s operator Tokyo Electric Power said. All Fukushima plant personnel had been evacuated following a tsunami warning.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:57:00 +0200ruvr-englishenruvr-english-6d9e9b0ce97b01f5243f69fe2b3a848635.6831 139.80920110819105700http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/sunflowers-melt-fukushimas-nuclear-snow19 Aug 2011 05:17 Source: reuters // Reuters By Antoni Slodkowski and Yuriko Nakao FUKUSHIMA, Japan, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Sparks from burning strips of paper swirled into the hot summer sky, carrying the names of the dead above a temple in Fukushima where thousands of sunflowers have been planted to help fight the omnipresent radiation.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:46:00 +0200trustentrust-bcb95e15455ea9f23778b5f76fcf176f26.61697 128.01400820110819104600http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/mag-68-quake-jolts-japan-off-fukushima-no-damage-reports19 Aug 2011 06:26 Source: reuters // Reuters * Fifty-cm tsunami advisory issued * No immediate reports of damage * Tokyo Electric: no abnormalities reported at Fukushima plant (Adds details) TOKYO, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:46:00 +0200trustentrust-6315c2087e836104c887435f5f62401035.6831 139.80920110819104600http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/factbox-japan-rebuilding-effort-in-numbers19 Aug 2011 06:04 Source: reuters // Reuters Aug 19 (Reuters) - More than five months after a massive magnitude 9.0 earthquake and a deadly tsunami ravaged Japan's northeast coast, the nation has yet to come up with a detailed action plan and the money needed to rebuild the devastated areas.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:46:00 +0200trustentrust-ed5608bad67ca922ba873a7ec6efc89620110819104600http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/mag-68-quake-jolts-japan-off-fukushima-tsunami-advisory19 Aug 2011 05:53 Source: reuters // Reuters TOKYO, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted northeastern Japan off Fukushima prefecture on Friday and a 50 cm tsunami advisory was issued for the coast of Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:46:00 +0200trustentrust-fc0623f69e7394fa53676889aa0cbbac38.4495605474089 140.92686942370120110819104600http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1147901/1/.htmlTOKYO: Disaster-weary Japan was rattled by another strong quake Friday, which measured at a preliminary magnitude of 6.8, triggered a tsunami warning and sent people diving for cover.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:44:00 +0200channelnewsasiaenchannelnewsasia-d82f2fe1fa5869f246aa1f49b763d0af35.6831 139.80920110819104400http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/08/19/Strong-quake-tsunami-warning-in-Japan/UPI-95391313736237/TOKYO, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- A strong earthquake Friday shook northeast Japan and a tsunami warning was issued for the region, already devastated by the March 11 disaster.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:34:00 +0200upienupi-d455cecc6c070e3ecdb204c635c153ef35.6831 139.80920110819103400http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/08/19/54875799.htmlA magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture in Japan. The quake caused no disruptions in the work of the Fukushima nuke plant. Even though, the authorities revoked a tsunami warning issued earlier, all Fukushima plant personnel had been evacuated. Other nuclear facilities are working as normal.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:26:00 +0200ruvr-englishenruvr-english-ad82c489a710b7cf950c392b189a223635.6831 139.80920110819102600http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fgw-japan-diplomat-20110820,0,7934590.story?track=rss"There was nobody in charge," says Kevin Maher in describing the disarray that Washington saw in March as Naoto Kan's government tried to deal with the tsunami and nuclear disaster.Relations between the U.S. and Japan, already strained over the delayed relocation of an American military base on Okinawa, received no help this week after a retired U.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:25:00 +0200latimesenlatimes-10fa06c09ceac468f6bfccb259feba0338.9051 -77.016226.4956867417201 127.96642151042520110819102500http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0819/breaking5.htmlA strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted northeastern Japan off Fukushima prefecture today, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, although no damage was reported and a tsunami advisory for the area was lifted after no waves were sighted.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:23:00 +0200irishtimesenirishtimes-fb225cc922b123eba329cd210369188f35.6831 139.80920110819102300http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110819/ap_on_re_as/as_japan_earthquakeAP - A magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck off Japan's northeastern coast Friday, triggering a tsunami advisory that was later lifted. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in the temblor, which rattled the area devastated earlier this year by a massive quake and tsunami.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:19:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-828b5a5514e5db5d6a598ec57ade1e4235.6831 139.80920110819101900http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/cae69a7523db45408eeb2b3a98c0c9c5/Article_2011-08-19-AS-Japan-Earthquake/id-25e9e42adb5c4d05ab00b65b1461d0daTOKYO (AP) — A magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck off Japan's northeastern coast Friday, triggering a tsunami advisory that was later lifted. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in the temblor, which rattled the area devastated earlier this year by a massive quake and tsunami. The 2:36 p.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:08:00 +0200APenAP-a918e398ada590282e149712f8d5347735.6831 139.80920110819100800http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/20/world/asia/20japan.html?partner=rss&emc=rssPrime Minister Naoto Kan has scrapped plans to meet with President Barack Obama in Washington next month, as pressure builds on him to resign in coming weeks.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:06:00 +0200IHTenIHT-76e868c4f570bf522707963a7850ccc038.9051 -77.016235.6831 139.80920110819100600http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/8/19/worldupdates/2011-08-19T121641Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-588655-2&sec=WorldupdatesTOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted northeastern Japan off Fukushima prefecture on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, although no damage was reported and a tsunami advisory for the area was lifted after no waves were sighted.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:05:00 +0200thestar-myenthestar-my-aaa64625b67d90821bf6e6b00a5de5b335.6831 139.80920110819100500http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/8/19/worldupdates/2011-08-19T122256Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-588651-2&sec=WorldupdatesFUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - Sparks from burning strips of paper swirled into the hot summer sky, carrying the names of the dead above a temple in Fukushima where thousands of sunflowers have been planted to help fight the omnipresent radiation.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:05:00 +0200thestar-myenthestar-my-78eb228e930be51822dc73ce0cbd313935.6831 139.80920110819100500http://www.eecho.ie/news/world/quake-strikes-off-japanese-coast-517116.html8/19/2011 - 8:00:33 AM A strong earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has struck off Japan’s northeastern coast, triggering a tsunami alert. Japan’s Meteorological Agency said the earthquake hit at 2.36pm local time and was centred slightly south of where a massive magnitude 9.0 quake struck on March 11.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:04:00 +0200eechoeneecho-589e352dfc6cca86faebca9c5a0e9dba35.6831 139.80920110819100400http://www.news24.com/World/News/Japan-issues-tsunami-warning-after-quake-20110819A earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off Japan's northeast coast, triggering a tsunami advisory.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:51:00 +0200news24ennews24-50c26e37e5708e4ed3c60661fd589ef835.6831 139.80920110819095100http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2185872&Language=enTOKYO, Aug 19 (KUNA) -- A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 on the Richter scale shook northeastern Japan on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the 2:36 p.m. (0536 GMT) quake.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:46:00 +0200kuna-enenkuna-en-60003dfdea699b4e1b97b6b2b2bb461a35.6831 139.80920110819094600http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/2011/08/19/quake-strikes-off-japanese-coast-91466-29265500/A strong earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has struck off Japan's north-eastern coast, triggering a tsunami alert.