Southern Japan was still counting the damage from a massive earthquake when a second emergency erupted.
The first shock struck the Kumamoto region late Tuesday afternoon, snapping roads, damaging buildings, starting fires and throwing parts of Kyushu into darkness.
Then, after the shaking had stopped and an evacuation was underway, an explosion tore through one of the prefecture’s largest shopping malls.
Rescue crews were searching the wrec…
Powerful 7.1-Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Southern Japan — Crisis Deepens After The Shaking Stops
July 28, 2026