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2026 KUMAMOTO EARTHQUAKE

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office on July 27
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2026
Japan to apply reconstruction aid law to all of Kumamoto Prefecture
Under the law, families whose homes were destroyed or partially damaged will be eligible for up to ?3 million in aid to cover costs for housing construction, repair and rent.
Residents fill jugs with water in the city of Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 31.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2026
Over 6,000 still living in evacuation centers two weeks after Kumamoto quake
The Kumamoto government is making preparations for evacuees to move to hotels.
Twelve-year-old violinist Sora Iwai rehearses at Carnegie Hall in New York on July 31, a day before his performance at the hall.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2026
12-year-old Kumamoto violinist performs at New York¡¯s Carnegie Hall
Sora Iwai performance at the hall came from him winning the top prize in the under-18 division of an international music competition.
Misato Kaetsu shows on a smartphone an online information board that she created following a major earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture last month.
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2026
Generative AI aiding quake relief in Kumamoto
Despite create an online information board for quake victims, AI also made fake videos that spread on social media, showing the advantages and drawbacks of the technology.
Volunteers work in quake-damaged houses in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Saturday.
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2026
Volunteer activities fully start in quake-hit Kumamoto
As of 2 p.m. Saturday, 1,751 people were working as volunteers in afflicted areas.
Cracks caused by a major earthquake last month are seen on the schoolyard of an elementary school in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2026
Play space for children set up at Kumamoto quake shelter
The act of play can help children process their emotions, a many often struggle to express their feelings in words.
A collapsed roof is seen at a hotel in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 30, after a powerful earthquake hit the area days earlier.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2026
Kumamoto quake toll rises to 39
The number of casualties from the temblor has reached 205 in the prefecture, with 23 severely injured.
Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
JAPAN / Society / Longform
Aug 7, 2026
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
Roads stayed fairly clear after the quake. Water, care and daily life proved much harder to restore.
An explosion at Aeon¡¯s shopping complex in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, caused part of the mall¡¯s second floor to collapse and sent debris flying across nearby areas.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2026
LPG suppliers asked to inspect equipment after fatal shopping mall blast
The industry ministry has reported that leaked gas was ¡°highly likely¡± to have caused the explosion that killed seven people following last week¡¯s powerful earthquake.
Nippon Paper Industries President Akira Sebe (center) and others bow at the start of a news conference in the city of Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 6, 2026
Nippon Paper president expresses condolences over deaths at quake-hit plant
In the city of Yatsushiro, where the plant is located, the earthquake registered a seismic intensity of up to upper 6, the second-highest level on the Japanese scale.
The main gate and sections of the wall at Kinparo, a Japanese-style inn at Hinagu hot spring resort registered as a national tangible cultural property, after they collapsed, in the city of Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 30.
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2026
Owner of Kumamoto inn expresses resolve amid concern over earthquake damage
The inn, the main building and main gate of which are nationally registered tangible cultural properties, suffered extensive damage in the July 28 quake.
A man wipes his sweat away at a warehouse in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 31, days after a powerful earthquake struck the region.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2026
Japanese firm¡¯s ¡®human refrigerator¡¯ offers relief from punishing summer heat
The Do Hiemon Box is an oversized stainless-steel refrigerator that looks big enough to fit a human being, because that¡¯s exactly what it¡¯s designed to do.
Sony¡¯s Kumamoto Technology Center (center right) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.¡¯s Kumamoto Plant (center left) in Kikuyo town, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 29
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2026
Chip plants begin restarting operations in quake-hit Kumamoto
The quick recovery comes as damage was relatively limited compared with that from the two successive major earthquakes that hit the prefecture about 10 years ago.
Shohinken, a centuries-old tea house with a garden in the city of Yatsushiro, on July 29
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2026
53 cultural properties damaged by Kumamoto quake
The affected assets include three national treasures and 11 national important cultural properties.
A passerby walks with a sunshade beside debris from a major earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture last week, in the town of Hikawa on Tuesday.¡¡
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2026
One week on, disaster response in Kumamoto shifts to helping survivors
Uneven conditions at evacuation centers, where summer heat is compounding shortages of water and other essentials, are raising fears of heatstroke and blood clots among survivors.
Television screens in Tokyo show news coverage of a powerful earthquake hitting Kumamoto Prefecture on July 28. Some social media accounts have claimed that shaky footage of the quake was fake.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 4, 2026
Disinformation abounds online in aftermath of Kumamoto quake
AI-generated images, anti-immigration sentiments and hoaxes are flourishing online following the quake.
A building damaged by the earthquake in the town of Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 28
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2026
Donations to quake-hit Kumamoto via hometown tax system reach ?730 million
The figure represents the total amount of donations made through four major furusato n¨­zei portal websites, according to the top government spokesperson.
A funeral for Kurumi Otake, a store employee at a shopping mall who died after the facility exploded following last week's earthquake, is held in Kumamoto on Monday.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2026
Two employees were sent back into Kumamoto mall before explosion
At a wake held for one of the two Habita employees who died in the incident, bereaved family members told Habita¡¯s president that they would ¡°never forgive¡± the company.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets with evacuees after last week's magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, at an evacuation shelter in the town of Hikawa on Monday.
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2026
Takaichi meets victims and local leaders in quake-struck Kumamoto
The prime minister¡¯s visit comes almost a week after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake, which has killed at least 38 people and left over 9,200 in evacuation shelters.
Roads damaged by last week's massive quake are left untouched in Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Monday. Plant suspensions at automakers in Kyushu continue as parts supply remains disrupted.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 3, 2026
Automakers extend plant suspensions after Kumamoto quake
The Kyushu region accounts for nearly 15% of domestic auto production, according to the government¡¯s Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.
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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
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