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:46:00 +0200icWalesenicWales-70bd378ce0b069648f9ffee4922748b020110819094600http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/f70471f764144b2fab526d39972d37b3/Article_2011-08-19-AS-Japan-Earthquake/id-eff34c1b0bc84b1baa652db85bf3437fTOKYO (AP) — A magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck off Japan's northeastern coast Friday, triggering a tsunami advisory that was later lifted. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in the temblor, which rattled the area devastated earlier this year by a massive quake and tsunami. The 2:36 p.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:46:00 +0200APenAP-8cf91ac113c1e0497c46c101fcd7f83320110819094600http://en.trend.az/regions/world/ocountries/1920312.htmlA strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale jolted Japan's northeastern Honshu island at 2: 36 p.m. local time and triggered a tsunami advisory in Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, the weather agency said.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:41:00 +0200trendnews-azentrendnews-az-9caff329fc626b464724388ec46b620b38.4495605474089 140.92686942370120110819094100http://www.smh.com.au/environment/tsunami-warning-lifted-after-quake-off-coast-of-fukushima-20110819-1j1u1.htmlJapan has lifted a tsunami alert after a strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit 113 kilometres east of Fukushima.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:40:00 +0200smhensmh-277d98722dc6f00ee69d1361034ed80535.6831 139.80920110819094000http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/f70471f764144b2fab526d39972d37b3/Article_2011-08-19-AS-Japan-Earthquake/id-d507e18c06e94a1f859f95204d577509TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off Japan's northeastern coast Friday, triggering a tsunami advisory that was later lifted. Japan's Meteorological Agency said the quake hit at 2:36 p.m. (0536 GMT) and was centered slightly south of where a massive magnitude-9.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:35:00 +0200APenAP-cbc9a51cded54cb6712fd750c77a0f3620110819093500http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/tsunami-alert-68-quake-hits-near-japan/story-e6frfku0-1226118303718A TSUNAMI advisory issued after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit off Japan's northeast coast this afternoon has been lifted.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:30:00 +0200news_com_auennews_com_au-2471d214c128a1d7db42f169f07a9aae35.6831 139.80920110819093000http://www.argus.ie/breaking-news/world-news/quake-strikes-off-japanese-coast-2852927.htmlA strong earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has struck off Japan's north-eastern coast, triggering a tsunami alert.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:29:00 +0200argusenargus-eb4bb403d6ba5abd82b11fb253f4979220110819092900http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/8/19/nation/20110819140336&sec=nationTOKYO: A strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake has struck off Japan's northeast coast. A tsunami advisory that was issued immediately after the quake struck was lifted later.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:20:00 +0200thestar-myenthestar-my-a29cb0d72330f532177e36e7a0cbdc7335.6831 139.80920110819092000http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/8/19/worldupdates/2011-08-19T113254Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-588655-1&sec=WorldupdatesTOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted northeastern Japan off Fukushima prefecture on Friday and a 50 cm tsunami advisory was issued for the coast of Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:20:00 +0200thestar-myenthestar-my-0ab338d832ff4361635dbd8eed092d9838.4495605474089 140.92686942370120110819092000http://www.corkman.ie/breaking-news/world-news/quake-strikes-off-japanese-coast-2852927.htmlA strong earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has struck off Japan's north-eastern coast, triggering a tsunami alert.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:18:00 +0200corkmanencorkman-eb4bb403d6ba5abd82b11fb253f4979220110819091800http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/latest-world-news/2011/08/19/quake-strikes-of-japanese-coast-91466-29265411/A strong earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has struck off Japan’s northeastern coast, triggering a tsunami alert.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:16:00 +0200icWalesenicWales-1075c4abe8a64fd89336237d476d79be35.6831 139.80920110819091600http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1147901/1/.htmlTOKYO: A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off Japan's northeast coast on Friday, triggering a tsunami advisory, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:14:00 +0200channelnewsasiaenchannelnewsasia-c2131a3da6d2ba541cb743b86cb8964c35.6831 139.80920110819091400http://australianetworknews.com/stories/201108/3297814.htm?desktopLast Updated: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:33:00 +1000 An earthquake reported at magnitude 6.8 has struck off Japan. But an initial tsunami warning was lifted within an hour. The quake struck at a depth of 20 kilometres off the eastern Fukushima coast - scene of devastating tidal wave damage after another earthquake in March.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:13:00 +0200australianetworknewsenaustralianetworknews-ca3498ed3e6de59da28109378745f67041.48045 140.25250220110819091300http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/m6-8-earthquake-hits-off-fukushima-tsunami-advisory-issuedA strong earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off Japan's northeastern coast on Friday. Japan's Meteorological Agency said the quake hit at 2:36 p.m. and was centered slightly south of where a massive magnitude 9.0 temblor struck on March 11.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:11:00 +0200japantodayenjapantoday-11d59a888528be2828883e3a47b0b94f20110819091100http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/maher-says-nobody-in-japan-govt-was-in-charge-early-in-nuclear-crisisEarly in the Fukushima nuclear crisis, U.S. officials felt that nobody in Japan's government was taking charge, and Washington considered evacuating American troops in a worst-case scenario, a retired U.S. envoy said Thursday. When the March 11 earthquake and tsunami set off the crisis by crippling....Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:11:00 +0200japantodayenjapantoday-f9e179b1b45a78d0f9338bcf156d6e9a38.9051 -77.016235.6831 139.80920110819091100http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/265913/Quake-strikes-off-Japanese-coast/A strong earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has struck off Japan's north-eastern coast, triggering a tsunami alert.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:09:00 +0200expressenexpress-070f04a275b75049ce2ae7cb530238fd20110819090900http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/08/19/uk-japan-quake-idUKTRE77I0RV20110819?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsTOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted northeastern Japan off Fukushima prefecture on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, although no damage was reported and a tsunami advisory for the area was lifted after no waves were sighted.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:09:00 +0200reutersenreuters-835510d8b2a37b3732004a4e15a126fd35.6831 139.80920110819090900http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/19/us-japan-disaster-sunflowers-idUSTRE77I0PG20110819?feedType=RSS&feedName=scienceNewsFUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - Sparks from burning strips of paper swirled into the hot summer sky, carrying the names of the dead above a temple in Fukushima where thousands of sunflowers have been planted to help fight the omnipresent radiation.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:09:00 +0200reutersenreuters-bafaec201ea200f301a23fb742ca075835.6831 139.80920110819090900http://www.rferl.org/content/japan_tsunami_warning_quake/24301524.htmlThe Japanese Meteorological Agency said the August 19 quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.8. It struck at a depth of 20 kilometers off the coast.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:08:00 +0200rferlenrferl-cf2b22b3da513a06cf475fc41cae58bf35.6831 139.80920110819090800http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2011-08-19-japan-earthquake_n.htm?csp=34news&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20usatoday-NewsTopStories%20%28News%20-%20Top%20Stories%29A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off Japan's coast.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:05:00 +0200usaTodayenusaToday-ed8d517053e13628018092ac26ff4a9d20110819090500http://www.herald.ie/breaking-news/world-news/quake-strikes-off-japanese-coast-2852927.htmlA strong earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has struck off Japan's north-eastern coast, triggering a tsunami alert.