This 400-Year-Old Impenetrable Japanese Castle That Survived a Samurai Siege Just Crumbled in an Earthquake
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Last week, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan’s southern Kyushu island. The city Kumamoto bore the brunt of the assault.
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Last week, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan’s southern Kyushu island. The city Kumamoto bore the brunt of the assault. Officials say the quake caused an explosion at a shopping mall, toppled a factory chimney and damaged houses, reports Mari Yamaguchi for the Associated Press. The death toll stands at nearly three dozen people, and many more are injured or missing.
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- Last week, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan’s southern Kyushu island. The city Kumamoto bore the brunt of the assault.
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This 400-Year-Old Impenetrable Japanese Castle That Survived a Samurai Siege Just Crumbled in an Earthquake
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