Japan quake stirs nuclear fears, displaces thousands
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KASHIWAZAKI, Japan  - Officials at the world's biggest nuclear power plant said on Tuesday there had been more minor radiation leaks after an earthquake in Japan that killed nine people and forced thousands from their homes.
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OJIYA, Japan -- Thousands of residents in northern Japan spent the night outdoors after three powerful earthquakes rattled the region, killing at least 16 people.
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Nuclear leaks after Japan's July 16 earthquake awaken insecurities
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OJIYA, Japan, Oct 24  - Overturned cars, crumbled homes and shattered roads greeted rescue workers Sunday after Japan&#39;s deadliest earthquake in almost a decade stunned residents used to bearing through the nation&#39;s frequent tremors.
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A strong earthquake jolted northwestern Japan on Monday, injuring dozens of people, destroying some houses and causing a fire at a nuclear power plant, Japanese media and officials said.
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KARIWA, Japan  - A quake-hit Japanese city called in the head of Asia's biggest utility on Wednesday and ordered him to keep a nuclear plant closed until safety could be ensured after the tremor caused minor radiation leaks.
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A strong earthquake struck northwestern Japan on Monday, destroying hundreds of homes, buckling roads and bridges and causing a fire at a nuclear power plant. At least six people were killed and hundreds were injured.
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OJIYA, Japan  - Thousands of weary survivors of  Japan's deadliest earthquake in a decade prepared for a third  tense night in makeshift shelters and outside as rain  threatened and aftershocks raised fears of another big tremor.
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Dozens of aftershocks have shaken northern Japan on Sunday after the country&#39;s deadliest earthquake in nine years killed at least 18 people and injured some 1,400
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A small amount of water used to cool radioactive spent fuel rods at a Japanese nuclear reactor leaked into the Sea of Japan as a result of a massive earthquake that struck the country yesterday, though officials of Tokyo Electric Power insisted it posed no danger.
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OJIYA, Japan  - Helicopters lifted people to  safety and soldiers handed out food and water as more tremors  jolted northern Japan Monday, arousing concerns about the  possibility of another powerful earthquake after the country's  deadliest in a decade killed at least 24 people.
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Northwestern Japan was jolted by aftershocks after a series of earthquakes killed 23 and injured more than 2,100, forcing thousands more to seek shelter in the deadliest temblor since 1995.
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An earthquake in Ojiya in the Niigata province in Northern Japan measured 6.8 on the Richter scale and shook Tokyo, Japan&#39;s capital, 256km to the south.
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KASHIWAZAKI, Japan  - More than 12,000 people prepared for a second night in evacuation centers in northwest Japan on Tuesday after an earthquake the previous day killed nine people, injured more than 1,000 and triggered radioactive leaks from a nuclear plant.
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KASHIWAZAKI, Japan -- An earthquake-racked nuclear power plant was ordered closed indefinitely yesterday amid growing anger over revelations that damage was much worse than initially announced and mounting international concern about Japan's nuclear stewardship.
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More than 10,000 people  huddled in evacuation centers in northwest Japan on Tuesday  after an earthquake flattened homes, killing nine people,  injuring more than 900 and triggering a leak of contaminated  water from a nuclear plant.
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KARIWA, Japan  - A Japanese nuclear power plant was ordered to stay closed until safety was assured after an earthquake caused radiation leaks, while the U.N. nuclear watchdog said the operator had misjudged the risks.