Japan’s prime minister tours quake-hit sites as recovery efforts hampered by soaring temperatures
Haruto Kubo holds his pet dog Miku, outside a house that collapsed in an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 that struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/ReutersView image in fullscreenHaruto Kubo holds his pet dog Miku, outside a house that collapsed in an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 that struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture. Some hotels and inns were offering their rooms for evacuees.More than 46,000 households remain without water and many also face fuel shortages as the region suffers sweltering heat, stoking fears of heat-related illness.
- ▪Haruto Kubo holds his pet dog Miku, outside a house that collapsed in an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 that struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture.
- ▪Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/ReutersView image in fullscreenHaruto Kubo holds his pet dog Miku, outside a house that collapsed in an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 that struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture.
- ▪Some hotels and inns were offering their rooms for evacuees.More than 46,000 households remain without water and many also face fuel shortages as the region suffers sweltering heat, stoking fears of heat-related illness.
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Haruto Kubo holds his pet dog Miku, outside a house that collapsed in an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 that struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/ReutersView image in fullscreenHaruto Kubo holds his pet dog Miku, outside a house that collapsed in an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 that struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/ReutersJapanJapan’s prime minister tours quake-hit sites as recovery efforts hampered by soaring temperaturesPrime minister Sanae Takaichi visited Kumamoto prefecture almost a week after a magnitude 7.1 quake hit, killing 38 peopleAssociated PressMon 3 Aug 2026 20.59 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleJapan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has visited the south-western prefecture of Kumamoto,…
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