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Japan

Breaking: Death toll in Japanese earthquake disaster stands at 60

THE DEATH TOLL in the Japanese earthquake disaster now stands at 60, the Kyodo News Agency has reported.

Of the fatalities, 26 people died in Iwate Prefecture as a result of the quake or in the tsunami, while one or more deaths were reported in prefectures including Fukushima, Miyagi, Tokyo, Ibaraki, Chiba, Kanagawa and Tochigi.

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