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7.0 earthquake off Okinawa
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Body found in plane's landing gear bay
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| Feb. 26 |
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7.0 earthquake off Okinawa Map of Okinawa Japan A tsunami advisory announced shortly after a earthquake struck Ryukyu Islands early Saturday has been canceled
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| Feb.8 |
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Body found in plane's landing gear bay A body was found in the landing gear bay of Boeing 777, Delta Flight 59, that arrived at Narita Airport. The dead man was not carrying a pas...
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| Oct.7 |
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Typhoon lashes Japan on landfall Typhoon Melor has made landfall in Japan for the first time in two years, causing widespread disruption south-west of Tokyo
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| Aug.16 |
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Earthquake strikes off coastline
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| Aug.9 |
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Magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes coast
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| Jul.23 |
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Deadly mudslides, floods leave 9 missing
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| Jul.19 |
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Fishermen brace for giant jellyfish
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| Jul.17 |
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10 climbers die on mountains. Northern Japan
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| May.5 |
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Search for U.S. professor in Japan
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| Mar.22 |
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2 die as cargo plane crash lands Map of Narita Japan The accident happened as the Federal Express jet landed at Narita international airport from Guangzhou in China. It burst into flames
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| Mar.9 |
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Freighter in collision may have sunk
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| Feb.19 |
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30 injured on 747 flight to Japan A Northwest Airlines flight suffered turbulence before landing at Narita International Airport. There were 408 passengers and 14 crew member...
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| Dec.20 |
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6.5-magnitude quake off Japanese coast
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| Sep.26 |
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Japan recalls sweets in melamine scandal
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| Sep.10 |
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Major quakes hit Japan and Indonesia Map of Kushiro Japan Northern Japan: A magnitude 6.9 earthquake rattled Japan, within minutes of a magnitude 6.6 earthquake in Indonesia
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| Jul.13 |
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WWII bomb forces mass evacuation
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| Jun.14 |
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Rescuers search for quake missing. Northern Japan
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Powerful earthquake strikes Map of Sendai Japan| 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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| Jun.13 |
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Quake kills two in island of Honshu. Northern Japan
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| May.22 |
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54 ill as new toxic fume suicide hits
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| May.12 |
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3 dead in 'detergent suicide' pact
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| May.7 |
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6.8 earthquake shakes Tokyo |
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| Aug.19 |
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Jetliner burst into flames
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| Jul.18 |
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Mayor orders shutdown of nuclear plant |
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| Jul.16 |
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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 | |
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| Jul.15 |
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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
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| Mar.24 |
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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
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| Jan.12 |
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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
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| Nov.15 |
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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
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| Jun.11 |
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Quake strikes southwestern Japan
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| Mar.22 |
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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
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| Jan.13 |
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Avalanches feared after snow weathermen forecast warmer temperatures and rains in areas hit by recent record snowfalls
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| Dec.26 |
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Inspections ordered after crash
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| Dec.25 |
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Deadly train derailment Northern Japan: An express train derailed in northern Japan, killing 2 people and injuring more than 2 dozen others
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| Sep.7 |
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Typhoon: 18 dead, 9 missing. Northern Japan
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| Aug.15 |
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Large quake hits northern Japan
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| Apr.25 |
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Hunt begins for Japan crash clues Investigators are probing the cause of commuter train crash which has left at least 73 people killed
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Search for crash survivors Emergency crews are working through the night to rescue people trapped in the wreckage of a commuter train
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| Apr.24 |
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100 dead as train derails| A seven-car commuter train has derailed and ploughed into an apartment building at a railway crossing | |
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| Jan.21 |
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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 |
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New quake hits northern Japan
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| Oct.23 |
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Quakes: Death toll rising to 15 A series of earthquakes and aftershocks injuring more than 700 as buildings crumbled and a bullet train derailed
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Quakes: Four dead, 300 hurt
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| Oct.20 |
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Typhoon kills at least 48| Typhoon Tokage lashed the country with heavy rains that set off landslides and forced thousands to flee homes | |
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| Sep.30 |
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18 dead after typhoon hits
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| Aug.9 |
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Deaths at nuclear plant
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| Nov.28 |
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2 spy satellites blown up
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| Sep.25 |
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Earthquake rocks island of Hokkaido. Northern Japan
