Defense Minister Koizumi in quake-hit Kumamoto

Defense Minister Koizumi in quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi prays on Aug. 23, 2026, at the Aeon Mall Kumamoto shopping complex in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, paying respects to the seven people killed there in a July 28 gas explosion triggered by a powerful earthquake in the region.

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