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Riverside Offers Condolences To Sister City Of Sendai
RIVERSIDE (CBS) — Condolences from the city of Riverside were offered to the people of Japan, especially its Sister City, Sendai, which was hard hit by a magnitude-8.9 earthquake centered on the island...
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Send Donations To Victims Of Japan’s Devastating Earthquake
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Several organizations are mobilizing to help connect donations to aid Japan after the country’s largest earthquake on record caused a catastrophic tsunami. The magnitude-8.9 quake...
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Local Japanese-Americans Seek News Of Quake Back Home
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nancy Niijima switched on the TV in her room at the Keiro retirement home to see images from her native country of submerged neighborhoods, cars being carried in giant ocean tides,...
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Coastal Residents Assess Damage After Friday’s Tsunami
CRESCENT CITY, Calif. (AP) — Coastal residents forced to evacuate to higher ground were able to spend Friday night in their own homes, while work crews were assessing damage along the California Coast...
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Most Flights Between Japan, LAX To Resume
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Most flights between Japan and Los Angeles International Airport are expected to resume Saturday. Here’s a rundown: ARRIVALS – Korean 001 from Narita ETA 0745 hours – Delta 284 from...
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Tsunami Advisory Lifted For LA County
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A tsunami advisory for Los Angeles County beaches and harbors has been lifted. The National Weather Service says the advisory was dropped at 8:10 a.m. Saturday after it was...
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LA County Fire Sends Elite Rescue Team To Japan
PACOIMA (CBS/AP) — An elite Los Angeles County Fire Department Urban Search and Rescue team is en route to Japan to assist with search and recovery efforts. The California Task Force 2, which recently...
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Calif., Ore. Sustained Most US Damage From Tsunami
CRESCENT CITY, Calif. (AP) — Fishermen who had escaped to sea before the tsunami hit this struggling coastal town landed small loads of crab on Saturday, while crews surveyed damage and a family combed...
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Japan’s Great Quake Helps Scientists Plan For Future
PASADENA (CBS) — Friday’s magnitude-8.9 earthquake in Japan was so powerful it shifted the Earth on its axis and slightly shortened the length of a day. The information gathered from this great quake...
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How To Help Quake-Ravaged Japan
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. government and other nations were sending personnel to assist Japan in its response to the earthquakes and tsunami that have devastated the country. U.S. aid groups were...
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No Harmful Levels Of Radioactivity Expected In US
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says harmful levels of radioactivity are not expected in the United States due to damaged nuclear reactors in Japan. Earthquakes and a tsunami have...
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Disney Temporarily Closes 2 Amusement Parks In Tokyo
BURBANK (CBS) — Burbank-based Walt Disney Co. announced its plans to keep two amusement parks in Japan closed for about 10 days as word came that the parks had become a tent city for guests stranded by...
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Families Of Japanese Students At UC Riverside Confirmed Alive
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Japanese nationals attending UC Riverside have confirmed their immediate families survived the catastrophic earthquake that struck off Japan’s northeast coast. According to campus...
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Are Nuclear Reactors In Southern California Safe?
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — The San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant sits on the edge of the Pacific in the heart of earthquake country. With nuclear reactors in Japan melting down, following last week’s...
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Are You Ready For A Disaster In Southern California?
CBS LOS ANGELES — Reporter Greg Mills visited a surplus store in Pomona to find out if people were getting ready for an emergency. “I saw and they confirmed that they’ve had a never-endeding stream of...
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What Is The Radiation Threat In Japan?
LA County’s Urban Search and Rescue team has been fielding calls all night from concerned Los Angeles residents with family in Japan. Melissa McCarty investigates the scope of the potential radiation...
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Disney To Give $2.5M For Earthquake Relief In Japan
BURBANK (CBS) — The Walt Disney Co. says they will give $2.5 million to the American Red Cross to support earthquake relief efforts in Japan. “Our hearts go out to the people of Japan,” Disney...
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Civilians Pack LAX-To-Japan Flights For Reunions, Relief Efforts
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — An earthquake-ravaged and potentially radioactive Japan has yet to deter passengers from filling up most of the flights leaving LAX for Tokyo. KNX 1070′s Pete Demetriou reports the...
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Officials: Threat Of Radiation From Japan To California Low
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — The growing nuclear crisis in Japan has some Californians scrambling for potassium iodide tablets and personal radiation detectors, but officials say such a precaution is not...
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Japanese Student Studying At UCR Finds Family On YouTube
RIVERSIDE (CBS) — For students like Akiko Kosaka, watching the footage of the devastation in Japan has been excruciatingly painful. Kosaka, who hails from a fishing village in Japan where more than...
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Boxer, Feinstein Call For Inspections At Nuclear Power Plants
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s two U.S. senators are calling on federal officials to perform inspections at two nuclear power plants to ensure the facilities are safe and have adequate emergency...
