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Quake kills two in island of Honshu Map of Akita Japan  Northern Japan: The epicentre of 7.0 quake was 82km north of the city of Sendai, at a depth of 10km. The tremor rattled buildings in nearby towns and in Tokyo 54 ill as new toxic fume suicide hits   Toxic fumes appears at a hospital in southern Japan when a man vomited after drinking pesticide to commit suicide 3 dead in 'detergent suicide' pact   Police found 3 men dead in a car parked outside a spa Monday morning, the latest in a string of suicides involving detergent 6.8 earthquake shakes Tokyo   A strong earthquake struck off the coast, waking up people 100 miles away in Tokyo. 2 people suffered minor injuries from falling furniture Taiwan jet in emergency landing Jetliner burst into flames   A Taiwanese China Airlines Boeing 737 burst into flames at the Naha airport on the island of Okinawa Mayor orders shutdown of nuclear plant Nuke plant leaked after earthquake Map of KASHIWAZAKI Japan

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Rescuers search for quake missing  Northern Japan: Rescue teams pressed their search for missing a day after a powerful weekend earthquake killed at least 5 people and left another 166 injured Powerful earthquake strikes Map of Sendai Japan

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  Northern Japan: 6 people were killed and at least 144 hurt Saturday morning when a 7.0 earthquake struck northeastern Japan. Another 8 people were missing
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  Northern Japan: A strong earthquake is setting off a fire at the world's most powerful nuclear power plant and causing a reactor to spill radioactive water into the sea
Nuclear scare after quake Jul.15   Two dead from quake  Northern Japan: At least 33 people were injured when a 6.8 earthquake, centered 17 kilometers below sea level, struck just off the northwestern coast 13 dead from tsunami Mar.25 Japan suffers quake aftershocks Mar.24   Earthquakes rock Pacific nations   7.1 has struck off the west coast of Honshu. 2 quakes, 7.2 and 6.0 by the US - hit near Vanuatu Jan.12   Fears over tsunami ease  The first small wave washed on to the north-eastern coast 90 minutes after the 7.7 to 8.3. earthquake Jan.8 U.S. sub collides with Japan ship

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Nov.15   Tsunami alerts lifted after quake  Northern Japan: 8.1 earthquake struck near Japan's northern coast at 8:14 p.m. deep under the Ocean 1,000 miles northeast of Tokyo Sep.18 Shanshan weakens to tropical storm Jun.11 Quake strikes southwestern Japan Jun.7 Volcano erupts in southern Japan May.2 Moderate quake jolts Tokyo Mar.23 Court orders reactor closed Mar.22   2 hurt in nuclear plant fire  Firefighters extinguished a 4-hour blaze that broke out at a power plant in western Japan Mud wipes out village, 1,000 dead Jan.14 Thaw brings avalanche risk Jan.13   Avalanches feared after snow  weathermen forecast warmer temperatures and rains in areas hit by recent record snowfalls

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Dec.26 Inspections ordered after crash Dec.25   Deadly train derailment  Northern Japan: An express train derailed in northern Japan, killing 2 people and injuring more than 2 dozen others Sep.7 Typhoon: 18 dead, 9 missing. Northern Japan Aug.15 Large quake hits northern Japan Apr.25   Hunt begins for Japan crash clues  Investigators are probing the cause of commuter train crash which has left at least 73 people killed Search for crash survivors  Emergency crews are working through the night to rescue people trapped in the wreckage of a commuter train Apr.24   100 dead as train derails
  A seven-car commuter train has derailed and ploughed into an apartment building at a railway crossing
Jan.21   Disaster action plan set by U.N.  Delegates at a U.N. conference have agreed on an action plan to reduce casualties and damage

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Oct.24 New quake hits northern Japan Oct.23     Quakes: Death toll rising to 15  A series of earthquakes and aftershocks injuring more than 700 as buildings crumbled and a bullet train derailed Quakes: Four dead, 300 hurt Oct.20     Typhoon kills at least 48
  Typhoon Tokage lashed the country with heavy rains that set off landslides and forced thousands to flee homes
56 die, 150 missing in blast Sep.30 18 dead after typhoon hits Aug.9 Deaths at nuclear plant

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Nov.28 2 spy satellites blown up Sep.25 Earthquake rocks island of Hokkaido. Northern Japan May.26 Powerful quake. Northern Japan

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Sep.10 Japan first case of mad cow Aug.31 Tokyo explosion and fire kills 44  Most victims in a mahong parlor on the third floor died by carbon monoxide poisoning. Several jumped from windows Aug.22 Tropical storm heads to Hokkaido. Northern Japan U.S. spy plane lands in China Mar.23 Strong quake Feb.17 Robot finds ship sunk by sub. Hawaii Feb.10 USA apologies after sub hits boat. Washington Feb.9 U.S. sub, Japanese trawler collide
   Hawaii: Submarine accidentally hit and sank fishing school vessel. 9 people missing

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2 hurt in nuclear plant fire  Firefighters extinguished a 4-hour blaze that broke out at a power plant in western Japan Powerful earthquake strikes Map of Sendai Japan



