Japan’s NHK national television said the collapse came after an explosion, believed to have been triggered by a gas leak at the building. A store sign of a restaurant is seen fallen on the ground after an earthquake in Kumamoto in the Kyushu island, southern Japan, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. “The shaking reminded me of the Kumamoto quake (10 years ago) and I was frightened,” said Hiroki Shimoda, an official at Mifune town hall, who saw roof tiles of nearby homes crash to the ground. Shinji Kiyomoto with the Japan Meteorological Agency urged residents to be cautious over the next two to three days. ___Associated Press writers Yuri Kageyama in Tokyo and Edith M. Lederer at the United Nations contributed to this report.