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LONDON (AlertNet) - The biggest earthquake to hit Japan since records began 140 years ago struck the northeast coast on March 11. The 9.0 magnitude quake generated a 10-metre tsunami that swept away everything in its path and and killed at least 12,554 people.
On April 7, another strong earthquake, of 7.1 magnitude, shook the area, already devastated by last month's massive quake - check here for latest news.
Click here to read our crisis briefing on the disaster.
LATEST NEWS
Japan priest fights invisible demon: radiation
Major new leak at Japan's nuclear plant - Kyodo
Japan task force kept no records of nuclear crisis response
Japan's push to restart nuclear plants sparks public anger
Japan's first reactor stress tests reach key stage
Japan plans 40-yr limit on reactors' life, with exceptions
Japan nuclear disaster made worse by bad preparation
Japan to shape post-Fukushima energy options by spring
Japan says stricken nuclear power plant in cold shutdown
ANALYSIS-Japan's post-tsunami revival plan reaches tipping point
Japan's quake-hit nuclear plant scraps plan to dump water into sea
Japan's Fukushima plant dismantling needs over 30 yrs
Seven months on, Japan yet to finalise nuclear evacuation plans
Japan still considering total nuclear power pullout
Japan cities face growing radioactive ash, troubles ahead
Japan sizes up task of Fukushima waste disposal
Typhoon pounds Japan and crippled nuclear plant
Japanese urge "farewell" to nuclear power six months after quake
ALERTNET INSIGHT
BLOG: Is Asia Pacific ready for complex urban disasters? - Thin Lei Win, AlertNet
Japan's quake-hit children in need of 'emotional first aid' - Megan Rowling, AlertNet
Japan crisis a wakeup call to reduce nuclear risk-Pakistan official - Thin Lei Win, AlertNet
Japan’s elderly suffer more than most in quake aftermath - Thin Lei Win, AlertNet
What will aid groups in Japan do if there’s a nuclear blast? - Emma Batha, AlertNet
What are aid workers doing after the Japan quake? - Emma Batha, AlertNet
Thousands in Japan quake evacuation centres need fuel, food, water, medicines - Red Cross
Should we be donating to “rich” Japan? - Nita Bhalla, AlertNet
Japan may need to revise land-use policies after tsunami - expert - Megan Rowling, AlertNet
Q+A: How is Japan’s relief response coordinated? - Francois Servranckx, AlertNet
Aid workers brace for long humanitarian crisis in Japan - Thin Lei Win, AlertNet
Stop a disaster? Prevent a crisis first - Nita Bhalla, AlertNet
HUMAN IMPACT
FEATURE-Fukushima victims:homeless, desperate and angry
Robot seals help heal Japan's tsunami victims
Japan plans to move pregnant women from far-flung radiation hotspots
Japan nuclear evacuees face stark reality, unsure future
Japan's beloved cherry blossoms help dispel some disaster gloom
Lives in limbo three weeks after Japan's tsunami
Mental health concerns mount as Japan realities sink in
"Betrayed" Japan communities might never go home
Japan quake evacuees await aid in no-go zone
THE RESPONSE
INDONESIA-PHILIPPINES: Unable to help tsunami-hit Japan
Icy rain, fuel shortages hamper relief to quake-hit Japan
Offers of foreign aid pour in for Japan quake zone
Ten days later, first rebuilding begins in Japan's disaster zone
BLOG: Japan and its implications for the international humanitarian system
Aid groups say most of Japan displaced have basics
Mixed success for SE Asia's Japan tsunami alert response
World sends disaster relief teams to Japan
FAST FACTS
FACTBOX-Japan nuclear plants' status after Thursday quake
FACTBOX-Japan's disaster in figures
ANALYSIS-Broad Japan coalition possible post-disaster, not done deal
FACTBOX-WHO issues guidelines on radiation exposure
FACTBOX-Aid and rescue offers for Japan quake
FACTBOX-Largest earthquakes since 1900
CHRONOLOGY - Recent major earthquakes to hit Japan
IN PICTURES
Six Months On: Japan, Through Children's Eyes
GRAPHIC-Japan quake, nuclear crises told in charts
SLIDESHOW: Japan tsunami: scenes of apocalypse
SLIDESHOW: Japan tsunami devastates northeast Japan
JAPAN IN GRAPHICS: A visual summary of the crisis
SLIDESHOW: Massive earthquake hits Japan
VIDEO FOOTAGE
Japan takes stock after deadly storm
Leaking reactor scheme unveiled in Japan
Japan marks disaster anniversary
Animals near Japan nuclear reactor
Record radiation levels at Fukushima
Record-breaking weather in Japan
Tepco confirms triple meltdown
Workers enter Fukushima reactor
New search for Japan quake bodies
No fear of nuclear meltdown - Japan
Japan protests pressure government
Japan gym holds mud-covered memories
Japanese farmers forced to dump nuked milk
ANALYSIS
ANALYSIS - Japan crisis could drag on beyond timetable
Q+A-Risks at each reactor of Japan's stricken plant
Q+A-How does Fukushima differ from Chernobyl?
ANALYSIS-Tokyo needs quake plan rethink after Japan disaster
Japan crisis highlights age-blindness in disasters
AID AGENCY NEWS
6 Months Later: Helping Japan Survivors Rebuild Their Communities and Lives - AmeriCares
Views from the field (Japan):What worked and what did not
UNHCR shines a beacon of hope on a devastated corner of Japan
Japan: Plan focuses on emotional first-aid for children
Japan earthquake aftermath: Aftershocks, Fukushima keep tensions high at children's home
Japan: Plan reaches out to families in evacuation centres
Latest news direct from aid agencies on Japan quake and tsunami
Plan launches Japan child aid response
Malteser International supports traumatised children in the north of Japan
ACT
CARE Japan sends relief items to destroyed area
CARE
Oxfam Japan to fund two partners helping mothers and babies, and non-Japanese nationals
Oxfam
Japan: World Vision International declares partnership-wide response
World Vision
International Medical Corps Deploys Emergency Response Team to Japan
IMC
Malteser International assists via local partners and church structures
Malteser International
Japan quake: Significant needs in remote quake and tsunami-hit areas
Medecins Sans Frontieres
Appeal for victims of Japan’s ‘unfolding nightmare’
Plan UK
Japan faces devastation after earthquake and tsunami
Caritas International
MSF continues to assess in quake and tsunami devastated areas
Medecins Sans Frontieres Hong Kong
Japan quake: MSF team assesses quake-battered area
Medecins Sans Frontieres in Asia
Japan quake: Red Cross / Red Crescent family-links website
International Committee of the Red Cross
World Vision Asia Pacific
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