News M7.1 earthquake hits Kumamoto

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That last one would result in a lawsuit and a payout in the U.S. Not that compensation can ever make up for a life lost.

In Kumamoto, they seem to get away with just a bow.

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Two female employees who died in the explosion at Aeon Mall Kumamoto were ordered by their company to return to the building after initially evacuating following the earthquake so they could place sales proceeds in a safe, company executives said on 2 August. Two executives of Habita, the operator of the variety store where the employees worked, disclosed the instruction during interviews with reporters. The executives said they attended the wake of one of the victims, apologised to her family and handed them a written account of the events leading up to the explosion. According to the family, one of the victims was 22-year-old Kurumi Otake of Kumamoto City. She had initially gone outside after the earthquake on July 28 but was later seen returning to the mall.

Company Ordered Staff Back Inside Before Aeon Mall Kumamoto Explosion

Two female employees who died in the explosion at Aeon Mall Kumamoto were ordered by their company to return to the building after initially evacuating following the earthquake so they could place sales proceeds in a safe, company executives said on August 2.

newsonjapan.com

Firm that told staff to secure cash after Kumamoto quake apologizes over mall blast deaths - The Mainichi

KUMAMOTO -- A company in this southwestern Japan city apologized after disclosing two employees died in an explosion at a mall following the July 28 K

mainichi.jp