Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

A collapsed house is pictured in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Collapsed houses are pictured in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Collapsed houses are pictured in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Collapsed houses are pictured in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

People clean up items scattered across the floor in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2026, following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Files and other items are scattered across the floor of a pharmacy in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2026, following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Residents collect water from a tanker truck at an evacuation center in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2026, as water supplies remain disrupted following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

People collect water from a tanker truck at an evacuation center in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2026, as water supplies remain disrupted following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Disaster waste is pictured at a temporary storage site in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2026, following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Disaster waste is brought to a temporary storage site in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2026, following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Disaster waste is brought to a temporary storage site in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2026, following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Disaster waste is brought to a temporary storage site in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2026, following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Disaster waste is brought to a temporary storage site in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2026, following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Disaster waste is brought to a temporary storage site in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2026, following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Disaster waste is brought to a temporary storage site in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2026, following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 3, 2026, shows a Nippon Paper Industries Co. plant damaged in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

A man pours water over himself while taking a break from cleaning up his damaged family home in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 3, 2026, shows a Nippon Paper Industries Co. plant with its smokestack broken in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Evacuees line up to receive water and food supplies at an evacuation center equipped with large electric fans in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

Japan PM Takaichi visits quake-hit Kumamoto

Japan PM Takaichi visits quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) holds talks with Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura at the Kumamoto prefectural government office on Aug. 3, 2026, during her visit to the southwestern Japan prefecture struck by a powerful earthquake on July 28. (Pool photo)

Japan PM Takaichi visits quake-hit Kumamoto

Japan PM Takaichi visits quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets with people at an evacuation center in Hikawa in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity on July 28. (Pool photo)

Japan PM Takaichi visits quake-hit Kumamoto

Japan PM Takaichi visits quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) meets with people at an evacuation center in Hikawa in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity on July 28. (Pool photo)

Japan PM Takaichi visits quake-hit Kumamoto

Japan PM Takaichi visits quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) meets with people at an evacuation center in Hikawa in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity on July 28. (Pool photo)

Japan PM Takaichi visits quake-hit Kumamoto

Japan PM Takaichi visits quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) meets with people at an evacuation center in Hikawa in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity on July 28. (Pool photo)

Japan PM Takaichi visits quake-hit Kumamoto

Japan PM Takaichi visits quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) meets the press at the Kumamoto prefectural government office alongside Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura (2nd from R) on Aug. 3, 2026, during her visit to the southwestern Japan prefecture struck by a powerful earthquake on July 28. (Pool photo)

Japan PM Takaichi visits quake-hit Kumamoto

Japan PM Takaichi visits quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (3rd from L) holds talks with Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura (2nd from R) at the Kumamoto prefectural government office on Aug. 3, 2026, during her visit to the southwestern Japan prefecture struck by a powerful earthquake on July 28. (Pool photo)

Japan PM Takaichi visits quake-hit Kumamoto

Japan PM Takaichi visits quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) meets with people at an evacuation center in Hikawa in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity on July 28. (Pool photo)

Japan PM Takaichi visits quake-hit Kumamoto

Japan PM Takaichi visits quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) shakes hands with people at an evacuation center in Hikawa in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity on July 28. (Pool photo)

Japan PM Takaichi visits quake-hit Kumamoto

Japan PM Takaichi visits quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) visits an evacuation center in Hikawa in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity on July 28. (Pool photo)

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KUMAMOTO, Japan, July 30 Kyodo - Aeon Co. President Akio Yoshida bows at a press conference in Kumamoto in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto on July 29, 2026, a day after an Aeon shopping mall in Kashima in the prefecture was rocked by a deadly explosion following a strong earthquake that struck the region. (Kyodo)

[Breaking News]Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

YATSUSHIRO, Japan, July 30 Kyodo - Video taken from a drone shows cracks in the ground in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 29, 2026, a day after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity. (Kyodo)

[Breaking News]Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

YATSUSHIRO, Japan, July 29 Kyodo - A torii gate at a shrine lies toppled in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 29, 2026, a day after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity. (Kyodo)

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

A collapsed house is reflected in a road mirror in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 2, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

A collapsed house is reflected in a road mirror in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 2, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

A collapsed house is pictured in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 2, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

A collapsed house is pictured in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 2, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Collapsed houses are pictured in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 2, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

A collapsed house is pictured in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 2, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Collapsed houses are pictured in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 2, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Collapsed houses are pictured in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 2, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Work to assemble corrugated carboard beds is underway in a temporary evacuation center in Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Work to assemble corrugated carboard beds is underway in a temporary evacuation center in Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Work to assemble corrugated carboard beds is underway in a temporary evacuation center in Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

A vehicle unloads waste and rubble onto a garbage-collecting site in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

A vehicle unloads waste and rubble onto a garbage-collecting site in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

A vehicle unloads waste and rubble onto a garbage-collecting site in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

A vehicle unloads waste and rubble onto a garbage-collecting site in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Vehicles carrying waste and rubble arrive at a garbage-collecting site in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

A street in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is congested with vehicles carrying waste and rubble on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

A street in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is congested with vehicles carrying waste and rubble on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.