Japan’s national news agency
A major earthquake has struck Kyushu, Japan, triggering a collapse at a shopping mall and a mill chimney, with dozens dead or missing. Power and water outages affect tens of thousands as temperatures rise. Rescuers are racing to reach survivors amid aftershocks and ongoing heat.
Russian president Vladimir Putin has visited Iturup (Etorofu) in the disputed Kuril Islands, watched Pacific Fleet naval drills including live-fire missile launches, and toured a fish-processing plant, hospital and school. Japan has summoned the Russian ambassador and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi have called the visit "absolutely unacceptable," reaffirming Tokyo's claim to the islands.
A US Marine has been arrested in Naha on suspicion of murdering a 39-year-old Japanese woman and stealing her belongings. Governments demand full cooperation, insist stricter discipline, and Okinawa residents rally as protests widen. Authorities are coordinating with Japanese prosecutors as the US forces face renewed scrutiny over crime linked to personnel.