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In the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake, two major tremors hit the region, each with a seismic intensity of seven, the highest level on Japan's scale. This resulted in a total of 278 deaths in Kumamoto ...

A memorial ceremony was held Monday to mark nine years since the powerful 2016 earthquakes in Kumamoto Prefecture ... the highest level on Japan’s seismic scale. In the town of Mashiki, where ...

KUMAMOTO—Memorial ceremonies were held throughout this prefecture in southern Japan on April 14 to remember the 278 people who died in Kumamoto and neighboring Oita prefectures in twin massive ...

A historic city on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands, Kumamoto is renowned for its imposing castle, rich regional food culture and friendly, welcoming inhabitants.