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Japan’s Triple Disaster The Continuing News Story Dennis Normile Japan News Bureau Chief November 20, 2009
Transcript of Japan's Triple Disaster The Continuing News Story
Japan’s Triple Disaster
The Continuing News Story
Dennis Normile
Japan News Bureau Chief
November 20, 2009
About Science
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Worldwide News Bureaus
Washington DC, New England, Portland, San Diego Cambridge(UK), Paris, Vienna, Amsterdam, Berlin, Tokyo, New Delhi, Beijing, Shanghai
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Shanghai: Mara Hvistendahl, Tokyo: Dennis Normile, Beijing: Rich Stone, New Delhi: Pallava Bagla
Asia Team
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Journalism Awards
The Best American Science Writing 2007 --Jennifer Couzin
2006 Geological Society of America: Public Service Award --Richard Kerr
2006 Indian Ministry of Science and Technology: Communication Award--Pallava
Bagla
2005 American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene: Communications Award --
Leslie Roberts
2005 American Society for Microbiology: Public Communications Award --Leslie
Roberts
The Best American Science Writing 2005 --Jennifer Couzin
2004 American Society for Microbiology: Public Communications Award --Martin
Enserink and Dennis Normile
2004 National Mental Health Association: Media Award --Constance Holden
2003 American Institute for Biological Sciences: Media Award --Richard Stone
2003 Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award for Young Science Journalists --Jennifer Couzin
2003 Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research: CGIAR Science
Awards - Outstanding Journalism Category --Pallava Bagla
2003 American Astronomical Society: David Schramm Award -- Robert Irion
The Best American Science Writing 2008 -- Martin Enserink
A Surprise?
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The Site for Daily Updates on the Triple Disaster
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News &
Analysis
“I never thought
this could happen” -Hiroo Kanamori
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News &
Analysis
“We can’t yet put a figure on the damage.” -Yukihisa Kitamura
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News &
Analysis
“The possibility of a large tsunami striking the Sendai Plain is high,” -Koji Minoura
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News Focus
“This is the return of Jogan.”
-Koji Minoura
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News Focus
“We need to collect modern samples to
understand paleotsunami.” -Kazuhisa Goto,
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News Focus
“We’re all guinea pigs.”-Akira
Watanabe,
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News &
Analysis
Have Meter, Will Travel
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News & Analysis
“The primary purpose is to address health care needs.” -Seiji Yasumura
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News &
Analysis
How does a big earthquake happen?
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News Focus
Building towering seawalls “is not
pragmatic.”
-Fumihiko Imamura
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News Of
The Week
Does Japan Need Nuclear Power?
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News & Analysis
“People lost trust in TEPCO and the energy policy itself.”
-Shunsuke Managi
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News Of
The Week
Japan Restarts Two Reactors
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News &
Analysis
A Manmade Disaster
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News Of
The Week
Japan to Phase Out Nuclear Power
The Story Continues
Japan’s Energy Policy
Renewable Energy Innovation
Rebuilding Tohoku
Radiation Health Effects
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News &
Analysis
Nobel Prize
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News &
Analysis
Booby Prize
