2 Japan quake victims ordered back into Aeon Mall store to secure cash

K KyodoSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-03 · 04:24 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Two women died in an explosion at an Aeon shopping center in Kashima, Kumamoto prefecture, following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake. Their employer, Habita, which operates the variety store where they worked, instructed them to return inside the building to secure cash proceeds in a safe. One victim, 22-year-old Kurumi Otake, had initially evacuated but was later seen re-entering the store. Habita executives have apologized to the family of one of the victims and provided a written account of the events.

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One of the victims was 22-year-old Kurumi Otake.

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Habita executives apologized to the family of Kurumi Otake and provided a written account of events.

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The women were instructed by their employer, Habita, to return inside the store to secure cash proceeds.

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Two women died in an explosion at an Aeon shopping centre following a powerful earthquake in Japan.

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Kurumi Otake was seen re-entering the Aeon shopping centre after initially evacuating.

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1 min read · 102 words

Two women who died in an explosion at an Aeon shopping centre following a powerful earthquake in Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture last week were instructed by their employer to return inside to put sales proceeds in a safe, according to the company.Two executives of Habita, which operates the variety store where the women died, said on Sunday they apologised to the family of one of the victims, 22-year-old Kurumi Otake, at her wake and handed over a written account of events.Otake evacuated from the Aeon shopping centre in Kashima following the magnitude 7.1 temblor on Tuesday but was later seen re-entering the building.

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