Mall Rebuilt After 2016 Kumamoto Quake Collapses Again in July 28 Earthquake

The Aeon Mall in Kashima Town, Kumamoto, had just reopened after being rebuilt from the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake before its second floor collapsed on July 28, 2026. Police told NHK roughly 20–30 people are unaccounted for. A structure presumed to meet post-disaster codes failing under a comparable event raises urgent questions about retrofit standards.