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Death toll from Japan earthquakes rises to 62 with fears for those still trapped

Japan’s military has dispatched 1,000 soldiers to the disaster zones to join rescue efforts.

A man looks at the burnt area hit by a fire, following earthquakes in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan (Kyodo News via AP)
A man looks at the burnt area hit by a fire, following earthquakes in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan (Kyodo News via AP) (内藤界/AP)
By Hiro Komae and Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press