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(ITSUO INOUYE/The Associated Press) Pedestrians make their way through strong winds and rains from Typhoon Roke in Tokyo, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011. The powerful typhoon was bearing down on Japan’s tsunami-ravaged northeastern coast Wednesday, approaching a nuclear power plant crippled in that disaster and prompting calls for the evacuation of more than a million people.

Typhoon buffets Tokyo, heads toward tsunami zone

Last updated Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 8:16am

TOKYO — A powerful typhoon buffeted Tokyo with strong winds and rain Wednesday, halting trains and stranding tens of thousands of commuters as it barreled toward the tsunami-ravaged northeastern coast with its crippled nuclear plant.

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Explosion at Japan nuke plant, disaster toll rises

Eric Talmadge, The Associated Press, Yuri Kageyama

Last updated Saturday, March 12, 2011 - 10:54am

IWAKI, Japan — An explosion shattered a building housing a nuclear reactor Saturday, amid fears of a meltdown, while across wide swaths of northeastern Japan officials searched for thousands of people missing more than a day after a devastating earthquake and tsunami.

The confirmed death toll from Friday's twin disasters was 574, but the government's chief spokesman said it could exceed 1,000. Devastation stretched hundreds of miles (kilometers) along the coast, where thousands of hungry survivors huddled in darkened emergency centers cut off from rescuers and aid.

The scale of destruction was not yet known, but there were grim signs that the death toll could soar. One report said four whole trains had disappeared Friday and still not been located. Another said 9,500 people in one coastal town were unaccounted for and that at least 200 bodies had washed ashore elsewhere.

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Toyota Motor Co.'s 2010 Prius hybrid vehicles wait for shipment at Tahara pier, near Toyota, central Japan, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems - the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world's largest automaker. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids globally

Yuri Kageyama The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 9:39am

TOKYO -- Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems -- the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world's largest automaker.

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In this Oct. 2, 2009 file photo, Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda speaks to the media during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan. Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda will speak about quality control Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, in his first _ and long awaited _ news conference since the automaker issued massive global recalls last month. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye, File)

Toyota chief apologizes for global recalls

Yuri Kageyama The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, February 5, 2010 - 4:37pm

TOKYO -- Toyota's president apologized Friday for the massive global recalls over sticking gas pedals as the automaker scrambles to repair a damaged reputation and sliding sales.

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Delivery driver Josh Walker carefully drives a new Toyota Highlander hybrid SUV off of a truck at a Toyota dealership in Seattle, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. Toyota Motor Corp. announced late Tuesday it would halt sales of some of its top-selling models to fix gas pedals that could stick and cause unintended acceleration. Last week, Toyota issued a recall for the same eight models affecting 2.3 million vehicles. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Toyota hopes media blitz will reassure customers

Yuri Kageyama The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, February 1, 2010 - 8:50am

TOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp. said it will give details early Monday in the U.S. on how it plans to fix gas pedals in more than 2 million vehicles being recalled there, as the Japanese automaker struggles to reassure anxious owners.

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