KUMAMOTO, Japan - Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Wednesday visited Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan and met with local people two months after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit the region.
Following an explanation by Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura on the situation in the quake-hit area, they visited a civic hall in Yatsushiro, where 20 people lost their lives, and met with some of the evacuees there.
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