Japan quake toll rises to 28, including suspected quake-related deaths

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An aerial photo shows a parking lot where the ground was cracked due to massive earthquake in Hikawa Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, July 30, 2026. /VCG

The death toll from the Kumamoto earthquake in Japan rose to 28, the country's top government spokesperson said on Thursday.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told a press conference that the figure, as of 6:30 a.m. local time, includes people whose deaths are still under investigation to determine whether they were related to the powerful quake. The fatalities followed a series of earthquakes that struck Japan's southwestern Kyushu region.

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Kumamoto earthquake toll rises to 28, including suspected quake-related deaths