Residents of the village of Kuma in Kumamoto Prefecture on Friday mourned the victims of deadly torrential rains that struck the prefecture five years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/04/japan/kumamoto-floods-fve-years-on/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kumamoto #floods #depopulation

Bereaved family members and government officials attended a memorial in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Sunday, just under five years since torrential rain left 67 people dead and two people unaccounted for. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/29/japan/kumamoto-2020-rain-disaster-memorial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kumamoto #floods