9 dead, 12 still missing in Japan
Rescuers in northern Japan have found three more bodies, bringing the confirmed death toll from Saturday's earthquake to nine, officials say.
Four more people are feared buried by a mudslide at a hot spring hotel near the town of Kurihara, Miyagi region.
With major roads buckled and unusable, rescuers are hiking through mountain trails to reach isolated towns.
Twelve people are still missing and more than 200 have been injured after the 7.2 magnitude earthquake.
There have been more than 200 aftershocks since Saturday.
- BBC NEWS
