Powerful 7.1 earthquake strikes Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture; tsunami alert issued for southern Kyushu, emergency warnings across multiple regions.

A tsunami advisory for the western coast has been lifted.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said authorities were still assessing the full extent of the damage in the area, which was devastated by a deadly quake a decade ago.

NHK footage showed severe damage to the Kyushu Expressway, smoke rising from...