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:02:00 +0200herald-ieenherald-ie-eb4bb403d6ba5abd82b11fb253f4979220110819090200http://www.drogheda-independent.ie/breaking-news/world-news/quake-strikes-off-japanese-coast-2852927.htmlA strong earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has struck off Japan's north-eastern coast, triggering a tsunami alert.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:02:00 +0200drogheda-independentendrogheda-independent-eb4bb403d6ba5abd82b11fb253f4979220110819090200http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/Strong-earthquake-hits-Japans-northeast-coast-tsunami-advisory-issued/articleshow/9658485.cmsA strong earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has struck off Japan's northeastern coast, triggering a tsunami advisory.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:01:00 +0200indiatimesenindiatimes-7c7ae4b64b04909b9267e64e5c40f36620110819090100http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/08/109753.htmlAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted northeastern Japan on Friday afternoon, but caused no abnormalities at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, the Japan Meteorological Agency and the plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said. The agency issued a tsunami warning for the Pacific coast following the 2:36 p.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:59:00 +0200kyodonewsenkyodonews-d9ff1925536c92d736c909dff48fc49235.6831 139.80920110819085900http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0819/breaking5.htmlirishtimes.com - Last Updated: Friday, August 19, 2011, 07:06 Strong quake hits northern Japan A strong earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has struck off Japan’s northeastern coast, triggering a tsunami alert. Japan’s Meteorological Agency said the earthquake hit at 2.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:53:00 +0200irishtimesenirishtimes-3999f4538813eadad44547e1067c19c535.6831 139.80920110819085300http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/strong-offshore-quake-hits-japan-20110819-1j1tz.htmlJapan's meteorological agency has lifted a tsunami advisory which had been issued following a powerful earthquake off the northeast coast.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:52:00 +0200smhensmh-e7797437e1b3852a7fda3c66f2cf6a9a35.6831 139.80920110819085200http://www.latimes.com/news/la-fgw-japan-quake-20110820,0,7175394.story?track=rssA powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Friday off Japan's northeast coast, prompting officials to issue a brief tsunami advisory warning for two coastal prefectures already devastated by the March 11 temblor and tsunami.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:52:00 +0200latimesenlatimes-3d39b040443fe835b8d8c6fa4081cea035.6831 139.80920110819085200http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/quake-strikes-off-japanese-coast-16038510.html?r=RSSA strong earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has struck off Japan's north-eastern coast, triggering a tsunami alert.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:52:00 +0200belfasttelegraphenbelfasttelegraph-96b575eb868addedcc1760047dce1b5a20110819085200http://www.sligochampion.ie/breaking-news/world-news/quake-strikes-off-japanese-coast-2852927.htmlA strong earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has struck off Japan's north-eastern coast, triggering a tsunami alert.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:51:00 +0200sligochampionensligochampion-17362aa107e4f99035391912d00fbb6c20110819085100http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/76105/The focus of the tremor was off the coast of Fukushima, 20 km below the earth's surface, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:50:00 +0200panarmenian-enenpanarmenian-en-74ebceef1e27fe82c16892283175a6ec35.6831 139.80920110819085000http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110819/wl_nm/us_japan_quakeReuters - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted northeastern Japan off Fukushima prefecture on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, although no damage was reported and a tsunami advisory for the area was lifted after no waves were sighted.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:49:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-ca0c689a6e39ff2afe09de985e487f6335.6831 139.80920110819084900http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110819/world/quake-strikes-off-japanese-coast.380890A strong earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has struck off Japan's northeastern coast, triggering a tsunami alert. Japan's Meteorological Agency said the earthquake hit at 2.36pm local time and was centred slightly south of where a massive magnitude 9.0 quake struck on March 11.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:48:00 +0200timesofmaltaentimesofmalta-c95b17ce31722fcc3a758c649acb8b4720110819084800http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4111021,00.htmlA strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted northeastern Japan off Fukushima prefecture on Friday and a 50 cm tsunami advisory was issued for the coast of Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The tsunami advisory was issued for the coastal....Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:46:00 +0200yediotaharonotenyediotaharonot-f61585ad9af591215cc530eccc3d33f038.4495605474089 140.92686942370120110819084600http://www.timeslive.co.za/world/2011/08/19/japan-issues-tsunami-warning-after-6.8-quakeAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off Japan's northeast coast, triggering a tsunami warning, says the Japanese Meteorological Agency.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:45:00 +0200thetimes-zaenthetimes-za-8e9ce3544955662d348d32d16b539abb35.6831 139.80920110819084500http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/tsunami-alert-68-quake-hits-near-japan/story-e6frfku0-1226118273731?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20newscomaubreakingndm%20%28NEWS.com.au%20%7C%20Breaking%20News%29JAPAN has issued tsunami alert after a strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit off the northeast coast.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:45:00 +0200news_com_auennews_com_au-dade2540f5bfa1105062e68c72a9d3e035.6831 139.80920110819084500http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4111021,00.htmlA strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted northeastern Japan off Fukushima prefecture on Friday and a 50 cm tsunami advisory was issued for the coast of Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The tsunami advisory was issued for the coastal....Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:44:00 +0200ynetnewsenynetnews-f61585ad9af591215cc530eccc3d33f038.4495605474089 140.92686942370120110819084400http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/19/us-japan-quake-idUSTRE77I0S620110819?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNewsTOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted northeastern Japan off Fukushima prefecture on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, although no damage was reported and a tsunami advisory for the area was lifted after no waves were sighted.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:37:00 +0200reutersenreuters-38b1e161d1023b1cece2d06d243315c035.6831 139.80920110819083700http://www.latimes.com/news/la-fgw-japan-quake-20110820,0,7175394.story?track=rssA powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Friday off Japan's northeast coast, prompting meteorological officials to issue a tsunami advisory warning for two coastal prefectures already devastated by the March 11 temblor and tsunami.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:37:00 +0200latimesenlatimes-a0d147f2dd45f671a035a2c5ddde437935.6831 139.80920110819083700http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/8/19/nation/20110819140336&sec=nationTOKYO: Strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake hits off Japan's northeast coast, tsunami advisory issued.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:35:00 +0200thestar-myenthestar-my-5c342f572b2248832b322c0a4344c76b35.6831 139.80920110819083500http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0819/breaking5.htmlirishtimes.com - Last Updated: Friday, August 19, 2011, 07:06 Strong quake hits northern Japan A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted northeastern Japan off Fukushima prefecture today and a 50cm tsunami advisory was issued for the coast of Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:23:00 +0200irishtimesenirishtimes-54e63b387396577fa6f2603a3e3302ab38.4495605474089 140.92686942370120110819082300http://www.newstalk.ie/2011/news/earthquake-off-japans-northeast-coast/An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6 point 8 has struck off Japan’s northeast coast. The quake swayed buildings in the capital Tokyo. It’s also triggered a tsunami warning.