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Fukushima accident

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    In Japan: Political developments

    …the tsunami precipitated a serious nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power station along the coast of Fukushima prefecture that forced the evacuation of residents in a wide area around the plant.

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Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011