News Topic - Japan

6.8-Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Northern Japan
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocked northern Japan early Thursday, local TV reported.
Fox News  –  Jul 23, 2008 4:38 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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ZeniMax Asia K.K. Announces Bully for Japan
Bully (PS2)Bully will be available on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2.
IGN.com  –  Jul 23, 2008 4:37 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Magnitude 6.8 quake hits off northern Japan coast
AP - Japan's weather agency says a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off the northern Japanese coast.
Yahoo!  –  Jul 23, 2008 4:16 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Strong quake rocks Japan
Japan's weather agency says a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off the northern Japanese coast.
USA Today  –  Jul 23, 2008 4:08 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Hitachi, GE to develop smaller nuclear reactors
AFP - Japan's Hitachi and US giant General Electric will team up to sell midsize nuclear reactors to meet growing demand for power facilities in Southeast Asia, a Hitachi spokesman said Wednesday.
Yahoo!  –  Jul 23, 2008 4:02 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Northern Japan hit by strong 6.8 quake
AFP - A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale shook northern Japan early Thursday, the Japanese meteologial Agency said.
Yahoo!  –  Jul 23, 2008 3:58 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Magnitude 6.8 quake hits Japan
A powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit the northern part of Japan's main Honshu island Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
MSNBC.com  –  Jul 23, 2008 3:51 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Magnitude 6.9 quake hits Japan's Honshu
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit the northern part of Japan's main Honshu island on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
Reuters  –  Jul 23, 2008 3:45 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Air Force to hold largest multinational enlisted conference
Representatives from 16 nations are meeting for four days of discussion and collaboration during the 2008 Senior Enlisted Leadership Conference July 21 through 25 in Kuala Lumpur. The conference is the largest air force multinational enlisted conference and is the first of its kind to be held in the Pacific region. Represented in the four-day symposium are delegations from Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Canada, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Philippines, South Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United States and Vietnam. more...
The United States Air Force  –  Jul 23, 2008 3:14 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Airman connects families to loved ones who died in Battle of Okinawa
Although it's been more than 60 years since the battle of Okinawa, a Kadena Air Base NCO here is doing everything he can to ensure that friends and family members can remain connected to their loved ones who died in the battle. Tech. Sgt. Victor Follis, a quality assurance inspector with the 18th Maintenance Group, saw the need to remember those who gave their lives in this devastating battle. After visiting Peace Prayer Park in Itoman City, Japan, and seeing the war memorial there which contains the names of all those who died in the battle, he knew what he had to do. more...
The United States Air Force  –  Jul 23, 2008 3:09 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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