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:21:00 +0200newstalkennewstalk-8256ec7b929944d69e66711077fd02b235.6831 139.80920110819082100http://www.gmanews.tv/story/229894/world/magnitude-68-quake-jolts-japan-off-fukushima-tsunami-alert-upA strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted northeastern Japan off Fukushima prefecture on Friday and a 50 cm tsunami advisory was issued for the coast of Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:19:00 +0200gmanewsengmanews-f043f41b889264751ed580fe204f7dc438.4495605474089 140.92686942370120110819081900http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110819/wl_nm/us_japan_quakeReuters - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted northeastern Japan off Fukushima prefecture on Friday and a 50 cm tsunami advisory was issued for the coast of Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:18:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-8bb169346ff3fab74d3cd45b69fa44c838.4495605474089 140.92686942370120110819081800http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Japan+issues+tsunami+advisory+after+quake/5275609/story.htmlAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off Japan's northeast coast Friday triggering a tsunami warning, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:15:00 +0200montrealgazetteenmontrealgazette-b0863b72fc00e4cf3bb6a4552488b21735.6831 139.80920110819081500http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10746172&ref=rssA tsunami warning has been issued for Japan after the north east of the country was rocked by a 6.8 magnitude earthquake in the past hour.A 50cm tsunami warning is in place for the north east of Japan - the same area devastated...Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:12:00 +0200nzheraldennzherald-b8d230ae680aaf329f4043cc2912542c35.6831 139.80920110819081200http://www.kyivpost.com/news/world/detail/111192/FUKUSHIMA, Japan, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Sparks from burning strips of paper swirled into the hot summer sky, carrying the names of the dead above a temple in Fukushima where thousands of sunflowers have been planted to help fight the omnipresent radiation.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:11:00 +0200kyivpostenkyivpost-530a07f86af329e409f83dda9781af4935.6831 139.80920110819081100http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/19/us-japan-quake-idUSTRE77I0S620110819?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNewsTOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted northeastern Japan off Fukushima prefecture on Friday and a 50 cm tsunami advisory was issued for the coast of Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:07:00 +0200reutersenreuters-baeffff6f6ec93f00bd670fe4f9ca09a38.4495605474089 140.92686942370120110819080700http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/cae69a7523db45408eeb2b3a98c0c9c5/Article_2011-08-19-AS-Japan-Earthquake-US/id-12c1d01a9e98418cb93493f9e64a6eb6TOKYO (AP) — Early in the Fukushima nuclear crisis, U.S. officials felt that nobody in Japan's government was taking charge, and Washington considered evacuating American troops in a worst-case scenario, a retired U.S. envoy said. When the March 11 earthquake and tsunami set off the crisis by....Fri, 19 Aug 2011 07:25:00 +0200APenAP-e4de2078985f3090c2d6a19cc594142338.9051 -77.016247.373271456894 -120.41897402772720110819072500http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/us-envoy-tokyo-didnt-take-charge-when-crisis-hit/articleshow/9657756.cmsEarly in the Fukushima nuclear crisis, US officials felt that nobody in Japan's government was taking charge, a retired US envoy said.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 07:23:00 +0200economictimeseneconomictimes-859f4344f07c5697ae125d98d12de39b20110819072300http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-08/19/content_13147783.htmA Japanese researcher has come up with inexpensive radiation detectors made from the same resin as PET bottles to meet growing demand after Japan's March earthquake and tsunami.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 03:47:00 +0200chinadailyenchinadaily-e8b52c6804bb808bb198a27a68d8763735.6831 139.80920110819034700http://www.todayonline.com/Commentary/EDC110819-0000217/Japan-on-verge-of-lost-generationsOn a hot Friday evening in Osaka, Japan, street musician Jun Fukuda is channelling Bob Marley on a downtown bridge. Not the feel-good, party-hearty Marley, but the mortality-questioning ballad Redemption Song. As the 20-year-old belts out the...Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:58:00 +0200todayonlineentodayonline-6d33d4f608d8a01943a9735fec3d9cfb20110818235800http://sanfrancisco.ibtimes.com/articles/200230/20110818/japanese-sumo-wrestlers-back-training-after-earthquake-tsunami.htmAs many of the rituals associated in Japanese Sumo wrestling originate from Shinto, the indigenous Japanese form of spirituality, it is regarded as a symbol of Japanese culture. After the March 11 deadly earthquake, Japanese citizens who lost their homes and had to stay in shelters have been....Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:42:00 +0200ibtimes-cnenibtimes-cn-0efba786bde495b6d1b2a2223ba7622a20110818234200http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/google-puts-horn-of-africa-fundraising-appeal-on-its-homepageInternet search giant endorses Save the Children campaign on its homepage to raise fundsThu, 18 Aug 2011 22:31:00 +0200trustentrust-509121555339835e94d6d7733036e23520110818223100http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110819a1.htmlThe U.S. government had considered evacuating part of its forces out of Japan in a "worst-case scenario" in the early days of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant, a former senior U.S. diplomat said Thursday. Moving the U.S. forces out of the country was "one scenario that was....Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:35:00 +0200japantimesenjapantimes-8fb4717e3ce84577a299458b17fab4a841.48045 140.25250220110818203500http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1147766/1/.htmlTOKYO: Forty-five percent of children tested in the region around Japan's stricken nuclear plant were found to have traces of radioactive elements in their thyroid glands, an official said Thursday.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:42:00 +0200channelnewsasiaenchannelnewsasia-d4c721f565331059379af78bf5598a6420110818194200http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/japan-struggles-begin-reconstruction-mountains-debris-still-remainThe 11 March earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan left 22 million tons of debris scattered across three prefectures that the government is still struggling to clear; reconstruction cannot begin until the debris is removed; the geography and land layout in the different affected prefectures....Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:30:00 +0200homelandsecuritynewswireenhomelandsecuritynewswire-0a9f46d92a07fa9a9e517e8d46d8bb5635.6831 139.80920110818193000http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/8/18/business/9320844&sec=businessPETALING JAYA: AirAsia Bhd boss Tan Sri Tony Fernandes is unperturbed by Jetstar’s entry into Japan’s domestic market to rival AirAsia Japan as he feels the market is big enough for all players.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:02:00 +0200thestar-myenthestar-my-e210e728f438f7d1854f1d57c8cb143d35.6831 139.80920110818190200http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fq20110819a1.htmlMore than 200 paintings, drawings and sculptures by students from elementary and high schools in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, will be on display in Tokyo at the Fukushima Kids Art Exhibition. The works help shed light on their experiences in dealing with the Great East Japan Earthquake.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:34:00 +0200japantimesenjapantimes-3eabe99dc052563aff12f39bbd9bcfa935.6831 139.80920110818173400http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20110819a2.htmlAn Aug. 15 preliminary report by the Cabinet Office shows that Japan's gross domestic product (GDP) in real terms in the second quarter of 2011 dropped 0.3 percent or an annualized 1.3 percent from the previous quarter — for the third straight quarter of minus growth.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:34:00 +0200japantimesenjapantimes-d7e3bd905e2c8cd982d3ce2d5ee61b5620110818173400http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/47842262/TOKYO -; Early in the Fukushima nuclear crisis, U.S. officials felt that nobody in Japan's government was taking charge, and Washington considered evacuating American troops in a worst-case ...Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:16:00 +0200irishsunenirishsun-3c1c0d87b320dd3133ba4e485857463238.9051 -77.016220110818171600http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/18/japan-warned-okinawa-marine-baseAmerican official sacked for disparaging islanders says US could drop plan to reduce military presence A US official who until March was in charge of American policy towards Japan has warned that unless agreement is reached soon over the transfer of a US marine base in Okinawa, Washington will drop....Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:30:00 +0200guardianenguardian-e4cb854f1585452bc6b97bc2ed440c3138.9051 -77.016226.4956867417201 127.96642151042520110818153000http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44179518/ns/world_news-asia_pacific/Families from Fukushima, Japan, enjoy Oregon sun, clean air and the outdoors — and a break from the stress of having a leaking nuclear reactor in their backyard. Msnbc.com's Miranda Leitsinger reports.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:41:00 +0200msnbcenmsnbc-8896d3af632900cfecb232dcf314593141.48045 140.25250220110818134100http://www.btimes.com.my/articles/20110818185101/Article/Hirotako Holdings Bhd's pre-tax profit for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011 declined to RM17 million from RM18.7 million in the same period last year. Turnover slipped to RM75 million from RM76.7 million previously. In a statement to Bursa Malaysia today, Hirotako said production of motor....Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:33:00 +0200btimescomenbtimescom-cf41f817066ceb1efaaf7bdbef719c2520110818133300http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/radiation-fears-cripple-japanese-food-exportsRadiation risks Japanese agricultural exports have yet to recover from the 11 March earthquake and tsunami due largely to fears of radioactive contamination; to combat these fears, local governments have done all they can to assure consumers that their products are safe; consumers remain wary....Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:27:00 +0200homelandsecuritynewswireenhomelandsecuritynewswire-e81bba47653b9d3f915c00ce71091f6f20110818132700http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/finders-not-keepers-in-honest-japan/story-e6frfku0-1226117654053?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20newscomaubreakingndm%20%28NEWS.com.au%20%7C%20Breaking%20News%29JAPANESE people have turned in about $46 million found in areas hit by the earthquake and tsunami in March.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:42:00 +0200news_com_auennews_com_au-2a418c1c3595c91836af8085087e9e8535.6831 139.80920110818114200http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/3-7-billion-yen-in-cash-recovered-from-earthquake-hit-areasThe National Police Agency says that police departments in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures -- which were devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami -- have recovered around 3.7 billion in cash from safes and members of the public. According to an NPA report, which covers the four....Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:38:00 +0200japantodayenjapantoday-9309b64a199ee67c02f331fe1d775a6520110818103800http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/refile-sumo-wrestlers-lift-disaster-hit-citys-spirits18 Aug 2011 05:57 Source: reuters // Reuters (Refiles to fix formatting) By Antoni Slodkowski SOMA, JAPAN, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The pale, glistening bodies of two mammoth sumo wrestlers slammed together amid piles of wreckage, charred boats in the background, in this Japanese port district, eerily....Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:17:00 +0200trustentrust-21414019e5904b076debca0d0a6db14735.6831 139.80920110818101700http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/japan-researcher-develops-low-cost-plastic-radiation-detectors18 Aug 2011 07:41 Source: reuters // Reuters (Corrects first paragraph to clarify that detectors are made from the same plastic as PET bottles, not from recycled PET bottles; corrects company name in second paragraph to Teijin Chemicals Ltd, not Teijin Ltd.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:17:00 +0200trustentrust-58d79e2757324abec9c309ec59d1a8e335.6831 139.80920110818101700http://www.corkman.ie/breaking-news/world-news/japanese-exports-fall-by-33-2851157.htmlJapan's exports fell for the fifth month in a row in July as the country contends with a strong yen and the ongoing impact of the earthquake and tsunami earlier this year.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:56:00 +0200corkmanencorkman-90189550938eda7eedce5c5506800e3f20110818095600http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/japanese-exports-fall-by-33-16038025.html?r=RSSJapan's exports fell for the fifth month in a row in July as the country contends with a strong yen and the ongoing impact of the earthquake and tsunami earlier this year.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:44:00 +0200belfasttelegraphenbelfasttelegraph-348d37079a185d70939bc109a6ac168b20110818094400http://www.sligochampion.ie/breaking-news/world-news/japanese-exports-fall-by-33-2851157.htmlJapan's exports fell for the fifth month in a row in July as the country contends with a strong yen and the ongoing impact of the earthquake and tsunami earlier this year.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:43:00 +0200sligochampionensligochampion-90189550938eda7eedce5c5506800e3f20110818094300http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/265727/Japanese-exports-fall-by-3-3-/Japan's exports fell for the fifth month in a row in July as the country contends with a strong yen and the ongoing impact of the earthquake and tsunami earlier this year.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:39:00 +0200expressenexpress-348d37079a185d70939bc109a6ac168b20110818093900http://www.herald.ie/breaking-news/world-news/japanese-exports-fall-by-33-2851157.htmlJapan's exports fell for the fifth month in a row in July as the country contends with a strong yen and the ongoing impact of the earthquake and tsunami earlier this year.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:34:00 +0200herald-ieenherald-ie-90189550938eda7eedce5c5506800e3f20110818093400http://www.drogheda-independent.ie/breaking-news/world-news/japanese-exports-fall-by-33-2851157.htmlJapan's exports fell for the fifth month in a row in July as the country contends with a strong yen and the ongoing impact of the earthquake and tsunami earlier this year.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:29:00 +0200drogheda-independentendrogheda-independent-90189550938eda7eedce5c5506800e3f20110818092900http://www.argus.ie/breaking-news/world-news/japanese-exports-fall-by-33-2851157.htmlJapan's exports fell for the fifth month in a row in July as the country contends with a strong yen and the ongoing impact of the earthquake and tsunami earlier this year.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:22:00 +0200argusenargus-90189550938eda7eedce5c5506800e3f20110818092200http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/08/18/uk-japan-disaster-sumo-idUKTRE77H0UF20110818?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsSOMA, JAPAN (Reuters) - The pale, glistening bodies of two mammoth sumo wrestlers slammed together amid piles of wreckage, charred boats in the background, in this Japanese port district, eerily silent after many residents died in the March earthquake and tsunami.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 08:33:00 +0200reutersenreuters-0c6fc49500a8a0a7162996fa21cfcb9135.6831 139.80920110818083300http://www.ekantipur.com/2011/08/18/business/nissan-micra-to-arrive-in-november/339302/The Nissan Micra will compete with the market leaders in Nepal’s competitive hatchback segment the Hyundai i10 and i20 and the Ford Figo, among others.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:44:00 +0200ekantipurenekantipur-4b7c2849613e2f8d99dced43e706a7f727.712 85.31320110818074400http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-04/17/content_12339219.htmThe Japanese earthquake has cast a shadow on the production by Japanese companies in China and the impact on bilateral trade will be reflected gradually in the coming months.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:36:00 +0200chinadailyenchinadaily-449a8a441987aac4e637b80bcfc3f98d20110818073600http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2011japansummit/2011-05/21/content_12554892.htmChinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) poses for a photo with Chinese overseas at a gymnasium serving as a makeshift shelter in Fukushima, Japan, May 21, 2011. Fukushima was hit hard by the earthquake and tsunami on March 11.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:36:00 +0200chinadailyenchinadaily-237fc2ceedc468df46f073f7ab81b95841.48045 140.25250220110818073600http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2011japansummit/2011-04/19/content_12539808.htmCherry blossoms in full bloom are seen at an area devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, April 19, 2011.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:36:00 +0200chinadailyenchinadaily-a808e4dbcc3aa405813e5be322578dc838.4495605474089 140.92686942370120110818073600http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2011japansummit/2011-05/17/content_12539390.htmJapan's government is set to renew a pledge on Tuesday to bring the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant under control by January, despite revelations that three reactors were plunged into meltdown after the March 11 earthquake and the new risk posed by a massive pool of radioactive water at the site.