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Honda Had to Close A Motorcycle Plant After An Earthquake, But It's Back Doing What It Does Best

After a 6.8 earthquake in July, Honda's Kumamoto motorcycle plant in Japan has resumed operations. It's unclear whether or not the cessation of operations was due to damage or just caution.

RideApart · Aug 26

Sony and TSMC’s $4.7 Billion Venture Is About More Than Camera Sensors

TSMC and Sony signed a $4.69 billion deal to build a CMOS image sensor plant in Kumamoto, Japan, targeting 2029 production and backed by Japanese government subsidies.

MarketBeat · Aug 14

Japan’s earthquake shows extreme heat can turn one disaster into two

Emergency workers attempting to rescue survivors after a recent earthquake in Kyushu, Japan, also had to cope with extreme summer heat.

The Conversation · Aug 11

Claims of ‘man-made earthquake’ take over Japanese internet after Kumamoto disaster kills 38

Social media posts claim tremor came from an explosion or deny that it happened at all

The Independent UK · Aug 6

Two employees die in blast at collapsed Japan mall after reportedly being sent back inside after earthquake

Company manager says two employees were sent back inside the mall put sales proceeds into safe

The Independent UK · Aug 4

PM Sanae Takaichi visits quake-hit southern Japan as cleanup begins in intense heat

More than 46,000 households remained without water and many also face fuel shortages as the region suffers sweltering heat, stoking fears of heat-related illness.

Euronews · Aug 3

Kyushu's Ground Shakes Again, and Kumamoto Faces the Rubble of Its Own Recovery

Kumamoto's quake toll has risen to 38 as search operations end, power returns, and water and rail outages stretch on for weeks.

Latin Times · Aug 3

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

Residents of Japan’s quake-hit southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto are working to clear their homes in intense heat, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi briefly visited Kumamoto Prefecture on Monday for the first time since a magnitude 7.1 quake hit Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu last Tuesday

The Independent UK · Aug 3

'They're family': Japan quake survivors shelter in hospital with pets

When a powerful earthquake hit Japan’s Kumamoto on July 28, Tomoko Takaoka's Chihuahua “Ku” and Chihuahua-poodle mix “Sheri” desperately needed a temporary home. Takaoka could find no evacuation centers that accepted evacuees with pets. Eventually, social media led her to an animal hospital in downtown Kumamoto that allows evacuees and…

Bangkok Post · Aug 2

Japan earthquake death toll rises to 36 as survivors sleep in cars amid scorching heat

Nearly 9,000 displaced struggling with water and fuel shortages amid an extreme heat alert

The Independent UK · Aug 1