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A tour of the tsunami wreckage

By The World ⋅ March 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Tetsuo Jimbo, editor of the Japanese website “Videonews.com,” who is in the tsunami-stricken area of northeast Japan. Download MP3

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Anxiety in Tokyo

By The World ⋅ March 16, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

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The World’s Mary Kay Magistad reports on the anxiety felt by Tokyo residents about possible radiation exposure from Japan’s earthquake and tsunami damaged nuclear reactors. Many city residents are skeptical of official statements seeking to reassure them. Download MP3
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Rescue efforts in northern Japan

By The World ⋅ March 16, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

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Rescue workers in Ofunato, Iwate prefecture, are continuing to find bodies amongst the wreckage, as hopes of finding survivors diminish. International rescue teams have been helping in the search in the city, which was one of the closest to the epicentre of the earthquake and was destroyed by the tsunami. Anchor Lisa Mullins talks with Rachel Harvey in Ofunato. Download MP3

Rachel Harvey’s video report from Ofunato

A nation’s psyche in the wake of disaster

By The World ⋅ March 16, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

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The World’s Jason Margolis examines how last week’s tsunami and earthquake in Japan have affected the country’s national psyche. Download MP3

Japan seeks to allay nuclear fears

By The World ⋅ March 15, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

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The operators of the Japanese nuclear plant damaged in Friday’s earthquake and tsunami, say essential cooling functions are being restored following a number of explosions and a fire which released dangerous levels of radiation. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with David Brenner who directs the Center for Radiological Research at Columbia University. Download MP3
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Japan’s nuclear crisis and Europe

By The World ⋅ March 15, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅

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The World’s Clark Boyd reports that Japan’s troubles with its quake-damaged nuclear reactors are prompting European leaders to reassess the safety of their own reactors, and Europe’s reliance on nuclear energy in the future. Download MP3

History of earthquakes and tsunamis

By The World ⋅ March 15, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

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Last Friday’s earthquake was the largest on record to hit Japan. But there were huge quakes and tsunamis before records were kept. Anchor Marco Werman explores the history of quakes and tsunamis with Brian Atwater of the US Geological Survey. Download MP3

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Japan struggling to cope

By The World ⋅ March 15, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with The World’s Mary Kay Magistad in Tokyo about the humanitarian and nuclear crises unfolding in Japan. Download MP3

Update on Japan’s nuclear crisis

By The World ⋅ March 15, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with The World’s Environment Editor Peter Thomson about the latest on Japan’s nuclear crisis.
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The cost of Japan’s earthquake

By The World ⋅ March 14, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

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While technicians are battling to stabilize a third reactor at a quake-stricken Japanese nuclear plant, the authorities are beginning to take stock of the enormous devastation wrought by the earthquake and tsunami which have brought parts of Japan’s economy to a standstill. Mary Kay Magistad has more. Download MP3
Aerial photography: before and after the disaster

Japan battles nuclear nightmare

By The World ⋅ March 14, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

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Japanese authorities are battling to cool overheating nuclear reactors at a power station damaged in Friday’s earthquake and tsunami following a second explosion in 48 hours. The operators of the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant warned of the risk of a possible meltdown after the nuclear fuel rods at one reactor were exposed. Anchor Marco Werman talks with The World’s environment editor Peter Thomson.Download MP3
Reuters factbox: What is happening inside Japan’s nuclear reactors?

Devastation in Japan

By The World ⋅ March 14, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the BBC’s Nick Ravenscroft in Sendai for the latest on how Japan is coping with the damage from Friday’s massive earthquake and tsunami. Download MP3

Japanese band Kodo chipping in to help countrymen

By The World ⋅ March 14, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

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Japanese drumming ensemble Kodo was not in Japan last Friday when the earthquake and tsunami devastated northeast area of Japan. The band is currently on tour in the United States, but band members are doing what they can from the road to help their country. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the band’s manager Jun Akimoto. Download MP3

Japanese band KODO

Tsunami hits Japan after quake

By The World ⋅ March 11, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅

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Japan’s most powerful earthquake since records began struck its north-east coast on Friday, triggering a massive tsunami. Cars, ships and buildings were swept away by a wall of water after the 8.9-magnitude quake, which struck about 250 miles north-east of Tokyo. Officials say 350 people are dead and about 500 missing, but it is feared the final death toll will be much higher. Mary Kay Magistad reports. Download MP3
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First-hand account of earthquake

By The World ⋅ March 11, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

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Anchor Marco Werman finds out what the earthquake felt like from Eric Due, an American who’s lived in Japan for 20 years. Due was working at his job in the newsroom of The Japan Times when the quake struck. Download MP3