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:36:00 +0200chinadailyenchinadaily-86d2405bffc4a40e03a33449c51c67de35.6831 139.80920110818073600http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/22/content_12554995.htmChina is ready to extend more aid to Japan in its disaster relief endeavor, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said when he toured Japan's most severely hit disaster region on Saturday.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:36:00 +0200chinadailyenchinadaily-4e095c8a4f03fe1df7171691a38011fc35.6831 139.80935.2086 110.72720110818073600http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2011japansummit/2011-05/21/content_12554099.htmChina is ready to extend more material and economic support to Japan in its disaster relief task, and will consider more import from the country recently affected by a nuclear crisis, said Premier Wen.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:36:00 +0200chinadailyenchinadaily-30e50a54039d70c7b4c1c107d8aee1e135.6831 139.80935.2086 110.72720110818073600http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/sumo-wrestlers-lift-disaster-hit-citys-spirits18 Aug 2011 03:15 Source: reuters // Reuters By Antoni Slodkowski SOMA, JAPAN, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The pale, glistening bodies of two mammoth sumo wrestlers slammed together amid piles of wreckage, charred boats in the background, in this Japanese port district, eerily silent after many residents died in the March earthquake and tsunami.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:12:00 +0200trustentrust-dff75173ce05d71db0316fbc51d9759035.6831 139.80920110818071200http://english.people.com.cn/90777/90851/7572578.htmlBEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted the sea off the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 7:44 p.m. Beijing Time on Wednesday (1144 GMT), said the China Earthquake Networks Center. The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 36.8 degrees north latitude and 143.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 05:36:00 +0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-2e4f0d3c94930f0a7d24b6296bd80c0035.6831 139.80935.2086 110.72720110818053600http://www.todayonline.com/Business/EDC110818-0000621/Japans-exports-fall,-but-outlook-upbeatTOKYO - Recovery in Japan's exports slowed in July as slackening overseas demand and the yen's strength weigh just as the economy is about to pull out of a recession triggered by a massive earthquake and tsunami that struck in March. Exports...Thu, 18 Aug 2011 04:24:00 +0200todayonlineentodayonline-a4dab6c9f024839d309d72cdc27eb07b20110818042400http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2011-08-17-community-send-aid-to-Africa_n.htm?csp=34news&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20usatoday-NewsTopStories%20%28News%20-%20Top%20Stories%29Mohamud says his brother and his wife live in Somalia's arid countryside where a drought is causing one of the worst famines in the country's history. Two of their children died of malnutrition in the past year. So Mohamud, 48, is tapping his Somali countrymen in Minnesota's Twin Cities, home to the largest Somali community in the , for donations .Thu, 18 Aug 2011 03:59:00 +0200usaTodayenusaToday-c853d825586bce92eaa82b13e67ecaa02.04118 45.344120110818035900http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/8/18/business/9320844&sec=businessPETALING JAYA: AirAsia Bhd boss Tan Sri Tony Fernandes is unperturbed by Jetstar’s entry into Japan’s domestic market to rival AirAsia Japan as he feels the market is big enough for all players.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:28:00 +0200thestar-myenthestar-my-7267e53e15240109875392c78f1b63b735.6831 139.80920110818022800http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/the-explosive-truth-behind-fukushimas-meltdown-2338819.htmlIt is one of the mysteries of Japan's ongoing nuclear crisis: How much damage did the 11 March earthquake inflict on the Fukushima Daiichi reactors before the tsunami hit?Wed, 17 Aug 2011 01:59:00 +0200independentenindependent-7bebda034d76fc4621f8d6f0ce9d458c52.55 0.08333320110817015900http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/the-umcor-hotline-for-august-16-201116 Aug 2011 20:33 Source: member // UMCOR In Today's Hotline: Read how UMCOR is responding to needs around the world: HORN OF AFRICA: CRISIS CONTINUES JAPAN: DISASTER RESPONSE HAS ITS OWN TIMING US: WILDFIRE RECOVERY IN WASHINGTON FAIR TRADE: GIVE KIDS A REAL TREAT HORN OF AFRICA: CRISIS CONTINUES....Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:31:00 +0200trustentrust-203e327dc651e5340d3b308f2e25678f38.9051 -77.016235.6831 139.80920110817003100http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2011/08/mil-110815-afns03.htmThe Theater Deployable Communications Team at the Electronic Systems Center here is continuing to ensure warfighters have the key communications infrastructure they need while deployed.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:26:00 +0200globalsecurityenglobalsecurity-7334ff77cc68dadecc351c56062fabdf20110817002600http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20110817/sc_livescience/japantsunamiisfirsttrackedbyradarLiveScience.com - Scientists in California got an early look at the tsunami generated by the massive earthquake in Japan as it rippled across the Pacific Ocean.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:17:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-630fc4a516866d4f4a13041194b6cbb435.6831 139.80920110817221700http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2027129/Honest-Japanese-return-78million-cash-earthquake-rubble.html?ITO=1490More than 5,700 safes that washed ashore along the coastline have also been hauled to police stations by volunteers and rescue crews.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:15:00 +0200dailymailendailymail-9aed602e5efb1bca94e4c7bb11e4def220110817201500http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110818a9.htmlThailand's former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, said he will visit disaster areas in the Tohoku region during his trip to Japan next week and assess how Bangkok can aid reconstruction efforts. The government issued a visa to Thaksin, who lives in exile in Dubai to avoid a prison sentence over....Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:44:00 +0200japantimesenjapantimes-3dde7124e5aabba0cd509d450b23ebd035.6831 139.80913.7703017743177 100.62644069934720110817194400http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2027104/Japanese-shame-British-looters-honesty-returning-50-million-quake-rubble.html?ITO=1490While Britain's courts are clogged with the steady stream of thieves and looters, the Japanese returned almost £50 million in cash found in the quake rubble.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:40:00 +0200mailonsundayenmailonsunday-c3a2a198c74e37923a56f2d44ae86fb720110817194000http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110818a8.htmlThe Liberal Democratic Party remained uncommitted Wednesday to the idea of forming a grand coalition with the Democratic Party of Japan after its leader and Prime Minister Naoto Kan resigns, possibly later this month. LDP leader Sadakazu Tanigaki told an executive meeting of the opposition party....Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:59:00 +0200japantimesenjapantimes-34d6ed3d0db04f2193d4a47a64429ec720110817185900http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110818f1.htmlJapan's tiny Libyan community found itself in a tight spot when radiation scares swept the nation following the Tohoku triple disaster and foreigners fled the country en masse. While many embassies urged its nationals to leave Japan, Adel Suliman said Libyans here couldn't go home, with their nation....Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:59:00 +0200japantimesenjapantimes-5c6595053bf2aa5893f85c21017c19e435.6831 139.80920110817185900http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2027104/Japanese-shame-British-looters-honesty-returning-50-million-quake-rubble.htmlWhile Britain's courts are clogged with the steady stream of thieves and looters, the Japanese returned almost £50 million in cash found in the quake rubble.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:53:00 +0200dailymailendailymail-c3a2a198c74e37923a56f2d44ae86fb735.6831 139.80951.4879 -0.17799820110817185300http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fm20110818a4.htmlThere are lots of summer festivals now. How did you end up deciding to do Summer Sonic? Chris Chu: We're actually not touring at all, really — we're recording another album, so that's where we're focused. But we've been wanting to play in Japan for a really long time and were supposed to come in March, and that got canceled.