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As Japan continues to grapple with the effects of the March 11 earthquake, the prefecture of Fukushima faces some of the biggest challenges.
Fukushima's roads were damaged in the earthquake, its coast was battered by the tsunami, and now leaking radiation around the crippled Dai-ichi nuclear power plant has made parts of the prefecture unlivable.
The tsunami pushed seawater more than 2 miles inland in some places. Rail lines in Fukushima — Japan's third-largest prefecture — were destroyed along the coast; train traffic still hasn't resumed through the prefecture. Radiation from the leaking nuclear complex has forced tens of thousands of residents from their homes. The sale of many vegetables from Fukushima has been banned.
Akio Nagato, the director general of the Fukushima governor's office, says the tsunami and earthquake mainly affected the coast but the radiation is affecting the entire prefecture, which spans more than 5,000 square miles.
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Nokia has today announced that it expects some disruptions to its supply of new mobile phones and other products due to the events in Japan. Nokia said that the disruption was due to the ability of its firms in Japan to keep up with delayed shipments and lack of other ...
http://bit.ly/i5rNrJNokia has today announced that it expects some disruptions to its supply of new mobile... more
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The U.S. Air Force Global Hawk UAV is scheduled to fly over the damaged nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Dai-1 nuclear plant. The unmanned drone will take high definition pictures of the facility and also peak into its insides. Japan, after the recent disaster has been bat...
http://bit.ly/etEqAlThe U.S. Air Force Global Hawk UAV is scheduled to fly over the damaged nuclear... more
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