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Five dead at Japan factory after earthquake: official

"Five dead at Japan factory after quake: official
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Five people have been confirmed dead in a factory damaged by a major earthquake in Japan, a local government official told AFP.

Four others were also unaccounted for at the Nippon Paper Industries factory in Yatsushiro, where part of a red-and-white smokestack collapsed in Tuesday’s quake, the official said.

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