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:13:00 +0200japantimesenjapantimes-1b71cc942c12beac65f674d11ffd05f435.6831 139.80920110817181300http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-08/17/c_131056653.htmBEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted the sea off the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 7:44 p.m. Beijing Time on Wednesday (1144 GMT), said the China Earthquake Networks Center. The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 36.8 degrees north latitude and 143.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:50:00 +0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-2e4f0d3c94930f0a7d24b6296bd80c0035.6831 139.80935.2086 110.72720110817165000http://www.focus-fen.net/?id=n257308Tokyo. Strong earthquake of 6.2-magnitude earthquake has been registered close to Honshu in the Northeastern part of Japan, the US seismological institue announced. So far there is no risk of tsunami. There is no information about victims or material damage. Ankara.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:43:00 +0200focus-news-enenfocus-news-en-d2771db44f60499723bc98075334938735.6831 139.80920110817164300http://rt.com/news/fukushima-doomed-reactor-plant/Workers at Japan's Fukushima plant say the ground under the facility is cracking and radioactive steam is escaping through the fissures. They also say pipes and at least one reactor were seriously damaged before the...Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:49:00 +0200rtenrt-d0b13905550db5da61f3061447d6e07f20110817154900http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-08/17/c_131056624.htmTOKYO, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale hit east Japan's Kanto Toho-oki at 08:44 p.m. Wednesday, said the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The epicenter was located at 36.8 degrees north latitude and 143.7 degrees east longitude, according to the agency.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:20:00 +0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-3da410e8020ad75ef45d2502d765ce3235.6831 139.80920110817152000http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/08/17/Another-quake-jolts-Japan/UPI-97401313584999/WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- An earthquake of 6.2 magnitude occurred off the east coast of Honshu, Japan Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:15:00 +0200upienupi-e86a110a8c6e9f91ec14a1aeb188c7fb38.9051 -77.016235.6831 139.80920110817151500http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/first-quantitative-measurements-fukushima-leakageDisasters Atmospheric chemists report the first quantitative measurement of the amount of radiation leaked from the damaged nuclear reactor in Fukushima; the researchers calculated that 400 billion neutrons were released per square meter surface of the cooling pools, between 13 March, when the....Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:22:00 +0200homelandsecuritynewswireenhomelandsecuritynewswire-58e15a233520046fc73ec3baa3324ecc20110817132200http://www.asianews.it/news-en/First-nuclear-reactor-restarts-after-Fukushima-disaster-22378.htmlThe governor of the island of Hokkaido approves restart of the Tomari plant’s reactor No. 3. It is the first of a reactor back in operation after the block of 39 plants of 54 after the tsunami and the earthquake.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:30:00 +0200asianews-enenasianews-en-6aef41a4a7f85c6ce6c7078cf82abd1441.086529 141.38839743.072842 140.48750341.48045 140.25250236.946659 137.55790734.941502 136.59820638.95253 141.70710835.510571 133.94090320110817113000http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/parenting/sometimes-no-news-is-good-news-2848235.htmlThere were some sombre moments in our house recently as I explained to my children about the murders of all those young people in Norway. I hadn't planned to tell them, but I got such a shock when I heard about it initially that I went straightaway to share the news with my wife and forgot that the children were present.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:00:00 +0200independent-ieenindependent-ie-f1c669efb546cf2fe911c3f45b9d823559.9379 10.712320110817110000http://www.asianews.it/news-en/First-nuclear-reactor-retstarts-after-Fukushima-disaster-22378.htmlThe governor of the island of Hokkaido approves restart of the Tomari plant’s reactor No. 3. It is the first of a reactor back in operation after the block of 39 plants of 54 after the tsunami and the earthquake.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:43:00 +0200asianews-enenasianews-en-e54bdc4c665176412c20852957a4569841.086529 141.38839743.072842 140.48750341.48045 140.25250236.946659 137.55790734.941502 136.59820638.95253 141.70710835.510571 133.94090320110817104300http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Fukushima-restarts-first-nuclear-reactor-22378.htmlThe governor of the island of Hokkaido approves restart of the Tomari plant’s reactor No. 3. It is the first of a reactor back in operation after the block of 39 plants of 54 after the tsunami and the earthquake.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:57:00 +0200asianews-enenasianews-en-d2b34e5fe2be0d7b8f8c715f97269b4b41.086529 141.38839743.072842 140.48750341.48045 140.25250236.946659 137.55790734.941502 136.59820638.95253 141.70710835.510571 133.94090320110817095700http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2185483&Language=enTOKYO, Aug 17 (KUNA) -- A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 on the Richter scale shook northeastern Japan on Wednesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. There were no immediate reports of casualties from the 12:05 p.m. (0305 GMT) quake. No tsunami warning was issued.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:24:00 +0200kuna-enenkuna-en-008f0409db6f081ca70947eec9bc86ff35.6831 139.80920110817092400http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/08/17/Obama-blames-Republicans-for-gridlock/UPI-90871313560813/PEOSTA, Iowa, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama, in an interview Tuesday with CNN, said Republicans in the House of Representatives are responsible for the current political gridlock.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:12:00 +0200upienupi-ec61cf2a4160212ed6d14b34594894eb42.0746200841834 -93.500038239732320110817091200http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8705741/Operators-of-Fukushima-were-warned-about-failings.htmlOperators of Japan's damaged nuclear power plant were warned about poorly repaired pipes and problems with its cooling system for years before the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, according to reports.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 08:24:00 +0200telegraphentelegraph-39e0e7cb20c32f852cd46e15ddd0715152.55 0.08333320110817082400http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/08/17/54758267.htmlPolice in Japan have found nearly 6,000 safes with money and important documentation in areas ravaged by the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March. The safes had about 32 million dollars, police headquarters say. Some of the money has been returned to its owners.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 08:16:00 +0200ruvr-englishenruvr-english-5f8d0b33c29bf22a1f27fa6aab20cf6235.6831 139.80920110817081600http://www.kyivpost.com/news/world/detail/110983/TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Co said on Wednesday that it may fail in its bid to achieve "cold shutdown" at its tsunami-hit nuclear plant in Fukushima by January, as the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 years rumbles on.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 07:41:00 +0200kyivpostenkyivpost-4a6febf5a6df5dff4a5d75bcee1091ec41.48045 140.25250220110817074100http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/47797092/It is one of the mysteries of Japan's ongoing nuclear crisis: How much damage did the 11 March earthquake inflict on the Fukushima Daiichi reactors before the tsunami hit? The stakes are ...Wed, 17 Aug 2011 07:23:00 +0200irishsunenirishsun-5a27d852436442f92ffb1c1ae442f85420110817072300http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110817/wl_nm/us_japan_nuclearReuters - Tokyo Electric Power Co said on Wednesday that it may fail in its bid to achieve "cold shutdown" at its tsunami-hit nuclear plant in Fukushima by January, as the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 years rumbles on.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 07:08:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-2258ea0e6a6dac60f5fb0e650081f98741.48045 140.25250220110817070800http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/17/us-japan-nuclear-idUSTRE77G0FT20110817?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsTOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Co said on Wednesday that it may fail in its bid to achieve "cold shutdown" at its tsunami-hit nuclear plant in Fukushima by January, as the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 years rumbles on.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 06:57:00 +0200reutersenreuters-e8273d5cc0ea1dd08f31d0a34bfb6b8041.48045 140.25250220110817065700http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/08/17/uk-japan-nuclear-idUKTRE77G0FM20110817?