OPINION: Japan needs post-Kumamoto quake overhaul after factory damage, gas blast

Ten years ago, Kumamoto Prefecture was jolted by two earthquakes that registered the maximum level of 7 on Japan's seismic intensity scale, triggered by moves of the northern edge of the Hinagu fault zone and the Futagawa fault zone.The latest magnitude 7.1 quake on July 28 this year, which also measured level 7, is said to have originated from a more southerly section of the Hinagu fault than in 2016.Based on the quake's scale and the pattern of aftershocks, seismologists believe not all of the Hinagu fault zone has ruptured and some segments remain, meaning preparations should continue fo…READ FULL ARTICLE