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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2026, shows Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Norikazu Suzuki (front, L) being briefed about damage to a pear farm in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, caused by a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28. Many Japanese pears were shaken from the trees by the quake ahead of the harvest season.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2026, shows Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Norikazu Suzuki (front, L) being briefed about damage to a pear farm in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, caused by a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28. Many Japanese pears were shaken from the trees by the quake ahead of the harvest season.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2026, shows Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Norikazu Suzuki (front, L) being briefed about damage to a pear farm in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, caused by a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28. Many Japanese pears were shaken from the trees by the quake ahead of the harvest season.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2026, shows fissures in a farmland in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

A farmer irrigates a rice paddy with river water in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 6, 2026, after canals were damaged by a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Farmers work to irrigate rice paddies by drawing river water in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 6, 2026, after canals were damaged by a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2026, shows fissures in a farmland in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

A farmer irrigates a rice paddy with river water in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 6, 2026, after canals were damaged by a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2026, shows a dried-up rice paddy in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, after irrigation channels were damaged by a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Volunteers clear rubble at the site of what was a residential house in Hikawa in Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 6, 2026, southwestern Japan, following a powerful earthquake that hit the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Volunteers clear rubble at the site of what was a residential house in Hikawa in Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 6, 2026, southwestern Japan, following a powerful earthquake that hit the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Volunteers clear rubble at the site of what was a residential house in Hikawa in Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 6, 2026, southwestern Japan, following a powerful earthquake that hit the region on July 28.

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UK: Woman Arrested After Four Men Stabbed in London’s Covent Garden

A woman was arrested Wednesday, August 5, after four men were stabbed in London's Covent Garden. Metropolitan Police said officers recovered a pair of scissors at the scene and that early indications suggest the incident was mental health-related.

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U.S.-based indoor vertical farming startup opens Japan facility

U.S.-based indoor vertical farming startup opens Japan facility

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (C) attends an opening ceremony of a research and development facility of Oishii Farm Corp., a U.S.-based startup that operates indoor vertical strawberry farms, in Hamura in western Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2026.

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U.S.-based indoor vertical farming startup opens Japan facility

U.S.-based indoor vertical farming startup opens Japan facility

Robotic arms pick strawberries at a cultivation room of a research and development facility of Oishii Farm Corp., a U.S.-based startup that operates indoor vertical strawberry farms, in Hamura in western Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2026.

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U.S.-based indoor vertical farming startup opens Japan facility

U.S.-based indoor vertical farming startup opens Japan facility

Robotic arms pick strawberries at a cultivation room of a research and development facility of Oishii Farm Corp., a U.S.-based startup that operates indoor vertical strawberry farms, in Hamura in western Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2026.

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U.S.-based indoor vertical farming startup opens Japan facility

U.S.-based indoor vertical farming startup opens Japan facility

Hiroki Koga (C), co-founder and CEO of Oishii Farm Corp., a U.S.-based startup that operates indoor vertical strawberry farms, attends an opening ceremony of its research and development facility in Hamura in western Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2026, alongside Japanese farm minister Norikazu Suzuki (L) and Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike.

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Japan: Nagaoka Fireworks Festival Lights Up Sky With 20,000 Shells 5

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, one of Japan's three major fireworks displays, was held on Sunday and Monday, August 2 and 3, along the Shinano River in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. The two-day event featured about 20,000 fireworks, including large traditional shells that bloomed into flowers roughly 650 meters wide.

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Japan: Nagaoka Fireworks Festival Lights Up Sky With 20,000 Shells 4

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, one of Japan's three major fireworks displays, was held on Sunday and Monday, August 2 and 3, along the Shinano River in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. The two-day event featured about 20,000 fireworks, including large traditional shells that bloomed into flowers roughly 650 meters wide.

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Japan: Nagaoka Fireworks Festival Lights Up Sky With 20,000 Shells

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, one of Japan's three major fireworks displays, was held on Sunday and Monday, August 2 and 3, along the Shinano River in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. The two-day event featured about 20,000 fireworks, including large traditional shells that bloomed into flowers roughly 650 meters wide.

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Japan: Nagaoka Fireworks Festival Lights Up Sky With 20,000 Shells 3

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, one of Japan's three major fireworks displays, was held on Sunday and Monday, August 2 and 3, along the Shinano River in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. The two-day event featured about 20,000 fireworks, including large traditional shells that bloomed into flowers roughly 650 meters wide.

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Japan: Nagaoka Fireworks Festival Lights Up Sky With 20,000 Shells 2

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, one of Japan's three major fireworks displays, was held on Sunday and Monday, August 2 and 3, along the Shinano River in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. The two-day event featured about 20,000 fireworks, including large traditional shells that bloomed into flowers roughly 650 meters wide.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 4, 2026 shows the Kunisaki, a transport vessel of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, anchored at Yatsushiro Port in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture. The vessel is providing bathing and laundry support for people affected by a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

People carry bags of drinking water handed out in Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2026, as water supplies remain disrupted following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

People carry bags of drinking water handed out in Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2026, as water supplies remain disrupted following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

People carry bags of drinking water handed out in Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2026, as water supplies remain disrupted following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

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

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Workers repair the roof of a damaged temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2026, following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

A glass door is left broken at an evacuation center in Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2026, following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo shows the Aeon Mall Kumamoto shopping center in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2026, damaged by a deadly explosion following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

People offer prayers near the Aeon Mall Kumamoto in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2026, after a deadly explosion at the shopping center following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

People offer prayers near the Aeon Mall Kumamoto in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2026, after a deadly explosion at the shopping center following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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China: Dog Protects Injured Kitten From Attacking Stray Cat

Surveillance footage from Jiangsu on July 8, 2026 shows a family dog chasing off a stray cat that was attacking an injured kitten in the household, protecting the smaller pet from harm.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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US: Waterspout Turns Into Tornado at Folly Beach, South Carolina

A waterspout that formed offshore near the Folly Beach Pier in South Carolina on Saturday, August 1, moved onshore and was confirmed by the National Weather Service as a brief EF-0 tornado. The tornado tossed beach tents, chairs, and umbrellas into the air, though no injuries or structural damage were reported.

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[Breaking News]Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman

BEIJING, China, July 30 Kyodo - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning speaks at a press conference in Beijing on July 29, 2026, offering condolences to those affected by a powerful quake that hit Kumamoto Prefecture and its vicinity. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Aeon president speaks about post-quake explosion

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)

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Train featuring World Heritage-listed ancient sites

OSAKA, Japan, Aug. 2 Kyodo - A departure ceremony is held at Kintetsu Railway's Osaka Abenobashi Station in Osaka on Aug. 1, 2026, for a train with liveries based on a group of ancient sites in the Asuka-Fujiwara area in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, that were recently added to UNESCO's World Heritage list. (Kyodo)

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