Nuclear crisis expands as Japan battles Fukushima plant
Nuclear crews spray water on reactor rods along hundreds of miles of coast while millions face water and power shortages after the quake. A 6.2 aftershock rocked Tokyo and the Fukushima Dai-ichi blast raised hydrogen risks, prompting seawater cooling and iodine distribution plans.
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Fukushima Dai-ichi
Tokyo
Yukio Edano
Thy
NTV Japan
APTN
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
Okumamachi
Fukushima Prefecture
Japan
Japanese manners intact during disaster in Tokyo
A Tokyo earthquake disaster shows elderly Hiroko Yamashita apologizing for inconveniencing responders and a businessman seeking help for a missing relative. Despite devastation and fears of unstable nuclear plants, politeness and social restraint persist, even as some resent stiffness of conformity. The quake disrupted transit but trains resumed with orderly queues.
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Los Angeles Times
Tokyo
Hiroko Yamashita
Yamashita
Japan
U S and Partners Rally for Japan Earthquake Relief
The United States and private groups coordinate aid after the disaster. III Marine Expeditionary Force and USAID lead relief with helicopters delivering rice and bread from Ebina. Japan coordinates at-sea search and rescue with ships from Yokosuka and Misawa to aid victims.
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U.S
III Marine Expeditionary Force
John Roos
Japan
Shiroishi
Ebina
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Yokosuka
Tokyo
McCampbell
Curtis Wilbur
Miyagi
Mustin
Ronald Reagan
Honshu
7Th Fleet
Blue Ridge
Singapore
Essex
Malaysia
31St Marine Expeditionary Unit
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Carnegie Endowment For
Nuclear Agency
Hibbs
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
United States
Yokota Air Base
Narita
U.S. Agency For International Development
Fairfax County
Los Angeles County
Calif
Government of
USAID
Rajiv Shah
Virginia
Washington
Los
Minamisanriku
Miyagi Prefecture
Namiemachi
Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant
Holiday Inn
Collins Rd
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Eye Center
Iowa
First Avenue
Rathie
Uni-Donme
LL Deba Cedar
Pr & Sa
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