A top government official on Thursday revised down the death toll from a high-intensity earthquake that hit Japan on Wednesday night.
Hirokazu Matsuno, chief Cabinet secretary of the Japanese government, told a news conference that only one person died due to the earthquake in the country.
“Earlier, I had said four persons died but after further investigation, I am now revising the death toll as only person died to the earthquake,” Matsuno said.
He added other 161 persons were injured due to the tremor.
The sole death was reported in the Miyagi province.
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