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... in Japan, as companies assess the damage of the earthquake and tsunami on the north-east coast. Sony, Toyota, Nissan and Honda are among firms ... Japanese Firms Assess Effects of Earthquake from the New York Times: Companies in Japan evacuated and closed plants on Friday as they scrambled in the ...
atch President Obama's full news conference on Friday, March 11 2011. The president discussed the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, rising gas prices, the conflict in Libya and the federal budget, among other topics.
... Japan, as companies assess the damage of the earthquake and tsunami on the north-east coast. Sony, Toyota, Nissan and Honda are among firms to ... Japanese Firms Assess Effects of Earthquake from the New York Times: Companies in Japan evacuated and closed plants on Friday as they scrambled in the ...
The 8.9-magnitude earthquake that struck coastal Japan on Friday, devastating large swaths of the coast and spawning a powerful tsunami, was caused by the Pacific tectonic plate thrusting underneath the country, and forcing the seabed and ocean water upward. Japan sits on or near the boundary of four ...
In a news conference Friday afternoon, President Obama called the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan a "catastrophic disaster," adding that images of the aftermath have been "heartbreaking." The president said he spoke with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan early Friday morning and conveyed "deepest condolences" to the victims. He ...
his footage from NHK World shows the impact of tsunami waves in Japan after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the country's coast.
In other news Monday, China passed Japan to become the world's second-largest economy after Japan's economy shrunk the final quarter of 2010. Japan has placed behind the U.S. for much of the past 40 years. In Iran, protests inspired by the uprising in Egypt brought thousands of opposition demonstrators into central Tehran.
... FBI handout video in full: Back in June, the New York Times' Andrea Elliott charted Shahzad's path to militancy, "from Pakistan to Times Square." Japan Slashes Key Interest Rate In a surprise move Tuesday, Japan's central bank cut its key interest rate to virtually zero and is looking ...
Amid the recent rise in tensions between China and Japan over Japan's arrest of a Chinese trawler captain, Beijing has unleashed a reported trading halt on an unusual commodity: rare earth. Rare earth are metallic elements that play a critical role in manufacturing of electronic and other high-tech ...
... in dispute. The BBC's Roland Buerk in Tokyo writes: "Many in Japan may bristle, saying the country has caved in to Chinese pressure. But Japan certainly had a lot to lose. The economy is dependent on exports for growth, and China is its biggest trading partner. Japan's government ...
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