World
Blackouts, landslides and death: Earthquake follows typhoon in Japan
The quake came on the heels of a typhoon that wreaked havoc in western Japan, leaving the main airport near Osaka and Kobe closed.
- by Mari Yamaguchi
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Asia
Blackouts, landslides and death: Earthquake follows typhoon in Japan
The quake came on the heels of a typhoon that wreaked havoc in western Japan, leaving the main airport near Osaka and Kobe closed.
- by Mari Yamaguchi
Updated
Earthquake
Hokkaido without power, houses engulfed in landslide after Japan quake
An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido caused a landslide that injured and trapped a number of people early on Thursday.
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