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We have started to collect the most important news related to Japan in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.
At New York's JFK airport each passenger flying to or from Tokyo has their own story.
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SeychellesAfter a third explosion at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan, BBC Radio 5 live's Victoria Derbyshire speaks to Linda Walker from the Chernobyl Children's project
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United KingdomAnother UK team flies to quake-hit Japan to help search for the thousands still missing amid growing concerns for UK citizens caught up in the disaster.
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The Japanese government is trying to calm fears about radiation leaking from the Fukushima nuclear power plant which was badly damaged in Friday's earthquake and tsunami.
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Hundreds of foreigners have decided to leave Japan amid growing fears for their safety after the government warned radiation from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant reached harmful levels.
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Residents have voiced concern after the Japanese government warned that radiation from Japan's quake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has reached harmful levels.
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Rescuers in Japan have pulled out alive a man who spent four days stuck under debris following Friday's devastating earthquake and tsunami.
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Radiation levels at a quake-stricken Japanese nuclear plant reach levels harmful to human health, a top official warns, after a third blast and a fire.
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In the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan people are trying to sustain normal life amid the chaos.
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More than 500,000 people have been made homeless in Japan
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Professor Paddy Regan describes the risks stemming from Japan's quake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant after it was rocked by a third blast.
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Radiation from Japan's quake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has reached harmful levels the government says
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Warner Bros stops screenings of afterlife movie Hereafter following the earthquake and tsunami.
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Japanese shares plunge, leading Europe markets lower, on fears of a radiation leak at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
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The Bank of Japan pumps an extra $98bn into the financial markets as it looks to underpin sentiment and help recovery.
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Nuclear projects in Europe are being reviewed in light of the emergency in Japan, following three explosions at the tsunami-hit Fukushima plant.
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Japanese shares fall further as investors continue to worry about the impact of the earthquake on the country's economy.
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United KingdomPrime Minister David Cameron says there are "severe concerns" for a number of British nationals after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
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How will the Japan disaster affect America's nuclear energy plans?
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Engineers battle to cool a third reactor at a Japanese nuclear plant after a second blast in three days, amid continuing fears of a possible meltdown.
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Insurance shares around the world are hit as concerns grow about the cost of reconstruction in Japan following Friday's earthquake.
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The BBC's Damian Grammaticas has travelled to a tsunami-hit town in eastern Japan, which he says was "once a pleasant fishing port" but has been "wiped from the map".
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David Shukman explains what is going on inside Japan's quake stricken Fukushima Daiichi plant, and assesses the potential risks from radiation.
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Tokyo resident Luke Cummings gives a first hand account of what he experienced when he arrived in Sendai to help with the relief effort.
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GermanyGermany suspends a controversial plan to extend the lives of its ageing nuclear power stations, in response to the unfolding Japanese crisis.
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Japan has asked the US for assistance as technicians battle to stabilise a third reactor at a quake-stricken nuclear plant, which has been rocked by a second blast in three days.
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The Japanese port town of Minamisanriku was completely wiped out by the Friday's tsunami, with the scale of the devastation just becoming clear some 72 hour later.
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United KingdomIncreasing numbers of Britons raise concerns about friends and relatives possibly caught up in Japan's earthquake, as a UK rescue team begins work.
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The BBC's George Alagiah has been assessing the impact in Sendai after Friday's devastating earthquake and tsunami hit Japan's north-east coast.
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Friday's disasters have left parts of Japan's economy frozen but it will bounce back later this year, say analysts.
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A Japanese nuclear plant stricken by Friday's quake and tsunami has been hit by a second explosion, while a third reactor has lost its cooling system.
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The Bank of Japan is to inject $183bn into the banking system to stabilise financial markets as the Nikkei falls 6.2%.
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Officials in Japan are warning that a third reactor is suffering cooling problems at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant raising fears of another explosion.
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United KingdomA British rescue team lands in Japan where it will join the search for survivors of the devastating earthquake and tsunami.
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Concerns are being raised over three separate nuclear reactors at Fukushima, Japan following an explosion at one on Saturday
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A Japanese woman has spoken about how she grabbed a tree to avoid sinking under water when the tsunami hit.
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After much of Japan's north-east coast was devastated by the earthquake and tsunami, can the country rebuild to withstand similar events in the future?
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The Japanese government warns that the continued turmoil from Friday's earthquake and tsunami will lead to electricity shortages.
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There is a risk of a second explosion at the quake-damaged Fukushima power station, Japanese officials say, as police warn that the death toll in the area worst affected by Friday's tsunami could exceed 10,000.
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Newly emerged footage shows the force at which the tsunami struck Japan's coast.
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Japan has appealed to the international community for help in coping with the disaster.
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Millions of people are still without power and water in northern Japan.
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Japanese technicians are battling to lower the pressure in a second nuclear reactor at Japan's earthquake-damaged Fukushima power station, which was hit by a big explosion on Saturday.
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A powerful explosion hits a badly damaged Japanese nuclear power plant, as a huge relief operation continues after Friday's devastating earthquake and tsunami.
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Japan faced an atomic emergency as cooling systems damaged by the quake failed at two nuclear reactors.
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TV chef Ken Hom was in a hotel in Tokyo when the earthquake hit, he talks about his experience of the disaster.
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Footage has emerged of Friday's tsunami sweeping through Kesennuma City in Miyagi Prefecture, north-eastern Japan.
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The intensity of Japan's earthquake on Friday is shown in new footage captured north of Tokyo in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture.
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A mammoth relief mission is swinging into action in north-east Japan, a day after it was struck by a devastating tsunami, claiming hundreds of lives.
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An explosion is reported at a Japanese nuclear power plant where a meltdown is feared as a huge relief operation continues after Friday's devastating earthquake and tsunami.
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Japan's relief mission is beginning a day after it was struck by a devastating tsunami, killing hundreds and destroying coastal regions
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Tsunami waves caused by a huge quake off Japan reach the US Pacific coast, hours after striking the islands of the outlying US state of Hawaii.
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United KingdomUK offers emergency assistance to Japan as David Cameron and the Queen offer their condolences after the country's massive earthquake.
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