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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

A memorial ceremony commemorating the 10th anniversary of two devastating earthquakes in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is held in Kumamoto city on April 16, 2026. A total of 278 people were killed in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

A memorial ceremony commemorating the 10th anniversary of two devastating earthquakes in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is held in Kumamoto city on April 16, 2026. A total of 278 people were killed in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

A memorial ceremony commemorating the 10th anniversary of two devastating earthquakes in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is held in Kumamoto city on April 16, 2026. A total of 278 people were killed in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura addresses a memorial ceremony commemorating the 10th anniversary of a pair of massive earthquakes on April 16, 2026, in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto. A total of 278 deaths have been attributed to the quakes that hit Kumamoto and Oita prefectures on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura addresses a memorial ceremony commemorating the 10th anniversary of a pair of massive earthquakes on April 16, 2026, in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto. A total of 278 deaths have been attributed to the quakes that hit Kumamoto and Oita prefectures on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura addresses a memorial ceremony commemorating the 10th anniversary of a pair of massive earthquakes on April 16, 2026, in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto. A total of 278 deaths have been attributed to the quakes that hit Kumamoto and Oita prefectures on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

People observe a moment of silence at a memorial ceremony commemorating the 10th anniversary of a pair of massive earthquakes on April 16, 2026, in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto. A total of 278 people were killed in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

People observe a moment of silence at a memorial ceremony commemorating the 10th anniversary of a pair of massive earthquakes on April 16, 2026, in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto. A total of 278 people were killed in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

Bamboo lanterns are lit in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 14, 2026, the 10th anniversary of the first of a pair of massive earthquakes in April 2016. A total of 278 people were killed in the southwestern Japan prefectures of Kumamoto and Oita in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

Candles are lit in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 14, 2026, the 10th anniversary of the first of a pair of massive earthquakes in April 2016. A total of 278 people were killed in the southwestern Japan prefectures of Kumamoto and Oita in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

Photo shows a memorial message beside bamboo lanterns lit in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 14, 2026, the 10th anniversary of the first of a pair of massive earthquakes in April 2016. A total of 278 people were killed in the southwestern Japan prefectures of Kumamoto and Oita in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

A man prays at a memorial park in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 14, 2026, the 10th anniversary of the first in a pair of massive earthquakes in April 2016. A total of 278 people were killed in the southwestern Japan prefectures of Kumamoto and Oita in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura lays flowers at a cenotaph at the prefectural government office in the city of Kumamoto on April 14, 2026, the 10th anniversary of the first in a pair of massive earthquakes in April 2016. A total of 278 people were killed in the southwestern Japan prefectures of Kumamoto and Oita in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura lays flowers at a cenotaph at the prefectural government office in the city of Kumamoto on April 14, 2026, the 10th anniversary of the first in a pair of massive earthquakes in April 2016. A total of 278 people were killed in the southwestern Japan prefectures of Kumamoto and Oita in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura (R) observes a moment of silence at a cenotaph at the prefectural government office in the city of Kumamoto on April 14, 2026, the 10th anniversary of the first in a pair of massive earthquakes in April 2016. A total of 278 people were killed in the southwestern Japan prefectures of Kumamoto and Oita in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

People observe a moment of silence at a memorial park in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 14, 2026, the 10th anniversary of the first in a pair of massive earthquakes in April 2016. A total of 278 people were killed in the southwestern Japan prefectures of Kumamoto and Oita in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

Photo shows flowers at a memorial park in the Kumamoto Prefecture town of Mashiki on April 14, 2026, the 10th anniversary of the first in a pair of massive earthquakes in April 2016. A total of 278 people were killed in the southwestern Japan prefectures of Kumamoto and Oita in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

People, including Mashiki Mayor Hironori Nishimura (far L), observe a moment of silence at a memorial park in the Kumamoto Prefecture town on April 14, 2026, the 10th anniversary of the first in a pair of massive earthquakes in April 2016. A total of 278 people were killed in the southwestern Japan prefectures of Kumamoto and Oita in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

People, including Mashiki Mayor Hironori Nishimura (far L), observe a moment of silence at a memorial park in the Kumamoto Prefecture town on April 14, 2026, the 10th anniversary of the first in a pair of massive earthquakes in April 2016. A total of 278 people were killed in the southwestern Japan prefectures of Kumamoto and Oita in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

