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Harumi Ozawa with Kyoko Hasegawa in Tokyo

Japan Quake Toll Hits 161 As Snow Hampers Relief

Fresh snow has made relief efforts in Japan even harder (Credit: AFP)

The death toll from Japan's New Year's Day earthquake jumped to 161 on Monday as snow complicated relief efforts with more than 2,000 people still cut off and many others lacking power or in crowded emergency shelters.

Authorities said 103 people were still missing after the 7.5-magnitude quake that toppled buildings, sparked a major fire and triggered tsunami waves over a metre high in the central Ishikawa region.

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