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Australian PM visits Japan's tsunami town

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Saturday became the first foreign leader to visit Japan's tsunami-ravaged northeast, where authorities battled hard to contain an atomic crisis at the......

Another strong quake hits northeast Japan

A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck off northeast Japan early on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The undersea quake struck at......

Strong quake jolts Japan; evacuation zone widened

A powerful magnitude-7.1 quake rattled Japan's northeast on Monday, forcing evacuation of workers from a radiation-leaking atomic plant around which the exclusion zone was also widened.The latest......

Japan lifts tsunami alert after new 7.4 quake

Japan's quake-devastated northeast faced a fresh tsunami alert on Thursday after a massive 7.4 magnitude temblor shook the region, as engineers pumped in nitrogen into a reactor at the Fukushima......

Japan: New fire breaks out at Fukushima N-plant

A fresh fire broke out at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in northern Japan in the wee hours of Wednesday, the BBC reported. The new blaze began at in northeastern corner of Reactor 4 of the......

Amazing images of city of the future

Northeast Asia, anchored by Japan, China, and South Korea, is home to three of the largest economies in the world, all with dynamic business environments. Throughout history, geographic......

SPECIAL: The problem with gas pricing

As domestic demand for gas will rapidly increase, new gas sources need to be explored, writes K P Shashidharan. The exploration and production policy for hydrocarbons being the cornerstone of......

Asia gets its fastest undersea data cable system

A new 7,800 km undersea data cable has opened to traffic in Asia linking Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines which could aid in financial trade. The Submarine-cable Express (ASE)......

STUNNING products at Japan electronics show!

If many Hollywood filmmakers, and some in Europe and even Bollywood, are turning to 3D films, it was only a matter of time before television manufacturers were going to adapt to the technology. As......

Tata Steel plans greater investment in China

Tata Steel Limited, the world's 10th largest steel company and a subsidiary of Tata Steel Group, will increase investment in China by 5 per cent in 2012 as it seeks to maintain market share,......

All Japanese matches cancelled after earthquake

Weekend soccer matches in Japan's J.League have been cancelled because of the devastating earthquake that hit north of Tokyo on Friday, killing many and triggering a tsunami. A total of 19 matches......

Olympics: Londoners looking to make money out of homes

Harriet Howse is one of many Londoners looking to make a profit out of their property during this summer's Olympics, leaving the city and their homes to strangers to avoid the anticipated mayhem of......

Fischer heads for Iceland

Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer was released from detention in Japan on Thursday, allowing him to avoid deportation to the United States and head for Iceland, which has granted him......

Fischer to marry Japanese woman

In a bold gambit worthy of the chess champion he once was, Bobby Fischer plans to wed a four-time Japan great in the hope of avoiding deportation home to the United States, where he is wanted for......

Indian cagers routed

China, led by NBA sensation Yao Ming, drubbed India 117-62 in aGroup II quarter-final match in the 22nd Asian Basketball Championship in Harbin in northeast China.Despite leading China in the......

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Q. HOW MANY PEPOPLE DIED IN JAPAN EARTHQUAKE.AND NEXT THERE ARE SOME OTHER COUNRIES TO CAUSHE EARTHQUAKE
: A. REUTERS - The death toll from the earthquake and tsunami that struck northeast Japan could top 10,000, national broadcaster NHK quoted a police...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/how-many-pepople-died-in-japan-earthquake.and-next-there-are//answers/19351812

Q. what is the earthquare and tsunami magnitude in japan?
Harsha Rao: A. According to news reports, an 8.8 quake shook buildings in Toyko violently, the quake located 231 miles northeast of Tokyo. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-the-earthquare-and-tsunami-magnitude-in-japan/19351801/answers/19339768

Q. seen the news !! Tsunami in japan. any update n tis ??
Rotang Shub: A. The biggest earthquake to hit Japan in 140 years struck the northeast coast on Friday, triggering a 10-metre tsunami that swept away everything in...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/seen-the-news--tsunami-in-japan.-any-update-n-tis-/19339678/answers/19339133

Q. Where is Hawaii located?
Thyagarajan Mahadevan: A. The State of Hawaii is a state in the United States, located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/where-is-hawaii-located/19339078/answers/9389124

Q. On which ocean is Hawaii?
Shaun Dsouza: A. The State of Hawaii (pronounced /həˈwaɪiː/ or /həˈwaɪʔiː/;...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/on-which-ocean-is-hawaii/9389106/answers/9124021

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