In pictures: Japan quake

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has struck the north of Japan's main island.

Extensive damage has been reported - roads and bridges bearing the brunt.

Landslides followed the tremors across Akita prefecture - the epicentre of the quake.

Members of the country's defence forces were quick on the scene in a country so prone to earthquakes.

This child looked baffled outside his damaged house.

Elsewhere, rescuers began looking inside damaged buildings.

In Kurikoma, gravestones were damaged.

High-speed bullet trains in the area were automatically stopped.

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