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NASA's Earth Observatory team has published enhanced satellite images comparing before and after shots of the northeastern Japanese city of Sendai after a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami struck the coast, pointing out areas hit by flooding.

The Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has warned of massive blackouts across Japan, even affecting areas far removed from the direct impact of the earthquake, given that its power facilities were damaged by the quake.

The Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) has confirmed that there has been a release of a small amount of radioactive material at one of its two Fukushima-based nuclear plants where the cooling mechanism had failed after Friday's devastating earthquake.

The explosion at a nuclear plant in northern Japan following yesterday’s cataclysmic earthquake was caused by a failed pumping system and not by any damage to the reactor, according to Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano

An explosion at a nuclear power plant in Japan's eastern coast did not take place at the critically important reactor, but officials have nonetheless expanded an evacuation area for residents from about 6 miles to 12 miles.

The death toll from Japan’s devastating earthquake could rise to more than 1,300, as the country continues to dig out survivors trapped beneath rubble and concrete

An explosion at the unstable nuclear reactor in Fukushima, Japan, led to leakage of radiation from the facility.

Following an explosion and fears of a radiation leak at the 40-year-old Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, the Japanese government began evacuating people from within a 20 kilometer radius of the plant on Saturday afternoon.

'Pokemon' creator Satoshi Tajiri rumored to have died in Japan earthquake on the internet, especially on sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

An explosion was heard at the quake-hit nuclear plant of Japan on Saturday, soon after speculations of melt-down were made following the failure of the cooling system of the plant due to Friday's powerful earthquake and tsunami.

Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency has stated that there has been detection of 2 radioactive substances, namely, cesium and radioactive iodine at the Fukushima Number One nuclear power station.

Japanese broadcasters and amateur videographers captured the scenes on the ground and in the air of the moments when an 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Japan.

A powerful 8.9 earthquake occured in Japan on Friday triggering a reportedly 33-feet high (10 meters) tsunami that swept away cars, planes, homes and even buildings along the country's northeastern coast. A tsunami warning was issued for the whole Pacific basin, except initially, for the U.S. and Canada.

Japan’s tragic earthquake and subsequent tsunami not only cost humans lives but also economic damage. But despite the initial economic setback, Japan’s economy should do just fine in the medium and long term.

Home to much of the world's semiconductor factories and electronics companies, Japan's devastation will have significant effects on global electronics supplies.

Exactly 66 years ago, the U.S. Airforce conducted the largest single firebombing in history over Tokyo which killed at least 100,000 residents and injured up to one million people. Burning large parts of the city with incendiary bombs was thus more effective in killing civilians than either the Hiroshima or Nagasaki atomic bombs.

Donating to the disaster relief efforts in Japan and elsewhere following the devastating earthquake and tsunami is as easy as a text message.

Google's Crisis Center and Person Finder provides immediate, real time assistance to those affected by the earthquake and tsunami.

A massive 8.9 earthquake struck Japan on Friday triggering a reportedly 33-feet high (10 meters) tsunami that swept away cars, planes, homes and even some smaller buildings along the country's northeastern coast.A tsunami warning was issued for the entire Pacific basin, except initially, for the U.S. and Canada.

Video from Japan in the aftermath Friday's 8.9 magnitude quake shows office workers in Yokohama, several hundreds of miles southwest of the quake's epicenter, running to escape falling debris.

A new earthquake has struck Japan near the prefecture of Nagano, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).