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Earthquake, Tsunami Rocks Japan
TOKYO (AP) -- Today's quake and tsunami in Japan have left hundreds dead and hundreds more missing. Millions of homes are without electricity.

The quake stopped commuter trains in the capital, shut down the mobile phone network and severely disrupted landline phone service. One man who was working at a Tokyo trading company when the quake hit says he's been through a lot of earthquakes, but ``never felt anything like this.''

The water that's been coming ashore in Hawaii from the Japanese earthquake has been as high as 11 feet on the west side of the Big Island, reaching the lobby of a hotel. Flooding is reported on Maui.

On the Pacific coast of the mainland, Oregon's coastal residents cleared out ahead of the first waves from the tsunami, but the effects were minor. Waves surged along California's coast. In Washington state, they appeared similar to the waves on a stormy day.

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