People lay flowers at a memorial park in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 14, 2026, the 10th anniversary of the first in a pair of massive earthquakes in April 2016. A total of 278 people were killed in the southwestern Japan prefectures of Kumamoto and Oita in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

Photo taken in Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 13, 2026, shows a bridge that was rebuilt in 2021 after collapsing in a pair of massive earthquakes in the southwestern Japan prefecture 10 years earlier. A total of 278 people were killed in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

Photo taken in Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 13, 2026, shows a bridge that was rebuilt in 2021 after collapsing in a pair of massive earthquakes in the southwestern Japan prefecture 10 years earlier. A total of 278 people were killed in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

Photo shows Kumamoto Castle still under repair in Kumamoto on April 13, 2026, the eve of the 10th anniversary of two devastating earthquakes in the southwestern Japan prefecture. A total of 278 people were killed in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

Kumamoto Castle is illuminated in Kumamoto on April 13, 2026, the eve of the 10th anniversary of two devastating earthquakes in the southwestern Japan prefecture. A total of 278 people were killed in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

Photo shows Kumamoto Castle still under repair in Kumamoto on April 13, 2026, the eve of the 10th anniversary of two devastating earthquakes in the southwestern Japan prefecture. A total of 278 people were killed in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

Kumamoto Castle is illuminated in Kumamoto on April 13, 2026, the eve of the 10th anniversary of two devastating earthquakes in the southwestern Japan prefecture. A total of 278 people were killed in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

Photo shows Kumamoto Castle (back, L) in Kumamoto on April 13, 2026, the eve of the 10th anniversary of two devastating earthquakes in the southwestern Japan prefecture. A total of 278 people were killed in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

Photo shows Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto on April 13, 2026, the eve of the 10th anniversary of two devastating earthquakes in the southwestern Japan prefecture. A total of 278 people were killed in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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10th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

Photo shows Kumamoto Castle (back) in Kumamoto on April 13, 2026, the eve of the 10th anniversary of two devastating earthquakes in the southwestern Japan prefecture. A total of 278 people were killed in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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Japanese food fair in Singapore

A food fair promoting Japanese food is held in Singapore on Oct. 16, 2025, with about 150 companies and organizations from 35 Japanese prefectures taking part.

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Japan: Typhoon Peipah Leaves Widespread Damage Across Prefectures

Typhoon Peipah made landfall early Friday, September 5, bringing heavy rain and flooding across a wide area from western to eastern Japan. The typhoon first came ashore near Sukumo City in Kochi Prefecture before dawn, then made a second landfall in northern Wakayama Prefecture around 9:00 a.m. Fallen trees, landslides, and roof damage, among other destruction, were reported across multiple prefectures.

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8th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

Hironori Nishimura, mayor of the Kumamoto Prefecture town of Mashiki, offers flowers at an altar set up at a park near the town hall on April 14, 2024, the eighth anniversary of two devastating earthquakes in the southwestern Japan prefecture. A total of 276 people were killed in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures in the quakes on April 14 and April 16, 2016.

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7th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

A memorial ceremony commemorating the seventh anniversary of two devastating earthquakes in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is held at the prefectural government office in the city of Kumamoto on April 14, 2023. A total of 276 people were killed in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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7th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

A memorial ceremony commemorating the seventh anniversary of two devastating earthquakes in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is held at the prefectural government office in the city of Kumamoto on April 14, 2023. A total of 276 people were killed in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures in the quakes on April 14 and 16, 2016.

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CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

(221226) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 16, 2022 shows a trial train crossing tunnels on the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway in southwest China's Sichuan Province. A railway linking Chengdu and Kunming, two major cities in southwest China, is now fully operational with the opening of its last section on Monday. With a designed speed of 160 km per hour, the new 915-km line, which runs almost parallel to an existing railway link between Chengdu and Kunming, cuts the travel time from 19 hours to 7.5 hours. The new line runs through a number of cities and prefectures, such as Chengdu, Meishan, Leshan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Panzhihua in Sichuan Province, and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Kunming in Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

