Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets with evacuees after last week's magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, at an evacuation shelter in the town of Hikawa on Monday. | CABINET PUBLIC RELATIONS SECRETARY'S X ACCOUNT
Aug 3, 2026
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi traveled to Kumamoto Prefecture on Monday, speaking to victims of July 28’s magnitude 7.1 earthquake — which has killed at least 38 people and left over 9,200 staying in 210 evacuation shelters — and promising central government financial aid to accelerate recovery efforts.
“Tomorrow, the Cabinet will approve the utilization of reserve funds of more than ¥20 billion to secure the necessary support budget,” Takaichi told reporters Monday.
The government has already decided to advance the disbursement of ¥61.6 billion in ordinary allocation tax grants to support affected local governments.
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