Japan: Strong earthquake hits Kumamoto, several dead

Dozens of people were hospitalized after the earthquake hit southern Japan. According to media reports, at least two women were killed after a shopping mall partially collapsed in the town of Kashima.

TOKYO -- A powerful earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.1 struck southwestern Japan's Kumamoto prefecture around 4:27 p.m. Tuesday.The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake originated in the Kumamoto region on the island of Kyushu at a depth of about 16 kilometers. It is the first quake in the country to r

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