Ryunosuke Animal Hospital in downtown Kumamoto, which was jolted by a powerful earthquake this week, has converted a space into temporary housing for evacuees, with separate rooms for owners of cats and dogs.

Ryunosuke Animal Hospital had learned from the 2016 quake that pet owners were often turned away from evacuation shelters.

熊本:今週、日本南部を襲った激しい地震により、家屋が揺れ、水道や電気が止まる中、高岡智子さんは愛するふわふわの犬たちを連れて、安全な避難場所を探しに出かけた。両親と連絡が取れなかった31歳の工場労働者、高岡智子さんは、近・・・