Aussies still unaccounted for in Japan

Authorities are still struggling to contact more than 1000 Australians in Japan two days after the earthquake and tsunami struck.
Early on Sunday, 1271 of the 2331 Australians registered in Japan have been confirmed as safe, including five in the devastated city of Sendai.
But with communications proving a problem, consular officials are scrambling to contact the rest, including 191 in affected areas.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard, back in the country after her week-long visit to the US, spoke of her shock at the disaster that has already killed thousands.
"We have all seen images now of buildings swaying, of walls of water hitting buildings, of the rubble and devastation," Ms Gillard told reporters in Canberra.
"Like all Australians, I've been truly shocked."
Australia stood ready to help out in whatever way it could, she said.
A team of about 75 search-and-rescue workers as well as sniffer dogs are due to leave Brisbane on Sunday - the first in what could be a series of Australian contingents.
Ms Gillard quashed concerns about the workers' fatigue, given they have just come off a stint in quake-affected Christchurch.
"We're putting a big burden on their shoulders ... (but) it's what they're trained to do, it's what they want to do," she said.
Australia expects additional requests for help from Japan as it struggles to deal with the aftermath of the disaster, the prime minister said.
A massive blast at the Fukushima power facility has raised safety fears among locals as well as the international community, and the federal government is seeking urgent briefings on the situation.
Ms Gillard stressed there was no risk to Australia.
Japanese authorities are rushing to cool a second reactor at the facility amid concerns it could also blow.
Australian Greens leader Bob Brown said it highlighted why Australia should never go down the nuclear road.
"It's not just earthquakes, it's the potential for terrorism," Senator Brown told Sky News.
"You can't have it in flight paths, it needs to be built next to big areas of population ... it takes up a lot of water, it's enormously expensive.
"We have much better alternatives, thank God."
Meanwhile, the first Australians returning home from Japan since the disaster have told of their experiences.
"I was in a car when it happened and I thought there was something wrong with the motor," Sydneysider Nick Doumanis said.
"Then I got out and all the trees were swaying. It wasn't that horrific when it was happening, it was just so weird."
Darryl Judd, also from Sydney, said the flight home was the quietest he had ever been on.
"Everyone just went to sleep, we were all exhausted," he said.