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Japan fights to contain nuclear threat after quake
Japan confronts a spiraling crisis at Fukushima Daiichi as fires and blasts raise radiation fears. Officials ordered 140000 residents indoors near the plant while air traffic is halted. Tokyo and other areas report rising then falling radiation as government and experts cite safety measures and uncertainties.
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SOMA
Japan
Tokyo
Fukushima Daiichi
Naoto Kan
International Atomic Energy Agency
Unit 2
Unit 4
Yukio Edano
Jae Moo-sung
Seoul
Hanyang University
Steve Crossley
Kan
China
U.S
Austria
Osaka
Lufthansa
U.S. Navy
Fukushima
Tion
Isao Araki
Edano
Fukushima Dai-ichi
Tokyo Electric Power Co
Shigekazu Omukai
Nuclear, Safety Agency
IAEA
Yukoiya Amano
Edana
Tokyo Electric Power
Chernobyl
Soviet Union
Koriyama City
Fukushima Prefecture