AdvertisementWorldAsiaEarthquakes ‘There are people still waiting to be rescued’: Foreigner among victims as Japan quake toll rises Mari Yamaguchi Updated July 31, 2026 — 1:38pm ,first published July 30, 2026 — 3:35am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Related Article UpdatedEarthquakes Race to find survivors of deadly Japan quake as death toll rises The sweltering weather heightened worries about the survivors as rescuers braved the heat. Three people remained missing, while four deaths were confirmed at the mall site, according to Aeon President Akio Yoshida. In the Nuyamazu district, a pair of temple gates at a 16th-century Buddhist temple collapsed. Japan’s Self Defence Forces joined rescue workers in the search and rescue operations.