Recovery efforts are underway after a strong earthquake struck on July 28. The region of Kumamoto Prefecture was affected by the temblor.
Tourism has been disrupted across southwest Japan, even in areas that were not directly damaged.
Further information on the impact of the earthquake and the status of recovery efforts is available from the source, providing more details on the situation in the affected areas.
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