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Colombian still missing in Japan

A Colombian citizen is still missing in Japan two weeks after the devastating earthquake and tsunami hit the country, local media reported on Friday. The man identified as Luis Ayakama has a Colombian mother and Japanese father...

First group of Colombians evacuated from Japan

The first group of Colombians living in Japan were flown back to Bogota early Wednesday morning after the devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit the Asian state on March 11. The group of 139 Colombians, along...

Colombia to test tsunami alert systems

Colombia will take part Wednesday in a simulated tsunami alert, along with 32 other Caribbean countries, in order to test the capabilities of the region’s coastal nations in withstanding any potential threat following the...

Colombia to evacuate nationals in Japan

The Colombian government has announced it will send a plane to Japan this weekend to evacuate the some 300 Colombian nationals that wish to return after last week’s earthquake and tsunami, Spanish news agency EFE reported...

Plans to evacuate Colombians in Japan

The Colombian Embassy in Japan is evaluating the possibility of organizing a Humanitarian Assistance Plan for the voluntary return to Colombia of people who have been affected by the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that shook Japan...

Japan disaster delays trade talks: Minister

Colombia’s Minister for Trade, Industry and Tourism Sergio Diaz-Granados said that as a result of Friday’s devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, trade talks between the countries will have to remain on hold,...

Colombia issues tsunami warning after Japan quake

The authorities issued a tsunami warning for inhabitants of Colombia’s Pacific coast after the devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck Japan Friday, though no evacuation has been ordered, El Espectador...

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