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Fears growing for British man, wife and six-month-old daughter missing after Japan earthquake Mail

And the aftershocks go on: 275 hit quake-torn Japan as fears grow for missing 10,000 in flattened port town

By Jo Macfarlane Mail

Dog in Japan stays by the side of ailing friend in the rubble

It's a universal truth that dogs are man's best friend, but they're pretty darn loyal to their own as well. Case in point: this tear-inducing video, via the website Jezebel, showing a dog, shivering and disoriented, remaining loyally by the side of a stricken fellow canine amid the devastation of the Japanese tsunami.

You can watch the video below:

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PM promises to rebuild nationAs food and petrol reach disaster zone, Naoto Kan tells people to look towards reconstruction after quake and tsunami

These glimmers of hope were set against grim new casualty figures – 6,900 people are confirmed dead and thousands more are reported missing – that have made the disaster the worst in more than 60 years.

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