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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Photo shows a truck in a roadside ditch in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 12, 2025, following days of torrential rain in southwestern Japan.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Photo shows an overturned vehicle in a roadside ditch in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 12, 2025, following days of torrential rain in southwestern Japan.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in Kumamoto Pref.

Photo taken on Aug. 12, 2025, shows the outside of a beauty parlor in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, following torrential rain in southwestern Japan.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in Kumamoto Pref.

Photo taken on Aug. 12, 2025, shows the outside of a beauty parlor in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, following torrential rain in southwestern Japan.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in Kumamoto Pref.

A crane lifts a truck from an irrigation channel in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 12, 2025, following torrential rain in southwestern Japan.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in Kumamoto Pref.

Photo taken on Aug. 12, 2025, shows a vehicle in an irrigation channel in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following days of torrential rain.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in Kumamoto Pref.

Photo taken on Aug. 12, 2025, shows muddy cauliflower seedlings in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following days of torrential rain.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in Kumamoto Pref.

Photo taken on Aug. 12, 2025, shows muddy cauliflower seedlings in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following days of torrential rain.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in Kumamoto Pref.

Photo taken on Aug. 12, 2025, shows a minicar in a ditch in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following days of torrential rain.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in Kumamoto Pref.

Photo taken on Aug. 12, 2025, shows muddy cauliflower seedlings in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following days of torrential rain.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in Kumamoto Pref.

Photo taken on Aug. 12, 2025, shows muddy cauliflower seedlings in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following days of torrential rain.

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Japan: Heavy Rains Trigger Severe Flooding, Landslide in Kumamoto 5

Bands of heavy rain lashed Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan from Sunday night, August 10, into Monday, August 11, triggering flash flooding across the region. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a heavy rain emergency warning for the cities of Yatsushiro, Tamana, Kamiamakusa, Uki, and Amakusa, as well as the towns of Nagasu and Hikawa. In Kosa Town, a mother and her two children were rescued after a landslide struck their vehicle. A man who was outside the vehicle remains missing. In Tamana, a resident reported that one person had been swept away in the Sakaigawa River. This video shows a flooded parking lot at Suizenji Ezuko park in Higashi Ward, Kumamoto City.

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Japan: Heavy Rains Trigger Severe Flooding, Landslide in Kumamoto 3

Bands of heavy rain lashed Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan from Sunday night, August 10, into Monday, August 11, triggering flash flooding across the region. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a heavy rain emergency warning for the cities of Yatsushiro, Tamana, Kamiamakusa, Uki, and Amakusa, as well as the towns of Nagasu and Hikawa. In Kosa Town, a mother and her two children were rescued after a landslide struck their vehicle. A man who was outside the vehicle remains missing. In Tamana, a resident reported that one person had been swept away in the Sakaigawa River.

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Japan: Heavy Rains Trigger Severe Flooding, Landslide in Kumamoto 2

Bands of heavy rain lashed Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan from Sunday night, August 10, into Monday, August 11, triggering flash flooding across the region. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a heavy rain emergency warning for the cities of Yatsushiro, Tamana, Kamiamakusa, Uki, and Amakusa, as well as the towns of Nagasu and Hikawa. In Kosa Town, a mother and her two children were rescued after a landslide struck their vehicle. A man who was outside the vehicle remains missing. In Tamana, a resident reported that one person had been swept away in the Sakaigawa River.

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Japan: Heavy Rains Trigger Severe Flooding, Landslide in Kumamoto

Bands of heavy rain lashed Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan from Sunday night, August 10, into Monday, August 11, triggering flash flooding across the region. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a heavy rain emergency warning for the cities of Yatsushiro, Tamana, Kamiamakusa, Uki, and Amakusa, as well as the towns of Nagasu and Hikawa. In Kosa Town, a mother and her two children were rescued after a landslide struck their vehicle. A man who was outside the vehicle remains missing. In Tamana, a resident reported that one person had been swept away in the Sakaigawa River.

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Japan: Heavy Rains Trigger Severe Flooding, Landslide in Kumamoto 4

Bands of heavy rain lashed Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan from Sunday night, August 10, into Monday, August 11, triggering flash flooding across the region. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a heavy rain emergency warning for the cities of Yatsushiro, Tamana, Kamiamakusa, Uki, and Amakusa, as well as the towns of Nagasu and Hikawa. In Kosa Town, a mother and her two children were rescued after a landslide struck their vehicle. A man who was outside the vehicle remains missing. In Tamana, a resident reported that one person had been swept away in the Sakaigawa River.

