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

Work has begun on the construction of temporary housing in Kumamoto Prefecture for residents affected by last week's massive ...

KUMAMOTO -- A company in this southwestern Japan city apologized after disclosing two employees died in an explosion at a ...

Two women who died in an explosion at an Aeon shopping mall following a powerful earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture last wee ...

Temperatures in Kumamoto Prefecture surpassed 40 degrees Celsius for the first time ever on Monday, adding to the plight of ...

Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae visited Kumamoto Prefecture on August 3 to assess local needs following the magnitude 7.1 ...

A woman in her 70s died of suspected heatstroke while sheltering in her car, in what is believed to be a “disaster-related ...

Police in Japan have released new video showing the wreckage inside a mall in Kumamoto Prefecture. Eight people have been ...

Seismic activity along the Hinagu fault zone remains elevated a week after a powerful earthquake hit Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, leading the Meteorological Agency to warn of possible ...

By Anton Bridge, Satoshi Sugiyama and Kantaro Komiya TOKYO, July 29 (Reuters) - A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's southern Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday, killing at least two people after an ...

Residents in Kumamoto cleared rubble and queued for water as extreme heat gripped quake-hit towns. The shortages, crowded shelters and criticism of official relief underscored the disaster's deepening ...