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After the explosion
Our Beirut correspondent relives August’s fateful port blast and its harrowing aftermath – and hails the fellowship of the Lebanese.
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At the scene
Following the March earthquake and tsunami, Japan’s public broadcaster NHK provided the footage that filled the world’s TV screens. Monocle learns what happened when the disaster drill became real.
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Making shelter
Housing manufacturers are providing prefabricated homes for those in areas worst hit by Japan’s tsunami. Monocle visits Rikuzen-Takata, where over a third of the town needs shelter.
