Rescuers search for the missing after Japan earthquake as death toll rises to 13

This aerial image shows a damaged chimney of the Nippon Paper Industries Co.'s Yatsushiro factory, following an earthquake in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. Naoki Hiraoka/K

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Rescuers search for the missing after Japan earthquake as death toll rises to 13

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This aerial image shows a damaged chimney of the Nippon Paper Industries Co.'s Yatsushiro factory, following an earthquake in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Pre

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