We have encountered in this calendar year a number of economic headwinds that could not have been foreseen -- the tsunami -- earthquake and tsunami in Japan that disrupted global supply chains, the unrest in the Middle East, which had an impact on oil prices, and the situation in Europe.
Four plants in northern Japan, including the Central Motor Plant, are near the region where the tsunami and earthquake impacted most severely.
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Some of them, hopefully, were temporary, like the impact of the tsunami and earthquake in Japan and the impact that had on supply chains.
All 50 of Japan's nuclear plants were shut after the meltdown at Fukushima, which was triggered by a tsunami and earthquake in March 2011.
Toyota's recovery tale is being repeated at other Japanese automakers, which saw production disruptions from the March 2011 tsunami and earthquake in northeastern Japan.
Coupled with the blow of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear calamity, wrought by last March's tsunami and earthquake, and Japan's reputation for competence and efficiencies was shot.
It goes without saying that the loss of human life due to the tsunami and earthquake and the potential for horrendous genetic defects and cancers associated with radiation are extremely frightening.
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D. yet, but we do see a lot of impact from the tsunami and earthquake in Japan, a lot of negative consequences of high energy prices and things like that in those numbers.
The company was stunned last year when Consumer Reports booted Civic off its recommended list, a blow that came atop the tsunami and earthquake in Japan and parts shortages caused by floods in Thailand.
Although the provisional death toll of 25 000 is one-tenth that of both the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami in 2004 and the Haiti earthquake last year, the tragedy has deeply traumatized the population.
UNESCO-IOC established the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System following the 2004 earthquake and tsunami off the shores of Indonesia that took the lives of over 200, 000 people.
By next year, the country aims to take its warning system to the next level by calculating the height and the arrival of a tsunami, said the director of Indonesia's earthquake and tsunami center, Fauzi, who like many Indonesians uses only one name.
She has anchored news coverage of some of the most significant global news stories including the Japan earthquake and tsunami, the unrest across the Middle East and the earthquake in New Zealand.
And obviously all of us were heartbroken by the extraordinary devastation that took place recently as a consequence of the tsunami and the earthquake and the nuclear crisis in Japan.
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Rather than worrying about what radioactivity will come to the U.S., "it's more important that we help the victims from the tsunami and the earthquake right now, " said Peter Hosemann of the nuclear engineering department at the University of California, Berkeley.
The Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System functioned effectively during the magnitude 7.7 earthquake and tsunami.
Five months later, the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan crippled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
Humanitarian agencies were working with rescue crews to reach people affected by the earthquake and tsunami.
China was helped by the Japanese earthquake-tsunami, which initially resulted in lower prices for crude.
Aggreko agreed to supply power to areas of Japan worst hit by the earthquake and tsunami.
The company benefited from increases in Japan following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
But the capital is like heaven compared to the area hit by the earthquake and tsunami.
The Fukushima power plant was heavily damaged during the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
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The power plant was badly damaged by the earthquake and tsunami on 11 March.
The 11 March earthquake and tsunami left more than 24, 000 people dead or missing.
Then there was the unpredictable: the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis that hit Japan in March.
During the celebration this year, donations will be accepted for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
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