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Tsunami-proof: Japanese soy sauce rises from ruins of 2011 disaster

Food

No one expected the Yagisawa Shoten soy sauce company to come back after the 2011 tsunami, in which its inventory was washed away by 55-foot-high waves. But a good deed led to a discovery — and the soy sauce’s return.

A man walks between a fallow rice field at Miyakoji area in Tamura, Fukushima prefecture on April 1, 2014. The area was finally opened to residents three years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.

Riding the bus through Japan’s forbidden nuclear zone

Environment
The World

Predicting Earth’s Deadliest Natural Disasters

Environment

Japan: A Future After The Tsunami

Japan Disaster: The Lasting Impact of March 11, 2011

Development & Education

Scientist Warned of Tsunami Disaster in Japan

Global Politics

Long before the tsunami hit Japan last year, paleontologist Koji Minoura had been warning of the danger. Minoura found evidence that a huge tsunami hit Sendai in the year 869, and he cautioned that a similar disaster was overdue.

Top of the Hour: Hundreds Dead After Earthquake in Turkey, Morning Headlines

At least 200 people are dead after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Turkey on Sunday. Rescue workers are still working to free victims caught beneath the rubble. Tens of thousands have been left homeless.

Blog: Last Rites in Hazmat Suits

Overheard from a frequent American visitor to Japan: “People in the States say Japan is so screwed. People in Tokyo say the north of Japan is so screwed. People in the north say Miyagi (where much of the tsunami damage occurred) is so screwed. People in Miyagi say Fukushima (where a lot of the current […]

Fukushima vs. Chernobyl—Comparison less useful than ever

Nowhere near Chernobyl. Except sort of. But really, much, much less bad. Or… maybe worse. If your head’s hurting right now trying to keep track of official evaluations of the scale of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, well, get in line for the aspirin. If not yet the iodine pills […]

The World

6.6 Aftershock Hits Japan

Environment

A 6.6 magnitude aftershock hit Japan on the one month anniversary of the tsunami and quake which devastated much of the country. So far there has been no additional damage and a tsunami warning was lifted.