SUNDAY - 00: 20pm: Japan's Self Defence Forces troops have found 300 to 400 bodies in the coastal city of Rikuzentakata, which was virtually wiped out by a massive tsunami, broadcaster NHK reported.
23.55pm: The Japanese government has expanded the evacuation area around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to 20 km.
22.20pm: UN nuclear watchdog urgently seeking information after reports of an explosion at Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant.
19.45pm: Nearly a quarter of a million people (224,000) residents in Philippines go home after tsunami alert subsides.
18.55pm: An official with Japan's nuclear safety commission says a meltdown at nuclear power plant affected by the quake is possible.
18.40pm: At least 613 people have been confirmed killed in the massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami.
18.40pm: At least 613 people have been confirmed killed in the massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami.
18.20pm: More than 215,000 people were in emergency shelters in eastern and northern Japan, the National Police Agency said. The number included more than 100,000 people who took refuge in the northern prefecture of Fukushima, including residents ordered to evacuate areas around two nuclear power plants.
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