How did explosions in Japan happen?

[Ethereal]

Were there more than one? And where were they?
sorry I mean the recent ones caused by the earthquakes.
i know they're by earthquakes and tsunamis but.. how exactly?

 

[ButtcrackJunior]

if you're referring to the atomic bombs in wwII there were 2 bombings in hiroshima and nagasaki japan

 

[JosephWalters]

Earthquake+nuclear power plants= death by radiation+ fire

 

[SomeoneAngry]

Yes there was more than one. You can find all your answers on Wall Street Journal (wsj.com), New York Times (nytimes.com), or from this Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_I_nuclear_accidents