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photos for Japan surfer story

all photos by Christopher Johnson 001, 0251, 242  – Seiichi Kato, who lives in a tent on his favorite surfing … Continue reading photos for Japan surfer story

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JAPAN: A school principal’s do or die decision

See the full gallery on Posterous   http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/apr/21/japan-lives-lost-to-disaster-… Nobiru village, Japan— In Japan’s rigid education system, principals, teachers and students … Continue reading JAPAN: A school principal’s do or die decision

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JAPAN: Displaced youth see bleak future

Displaced Japanese youths see bleak future Tsunami leaves northerners with limited options Kazuki Ishimori, 27, clears debris from his family’s … Continue reading JAPAN: Displaced youth see bleak future

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JAPAN: Soldiers lead rescue and relief

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JAPAN: Nuclear refugees in 5-star luxury, while most on cold floors

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/apr/15/blucky-lottery-winners-in-jap… TOKYO — After a month of misfortune, Miwako Ikema finally had some luck. Out of 700 applicants, she and … Continue reading JAPAN: Nuclear refugees in 5-star luxury, while most on cold floors

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JAPAN: IMF should help Japan

See the full gallery on Posterous KESENNUMA, Japan – The government of Japan is so incredibly well-organized, and its workforce … Continue reading JAPAN: IMF should help Japan

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JAPAN puts nuclear crisis at highest level

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/apr/12/japan-raises-its-nuclear-cris… TOKYO | Japan’s government on Tuesday raised the crisis level of its damaged nuclear facility at Fukushima to 7, … Continue reading JAPAN puts nuclear crisis at highest level

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JAPAN: Amid radiation fears, Tokyo goes cherry blossom viewing

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/apr/11/amid-radiation-concern-tokyo-… TOKYO | The biggest news in Tokyo over the past few days did not concern the Fukushima nuclear plant, the … Continue reading JAPAN: Amid radiation fears, Tokyo goes cherry blossom viewing

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JAPAN: Fishermen hit by second wave

Fishermen hit by radiation threat Disasters devastate seafood industry A vessel still sits in a street of Kesennuma, Japan. The March … Continue reading JAPAN: Fishermen hit by second wave

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JAPAN: For survivors, cold nights in most beautiful school in Japan

Japan school a sanctuary above obliterated city Tsunami survivors shelter in unheated rooms Evacuees of all ages use the stairs … Continue reading JAPAN: For survivors, cold nights in most beautiful school in Japan

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JAPAN: seniors in cold dorms apply for temp housing

Hiraushi Yoshitaka, 81, and his wife Kazuko, 83, have been sleeping on the floor of a cold school gymnasium in … Continue reading JAPAN: seniors in cold dorms apply for temp housing

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JAPAN: The home where the tsunami stopped

The home in Japan where the tsunami finally stopped Naoki Suzuki, a truck driver, stands near the site of his … Continue reading JAPAN: The home where the tsunami stopped

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JAPAN: One missing person in a sea of debris

See the full gallery on Posterous http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/apr/3/massive-search-mission-japan-f… KAMAISHI Japan | Yasuko Kawahata, 61, welcomed the 20 young Tokyo police officers digging … Continue reading JAPAN: One missing person in a sea of debris

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JAPAN: Looking for a white car in Kesennuma

Hideto Miura last saw his white Honda on March 11, when he parked it near the fish market and ran … Continue reading JAPAN: Looking for a white car in Kesennuma

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JAPAN: Obliteration zone in Kesennuma 2

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JAPAN: Beautiful Kesennuma, city of debris

KESENNUMA, Japan | Around the Shark Museum in downtown Kesennuma, a coastal city of 73,000 residents about 150 miles north … Continue reading JAPAN: Beautiful Kesennuma, city of debris

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JAPAN: Plutonium found outside nuclear plant

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/28/japans-plutonium-levels-calle… KITAKAMI, Japan | Plutonium found in soil around Japan’s disabled nuclear power plant panicked the public and media Monday, … Continue reading JAPAN: Plutonium found outside nuclear plant

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JAPAN: US divers pull ships, cars out of vital harbor

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/27/us-helps-clear-vital-japan-ha… HACHINOHE, Japan | The second largest city on the devastated northeastern coast of Japan, Hachinohe, is set to become … Continue reading JAPAN: US divers pull ships, cars out of vital harbor

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JAPAN: Radiation rises in Tokyo suburbs

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/24/radiation-levels-remain-worri… SHIZUOKA, Japan | A day after he warned that Tokyo water was unsafe for babies because of high radiation … Continue reading JAPAN: Radiation rises in Tokyo suburbs

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JAPAN: Tokyo water unsafe for babies

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/23/tap-water-in-tokyo-not-safe-f… SHIZUOKA, Japan | The government Wednesday warned Tokyo residents against giving tap water to babies, after discovering double the … Continue reading JAPAN: Tokyo water unsafe for babies

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JAPAN: Reactors not yet stable

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/22/crews-reconnect-power-lines-t… Emergency crews Tuesday hooked up electrical lines to a crippled nuclear power plant but delayed restoring power until checking … Continue reading JAPAN: Reactors not yet stable

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JAPAN: PM sees light in nuclear tunnel

http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/21/japans-leader-tries-to-assuage-… NARA, Japan | Prime Minister Naoto Kan tried Monday to reassure the world that emergency crews are making progress to … Continue reading JAPAN: PM sees light in nuclear tunnel

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JAPAN: Radiation found in food, water

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/20/radiation-found-in-japans-foo… NARA, Japan | Fears of nuclear fallout grew during a wet Sunday after officials reported traces of radioactive elements in … Continue reading JAPAN: Radiation found in food, water

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JAPAN: Fukushima front-line of nuclear crisis

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/17/japan-reactors-get-more-water… SHIZUOKA, Japan | Emergency crews Thursday turned to firetrucks, water cannons and helicopters dropping enormous loads of water, as they … Continue reading JAPAN: Fukushima front-line of nuclear crisis

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JAPAN: Emperor comforts anxious Japan

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/16/emperor-comforts-japan-in-1st… HAMAMATSU, Japan | In the first television address by a Japanese monarch, Emperor Akihito on Wednesday tried to calm the … Continue reading JAPAN: Emperor comforts anxious Japan

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JAPAN: Exodus begins amid nuke fears

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/15/exodus-from-tokyo-begins/?pag… SHIZUOKA, Japan | A quiet exodus from Tokyo began on Tuesday after another explosion and a fire at a nuclear-power … Continue reading JAPAN: Exodus begins amid nuke fears

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JAPAN struggles with triple disaster

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/14/japan-struggles-with-nuclear-… TOKYO | Officials are struggling to prevent a meltdown of fuel rods in three of Japan’s crippled nuclear reactors, as … Continue reading JAPAN struggles with triple disaster

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JAPAN: Public demand truth about nuke crisis

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/13/ravaged-japan-faces-nuke-cris… TOKYO | Japan grieved Sunday over its losses in the wake of a massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated the … Continue reading JAPAN: Public demand truth about nuke crisis

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cold naked reality hits earthquake Japan

By Christopher Johnson in Tokyo, Japan   I was taking a shower at 2:46 on a Friday afternoon when our … Continue reading cold naked reality hits earthquake Japan

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