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Powerful typhoon in Japan

Photo taken in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan, on Aug 30, 2024, shows a fallen tree in strong winds brought by Typhoon Shanshan.

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Powerful typhoon in Japan

A woman walks on a deserted street in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan on Aug 30, 2024, as heavy rain caused by Typhoon Shanshan hits the area.

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101st anniversary of steam locomotive

A Kyushu Railway Co. special train led by steam locomotive Hitoyoshi departs JR Yatsushiro Station in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 18, 2023, marking the 101st anniversary of the start of its service. The locomotive, built in 1922, will retire in March 2024.

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101st anniversary of steam locomotive

A Kyushu Railway Co. special train led by steam locomotive Hitoyoshi departs JR Yatsushiro Station in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 18, 2023, marking the 101st anniversary of the start of its service. The locomotive, built in 1922, will retire in March 2024.

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Kumamoto thrilled by possible use of tatami in Olympics

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Female workers plant rush seedlings by hand in a field in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, in November 2013.

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Kumamoto thrilled by possible use of tatami in Olympics

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Rush farmer Minoru Tabuchi works planting seedlings in a field in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture in November 2013.

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Kumamoto thrilled by possible use of tatami in Olympics

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Female workers plant rush seedlings by hand in a field in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, in November 2013.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

YATSUSHIRO, Japan, July 6 Kyodo - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a collapsed bridge over the swollen Kuma River in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 5, 2020, after deadly torrential rain.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

YATSUSHIRO, Japan, July 6 Kyodo - People rest at a temporary evacuation center in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2020, after deadly torrential rain.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

YATSUSHIRO, Japan, July 6 Kyodo - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the word "SOS" spelled out on the ground in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 5, 2020, after deadly torrential rain.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

YATSUSHIRO, Japan, July 6 Kyodo - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a collapsed bridge over the swollen Kuma River in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 5, 2020, after deadly torrential rain.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

YATSUSHIRO, Japan, July 6 Kyodo - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the word "SOS" spelled out on the ground in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 5, 2020, after deadly torrential rain.

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Endurance test for gauge-changeable train shown to press

FUKUOKA, Japan - Part of a gauge-changeable train is shown to the press on Oct. 19, 2014, during its endurance test at a JR Kyushu Railway station in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The JR group aims to introduce the train on the Nagasaki route of the Kyushu Shinkansen Line to be opened in fiscal 2022.

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Gauge-changeable train runs for endurance test

FUKUOKA, Japan - A gauge-changeable train undergoes an endurance test near a JR Kyushu Railway station in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 19, 2014. The JR group aims to introduce the train on the Nagasaki route of the Kyushu Shinkansen Line to be opened in fiscal 2022.

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Nature conservation educator

YATSUSHIRO, Japan - Shoko Tsuru (L), a nature conservation educator authorized by the Nature Conservation Society of Japan, holds a fishing rod during an event at the Kuma River in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Oct. 20, 2013. She leads a dam-removal campaign for the river. (Photo by Tatsuya Hagiwara)

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Nature conservation educator

YATSUSHIRO, Japan - Shoko Tsuru, a nature conservation educator authorized by the Nature Conservation Society of Japan, takes photos to conduct an ecology survey on mudflats at the mouth of the Kuma River in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2013. She leads a dam-removal campaign for the river. (Photo by Tatsuya Hagiwara)

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1st dam dismantling in Japan

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Photo shows the Arase dam, built in 1955 in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Sept. 1, 2012. Work to dismantle the dam began that day in the first project of its kind in Japan.

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Kumamoto dam to be demolished

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 5, 2011, shows the Arase Dam in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, in southwestern Japan. A local bureau of the infrastructure ministry the same day approved demolishing the dam because of its age.

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Police raid 117 locations over building scandal

YATSUSHIRO, Japan - Police officers enter the head office of Kimura Construction Co. in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Dec. 20 to search it in connection with a quake-resistance data fabrication scandal.

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Disgraced Kumamoto builder's check not honored

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Kimura Kensetsu, a construction company based in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, said Nov. 22 that one of its checks was not honored by its lender on Nov. 21 after it became caught in the media spotlight due to its involvement in building dozens of defective condominiums and hotels. The firm posted a public announcement about the incident at the entrance of its headquarters (shown in photo).

