The ongoing outbreak in Japan surpassed last year's previous record of 941 preliminary infections - the highest since statistics began in 1999.
Samuel L Jackson was not involved.
The cat appears to have fallen into a vat of hexavalent chromium at a factory.
A man and woman buried beneath the snow were taken to hospital unresponsive.
Akira Toriyama, a Japanese manga artist, died of a brain condition last week, his production studio announced on Saturday.
"We must continue putting all of our efforts into rescuing people, even beyond 72 hours after the disaster."
"I feel like, even now, the building is shaking."
Five people on board the aid plane died.
It took crew 18 minutes to get all 367 travellers off the plane and safely accounted for.
