Japan earthquakes: search continues for people trapped under rubble as death toll rises – latest updates

Fumio Kishida, Japan’s prime minister, says country faces ‘battle against time’ to rescue people as at least 48 killed in earthquakes

Here are the latest images from Japan, as the country grapples with damage resulting from yesterday’s massive earthquake and its aftermath.

The massive earthquake that hit Japan yesterday may have shifted land near the epicenter up to 1.3 meters to the west, public broadcaster NHK reports, citing Japan’s Geospatial Information Authority.