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    The Scene in Sendai

    Sendai is the major city closest to the epicenter of Friday's 8.9 earthquake , and it sustained heavy damage, especially from the tsunami. Just after midnight in Japan we talked with Peter Ford in Sendai. He's the Beijing Bureau chief for the Christian Science Monitor .

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Sendai is the major city closest to the epicenter of Friday's 8.9 earthquake, and it sustained heavy damage, especially from the tsunami. Just after midnight in Japan we talked with Peter Ford in Sendai. He's the Beijing Bureau chief for the Christian Science Monitor.

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    Japan Struggles to Avert Disaster
    1. 0:00The Scene in SendaiYou’re reading this
    2. 7:40Japan's Ongoing Disaster and the Future of Nuclear Power
    3. 43:12General Petraeus Testifies on Afghanistan
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Sonya Geis

      Senior Managing Editor

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Peter Ford

      Christian Science Monitor

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Japan Struggles to Avert Disaster
    1. 0:00The Scene in SendaiYou’re reading this
    2. 7:40Japan's Ongoing Disaster and the Future of Nuclear Power
    3. 43:12General Petraeus Testifies on Afghanistan
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