Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

A damaged truck is seen on a debris-covered road following an explosion at the Aeon Mall Kumamoto in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 29, 2026 after an earthquake struck the area. Two young women were found dead early Wednesday in a mall badly damaged by a powerful earthquake and subsequent explosion, local media reported, as crews continued searching overnight for missing people. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)

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Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1785283520039Screen Shot 2026-07-29 at 8.05.05 AM.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">A damaged truck is seen on a debris-covered road following an explosion at the Aeon Mall Kumamoto in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 29, 2026 after an earthquake struck the area. Two young women were found dead early Wednesday in a mall badly damaged by a powerful earthquake and subsequent explosion, local media reported, as crews continued searching overnight for missing people.<em> Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP</em></span></span></span></div><p>TOKYO, Japan — Five people died after a major earthquake in Japan, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Wednesday.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/7/28/7-1-magnitude-quake-hits-southern-japan-tsunami-alert-issued-1545">Japan PM says injuries, buildings collapsed in major quake</a></div><p>They included two people in a badly damaged shopping mall and three more elsewhere in the southwestern Kumamoto region hit by Tuesday&#x27;s 7.1-magnitude tremor.</p><div><em><br/></em></div><div><em>More details to follow.</em></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><strong><br/></strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aM0_64g_hPs?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Five people died after a major earthquake in Japan, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Wednesday.</p>

Five people died after a major earthquake in Japan, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Wednesday.

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5 dead after Japan quake: agency

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Published July 29, 2026 08:06 AM PHT

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