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Jul 29, 2026
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  1. Article · Jul 29, 2026 · Chie Kobayashi

    Japan earthquake: Survivors describe the shock of the 6.8-magnitude tremor (opens the original)

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    Business was winding down for the day at Sendan Shokudo, a diner in Japan's south-western city of Yatsushiro, when the whole building suddenly lurched. Everything on the kitchen shelves cascaded to the floor; bowls and glasses shattered. The restaurant's co-owner, 75-year-old Hiroko Ogata, had just walked in. "I was surprised, and scared," she told BBC News. "I went under one of the tables right away, but the table moved sharply towards the right, left, right, left, with me." There's a reason Og

  2. Article · Jul 28, 2026 · Chie Kobayashi

    Japan earthquake kills at least 13 as rescuers race to find survivors (opens the original)

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    The death toll from a powerful earthquake in south-west Japan has risen to 13, as rescue workers race to find more survivors from underneath the rubble. The magnitude 6.8 quake struck Kumamoto prefecture late on Tuesday, damaging roads and buildings, shutting rail networks, and forcing thousands to evacuate to shelters. Three of the fatalities are from the Aeon Mall in Kashima, where a portion of the second floor collapsed, the fire department said. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi gave her condole

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