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Japan: M7.5 Quake Hits Off Aomori Prefecture, Tsunami Warning Issued 8

A powerful Magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the east coast of Aomori Prefecture around 11:15 p.m. on Monday, December 8, injuring dozens of people and leading to immediate tsunami warnings and evacuation orders for residents. A 70 cm tsunami was observed at Kuji Port in Iwate Prefecture around 1:00 a.m. on Tuesday, and all warnings were subsequently lifted.

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Unitika unveils corn-based eco-friendly swim suits, clothes

TOKYO, Japan - Erika Sakai, the 16-year-old 2006 Unitika Ltd. mascot girl, wears clothes using a corn-based environmentally friendly fabric during a fashion show in Tokyo on Oct. 16. The textile maker said the fabric can be decomposed by bacteria into water and into carbon dioxide if buried in soil.

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Unitika unveils corn-based eco-friendly swim suits, clothes

TOKYO, Japan - Erika Sakai, the 16-year-old 2006 Unitika Ltd. mascot girl, wears clothes using a corn-based environmentally friendly fabric during a fashion show in Tokyo on Oct. 16. The textile maker said the fabric can be decomposed by bacteria into water and into carbon dioxide if buried in soil. (Kyodo)