Asia Pacific Program for 11 March 2011
Japan hit by biggest quake in 140 years
The United Nations says thirty international search and rescue teams stand ready to go to Japan to provide assistance after a major earthquake struck on Friday afternoon on the country's northeast coast.
Japan's tsunami could hit economy hard
The full scale of the damage wrought on Japan's economy by the earthquake and tsunami is hard to gauge.
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Tsunami threatened to wash over islands
The tsunami set off by Japan's major earthquake is currently higher than some Pacific islands which it could wash over, that's according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
Pacific islands braced for tsunami that never came
After the 8.9 magnitude earthquake off Japan, the Northern Marianas Islands in the Pacific ocean braced for a giant tsunami and made the necessary preparations, but it appeared the region may have been spared.
UNICEF anticipates post-tsunami needs in Japan
Where humanitarian aid in Japan is concerned following Friday's massive earthquake, uncertainty is clearly the key word.
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