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Ten Years After the Kumamoto Earthquake: What Were the Beliefs Behind the "Creative Reconstruction" and the "Regrets" of Former Kumamoto Governor Kabashima?

Ikuo Kabashima (79), who led the Kumamoto prefectural governor's "creative reconstruction" after the Kumamoto earthquake 10 years ago, gave an interview to the Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun, reflecting on his response at the time. While he made political decisions that prioritized minimizing the burden on the prefectural residents without being bound by convention, he also had regrets regarding the search for missing persons.
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Ikuo Kabashima (79), who led the Kumamoto prefectural governor's "creative reconstruction" after the Kumamoto earthquake 10 years ago, gave an interview to the Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun, reflecting on his response at the time. While he made political decisions that prioritized minimizing the burden on the prefectural residents without being bound by convention, he also had regrets regarding the search for missing persons.

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熊本日日新聞社 broke the news on Wednesday, April 15, 2026.
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