Saturday's earthquake rocked Japan's south after a 6.2 quake hit near Mashiki town on Thursday, killing nine people and injuring about 1,000 others. Over 1,500 people have been injured, 80 of them seriously, by the two quakes on the southwestern Kyushu island, Yoshihide Suga, Japanese government spokesperson, said. Suga said the military would be boosted to 20,000 for rescue efforts. Police and firefighters were also being ordered to the southwestern region. Japanese media...
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