In July last year, divers in Taiwan spotted an oarfish, a rare deep-sea creature also referred to as the "harbinger of death" or the "doomsday fish".
The sighting has now been linked to the earthquake in Japan that has claimed over 60 lives so far. The 7.5-magnitude quake on January 1 that hit Ishikawa Prefecture also triggered tsunami waves on the western coast. It is being described as one of the biggest disasters to hit Japan since 2011.
