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 ...

Woman in Japan dies of suspected heatstroke after taking refuge in car following Kumamoto quake

Her death could be the first disaster-related fatality following the magnitude 7.1 quake on July 28. Read more at ...

Why the Kumamoto earthquake is unusual compared to most tremors that hit Japan

The devastating 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck southwest Japan's Kumamoto on Tuesday, killing 13 people and injuring ...

Death toll from southwestern Japan quake climbs to 34

Searchers continued to work in the Kumamoto area, including at the site of the collapsed mall, where some of the most serious ...
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Japan ends rescue operation at a mall that collapsed after a strong quake

Authorities ended a massive dayslong search-and-rescue operation Saturday at a collapsed shopping mall in southwest Japan ...

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 ...

Historic Kumamoto Castle Is Damaged in the Japan Earthquake

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit southern Japan, injuring dozens and collapsing buildings.

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.

Japan Earthquake Insurance Claims Could Top $1 Billion As Kumamoto Disaster Toll Rises

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture on July 28 has killed at least 18 people and triggered ...

Chicago White Sox to donate auction proceeds to Murakami's hometown Kumamoto

The Chicago White Sox baseball team plans to donate proceeds from an auction of Japanese slugger Murakami Munetaka's items to people in his quake-hit hometown of Kumamoto.