A world-class early warning system alerts the public after an initial seismic wave, and autonomously cuts power to trains, elevators and industrial equipment.The collapsed Yatsushiro Shrine in Yatsushiro, Japan, on Wednesday after an earthquake struck southwestern Japan the previous day.Yuichi Yamazaki / AFP via Getty ImagesJuly 31, 2026, 6:05 AM EDTTuesday’s earthquake in Japan, where rescuers are still combing through the rubble for survivors, was one of the country’s deadliest in years, killing at least 34 people in the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto. It struck an area that was still recovering from twin earthquakes in 2016 but has also been shaped by the lessons of that trauma.Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.