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A powerful earthquake rattled Japan’s Kyushu island, initially jolting residents with a 7.1 magnitude tremor before being downgraded to 6.8 — triggering panic, collapsing buildings, and widespread chaos. In Kashima Town, a shopping center’s second floor crumbled, trapping victims as rescuers raced to the scene. Prime Minister’s task force mobilized to coordinate relief amid shattered roads, blacked-out power, and raging fires. Memories of the 2016 Kumamoto quake surged as locals recalled the terror of the shaking. Though major infrastructure remains intact, aftershocks loom, and bullet trains and airports are grounded. Thankfully, no nuclear threats or tsunamis emerged from this inland quake — but the danger isn’t over.

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