KAMAKURA, Japan At 2:46 p.m. this Sunday, March 11, my family and I will join millions of Japanese standing silently, perhaps at a Buddhist temple or a Shinto shrine. With heads bowed, we will remember the events of one year earlier, when our house swayed for nearly three minutes, the power died, and, in the Tohoku region a couple of hundred miles north, waves engulfed entire towns and two nuclear plants. We’ll relive the sorrow over the 19,000 lives lost in the Great East Japan Disaster, as the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami are known here. Read full article > >

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Last year’s tragedy failed to rouse Japan from its stagnation

When the earthquake and tsunami hit Japan last March, Hiroko Maisuke was following the story as a photo producer for The New York Times. That wasn’t enough. Two weeks later, she was in Japan, photographing the destruction.

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Lens Blog: Photos of a Buddhist Temple’s Struggles After the Tsunami in Japan

People across New Zealand hold memorial services to remember the 185 who died in the earthquake that devastated central Christchurch a year ago.

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New Zealand remembers quake dead

The new eastern span of the Bay Bridge in San Francisco is designed to go with the flow if a major earthquake strikes.

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To Survive a Quake, New Bay Bridge Span Will Offer Least Resistance

TOKYO — The hulking system that once guided Japan’s pro-nuclear-power stance worked just fine when everybody moved in lock step. But in the wake of a nuclear accident that changed the way this country thinks about energy, the system has proved ill-suited for resolving conflict. Its very size and complexity have become a problem. Read full article > >

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After earthquake, Japan can’t agree on the future of nuclear power

The police officials were among 13 who stood trial for a prison massacre that occurred a week after the 2010 earthquake.

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8 Haitian Policemen Convicted in 2010 Prison Killings

Fear and panic in New Zealand as earthquakes strike

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In pictures: New quakes shake Christchurch

Two strong earthquakes shake the New Zealand city of Christchurch, sending residents rushing from buildings and causing minor damage.

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VIDEO: Moment N Zealand quake struck

A series of strong earthquakes hit the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Friday, sending goods toppling from shelves, causing rockfalls and driving terrified residents from buildings 10 months after a quake killed almost 200 people in the city.

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Quakes Rattle NZ’s Tremor-Plagued Christchurch

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake rocks the New Zealand city of Christchurch, 10 months after swathes of the city centre were destroyed by another quake.

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New earthquake rocks Christchurch

Shows earthquake in a football stadium.

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Japan’s prime minister says the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant has finally been stabilised, nine months after the earthquake and tsunami.

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Japan declares Fukushima stable

The 6.5-magnitude earthquake did not cause widespread destruction, though it caused panic and is known to have killed at least three people.

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Earthquake Strikes Western Mexican State of Guerrero

NEW DELHI — A recent U.S. prediction of a possibly devastating earthquake in the disputed Himalayan province of Kashmir has caused alarm here in India. A study by Roger Bilham , professor of geology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, concludes that a magnitude-9 earthquake could strike in Kashmir, triggering massive landslides and plunging the picturesque valley under water. Read full article > >

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Kashmir underwater? A Colorado geologist thinks it’s possible

Animals may sense earthquakes days before they occur by detecting “chemical changes” in groundwater, say scientists.

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How animals predict earthquakes