VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-07-29
“We take it seriously that an explosion happened and precious lives were lost,”
Akio Yoshida · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-29
Aeon President Akio Yoshida addressed a news conference in Kumamoto after an explosion and collapses at the Aeon Mall shopping center killed four people.
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