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Japan earthquake spotlights nation’s disaster preparedness

Jeremy Hobson Dec 7, 2012
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Japan earthquake spotlights nation’s disaster preparedness

Jeremy Hobson Dec 7, 2012
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A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck this morning off the coast of Japan causing a relatively small tsunami and an evacuation of coastal areas. There have been no reports of significant damage.

Yumiko Ono, managing editor for the Wall Street Journal’s Japanese language website, joins us from Tokyo to share Japan’s media response and market reaction.

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