{"id":365179,"date":"2026-07-28T16:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/powerful-earthquake-hits-near-kumamoto-city-in-southern-japan-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T16:00:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:00:57","slug":"powerful-earthquake-hits-near-kumamoto-city-in-southern-japan-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/powerful-earthquake-hits-near-kumamoto-city-in-southern-japan-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Powerful earthquake hits near Kumamoto city in southern Japan | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/08xdowdFERc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Powerful earthquake hits near Kumamoto city in southern Japan | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/08xdowdFERc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A powerful earthquake has hit the southern Japanese island of Kyushu. The epicenter was just south of the city of Kumamoto. There are initial reports of at least 50 people injured and damage to roads and houses &#8211; as well as people trapped in a shopping mall in the city following an explosion. DW&#8217;s Biresh Banerjee speaks to journalist Martin Fritz in Japan for the latest.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters: <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Latest on Japanese quake <\/p>\n<p>00:30 Statment by Japan&#8217;s PM Takaichi <\/p>\n<p>01:30 Latest news from journalist Martin Fritz <\/p>\n<p>#dwnews #japan #earthquake<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A powerful earthquake has hit the southern Japanese island of Kyushu. The epicenter was just south of the city of Kumamoto. 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