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Japan Issues Emergency Weather Bulletins After 7.6 Magnitude Earthquake

A powerful offshore earthquake struck north-eastern Japan late at night, triggering tsunami warnings and setting off emergency weather and safety alerts across several coastal regions.

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Powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes near Japan

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Japan assesses damage from 7.5 magnitude quake that injured 33

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Japan lifts tsunami warning after 7.5-magnitude earthquake

Japanese authorities lifted tsunami warnings on Tuesday hours after a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern regions, injuring at least 30 people and forcing about 90,000 residents to ev...

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Tsunami warning after earthquake strikes off Japan

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Powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan's northeast region

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Powerful 7.6 quake strikes off Japan, tsunami warning lifted

The magnitude 7.6 quake -- which struck off Misawa on Japan's Pacific coast -- reportedly forced residents to flee their homes and left thousands of people without power.

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Japan issues tsunami warning after 7.6 magnitude earthquake

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Tsunami affects north Japan following magnitude 7.5 earthquake

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Japan weather officials forecast yellow sand, unstable weather

Japanese weather officials say airborne yellow sand mainly from the desert regions of China and Mongolia could reach southwestern Japanese islands, including Okinawa, and western Japan from Tuesday through Wednesday.

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'Weather Commons' as collaborative weather management

As climate change and the resulting extreme weather intensify, interest in weather modification is growing around the world. In Japan, under Goal 8 of the Moonshot Research and Development Program led by the Cabinet Office / JST (Japan Science and Technology Agency),