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Hope dwindles for rescue in southwestern Japan quake

Death toll rises to 18 as rescuers comb through quake rubble in southwestern Japan

Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people, inc...

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Quake survivors in southwestern Japan sleep in cars in sweltering heat as death toll rises to 34

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Hope dwindles for rescue in southwestern Japan quake as death toll climbs to 25

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Japan earthquake death toll rises to 34 as search operations continue

Thousands of survivors of a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan spent Friday in crowded shelters or sleeping in cars as they faced shortages of water and fuel and punishing summer temperatures t...

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Death toll rises in Japan. Why does the country experience so many large earthquakes?

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Hope dwindles for rescue in southwestern Japan as earthquake death toll climbs to 23

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Japan quake halts auto and chip plants, testing supply chain resilience

Toyota has suspended production at three factories in the region — one of which makes Lexus luxury models while the other two produce hybrid car units and engines — through to August 5.

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Japan’s massive quake kills 25 people

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Japan earthquake death toll climbs to 34 as hopes wane for more rescues

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Factbox-companies with operations disrupted by Japan's Kumamoto quake

TOKYO, July 30 (Reuters) - Following are companies that have suspended operations in Japan's Kumamoto and nearby prefectures after a magnitude 7.1 quake hit the area on Tuesday, killing at least 17 people.

Kumamoto Castle, a Famed Landmark, Is Damaged in the Japan Earthquake

The centuries-old castle, one of the country’s best-known, was also affected by the region’s 2016 earthquakes.

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Kumamoto quake search continues as 72-hour window passes in Japan; Shinkansen service between Hakata, Kumamoto resumes

KUMAMOTO: The Kumamoto prefectural disaster response headquarters said Friday one more death had been confirmed following Tuesday's powerful earthquake, bringing the death toll to 35, including one whose connection to the disaster is under investigation.

Kumamoto: Japan’s Culinary Castle City

Japan, like France, is known as a culinary country. But even within Japan, Kumamoto is definitely a foodie’s city. Locals take great, and justifiable, pride in the deliciousness of the fare available in the city, even down to the tap water, which is derived from natural groundwater.

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Sports world steps up after deadly Kumamoto earthquake

Japan’s sporting world has mobilized to support earthquake-hit Kumamoto, with leagues, clubs and players contributing to relief and encouraging donations for those affected.