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsTOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Co said on Wednesday that it may fail in its bid to achieve "cold shutdown" at its tsunami-hit nuclear plant in Fukushima by January, as the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 years rumbles on.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 06:57:00 +0200reutersenreuters-58a1165d95631be03aa03a7999597bac41.48045 140.25250220110817065700http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903480904576513342336586086.html?mod=rss_asia_whats_newsSingapore's key nonoil exports surprisingly contracted in July, dragged by lower electronics shipments and a stronger local currency, even as the highly volatile pharmaceuticals segment logged strong growth.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 06:36:00 +0200wsj-enenwsj-en-c7df37cbb94aa545eed446d6ae80553c1.298828 103.82489820110817063600http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=216475…. Brother Peter Anamoh Charges Christians Prophet Brother Peter Anamoh of the ‘Office of the Prophet to the Nations’ has rubbished rumours making the rounds that he together with some members of his church have extorted various sums of monies from some unsuspecting Christians in the name of securing a place for them in heaven.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 06:25:00 +0200ghanawebenghanaweb-5d9173955aead6941b9abd591c4993b920110817062500http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2011-07/07/content_12850766.htmThe disagreement between China and Japan over the Diaoyu Islands this week, reveals, yet again, that some in the island country are continually looking for opportunities to stir up trouble over the issue. By sending boats to fish in China's maritime territory, they attempt to demonstrate Japan's....Wed, 17 Aug 2011 06:20:00 +0200chinadailyenchinadaily-1e0f55bc0cc9381805364d0d07a9ee7a35.6831 139.80920110817062000http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-06/27/content_12787579.htmJapan will shorten its group visa approval process for Chinese travelers effective from July 1 in order to stimulate slumping tourism in the wake of the 9.0-magnitude earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear crisis that hit the country in March this year.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 05:50:00 +0200chinadailyenchinadaily-9abed20801e5b33bcf11e93b8be1322a35.6831 139.80920110817055000http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-07/04/content_12832870.htmChina and Japan on Monday pledged to enhance bilateral ties, as territorial and other disputes linger.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 05:50:00 +0200chinadailyenchinadaily-14b7c829f3b5b9afc5aa3f141e1ff52235.6831 139.80920110817055000http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/8/17/worldupdates/2011-08-17T065548Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-588213-1&sec=WorldupdatesTOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.4 jolted eastern Japan on Wednesday, public broadcaster NHK said.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 04:39:00 +0200thestar-myenthestar-my-788ab7a2a3971934083e82d8e5af5b4335.6831 139.80920110817043900http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108160301.htmlThe tsunami that followed the Great East Japan Earthquake left 22 million tons of debris and rubble scattered across three prefectures in the Tohoku region. No real steps toward restoration can be taken until it is removed. Last month, Prime Minister Naoto Kan's administration at long last....Wed, 17 Aug 2011 03:22:00 +0200asahienasahi-b79190c10dff6a6562266feb759f7f6020110817032200http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2011-08/17/content_13128341.htmThe Horn of Africa is one of the most environmentally fragile places on earth, where resilient people survive off the land amid centuries of tradition and culture. It's a stark but beautiful place, dusty on a dry day, gushing floodwaters on the rare moments when the skies open.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 02:49:00 +0200chinadailyenchinadaily-184e7b580a19b587e9190b98117fbd3720110817024900http://www.japanupdate.com/?id=11372Okinawas Ai Miyazato, who last month won the Evian Masters golf tournament has donated more than half of her prize money to earthquake relief in Japan. Miyazato has told followers Ive donated 20 million yen to the people affected by the earthquake from what I won at the Evian Masters last month. The Okinawa native picked up $487,500, some ¥37.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 02:10:00 +0200japanupdateenjapanupdate-cd3f0140b0480b1b8640a3364130f57c26.4956867417201 127.96642151042520110817021000http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/08/16/vice-president-biden-travels-china-mongolia-and-japanRelease Time: For Immediate Release Vice President Joe Biden has departed for Beijing, China, the first stop on a nine-day trip to China, Mongolia, and Japan. In each country, the Vice President will meet with key leaders to discuss the full range of bilateral, regional, and international issues.Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:52:00 +0200WhitehouseenWhitehouse-d8d7e134e8493a8a6b23ef9e8924ef4035.6831 139.80947.9286 106.91235.2086 110.72720110816205200http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20110817n4.htmlUnited Parcel Service Inc. is resuming the remainder of its services halted in Iwate Prefecture after the March earthquake and tsunami. Pickups and deliveries in the affected areas restarted Monday, spokeswoman Susan Rosenberg said. Fukushima is the only prefecture where some UPS services remain suspended, she said.Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:23:00 +0200japantimesenjapantimes-ceee91e5b0718495f6ce7e37a3c5984a20110816202300http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sp20110817a3.htmlNine-time motorcycle world champion Valentino Rossi is considering skipping the Japanese Grand Prix because of radiation concerns after the earthquake and tsunami earlier this year. "I really don't think I'll go to Japan," Rossi told Italian media. ". . .Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:23:00 +0200japantimesenjapantimes-c976b497910a642bef1fd2cb844815ba35.6831 139.80920110816202300http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110817a4.htmlA 100-meter-long freighter sitting on a pier, a crumbled seawall once dubbed the Great Wall, and the sole surviving pine tree out of 70,000 are some of the remnants of the March tsunami in Iwate Prefecture drawing visitors this summer vacation season. "I wanted to let my kid know the dangers of....Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:23:00 +0200japantimesenjapantimes-9dc4b940e173f945727c63069fa5fbcb39.5964865984024 141.36231576505420110816202300http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110817f1.htmlMatsuo Basho, arguably Japan's most famous haiku poet, is said to have been at a loss for words when he first saw the hundreds of pine-clad islets scattered around Matsushima Bay during a 17th-century journey to the Tohoku region. When the monster March 11 tsunami wiped out towns all along the....Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:23:00 +0200japantimesenjapantimes-e91a629cb83a19eae0b5282465fd44e22.65462001341214 43.567374553081320110816202300http://edition.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/16/obama.bus.tour/index.html?eref=rss_latestPresident Barack Obama laced into his conservative Republican congressional critics Tuesday, accusing them of putting partisan political concerns before the country's interests.Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:09:00 +0200cnnencnn-319c5225c4432c5501c57f70f0282dce20110816200900http://edition.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/16/obama.bus.tour/index.html?eref=rss_latestPresident Barack Obama will continue his three-day Midwestern bus tour Tuesday, meeting with farmers and small-business owners in Iowa to tout the administration's new rural economic development initiatives.Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:09:00 +0200cnnencnn-7a5400d88c3916a715ef7b1f5335e70e42.0746200841834 -93.500038239732320110816190900http://edition.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/16/obama.bus.tour/index.html?eref=rss_latestPresident Barack Obama's three-day Midwestern bus tour continues Tuesday with a meeting with farmers and small-business owners.Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:46:00 +0200cnnencnn-068562c70d6109410735aaf93874718920110816184600http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/economy-lab/daily-mix/us-industrial-production-inches-forward/article2131141/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2131141Economists said the numbers bolster their expectations for faster economic growth over the rest of the yearTue, 16 Aug 2011 17:57:00 +0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-5fdf73c8ffe0ee288b463e9dcebfde9220110816175700