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.

Rescuers on Wednesday recovered the body of a ninth victim of severe floods which battered parts of Ishikawa Prefecture last week, local media said. A woman's body was found near a river in Wajima city,

Authorities called for continued vigilance due to the risk of landslides and flooding in rivers and low-lying areas.

Rescuers on Wednesday recovered the body of a ninth victim of severe floods which battered parts of central Japan last week, local media said.Japan is prone to natural disasters and routinely faces serious flooding and landslide damages.