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2026 KUMAMOTO EARTHQUAKE

A general view shows damage to part of the Aeon Mall Kumamoto in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2026
Wrecked Aeon mall had just reopened for ¡®fresh start¡¯ decade after 2016 quake
The Aeon mall destroyed in a post-quake explosion in southern Japan on Tuesday had just reopened last month.
A damaged bridge is seen in the city of Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Wednesday after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the region a day earlier.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2026
Kumamoto Prefecture gripped by massive economic fallout after earthquake
A mall and a Nippon Paper Industries¡¯ plant have collapsed, causing fatalities, as factories shut down and communications and transportation remain disrupted in the region.
Debris is strewn at the damaged Aeon Mall shopping center, where an explosion occurred after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan's southern Kumamoto Prefecture, in Kashima Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2026
Rescuers race to find survivors following massive Kumamoto quake
At least three of the 13 deaths reported came at a major shopping mall, after an explosion ripped through the building, causing a large portion of it to collapse.
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te has offerered condolences and pledges assistance following Tuesday's earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2026
Taiwan expresses support for quake-hit Kumamoto
Japan and its island neighbor have a long history of providing mutual support during disasters.
Children look at a section of a collapsed road in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Wednesday, after an earthquake struck the region the previous day.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 29, 2026
Fault zone in Kumamoto responsible for a 2016 quake likely triggered latest temblor
The Hinagu and Futagawa fault zones caused the two major earthquakes 10 years ago, with the former likely to have caused Tuesday¡¯s 7.1 magnitude temblor.
Mall collapses after powerful quake rocks Kumamoto
Emergency crews outside an Aeon Mall in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Tuesday after the second floor of the building collapsed in the wake of a major earthquake.
Japanese man arrested for years of guitar noise
Police seized over 40 guitars ¡ª many electric ¡ª from a Kyoto musician's residence, along with CD and radio cassette players and amplifiers.
Rescuers race to find survivors following massive Kumamoto quake
Debris is strewn at the damaged Aeon Mall shopping center, where an explosion occurred after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan's southern Kumamoto Prefecture, in Kashima Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Wednesday.
China makes new U.S. warship target for missile tests
China has built a new U.S. destroyer replica at a remote missile-testing site in its northwestern desert, satellite imagery shows.
Sanae Takaichi: The prime minister nobody defended
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sign a joint declaration on economic security cooperation in Canberra in May.
With secondary-capital bill passed, competition between cities heats up
A view of downtown Sapporo. Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki is pushing Sapporo as a candidate for a second capital outside Tokyo.
Japanese author Keigo Higashino, known for intricate mystery novels, dies at 68
A display featuring Keigo Higashino¡¯s work, with a range of his titles translated into multiple languages, at Books Kinokuniya Tokyo in the capital¡¯s Shinjuku Ward on Tuesday
Tough new permanent residency measures trigger concern in Japan
The Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau in the capital's Shinagawa Ward in March. Japan's revised guidelines for permanent residency are set to be introduced as early as Oct. 1 and applied to applications filed from April 2027.
The tiny Okayama village providing Japan with a blueprint for forest management
In 2008, Nishiawakura announced a 100-year plan to promote forest health through measures including structured thinning of its artificially planted <i>sugi</i> and <i>hinoki</i> trees. Since then, it has earned nationwide recognition for its innovative forest health management initiatives.
How foreign workers became an essential part of Japan¡¯s ubiquitous konbini
Myanmar national Nyan Linn, who works at a Lawson outlet in Tokyo¡¯s Shinagawa Ward, is one of over 110,000 foreign workers employed by Japan&#039;s three largest convenience store chains.

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