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Japan needs post-Kumamoto quake overhaul after factory damage, gas blast

Summary by Kyodo News+
Ten years ago, Kumamoto Prefecture was jolted by two earthquakes that registered the maximum level of 7 on Japan's seismic intensity scale, triggered by moves of the northern edge of the Hinagu fault zone and the Futagawa fault zone.

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Kyodo News+ broke the news in Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
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