Earthquake Disaster in Japan
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- U.S. extends no-go zone around nuke plant, based on new data
- DOD paid $35 million for families to leave Japan following nuclear crisis
- Japanese rebuild lives, homes in devastated north
- Global Hawk invaluable after Japan disasters
- Japan school still serving as shelter six months after disaster
- Tourist town struggles to attract visitors in wake of tsunami
- Biden calls troop efforts during Operation Tomodachi 'astounding'
- At Sendai Airport, Biden praises recovery efforts in Japan
- Towns near Fukushima power plant could be off limits for decades
- Military installs two high-powered radiation detectors in Japan
- Okinawa Marines open homes to young victims of Japan disaster
- In wake of quake, Navy struggling to fill jobs on Yokosuka-based ships
- U.S. wasn't fully prepared for radiation risks following Japan earthquake, top general says
- Fishing villages thank U.S. troops for Operation Tomodachi
- Military to calculate radiation doses for those living, working in Japan following earthquake
- Seabees still working in tsunami-ravaged northern Japan
- U.S. military expected to lift ban on Japanese foods soon
- U.S. spent $11.7M to fly dependents out of Japan after earthquake
- U.S. troops not exposed to high levels of toxins, radiation during quake cleanup, military says
- U.S. extends travel alert around Fukushima power plant till Aug. 15
- Radiation fears outpaced the facts after quake, USFJ commander says
- Japan bases' energy conservation efforts predate earthquake
- Evacuation from Japan a vacation? Not so much
- Thousands of pets left behind in restricted zone near nuclear power plant
- Bases in Korea were ready to accept U.S. evacuees from Japan
- Radio station-inspired aid finally headed to Japan orphanages
- Yokota Red Cross volunteers honored for Operation Tomodachi work
- Despite assurances, U.S. not accepting produce from some northern Japan prefectures
- Japan base residents: Conserve energy or face blackouts
- Misawa drum team holds earthquake, tsunami fundraiser
- Tsunami relief missions coming to an end for Misawa volunteer program
- Children in Japan city adjust to studying, living at school
- Army's tsunami relief efforts dwindling in Japan
- Bullet trains near Misawa on track but off limits to troops
- Base schools adjust as students return to Japan
- Misawa busily repairing port, but long-ago planning helped minimize damage
- Thousands of ‘volunteer evacuees’ yet to return to Japan
- Marine Corps nuclear team wraps up mission in Japan
- U.S. troops restore a train station, one dirt pile at a time
- Japan city devastated by quake, tsunami shows signs of recovery
- Military welcoming back families who evacuated from Japan
- Seattle showers Japan orphanages with 100 tons of aid
- Family members starting to return to Japan
- DODDS to help returning students catch up on studies
- Miyagi prefecture fishing industry devastated by tsunami
- Army health team testing for toxins amid tsunami debris in Japan
- USS George Washington to return to Yokosuka on Wednesday
- DODEA educators strike fine balance in discussing Japan tsunami
- U.S. Embassy stops distributing iodide pills to citizens in Japan
- Navy creates handbook to aid military families returning to Japan
- Military to begin bringing family members back to Japan
- Families who evacuated from Japan can return soon
- Yokota concert to raise money for tsunami victims
- Army aviators get new mission following Japan quake, tsunami
- U.S. troops clear way for reopening of Sendai Airport
- Pacific students turn creative efforts into earthquake aid
- Michigan vet flies to Misawa on his own to help
- U.S. relief mission likely will do little to ease tensions over Futenma
- Aftershock stronger than original earthquake, soldiers and shelter residents say
- U.S., Japanese troops tackle giant task of removing tsunami debris
- Japan scrambling to find homes for those taking refuge in schools
- Operation Backpacks delivers supplies, toys to kids in disaster zone
- Last U.S. ships leave coast of disaster area
- No injuries, nor electricity at Misawa after latest earthquake
- Army band brings smiles to faces of earthquake evacuees
- AF allowing airmen, but no families yet, to take Japan assignments
- Navy scales back earthquake relief efforts in Japan
- Military, NGOs teaming up to deliver aid to earthquake victims
- Release of irradiated water stopped at Fukushima plant
- DODEA director addresses enrollment, communication issues
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- The process of entombing a reactor
- Foreign visitors to Japan, before and after the quake
- Nuclear plant's seawall was overwhelmed
- Radiation exposure levels
- Temblor-tracking technology
- Cost of natural and man-made disasters
- Comparing major nuclear accidents
- Radiation risk
- Achieving stability at Fukushima
- Casualties in Japan, by prefecture
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- Painted flowers brighten tsunami-devastated city in Japan
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- 35 prefectures, cities in Japan positive about taking debris from 2011 earthquake, tsunami
- Japan cities: Operation Tomodachi could be model for disaster planning
U.S. military facilities in the earthquake area.
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