Akio Yoshida
Coverage of Akio Yoshida in the Nexus archive.
- Rescuers search for survivors after a 7.1 quake kills 18 in southwestern Japan
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake in southwestern Japan killed 18 people, including a foreigner, and injured 62. Rescue efforts focused on the damaged Aeon Mall in Kashima, where a gas explosion caused additional casualties, and a factory collapse in Yatsushiro that killed five.
- Rescuers search for survivors after a 7.1 quake kills 18 in southwestern Japan
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake in southwestern Japan's Kumamoto area killed 18 people and injured 62, with rescuers searching for survivors in damaged buildings like the Aeon Mall in Kashima city and a 16th-century Buddhist temple. A gas explosion at the mall and collapsed structures intensified the crisis, while rising heat complicated rescue efforts.
- Death toll rises to 18 as rescuers comb through quake rubble in southwestern Japan
An earthquake in southwestern Japan killed 18 people, including a Vietnamese technical intern, and injured 62 others. The Aeon Mall in Kashima collapsed, trapping people and causing four deaths, while a factory chimney collapse killed five. Rescuers searched rubble amid heat and concerns about rising casualties.