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President Obama made history on Friday by becoming the first U.S. sitting president to visit the Hiroshima bomb site in Japan. The city was destroyed 71 years ago by the world’s first atomic bomb, dropped by American forces. Prior to his arrival, a large crowd gathered by the memorial site. President Obama and Japanese Prime Minister […]

A magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck the South American country's coast, leaving behind massive destruction.

Born to a Japanese mother and an African-American father, Ariana Miyamoto broke new ground on March 8 when she was crowned the Miss Japan competition’s…

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01/16/14- Tom and the crew open the show talking about “Ride Along”, Japan’s acquisition of Jim Beam, and Arian Foster attempting to force a woman…

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Via Coolthings.com: Summer is hellish hot. And when your whole country is trying to conserve energy, as they are doing in Japan, people need to find alternatives to turning up the AC. The Cool Foam is one of these new solutions. Packaged in 220 ml. aerosol cans similar to silly strings (or the Turbo Tango), […]

This just in from CNN.com: 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Miyagi, Japan, Japan’s meteorological agency says.

CNN’s Soledad O’Brien called in the TJMS this morning to give listeners an idea of what it’s currently like in Japan. In case you missed her call-in, we have the audio available for you.

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You can donate and help Japan residents by donating $10 to the American Red Cross. We raised over 60 Million dollars over the last two years in earthquake and hurricane relief so let’s come together for the families of Japan as well. Support Japan now by texting REDCROSS to 90999. From the American Red Cross: […]

Video captured the moment the 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit Japan.

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Via CNN.com: Tokyo (CNN) — The most powerful earthquake to hit Japan in at least 100 years unleashed walls of water Friday that swept across rice fields, engulfing towns, dragging houses onto highways and tossing cars and boats like toys, apparently killing hundreds and forcing the evacuations of tens of thousands. Prime Minister Naoto Kan […]