Photo shows an Aeon Mall complex in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, whose exterior walls were severely damaged following an explosion after a strong earthquake struck the region on Tuesday night. Image: Kyodo national 2 dead at quake-hit Kumamoto Pref. shopping mall after blast Today 07:00 am JST Today | 07:54 am JST 11 Comments TOKYO Two women were confirmed dead and one woman was found unresponsive, local authorities said Wednesday, hours after an explosion rocked a shopping mall on Japan’s southwestern main island of Kyushu following a powerful magnitude-7.1 earthquake. A gas leak is suspected as the cause of the blast…
Source: Japan Today