Two dead in shopping mall hit by Japan quake

Damage is seen to part of the Aeon Mall Kumamoto in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Jul 29, 2026 after an earthquake struck the area. (Photo: AFP/Yuichi YAMAZAKI) 29 Jul 2026 07:02AM TOKYO: Two young women were found dead early Wednesday (Jul 29) in a mall badly damaged by a powerful earthquake and subsequent explosio

Tuesday's magnitude 7.1 quake registered up to a shindo 7, the highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale.

An Aeon mall in Japan's Kumamoto prefecture was damaged in an earthquake on July 28, with authorities saying many people could be trapped inside. © KyodoAKANE OKUTSUJuly 28, 2026 17:05 JSTUpdated on July 29, 2026 04:23 JSTTOKYO -- More than two dozen people may be trapped inside a mall in Japan's southwestern prefectur

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- About 20 to 30 people, including shopping mall workers, may be trapped inside a mall building after an explosion Tuesday in quake-hit

Several feared trapped in collapsed shopping mall after Japan quake  CNN