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Gallery: Japan's tsunami repairs, six months on
Sunday marks the six-month anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that killed tens of thousands. The repairs are ongoing.
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Sep 9th 2011, 11:50 AM
Massive Japanese quake causes day to shorten slightly
The earth’s rotation sped up by over a microsecond because of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake.
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Mar 11th 2011, 9:24 PM
Taoiseach offers condolences and pledges assistance to victims of Japanese earthquake
The minister for trade and development has said that Ireland is standing by to provide assistance.
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Mar 11th 2011, 9:10 PM
Stock and oil prices react to Japan's earthquake and tsunami disasters
Stocks rose but oil prices fell in response to the terrible events in the Pacific.
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Mar 11th 2011, 7:34 PM
What’s happened in the Pacific? A timeline of the day's terrible events
A timeline of how today’s terrifying events have unfolded, beginning with the magnitude 8.9 earthquake which struck at 5.46am Irish time.
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Mar 11th 2011, 5:53 PM
Japan latest: Toll stands at 137 but deaths set to exceed 1,000 people
With still many unaccounted for one news agency says the death toll is expected to rise above 1,000 people.
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Mar 11th 2011, 4:32 PM
Astronomers dismiss suggestion that sun and moon caused Japan earthquake
Reports that scientists had established a link between the activities of the sun and moon with the today’s Pacific tsunami have been dismissed by Irish astronomers.
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Mar 11th 2011, 3:59 PM
In pictures: How the disaster in Japan unfolded
Cities, towns and farmland seriously damaged by the 8.9 magnitude quake today, which then triggered tsunami.
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Mar 11th 2011, 2:40 PM
UN and countries pledge aid and rescue offers to Japan but no decision from Ireland
Officials at the Department of the Taoiseach and Department of Foreign Affairs have so far made no official comment on the matter.
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Mar 11th 2011, 2:39 PM
Tsunami hits Indonesia without causing damage
Indonesia and Guam have both lifted their tsunami warnings, after waves of just 10 centimetres hit the eastern Indonesian coast.
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Mar 11th 2011, 2:26 PM
In Pictures: Graphs and charts that show the tsunami's projected path
Weather centres around the Pacific rim show trajectory of deadly wave.
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Mar 11th 2011, 1:42 PM
Volcano erupts in eastern Indonesia
A volcano has erupted in Indonesia, just hours after an earthquake in Japan created a Pacific-wide tsunami.
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Mar 11th 2011, 1:39 PM
Department of Foreign Affairs sets up crisis centre for Japan tsunami
The department estimates that there are around 2,000 Irish citizens in Japan. Relatives and friends of people in Japan are asked to contact the crisis centre for information.
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Mar 11th 2011, 1:20 PM
Pacific tsunami: Eyewitnesses upload photographs
People in the areas affected by the Pacific tsunami have uploaded photographs on social networking sites.
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Mar 11th 2011, 12:47 PM
Tsunami passes over Taiwan, Indonesia braces for impact
The Pacific tsunami has hit Taiwan causing minimal damage – it is due to hit the vulnerable Indonesia islandssoon.
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Mar 11th 2011, 12:01 PM
Japan tremors incredibly close to the surface
Map shows how shallow the focus of earthquake is – red and orange spots denote shocks less than 25km from the surface.
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Mar 11th 2011, 11:43 AM
Tsunami may 'totally engulf' low lying Pacific islands: Red Cross
The low lying Pacific islands may be swept over as a powerful tsunami hits the region – meanwhile Indonesia is bracing itself, as warnings indicate it will be the first area to be hit after Japan.
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Mar 11th 2011, 10:53 AM
Death toll rises to 26 in Japan earthquake disaster
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Mar 11th 2011, 10:13 AM
Tsunami centre widens warning to western US coast
Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and Central and South America and the rest of the Pacific Ocean have been issued with tsunami alerts.
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Mar 11th 2011, 9:19 AM
"It felt like a jet had come too close to the window": Eyewitnesses tell of Japan earthquake
The major earthquake has violently shaken the whole of north Japan, with one person confirmed dead already.
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Mar 11th 2011, 8:39 AM