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Urgent: Between 20 and 30 employees are missing as a result of an explosion following an earthquake at a shopping center in Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan

Urgent: Between 20 and 30 employees are missing as a result of an explosion following an earthquake at a shopping center in Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan

Published on: 2026-07-28

Source: People’s Republic of China — Translation

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Tokyo, July 28 /Xinhua/ — Between 20 and 30 employees remain missing after an explosion at the Aeon Mall Kumamoto shopping center in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, on Tuesday. The explosion occurred shortly after a powerful earthquake struck the region earlier. This was reported by the public broadcaster NHK. –0–

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