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Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, 2nd from R) attends a disaster drill, jointly held by several municipality governments in the Tokyo metropolitan area, in Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture on Sept. 1, 2026, the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

A large-scale disaster drill is held in Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture by several municipality governments in the Tokyo metropolitan area on Sept. 1, 2026, the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from R) practices using an Automated External Defibrillator during a disaster drill, jointly held by several municipality governments in the Tokyo metropolitan area, in Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture on Sept. 1, 2026, the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

A large-scale disaster drill is held in Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture by several municipality governments in the Tokyo metropolitan area on Sept. 1, 2026, the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

A large-scale disaster drill is held in Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture by several municipality governments in the Tokyo metropolitan area on Sept. 1, 2026, the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) observes a joint disaster drill held by several municipality governments in the Tokyo metropolitan area, in Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture on Sept. 1, 2026, the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) attends a disaster drill, jointly held by several municipality governments in the Tokyo metropolitan area, in Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture on Sept. 1, 2026, the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. U.S. military personnel were also present at the drill to cooperate in medical relief activities.

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Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during the closing ceremony of a disaster drill, jointly held by several municipality governments in the Tokyo metropolitan area, in Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture on Sept. 1, 2026, the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) sets up a tent during a disaster drill, jointly held by several municipality governments in the Tokyo metropolitan area, in Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture on Sept. 1, 2026, the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Memorial for 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans

Memorial for 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans

People offer prayers in front of a cenotaph for Koreans massacred in the chaos following the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, on Sept. 1, 2026, the 103rd anniversary of the disaster.

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Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Several municipality governments in the Tokyo metropolitan area jointly hold a disaster drill in Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture on Sept. 1, 2026, the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Medical relief activities are conducted in cooperation with U.S. military personnel in Japan during the drill.

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Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Several municipality governments in the Tokyo metropolitan area jointly hold a disaster drill in Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture on Sept. 1, 2026, the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Medical relief activities are conducted in cooperation with U.S. military personnel in Japan during the drill.

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Government disaster drill

Government disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi heads to the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, for a government disaster drill simulating a large earthquake striking the country. The day marks the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Government disaster drill

Government disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a disaster response headquarters meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, as part of a government disaster drill simulating a large earthquake striking the country. The day marks the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Government disaster drill

Government disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi heads to the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, for a government disaster drill simulating a large earthquake striking the country. The day marks the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Government disaster drill

Government disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a disaster response headquarters meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, as part of a government disaster drill simulating a large earthquake striking the country. The day marks the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Government disaster drill

Government disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) speaks at a disaster response headquarters meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, as part of a government disaster drill simulating a large earthquake striking the country. The day marks the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Government disaster drill

Government disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a disaster response headquarters meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, as part of a government disaster drill simulating a large earthquake striking the country. The day marks the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Government disaster drill

Government disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a disaster response headquarters meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, as part of a government disaster drill simulating a large earthquake striking the country. The day marks the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Government disaster drill

Government disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a disaster response headquarters meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, as part of a government disaster drill simulating a large earthquake striking the country. The day marks the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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1 month after powerful earthquake in Kumamoto

1 month after powerful earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2026, shows a dome-shaped accommodation facility developed as a makeshift house for people displaced by disasters in Hikawa, a Kumamoto Prefecture town devastated by a massive earthquake one month earlier.

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Aftermath of powerful earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of powerful earthquake in Kumamoto

Work to resume water supply is underway on Aug. 11, 2026, in Hikawa, a Kumamoto Prefecture town devastated by a massive earthquake on July 28.

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Aftermath of powerful earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of powerful earthquake in Kumamoto

Work to resume water supply is underway on Aug. 11, 2026, in Hikawa, a Kumamoto Prefecture town devastated by a massive earthquake on July 28.

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1 month after powerful earthquake in Kumamoto

1 month after powerful earthquake in Kumamoto

Work to build temporary housing is underway on Aug. 28, 2026, in Hikawa, a Kumamoto Prefecture town devastated by a massive earthquake one month earlier.

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1 month after Kumamoto quake

1 month after Kumamoto quake

A man stands in front of a damaged house in Hikawa in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 28, 2026, one month after a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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1 month after Kumamoto quake

1 month after Kumamoto quake

Photo shows a collapsed house in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 28, 2026, one month after a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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1 month after Kumamoto quake

1 month after Kumamoto quake

Photo shows a damaged chimney at Nippon Paper Industries Co.'s mill in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture on the early morning of Aug. 28, 2026, one month after a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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1 month after Kumamoto quake

1 month after Kumamoto quake

A damaged gravestone remains toppled in Hikawa in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 28, 2026, one month after a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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1 month after Kumamoto quake

1 month after Kumamoto quake

Photo shows a collapsed house silhouetted against the rising sun in Hikawa in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 28, 2026, one month after a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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1 month after Kumamoto quake

1 month after Kumamoto quake

Photo shows a school gymnasium in Uki in Kumamoto Prefecture that has been used as an evacuation shelter on Aug. 28, 2026, one month after a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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1 month after Kumamoto quake

1 month after Kumamoto quake

A cat sits in front of a collapsed house in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 28, 2026, one month after a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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1 month after Kumamoto quake

1 month after Kumamoto quake

Workers gather in front of a stand set up for flower offerings at Aeon Mall Kumamoto in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 28, 2026, one month after a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture. Seven people died at the shopping complex in an explosion following the earthquake.