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Sports Chalet, Soles4Souls Collecting Shoes For Japan Victims
LA CANADA (CBS) — Sport Chalet is teaming with the charity Soles4Souls to provide shoes to victims of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Sport Chalet is collecting shoes to support...
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Woman To Give Donations From 24-Hour Run To Japan Quake Victims
CORONA (CBS) — A marathon runner will dedicate a 24-hour, nonstop run in Corona Friday and Saturday to victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, where most of her family lives. Mieko Morita of...
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Groups Prepare For Prayer Vigil, Fundraiser In Little Tokyo
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Japanese-American community groups in Los Angeles are preparing for the prayer vigil and fundraiser they’re holding in the city’s Little Tokyo neighborhood for victims of the...
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UC Irvine Professor Says Radiation Cloud From Japan Is Not Damaging
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Professor Charlie Zender from UC Irvine says radiation from the compromised Fukushima Nuclear Plant in northern Japan is heading for the west coast, and will arrive sometime...
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Radiation Plume Is Less Harmful Than A Dental X-Ray
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Charles J. Gomer, an expert in radiation and photodynamic therapies, especially those used to treat cancer, says that the radiation cloud heading toward Los Angeles tomorrow is not...
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Your Radiation Questions Answered
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Radiation from the compromised Fukushima Nuclear Plant in northern Japan is heading for the west coast, and will arrive sometime tomorrow in the late afternoon. Many Angelenos are...
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Donate Through The Japan American Society of Southern California
STUDIO CITY (CBS/KCAL) — The president of the Japan American Society of Southern California stopped by the KCAL 9 studios at noon Friday. 100% Of Proceeds From T-Shirt Sales Aid Japan Relief Efforts...
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Japanese-Americans Pitch In For Quake, Tsunami Relief
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Japanese-Americans and others are opening their hearts and their wallets this week to the victims of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami. In Los Angeles, 26-year-old Sayaka Fukushima made...
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Japanese-Americans Open Hearts, Wallets For Quake Relief
LOS ANGELES — Japanese-Americans, expats and others in the United States rallied this week to help the victims of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami, finding touching and sometimes imaginative ways to...
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Volunteers Sell Shirts To Raise Money For Japan Relief
LITTLE TOKYO (CBS) — Instead of giving the shirts off their backs, volunteers are selling shirts to raise money for relief efforts in Japan. Proceeds From T-Shirt Sales Aid Japan Relief Efforts You...
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Elite LA Rescue Team Returns From Japan
LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) — The elite Los Angeles County Fire Department Urban Search and Rescue team that assisted in rescue and recovery efforts in Japan returned to Los Angeles. The 74-member California...
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Lawmakers Weigh Nuclear Safety After Earthquake In Japan
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Can California’s nuclear plants and gas pipelines withstand a disaster like the one that hit Japan? State lawmakers will seek answers at a hearing today in Sacramento. They’ll also...
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The Red Cross And KCBS, KCAL Team Up For Japan Relief
STUDIO CITY (CBS/KCAL) — Nancy Kindelan, CEO of the Long Beach Red Cross, stopped by the KCAL 9 studios at noon on Monday to talk about relief efforts for Japan. KCBS and KCAL are partnering with The...
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Gasol To Donate $1K Per Point Friday To Aid Japan Quake Victims
By: Ivan Serrano LOS ANGELES (CBS) — When the Lakers face off against the Clippers Friday, Pau Gasol will have a little more on the line than just Staples Center bragging rights. The 7-foot forward...
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Major Music Labels Team Up To Produce Compilation Album For Japan
NEW YORK (AP) — The four major record labels have joined together to produce an all-star digital album to raise money for disaster-stricken Japan. “Songs for Japan” will feature Lady Gaga’s No. 1 hit...
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US Mazda Dealers Suspend Orders From Japan
IRVINE (AP) — U.S. Mazda dealers are suspending orders for vehicles built in Japan because of disruption in the supply of parts caused by the devastating earthquake and tsunami. James Amestoy, vice...
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Lakers Star Raises Money For Japan Relief With Every Point Scored
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — For every point that Lakers star Pau Gasol shot during Friday night’s Lakers-Clippers game, he promised to donate $1,000 to Japan relief. Gasol joined a group of fellow basketball...
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Magnitude-6.5 Quake Hits Off Japan Prompting Tsunami Alert
NEW YORK (AP) — A magnitude-6.5 earthquake shook eastern Japan off the quake-ravaged coast on Monday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, prompting Japan to issue a tsunami alert. There were...
View ArticleNatural Gas Preparation Tips For The Next Major Earthquake
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Southern California Gas Co. wants customers to prepare for the next major earthquake in the wake of the devastation in Japan. Following a few preparedness tips can help reduce the...
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