Fudai Tsunami Shielded by 51-Foot Floodgate Triumph
In Fudai Japan the 51 foot floodgate and adjacent seawall shielded the village from a March 11 tsunami. Mayor Kotaku Wamura championed the project, built from 1972 to 1984 at a cost of 3.56 billion yen, withstanding waves up to 66 feet and sparing homes, the port, and residents while others were destroyed.
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Fudai
Japan
Satoshi Kaneko
Hiroshi Fukawatari
Fudai’s
Taro
Kotaku Wamura
Tokyo
Wamura
Yuzo Mifune
Sachio Kamimukai
Kamimukai
Fukawatari
Mexico money laundering networks fuel cartel profits
A lengthy AP report outlines how the Sinaloa cartel and related fronts, from Numero Uno bar in Mexico City to cattle ranches and office supply stores, launder billions each year. Officials note weak enforcement, limited asset seizures, and shifting operations toward Central America as Mexico tightens cash rules.
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Mexico City
Numero Uno
Joaquin “el Chapo” Guzman
U.S. Treasury Department
Sinaloa Cartel
U.S
Mexico
Associated Press
Freedom of Information
Attorney General
Endan
Treasury Department
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Juan Carlos Rivas
Adam Szubin
Szubin
Jorge Cifuentes Villa
Colombia
Central America
Guatemala
Honduras
Yemen clashes raise stakes as defector and loyalists clash
In Sanaa clashes erupted between troops loyal to President Saleh and defectors led by Maj. Gen. Ali Mohsen al Ahmar. At least three soldiers died in Bani Mattar, with seven more killed in separate ambushes in Marib and Shabwa. Protests surged in 15 cities as demonstrators urged Saleh to quit while loyalists rallied.
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Sanaa
Yemen
Ali Abdullah Saleh
Ibb
Saleh
Ali Mohsen al- Ahmar
Bani Mattar
al- Ahmar
Egypt
Tunisia
Republican Guard
Presidential Palace
Marib
Shabwa
Abdel-Hadi al-Azazi
Mortada Seif Said
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Tomoko A. Hosaka
The
Iwate Prefecture
Ean
la Numero Una Cantina
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