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Major highway reopens in Kumamoto

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The Kyushu Expressway fully reopened April 29, in the latest sign of recovery from a series of powerful earthquakes that have rocked Kumamoto and Oita prefectures from April 14.

But the region still appears to be seismically active, with an earthquake of preliminary magnitude 4.5 jolting Oita on April 29.

"A lot of aftershocks will probably continue. We will take all possible measures to protect people's lives," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters during a visit to Kumamoto to assess the damage caused by two strong quakes in mid-April. (Kyodo)

九州自動車道が全線復旧

熊本、大分両県の地震で一部区間が通行止めになっていた九州自動車道は4月29日、全線復旧した。一方、被災地では最初の地震から2週間を経ても余震が続いている。

The Japan Times ST: May 13, 2016