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Tornado hits Japan

2012-05-07 07:07:28 GMT2012-05-07 15:07:28(Beijing Time)  SINA.com

A tornado is seen in Tsukuba, north of Tokyo, in this picture taken by a resident of Tsukuba and released by Kyodo on May 6, 2012. A teenage boy died, at least 40 people were injured and hundreds of houses were damaged on Sunday after an apparent tornado hit Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures, north of Tokyo, Kyodo reported. [Photo/Agencies]

A tornado is seen in Tsukuba, north of Tokyo, in this picture taken by a resident of Tuskuba and released by Kyodo on May 6, 2012. [Photo/Agencies]

A woman walks past a damaged residential area after a tornado struck Tsukuba, north of Tokyo, in this picture taken by Kyodo May 6, 2012. [Photo/Agencies]

Debris is seen in a damaged residential area after a tornado struck Tsukuba, north of Tokyo, in this picture taken by Kyodo May 6, 2012. [Photo/Agencies]

People walk near debris and damaged vehicles in a residential area after a tornado struck Tsukuba, north of Tokyo in this picture taken by Kyodo May 6, 2012. [Photo/Agencies]

People walk near debris and damaged vehicles in a residential area after a tornado struck Tsukuba, north of Tokyo in this picture taken by Kyodo May 6, 2012. [Photo/Agencies]

A tornado is seen in Tsukuba, north of Tokyo, in this picture taken by a resident of Tsukuba and released by Kyodo on May 6, 2012.

A teenage boy died, at least 40 people were injured and hundreds of houses were damaged on Sunday after an apparent tornado hit Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures, north of Tokyo, Kyodo reported.

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