Southwestern Japan suffered an earthquake of magnitude 7.1 on Tuesday, causing at least 18 fatalities and 62 injuries.
The counts of both dead and wounded increased throughout the day as rescue workers and military forces searched through the rubble for survivors.
The earthquake struck near the city of Kumamoto, Japan, on the southern main island of Kyushu at 4:27 p.m. local time, or 3:27 a.m. Eastern time, on Tuesday. Several potent aftershocks were reported following the initial quake.
Some of the heaviest damage occurred in the town of Kashima, where a shopping complex called the Aeon Mall suffered a partial collapse while thousands of people were inside. Local officials said...
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