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Japan’s prime minister tours quake-hit sites as recovery efforts hampered by soaring temperatures

Japan's prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, visited Kumamoto prefecture following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that killed 38 people, including one who died of heatstroke while sheltering in a car. Recovery efforts are hindered by high temperatures and limited water supplies.

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