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Coverage dated August 3, 2026

Prime minister visits quake-hit southern Japan as cleanup begins in intense heat

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TOKYO (AP) — Residents in Japan’s quake-hit southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto put out heaps of debris for collection and the…

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    Prime minister visits quake-hit southern Japan as cleanup begins in intense heat (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    TOKYO (AP) — Residents in Japan’s quake-hit southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto put out heaps of debris for collection and the…

  2. The Guardian

    Japan’s prime minister tours earthquake-hit sites as recovery efforts hampered by soaring temperatures (opens The Guardian)

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    Prime minister Sanae Takaichi visited Kumamoto prefecture almost a week after a magnitude 7.1 quake hit, killing 38 people Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has visited the south-western prefecture of Kumamoto, where recovery efforts are being hampered by heat and a lack of water supplies, alm…

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