With Japan enduring intense summer heat, damaged homes, disrupted water supplies, and power outages have heightened fears of heatstroke among vulnerable residents. Lee Jay Walker, a Modern Tokyo Times analyst, said: “It remains to be seen if the government of Japan will announce a special budget to support Kumamoto Prefecture, or if funding will come solely from emergency reserves. For many residents, the latest disaster has also reopened the emotional wounds of the devastating Kumamoto earthquakes of April 2016. https://moderntokyonews.com/category/japan-news Past articles on JAPAN via MODERN TOKYO NEWSMODERN TOKYO TIMES – MODERN TOKYO NEWS – please check https://moderntokyonews.comPlease check Modern Tokyo News at https://moderntokyonews.com for articles going back over 12 years. Sadly, Modern Tokyo Times got hacked and lost 14 years of articles…Modern Tokyo News is part of the Modern Tokyo Times grouphttp://moderntokyotimes.com Modern Tokyo Times – International News and Japan Newshttp://sawakoart.com – Sawako Utsumi and Modern Tokyo Times artisthttps://moderntokyonews.com Modern Tokyo News – Tokyo News and International NewsPLEASE JOIN ON FACEBOOKhttps://www.facebook.com/moderntokyotimes