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(5)Part of Kyushu Shinkansen service launched

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train Tsubame leaves Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, for Shin-Yatsushiro Station in Kumamoto Prefecture, as the service opened for business on a 128-kilometer route between Kagoshima-Chuo, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Shin-Yatsushiro on March 13.

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(4)Part of Kyushu Shinkansen service launched

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Two railway fans takes pictures of Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train Tsubame in an orange farm in Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, on March 13, as the train service opened for business on a 128-kilometer route between Kagoshima-Chuo, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Shin-Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.

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(2) Part of Kyushu Shinkansen service launched

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train Tsubame departs from Kagoshima-Chuo Station with Mt. Sakurajima in the background on March 13 as the service opened for business on a 128-kilometer route between Kagoshima-Chuo, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Shin-Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.

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(1)Part of Kyushu Shinkansen service launched

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train Tsubame No. 1 (L) arrives at Kagoshima-Chuo Station as Tsubame No. 40 leaves the station on March 13. Part of the Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train service opened for business on a 128-kilometer route between Kagoshima-Chuo, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Shin-Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.

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(3)Part of Kyushu Shinkansen service launched

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train Tsubame comes out of a tunnel March 13 as the service opened for business on a 128-kilometer route between Kagoshima-Chuo, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Shin-Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture. At the opening ceremony at Kagoshima-Chuo station, Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Nobuteru Ishihara said the launch of the Kyushu Shinkansen ''will activate economies along the line and attract more tourists to the region.''

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JR Kyushu unveils bullet train

FUKUOKA, Japan - A miniature of a JR Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train is unveiled at a press conference in Fukuoka on Dec. 17. The train is due to debut in the spring of 2004 on the new JR Kyushu Shinkansen line linking Shin-Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, and Nishi-Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture.

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2 dead, 2 hurt after plane crash in Kyushu

YATSUSHIRO, Japan - Rescuers carry one of four people aboard a small private plane that apparently crashed into a forest in the village of Kuma, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Jan. 5. All four men were rescued but two of them later died at a hospital.

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Disgraced Kumamoto builder's check not honored

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Kimura Kensetsu, a construction company based in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, said Nov. 22 that one of its checks was not honored by its lender on Nov. 21 after it became caught in the media spotlight due to its involvement in building dozens of defective condominiums and hotels. The firm posted a public announcement about the incident at the entrance of its headquarters (shown in photo). (Kyodo)

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Foreign cruise ship comes to Kumamoto for 1st time since quakes

The "Quantum of the Seas" vessel arrives at Kumamoto's port of Yatsushiro on July 7, 2016, after departing from Shanghai two days earlier. The foreign cruise ship, which measures about 350 meters in length and carries some 4,000 passengers, was the first to arrive at a Kumamoto port since the southwestern Japan prefecture was rocked by major earthquakes in April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Work to prevent train derailment in quake-hit southwestern Japan

Photo taken April 26, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows shinkansen bullet train tracks under repair between JR Kumamoto and Shin-Yatsushiro stations in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto. Kyushu Railway Co. said the same day it will enhance safety measures by installing equipment to prevent derailments on its tracks, in the wake of powerful earthquakes earlier in the month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Work to prevent train derailment in quake-hit southwestern Japan

Photo taken April 26, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows shinkansen bullet train tracks under repair between JR Kumamoto and Shin-Yatsushiro stations in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto. Kyushu Railway Co. said the same day it will enhance safety measures by installing equipment to prevent derailments on its tracks, in the wake of powerful earthquakes earlier in the month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Work to prevent train derailment in quake-hit southwestern Japan

Photo taken April 26, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows JR Shin-Yatsushiro station under repair in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto. Kyushu Railway Co. said the same day it will enhance safety measures by installing equipment to prevent derailments on its shinkansen bullet train tracks, in the wake of powerful earthquakes earlier in the month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fears municipal building may collapse

Officials of the southwestern Japan city of Yatsushiro move out documents and other goods from the municipal office on April 18, 2016, as fear spreads that the office building may collapse in the wake of a series of powerful earthquakes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fears municipal building may collapse

Officials of the southwestern Japan city of Yatsushiro move out documents and other goods from the municipal office on April 18, 2016, as fear spreads that the office building may collapse in the wake of a series of powerful earthquakes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo