Tag: "Kumamoto quake"
Over 1,500 still in shelters 2 months after Kumamoto quake
World 11:16 28/09/2026KUMAMOTO -- More than 1,500 people are still staying in evacuation centers two months after the July 28 earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, that killed 38 people including those who died from suspected indirect causes.
All Kyushu Shinkansen sections reopened after July Kumamoto quake
World 15:23 18/09/2026YATSUSHIRO, KUMAMOTO PREF. -- A section on the Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train line that had been halted due to the impact of a major earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture in late July returned to service on Friday.
Aeon sets up panel to probe fatal blast after Kumamoto quake
World 16:06 20/08/2026Aeon Co. said Thursday it has set up a committee of outside experts to investigate a fatal blast that occurred at a shopping mall in Kumamoto Prefecture shortly after last month's earthquake in the southwestern Japan prefecture.
