Firm that told staff to secure cash after Kumamoto quake apologizes over mall blast deaths

KUMAMOTO -- A company in this southwestern Japan city apologized after disclosing two employees died in an explosion at a mall following the July 28 K

Two women who died in an explosion at an Aeon shopping centre following a powerful earthquake in Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture last week were instructed by their employer to return inside to put sales proceeds in a safe, according to the company. Two executives of Habita, which operates the variety store where the women

TOKYO: Japanese officials said on Saturday (Aug 1) they had ended rescue operations at a shopping mall devastated by an explosion following a powerful earthquake that killed at least 36 people.A total of 12 people were pulled from the site, including seven who were confirmed dead, according to the disaster management o