Japan, Disasters Fire Timeline ... See World Fire timeline Top ^
2006
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Japan, Disasters Earthquake Timeline ... See World Earthquake timeline Top ^
2008
Jun. 14
  Northern Japan: 6 people were killed and at least 144 hurt Saturday morning when a 7.0 earthquake struck northeastern Japan. Another 8 people were missing
Jun. 13 Quake kills two in island of Honshu Map of Akita Japan  Northern Japan: The epicentre of 7.0 quake was 82km north of the city of Sendai, at a depth of 10km. The tremor rattled buildings in nearby towns and in Tokyo May.7 6.8 earthquake shakes Tokyo   A strong earthquake struck off the coast, waking up people 100 miles away in Tokyo. 2 people suffered minor injuries from falling furniture 2007 Jul.18 Mayor orders shutdown of nuclear plant Jul.16 Nuke plant leaked after earthquake Map of KASHIWAZAKI Japan
  Northern Japan: A strong earthquake is setting off a fire at the world's most powerful nuclear power plant and causing a reactor to spill radioactive water into the sea
Jul.16 Nuclear scare after quake Jul.15 Two dead from quake  Northern Japan: At least 33 people were injured when a 6.8 earthquake, centered 17 kilometers below sea level, struck just off the northwestern coast Mar.25 Japan suffers quake aftershocks Mar.24 Earthquakes rock Pacific nations   7.1 has struck off the west coast of Honshu. 2 quakes, 7.2 and 6.0 by the US - hit near Vanuatu Jan.12 Fears over tsunami ease  The first small wave washed on to the north-eastern coast 90 minutes after the 7.7 to 8.3. earthquake 2006 Nov.15 Tsunami alerts lifted after quake  Northern Japan: 8.1 earthquake struck near Japan's northern coast at 8:14 p.m. deep under the Ocean 1,000 miles northeast of Tokyo Jun.11 Quake strikes southwestern Japan May.2 Moderate quake jolts Tokyo 2005 Aug.15 Large quake hits northern Japan 2004 Oct.24 New quake hits northern Japan Oct.23   Quakes: Death toll rising to 15  A series of earthquakes and aftershocks injuring more than 700 as buildings crumbled and a bullet train derailed Oct.23 Quakes: Four dead, 300 hurt 2003 Sep.25 Earthquake rocks island of Hokkaido. Northern Japan May.26 Powerful quake. Northern Japan 2001 Mar.23 Strong quake


Japan, Disasters Health Disasters Timeline ... See World Health Disasters timeline Top ^
2001 Sep.10 Japan first case of mad cow


Japan, Disasters Sea Disasters Timeline ... See World Sea Disasters timeline Top ^
2007 Jan.8 U.S. sub collides with Japan ship 2001 Feb.17 Robot finds ship sunk by sub. Hawaii Feb.10 USA apologies after sub hits boat. Washington Feb.9 U.S. sub, Japanese trawler collide
   Hawaii: Submarine accidentally hit and sank fishing school vessel. 9 people missing



Japan, Disasters Volcano Timeline ... See World Volcano timeline Top ^
2006 Jun.7 Volcano erupts in southern Japan


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2006 Sep.18 Shanshan weakens to tropical storm Jan.14 Thaw brings avalanche risk Jan.13 Avalanches feared after snow  weathermen forecast warmer temperatures and rains in areas hit by recent record snowfalls 2005 Sep.7 Typhoon: 18 dead, 9 missing. Northern Japan 2004 Oct.20   Typhoon kills at least 48
  Typhoon Tokage lashed the country with heavy rains that set off landslides and forced thousands to flee homes
Sep.30 18 dead after typhoon hits 2001 Aug.22 Tropical storm heads to Hokkaido. Northern Japan


Japan, Disasters Aviation Disasters Timeline ... See World Aviation Disasters timeline Top ^
2007 Aug.22 Taiwan jet in emergency landing Aug.19 Jetliner burst into flames   A Taiwanese China Airlines Boeing 737 burst into flames at the Naha airport on the island of Okinawa


Japan, Disasters Environmental Timeline ... See World Environmental timeline Top ^
2008 May.22 54 ill as new toxic fume suicide hits   Toxic fumes appears at a hospital in southern Japan when a man vomited after drinking pesticide to commit suicide 2006 Mar.23 Court orders reactor closed 2004 Aug.9 Deaths at nuclear plant


Japan, Disasters Suicide Timeline ... See World Suicide timeline Top ^
2008 May.12 3 dead in 'detergent suicide' pact   Police found 3 men dead in a car parked outside a spa Monday morning, the latest in a string of suicides involving detergent


Japan, Disasters Railroad Disasters Timeline ... See World Railroad Disasters timeline Top ^
2005 Dec.26 Inspections ordered after crash Dec.25 Deadly train derailment  Northern Japan: An express train derailed in northern Japan, killing 2 people and injuring more than 2 dozen others Apr.25 Hunt begins for Japan crash clues  Investigators are probing the cause of commuter train crash which has left at least 73 people killed Apr.24 100 dead as train derails
  A seven-car commuter train has derailed and ploughed into an apartment building at a railway crossing



Japan, Disasters Rescue Timeline ... See World Rescue timeline Top ^
2008 Jun. 14 Rescuers search for quake missing  Northern Japan: Rescue teams pressed their search for missing a day after a powerful weekend earthquake killed at least 5 people and left another 166 injured 2005 Apr.25 Search for crash survivors  Emergency crews are working through the night to rescue people trapped in the wreckage of a commuter train


Japan, Disasters Space Disasters Timeline ... See World Space Disasters timeline Top ^
2003 Nov.28 2 spy satellites blown up


Japan, Disasters Explosion Timeline ... See World Explosion timeline Top ^
2001 Aug.31 Tokyo explosion and fire kills 44  Most victims in a mahong parlor on the third floor died by carbon monoxide poisoning. Several jumped from windows