10 years after Kumamoto earthquakes, 278 victims remembered ^0%

The Japan Times - By JIJI - 4/16/2026, 7:19 AM

Framing Effect 56% - Availability Heuristic 29.7% - Negativity Bias 29.7%

Kumamoto – A memorial ceremony was held in Kumamoto Prefecture on Thursday for people who died when huge earthquakes hit the prefecture particularly hard 10 years ago. The April 2016 earthquakes claimed the lives of a total of 278 people in Kumamoto and neighboring Oita Prefecture, including deaths from indirect causes. Thursday marked... more