2004.12.27

Japan-Tsunami (Kyodo) Japan to expand its tsunami warning system using supercomputer. 2004.12.27

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Asia-Quakes/Tsunami (Daily Telegraph) Death toll from quake and tsunami surpasses 23,000. 2004.12.27

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Japan to name panel to review female succession to throne (AFP). Japan will set up a group of experts to review whether to allow a female to ascend the throne of the world's oldest royal line in a move that could ease stress on the crown princess. 2004.12.27

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Asia-Tsunami Aid (VOA) Japan, other nations responding with relief and aid to countries hit by quake, tsunami as death toll surges above 14,000. 2004.12.27

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Japan-Quake/Tsunami Victims (Kyodo) UPDATED Some 200 Japanese still missing in tsunami-stricken areas. 2004.12.27

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Japan-Quake/Tsunami Victims (Kyodo) Japanese among the victims of tsunami in Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, U.S. seismologists up reading of quake yet again to 9.0. 2004.12.27

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Asia Quake's Tsunamis Kill Nearly 10,000 (AP). An earthquake of epic power struck deep beneath the Indian Ocean on Sunday, unleashing 20-foot walls of water that came crashing down on beaches in seven Asian countries across thousands of miles, smashing seaside resorts and villages and leaving more than 10,000 dead in their wake. 2004.12.27

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System Might Have Reduced Tsunami Toll (AP). The catastrophic death toll in Asia caused by a massive tsunami might have been reduced had India and Sri Lanka been part of an international warning system designed to warn coastal communities about potentially deadly waves. 2004.12.27

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