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1 month after Kumamoto quake

1 month after Kumamoto quake

Photo shows Aeon Mall Kumamoto in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 28, 2026, one month after a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture. Seven people died at the shopping complex in an explosion following the earthquake.

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1 month after Kumamoto quake

1 month after Kumamoto quake

Photo shows Aeon Mall Kumamoto in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 28, 2026, one month after a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture. Seven people died at the shopping complex in an explosion following the earthquake.

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1 month after Kumamoto quake

1 month after Kumamoto quake

Photo shows Aeon Mall Kumamoto in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 28, 2026, one month after a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture. Seven people died at the shopping complex in an explosion following the earthquake.

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1 month after Kumamoto quake

1 month after Kumamoto quake

Photo shows Aeon Mall Kumamoto in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 28, 2026, one month after a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture. Seven people died at the shopping complex in an explosion following the earthquake.

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1 month after Kumamoto quake

1 month after Kumamoto quake

Workers gather in front of a stand set up for flower offerings at Aeon Mall Kumamoto in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 28, 2026, one month after a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture. Seven people died at the shopping complex in an explosion following the earthquake.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Work to repair damaged JR Kagoshima Line facilities is underway at a suspended section straddling the town of Hikawa and the city of Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 26, 2026, following a powerful earthquake that struck the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Work to repair damaged JR Kagoshima Line facilities is underway at a suspended section straddling the town of Hikawa and the city of Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 26, 2026, following a powerful earthquake that struck the region on July 28.

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Summer festival in quake-hit Kumamoto Pref. city

Summer festival in quake-hit Kumamoto Pref. city

People gather at a summer festival in Uki in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 23, 2026, about one month after a powerful earthquake hit the region on July 28.

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Defense Minister Koizumi in quake-hit Kumamoto

Defense Minister Koizumi in quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (far R) meets with Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura (front, L) at the prefectural government headquarters in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 23, 2026, during his visit following a powerful earthquake that hit the region on July 28.

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Defense Minister Koizumi in quake-hit Kumamoto

Defense Minister Koizumi in quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (L) shakes hands with Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura at the prefectural government headquarters in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 23, 2026, during his visit following a powerful earthquake that hit the region on July 28.

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Defense Minister Koizumi in quake-hit Kumamoto

Defense Minister Koizumi in quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (back, L) meets on Aug. 23, 2026, with Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel at a cultural center in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, who are assisting with the setting up of a public bath facility for people affected by a powerful earthquake that hit the region on July 28.

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Defense Minister Koizumi in quake-hit Kumamoto

Defense Minister Koizumi in quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi prepares to lay flowers on Aug. 23, 2026, at the Aeon Mall Kumamoto shopping complex in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, to pay 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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Defense Minister Koizumi in quake-hit Kumamoto

Defense Minister Koizumi in quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi prepares to lay flowers on Aug. 23, 2026, at the Aeon Mall Kumamoto shopping complex in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, to pay 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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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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Japan: Strong Quake Strikes Ibaraki, Shaking Greater Tokyo Before Dawn 5

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck eastern Japan, including the Greater Tokyo Area, early Sunday, August 23. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the quake occurred around 2:00 a.m. with an epicenter in southern Ibaraki Prefecture, at a depth of 70 kilometers.

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Japan: Emergency Alerts Sound in Tokyo as Magnitude 5.9 Quake Hits 3

Alerts sounded across Tokyo as a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck eastern Japan, including the Greater Tokyo Area, early Sunday, August 23. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the quake occurred around 2:00 a.m. with an epicenter in southern Ibaraki Prefecture, at a depth of 70 kilometers.

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Japan: Strong Quake Strikes Ibaraki, Shaking Greater Tokyo Before Dawn 4

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck eastern Japan, including the Greater Tokyo Area, early Sunday, August 23. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the quake occurred around 2:00 a.m. with an epicenter in southern Ibaraki Prefecture, at a depth of 70 kilometers. This video shows a family at home in Tokyo being awakened as an earthquake hits. The father can be seen covering his son with his body as the shaking begins.

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Japan: Strong Quake Strikes Ibaraki, Shaking Greater Tokyo Before Dawn 3

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck eastern Japan, including the Greater Tokyo Area, early Sunday, August 23. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the quake occurred around 2:00 a.m. with an epicenter in southern Ibaraki Prefecture, at a depth of 70 kilometers.

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