by Kim Young-chul
Published : July 29, 2026 - 09:57:17
![The heavily damaged Aeon Mall Kumamoto building in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Wednesday. [EPA]](https://wimg.heraldcorp.com/news/cms/2026/07/29/news-p.v1.20260729.09d7156f8cb3431eb119f52dda77cd6c_P1.jpg)
A Japanese government official said about 10 people are believed to have died in connection with the powerful earthquake that struck Kumamoto, Kyodo News reported.
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