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Japan’s earthquake shows extreme heat can turn one disaster into two

Emergency workers attempting to rescue survivors after a recent earthquake in Kyushu, Japan, also had to cope with extreme summer heat.

The Conversation

Typhoon Dolphin mapped: 500 flights cancelled as powerful storm impacts Japan region still reeling from earthquake

The storm's outer edge is sweeping Kyushu, including Kumamoto prefecture, where about 6,700 people are still in evacuation centres after earthquake

The Independent UK

Kyushu's Ground Shakes Again, and Kumamoto Faces the Rubble of Its Own Recovery

Kumamoto's quake toll has risen to 38 as search operations end, power returns, and water and rail outages stretch on for weeks.

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Prime minister visits quake-hit southern Japan as cleanup begins in intense heat

Residents of Japan’s quake-hit southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto are working to clear their homes in intense heat, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi briefly visited Kumamoto Prefecture on Monday for the first time since a magnitude 7.1 quake hit Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu last Tuesday

The Independent UK

Death toll in Japan earthquake rises to 30 as aftershock and heat hamper rescue efforts

Soldiers and emergency teams search damaged shopping centre, paper mill and homes for survivors

The Guardian - UK

Photos show the aftermath of a damaging earthquake in southwestern Japan

A powerful earthquake struck the Kumamoto area on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu on Tuesday. A shopping mall, a factory and multiple homes were heavily damaged, and Self Defense Forces personnel joined rescue workers to look for survivors.

The Independent UK

EAM Jaishankar expresses solidarity with Japan following Kumamoto earthquake

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar expressed deep concern over Japan's Kumamoto earthquake. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck southwestern Japan's Kyushu region on Tuesday. Japanese Prime Minister mobilized government resources for rescue and relief operations. The government pledged to work tirelessly through the night to assess damage.

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‘Race against time’: Japan earthquake death toll rises as rescue teams search for missing

Military mobilises thousands of personnel after quake on southern Kyushu island that registered a maximum 7 on the Japanese shindo intensity scale

The Guardian - AU

2 dead at quake-hit Kumamoto shopping mall

Two women were confirmed dead and one woman was found unresponsive, local authorities said on Wednesday, hours after an explosion rocked a shopping mall on Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu following a powerful magnitude-7.1 earthquake.

Bangkok Post

Kumamoto's Nightmare Repeats: Mall Collapse, Missing Workers as Kyushu Earthquake Claims First Lives

A shallow Kyushu quake killed two, trapped mall workers in Kumamoto, and triggered a brief tsunami scare — here's what's confirmed and what's still shifting.

Latin Times

Earthquake in Japan damages historic Kumamoto Castle as powerful 7.1-magnitude tremor strikes Kyushu

Japan earthquake 2026: A powerful earthquake struck Japan's Kyushu island, damaging Kumamoto Castle. The quake injured dozens and disrupted transport and power supplies across the region. Stone walls at the historic landmark suffered damage, recalling the 2016 disaster. Authorities issued a tsunami advisory which was later lifted after no waves…

The Economic Times

Tsunami alert follows powerful earthquake in southwest Japan

Japan issued a tsunami alert after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Kyushu, damaging buildings, cutting power and prompting emergency response efforts.

Euronews

Many feared dead after quake leaves shoppers trapped in Japanese mall

Police received reports of an explosion at the Aeon Mall outlet in the Kumamoto region but the force did not provide information on damage or any casualties.

Euronews

Watch: Parts of Japan's Kumamoto Castle walls collapse after 7.1-magnitude quake

A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Japan's southern Kyushu region on Tuesday, triggering tsunami warnings, emergency alerts while sections of the historic Kumamoto Castle's stone walls also collapsed, sending up massive clouds of dust.

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Bangkok Post

7.1 earthquake strikes Japan’s Kyushu region

TOKYO - A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Kumamoto prefecture in southern Japan on Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands of homes, rupturing roads and leaving some people trapped and others presumed dead inside a partially collapsed shopping mall.

The Independent UK

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shakes part of southern Japan and a tsunami advisory is issued

An earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 has shaken Kumamoto on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu

The Independent UK

Japan tsunami warning after earthquake rocks island of Kyushu

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The Independent UK

Japan earthquake latest: At least 13 dead in Kumamoto amid race to reach people trapped in shopping centre

PM Sanae Takaichi says authorities face 'race against time' to reach people trapped by 6.8-magnitude earthquake

The Times of India

Three bones found in Japan decades ago have revealed a giant salamander unlike any known species

Three fossilised bones dug up in Japan nearly thirty years ago have finally revealed their true identity, and it turns out to be something scientists had never formally recognised before. The remains belong to a giant salamander that lived around 3.5 million years ago in the lakes and wetlands of…

Bangkok Post

Heatwave grips southwest Japan, record-tying 39.3°C at Kyushu tourist spot

Parts of Japan's southwestern region of Kyushu saw a hot summer day on Saturday, with the mercury hitting a record-tying 39.3°C in Dazaifu, a tourist spot in Fukuoka prefecture.

The Guardian - US

Ukrainian refugee Danylo Yavhusishyn wows Japan to win his country’s first elite sumo title

The 21-year-old, who fled the war in Ukraine three years ago, won the Kyushu tournament after a tie-breaking victory over grand champion Hoshoryu

International Business Times UK

Incredible Footage Shows Japan's Highly Active Sakurajima Volcano Erupting In A Colossal 4,400-Meter Ash Blast

Japan's Sakurajima volcano erupts with a 4,400m ash plume, triggering ashfall warnings, flight disruptions and renewed monitoring across Kagoshima and Kyushu.

The Independent UK

Japan moves to evacuate millions of people as torrential rain triggers flooding and landslides

Streets and neighbourhoods in Kumamoto prefecture on Kyushu submerged under about a metre of water

The Independent UK

Heavy rain slams southern Japan, triggering floods and mudslides

Torrential rain is pounding the island of Kyushu in southern Japan, triggering floods and landslides and sending residents to shelters as weather officials issued their highest warning levels in parts of the region

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