Japan : no one still trapped in the building was still alive . Death toll rises to 40 . Japan 's newspaper Shinbun interviewed two people pulled alive from the rubble . 27 Japanese citizens are still missing amid Christchurch devastation . Authorities are conducting house - to - house searches for victims .
Japan : Death toll rises to 40 . Japan 's newspaper Shinbun interviewed two people pulled alive from the rubble . 27 Japanese citizens are still missing amid Christchurch devastation . Authorities are conducting house - to - house searches for victims .