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| May.26 |
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Powerful quake. Northern Japan
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| Sep.10 |
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Japan first case of mad cow
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| Aug.31 |
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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
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| Aug.22 |
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Tropical storm heads to Hokkaido |
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| Mar.23 |
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Strong quake |
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| Feb.17 |
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Robot finds ship sunk by sub |
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| Feb.10 |
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USA apologies after sub hits boat |
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| Feb.9 |
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U.S. sub, Japanese trawler collide Hawaii: Submarine accidentally hit and sank fishing school vessel. 9 people missing | |
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| 2006 |
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| Mar.22 |
2 hurt in nuclear plant fire Firefighters extinguished a 4-hour blaze that broke out at a power plant in western Japan
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| 2010 |
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| Feb. 26 |
7.0 earthquake off Okinawa Map of Okinawa Japan A tsunami advisory announced shortly after a earthquake struck Ryukyu Islands early Saturday has been canceled
| 2009 |
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| Aug.16 |
Earthquake strikes off coastline
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| Aug.9 |
Magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes coast
| 2008 |
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| Dec.20 |
6.5-magnitude quake off Japanese coast
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| Sep.10 |
Major quakes hit Japan and Indonesia Map of Kushiro Japan Northern Japan: A magnitude 6.9 earthquake rattled Japan, within minutes of a magnitude 6.6 earthquake in Indonesia
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| Jun.14 |
Powerful earthquake strikes Map of Sendai Japan| 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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| Jun.13 |
Quake kills two in island of Honshu. Northern Japan
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| May.7 |
6.8 earthquake shakes Tokyo |
| 2007 |
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| Jul.18 |
Mayor orders shutdown of nuclear plant |
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| 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 | |
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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 |
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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
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| Jun.11 |
Quake strikes southwestern Japan
| 2005 |
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| Aug.15 |
Large quake hits northern Japan
| 2004 |
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| Oct.24 |
New quake hits northern Japan
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| 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
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| Oct.23 |
Quakes: Four dead, 300 hurt
| 2003 |
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| Sep.25 |
Earthquake rocks island of Hokkaido. Northern Japan
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| May.26 |
Powerful quake. Northern Japan
| 2001 |
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| Mar.23 |
Strong quake |
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| 2008 |
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| Sep.26 |
Japan recalls sweets in melamine scandal
| 2001 |
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| Sep.10 |
Japan first case of mad cow
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| 2009 |
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| Mar.9 |
Freighter in collision may have sunk
| 2001 |
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| Feb.17 |
Robot finds ship sunk by sub |
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| Feb.10 |
USA apologies after sub hits boat |
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| Feb.9 |
U.S. sub, Japanese trawler collide Hawaii: Submarine accidentally hit and sank fishing school vessel. 9 people missing | |
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| 2009 |
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| May.5 |
Search for U.S. professor in Japan
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| 2009 |
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| Oct.7 |
Typhoon lashes Japan on landfall Typhoon Melor has made landfall in Japan for the first time in two years, causing widespread disruption south-west of Tokyo
| 2005 |
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| Sep.7 |
Typhoon: 18 dead, 9 missing. Northern Japan
| 2004 |
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| 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 | |
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| Sep.30 |
18 dead after typhoon hits
| 2001 |
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| Aug.22 |
Tropical storm heads to Hokkaido |
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| 2009 |
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| Jul.23 |
Deadly mudslides, floods leave 9 missing
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| 2010 |
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| Feb.8 |
Body found in plane's landing gear bay A body was found in the landing gear bay of Boeing 777, Delta Flight 59, that arrived at Narita Airport. The dead man was not carrying a pas...
| 2009 |
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| Mar.22 |
2 die as cargo plane crash lands Map of Narita Japan The accident happened as the Federal Express jet landed at Narita international airport from Guangzhou in China. It burst into flames
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| Feb.19 |
30 injured on 747 flight to Japan A Northwest Airlines flight suffered turbulence before landing at Narita International Airport. There were 408 passengers and 14 crew member...
| 2007 |
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| Aug.19 |
Jetliner burst into flames
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| 2009 |
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| Jul.19 |
Fishermen brace for giant jellyfish
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| 2008 |
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| May.22 |
54 ill as new toxic fume suicide hits
| 2004 |
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| Aug.9 |
Deaths at nuclear plant
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| 2008 |
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| May.12 |
3 dead in 'detergent suicide' pact
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| 2006 |
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| Jan.13 |
Avalanches feared after snow weathermen forecast warmer temperatures and rains in areas hit by recent record snowfalls
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| 2005 |
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| Dec.26 |
Inspections ordered after crash
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| Dec.25 |
Deadly train derailment Northern Japan: An express train derailed in northern Japan, killing 2 people and injuring more than 2 dozen others
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| 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
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| Apr.24 |
100 dead as train derails| A seven-car commuter train has derailed and ploughed into an apartment building at a railway crossing | |
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| 2008 |
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| Jun.14 |
Rescuers search for quake missing. Northern Japan
| 2005 |
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| Apr.25 |
Search for crash survivors Emergency crews are working through the night to rescue people trapped in the wreckage of a commuter train
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| 2003 |
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| Nov.28 |
2 spy satellites blown up
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| 2001 |
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| 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
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