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The following lists the impact of the earthquake and tsunami that rocked the northeast coast of Japan on March 11 and the subsequent crisis at a nuclear power plant. (
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A total of 12,009 people were confirmed dead by Japan's National Police Agency as of 9 p.m. EDT Saturday, while...
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Link RemovedEvacuees rest at a shelter after being transferred from an elder care facility in Kesennuma, northern Japan. Photograph: Masami Kawakita/AP
Of all the grim headlines to have emerged from Japan in recent weeks, this one on the Kyodo newswire was particularly disturbing: "Up to 1,000...