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Touken Ranbu game fans help save quake-hit Kumamoto brewery
After an online post from the 12th-generation owner of the brewery lamenting unsold sake went viral, fans rushed to buy sake from them that is associated with the video game.
Quake-hit library gradually returning to normal in Kumamoto
The earthquake-hit municipal library in the city of Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, is moving step by step toward reopening after closing late last month.
Thousands still in evacuation centers one month after Kumamoto quake
The government has announced a package of measures to support recovery, including a travel discount program to revitalize tourism in the Kyushu region.
Radio station keeps residents informed after Kumamoto quake
FM Yatsushiro suspended its regular programming immediately after the earthquake and instead focused on broadcasting disaster-related information.
Japan’s top tomato production hub damaged following Kumamoto earthquake
The earthquake struck just as farmers were preparing for the upcoming tomato growing season.
Japanese Red Cross worried over Kumamoto evacuees’ health after quake
Officials said that evacuees' health could deteriorate due to prolonged life at shelters or in their own cars.
Laundry businesses in quake-hit Kumamoto wash evacuees’ clothes for free
The Disaster Sentaku Assistance Team, a volunteer network launched after the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, works with local businesses to provide the service.
Painter supporting quake-hit Kumamoto with manga ‘Kinnikuman’
Kazuyuki Takishita is best known for his signature depictions of an ogre from the old Japanese folktale "Momotaro."
Japanese economic report cites need to closely monitor impact of natural disasters
The reference to natural disasters was added in the wake of a powerful earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture on July 28 and a downpour in Chiba Prefecture on Aug. 13.