A ferry anchored at Yatsushiro port in Kumamoto prefecture is providing free meals, bathing, medical services, and a children's play area to residents affected by the recent earthquake.

The president of Nippon Paper expressed condolences following deaths at its plant in Yatsushiro, Japan, where an earthquake registered a seismic intensity of up to upper 6.

A 91-year-old man in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, died after being trapped in his home following an earthquake. His daughter expressed profound grief, stating she felt 'as if her heart had frozen.'

A woman was successfully rescued from a collapsed house in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, with the help of local residents, including Vietnamese individuals. Another man rescued from a collapsed building in the same area described fearing he would be crushed to death.

The 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck southern Japan toppled houses and split open streets in the small city of Yatsushiro, but town official Akio Matsushita is most worried about the invisible…

A corruption scandal has emerged concerning the construction of the new Yatsushiro City Hall in Kumamoto Prefecture, with a local civil engineering company representative suspected of facilitating illicit communications between a city council member and the successful bidder.

Three city council members in Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture, have been arrested on suspicion of receiving 60 million yen in bribes from a construction company in exchange for favorable treatment in a new city hall project, with investigators now suspecting they actively demanded the bribes.

Following the collapse of a Nippon Paper factory chimney in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, which killed nine people during an earthquake, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has issued a notice requesting reports on chimney management from all private power generation operators.

Nippon Paper is scheduled to hold its first press conference since a July 28 earthquake caused a factory chimney to collapse in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, resulting in nine fatalities.

Nippon Paper Industries announced that its president and other officials will hold a press conference tomorrow, the first since the earthquake on the 28th of last month, which caused a factory chimney to collapse in Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture, resulting in 9 deaths.

Nippon Paper Industries has announced that nine people, including six of its employees and three from partner companies, died at its Yatsushiro factory in Kumamoto Prefecture. The deaths occurred after a chimney collapsed during an earthquake.

Investigations into the Yatsushiro City Hall corruption scandal suggest that cash was moved to multiple other accounts. Additionally, it is reported that someone posing as a journalist contacted city officials regarding the case.

In a corruption scandal surrounding the reconstruction of Yatsushiro City Hall, city council members allegedly proposed evaluation criteria that would disadvantage a major general contractor other than the winning bidder.

Two city council members in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, including Yukio Narimatsu, have been arrested on suspicion of accepting 60 million yen in bribes from a construction company. The alleged bribes were in exchange for facilitating bids for the new city hall construction project, which was rebuilt after the Kumamoto earthquake.

A video shows the tense situation in an operating room at Kumamoto General Hospital in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, during an earthquake, with the hospital resuming normal operations on the 5th after a temporary suspension of outpatient services.

Medical teams have begun offering consultations and health services from a ship docked in Yatsushiro Port, Kumamoto, to assist residents affected by the recent earthquake that damaged many local medical facilities.

A baby girl born immediately after a strong earthquake in Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture, has been safely discharged from the clinic with her mother and is growing well.

Thousands of survivors of a recent earthquake in Japan, particularly near the epicenter in places like Yatsushiro, continue to grapple with enduring psychological and financial trauma.

In a corruption case involving the construction of a new city hall in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, three individuals arrested on suspicion of bribery are now re-arrested for allegedly laundering 20 million yen of the 60 million yen received.

Three individuals, including a city council member, have been arrested in connection with a corruption case surrounding the construction of Yatsushiro City's new hall in Kumamoto Prefecture. They are accused of receiving 60 million yen in exchange for preferential treatment in bidding, with the cash reportedly delivered in a suitcase to one of their homes.

The mayor of Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Ono, had his driver's license suspended for 90 days after being caught driving at 152 km/h on the Kyushu Expressway last December.