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Panasonic president sees 2011/12 as extremely tough

Panasonic Corp's president said on Friday that he sees the current financial year as an extremely tough one for the electronics giant, with the effects of the devastating March earthquake and tsunami continuing to hamper sales through September.

Rare images of tsunami striking Fukushima Nuclear Plant (PHOTOS)

It's been more than two months since 8.9 magnitude earthquakes struck Japan and took a toll on Japanese people and crippled the economy. Various relief measures are underway at various stages to restore normalcy in the ravaged island nation with aid flowing in from various quarters and volunteers pledging their support to restore the lives.

Doomsday: Is it May 21, 2011 or Dec. 21, 2012

Looks like it’s the doomsday season, again, signs and newspaper ads across the U.S. and in other places around the world have been warning that the judgment day is coming, but the question remains whether it is on May 21, 2011 or December 21, 2012.
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TEPCO Releases Photos of Tsunami Waters Around its Plant

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) released Thursday handout tsunami waters photos taken from near its number 5 reactor at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 11, when a 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck Japan that triggered the tsunami.
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Are you ready for the End?

If you've been following the preaching of Harold Camping, according to him, Judgment Day is merely days away. So set your clock for 6pm on Saturday, May 21st.
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May 21 Doomsday: 'It is absolutely going to happen'

If Harold Camping is right, Judgment Day is near. Near as in four days away. Yes, you've heard correctly. The Oakland-based Family Radio Worldwide, of which Camping is the president, said they have crunched the numbers, have done the math properly, and the numbers prove that the beginning of the end of the world as we know it is May 21. A day, the Family Radio Worldwide website says, the Bible guarantees.
 Toyota Motors India to resume normal production

Toyota to resume normal production in India

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd said that it will resume normal production from May 20, a fortnight ahead of schedule after the troubled car maker had decided to cut its production by 70 percent in the wake of parts shortage arising out of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the company said in a statement today.
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Premium air travel growth rate slows in March

The growth rate for premium air travel fell significantly in March from the previous month because of the Japan tsunami and earthquakes and Arab world unrest, the International Air Transport Association said on Monday.
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Hamaoka power plant completes final shutdown

The Hamaoka nuclear plant, located in the southwest of Tokyo, finally shut down all its reactors for about two years on Saturday to avoid any further mishap in the future due to natural calamities, a report said.

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