One person has died and several people are missing after record rainfall brought flooding and landslides to coastal Japan, in the same region that was hit by a massive earthquake on New Year’s Day, local authorities said.

One person has been confirmed dead and seven others are missing following torrential rains that triggered floods and landslides in Japan’s coastal Ishikawa region. The region, still recovering from a devastating New Year’s Day earthquake,

One person was killed and at least seven were missing on Saturday, officials said, as "unprecedented" rains triggered floods and landslides in Japan's quake-hit region of Ishikawa, where authorities told tens of thousands to evacuate.