(221226) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 16, 2022 shows the Jinkouhe South Railway Station along the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway in southwest China's Sichuan Province. A railway linking Chengdu and Kunming, two major cities in southwest China, is now fully operational with the opening of its last section on Monday. With a designed speed of 160 km per hour, the new 915-km line, which runs almost parallel to an existing railway link between Chengdu and Kunming, cuts the travel time from 19 hours to 7.5 hours. The new line runs through a number of cities and prefectures, such as Chengdu, Meishan, Leshan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Panzhihua in Sichuan Province, and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Kunming in Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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Kids from disaster-hit region visit 1995 quake memorial in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Pupils from Hashikami Elementary School in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, visit the Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution, a memorial facility for the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 16, 2015. Miyagi is one of the prefectures in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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M5.6 quake hits north of Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yohei Hasegawa, director of the Earthquake and Tsunami Observation Division of the Japan Meteorological Agency, holds a press conference on Sept. 16, 2014, at the agency in Tokyo, on a magnitude 5.6 quake that hit parts of the Kanto region north of Tokyo earlier in the day. The 12:28 p.m. quake registered lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in parts of Tochigi, Gunma and Saitama prefectures, and 4 in Tokyo. There was no tsunami alert following the quake.

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Natural energy council meeting in Saga Pref.

KARATSU, Japan - The natural energy council formed by Softbank Corp. and Japanese prefectures holds a general meeting in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, on July 16, 2014.

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National Opera of Ukraine in Japan

Ballet dancers of the National Opera of Ukraine rehearse a performance in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Dec. 16, 2022. About 200 dancers will perform in 13 prefectures for about one month from Dec. 17.

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National Opera of Ukraine in Japan

Ballet dancers of the National Opera of Ukraine rehearse a performance in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Dec. 16, 2022. About 200 dancers will perform in 13 prefectures for about one month from Dec. 17.

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National Opera of Ukraine in Japan

Ballet dancers of the National Opera of Ukraine rehearse a performance in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Dec. 16, 2022. About 200 dancers will perform in 13 prefectures for about one month from Dec. 17.

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S. Korean import ban on Japanese fisheries products

OSONG, South Korea - Kenji Kagawa (R front), director general of the Japanese Fisheries Agency's Resources Enhancement Promotion Department, meets officials at South Korea's Food and Drug Safety Ministry in Osong on Sept. 16, 2013. Japan asked South Korea to lift its latest import ban on fisheries products from Japanese prefectures imposed amid concern over leaks of radiation-contaminated water at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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S. Korean import ban on Japanese fisheries products

OSONG, South Korea - Kenji Kagawa, director general of the Japanese Fisheries Agency's Resources Enhancement Promotion Department, visits South Korea's Food and Drug Safety Ministry in Osong on Sept. 16, 2013. Japan asked South Korea to lift its latest import ban on fisheries products from Japanese prefectures imposed amid concern over leaks of radiation-contaminated water at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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U.S. children make drawings for kids in quake-hit areas

WASHINGTON, United States - Fifth-grade students from Thomson Elementary School draw pictures at the Japanese Information and Culture Center in Washington on Feb. 16, 2012, for elementary school students in the earthquake-hit areas of Japan. The drawings will be sent to elementary schools in Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures through the Japanese Foreign Ministry.

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U.S. children make drawings for kids in quake-hit areas

WASHINGTON, United States - Fifth-grade students from Thomson Elementary School draw pictures at the Japanese Information and Culture Center in Washington on Feb. 16, 2012, for elementary school students in the earthquake-hit areas of Japan. The drawings will be sent to elementary schools in Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures through the Japanese Foreign Ministry.

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Nuclear disaster drills

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Local residents in wheelchairs are taken aboard a Self-Defense Force helicopter for evacuation during a disaster drill based on an assumed nuclear accident in Yawatahama, Ehime Prefecture, on Feb. 16, 2012. Such drills were held by local governments around the plants of Chugoku Electric Power Co. and Shikoku Electric Power Co. in Shimane and Ehime prefectures.

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Nuclear disaster drills

MATSUE, Japan - Members of a local voluntary organization for disaster management participate in a nuclear disaster drill to confirm initial responses in the event of a nuclear accident in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Feb. 16, 2012. Such drills were held by local governments around plants of Chugoku Electric Power Co. and Shikoku Electric Power Co. in Shimane and Ehime prefectures.

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N.Y. trade fair features textile makers from quake-hit area

NEW YORK, United States - A buyer examines a product at a trade fair opened in New York on Jan. 18, 2012, featuring 16 textile and knitting firms from three Japanese prefectures hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Ex-PM Kan in interview

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2011. Kan said he learned shortly after the nuclear crisis erupted at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant that around 30 million people in Tokyo and surrounding prefectures may have to be evacuated in a worst-case scenario.