Kumamoto Prefecture

Kumamoto Prefecture is a region in Japan that was severely affected by a major earthquake. It is now the focus of national reconstruction aid efforts due to the widespread economic damage caused by the disaster.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news because the Japanese government is applying a reconstruction aid law to the entire prefecture to address the massive economic fallout from the earthquake.

Latest on Kumamoto Prefecture

• Japan to apply reconstruction aid law to all of Kumamoto Prefecture
• Kumamoto Prefecture gripped by massive economic fallout after earthquake
• Japan quake victim dies of heatstroke while sheltering in car amid ‘extreme heat’ warning

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