Residents of Japan’s quake-hit southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto are working to clear their homes in intense heat, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi briefly visited Kumamoto Prefecture on Monday for the first time since a magnitude 7.1 quake last TuesdayJapan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets evacuees as she visits an evacuation center in Hikawa, southern Japan, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (Japan Pool/Kyodo News via AP)Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets evacuees as she visits an evacuation center in Hikawa, southern Japan, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (Japan Pool/Kyodo News via AP)Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets evacuees as she visits an evacuation center in Hikawa, southern Japan, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (Japan Pool/Kyodo News via AP)Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets evacuees as she visits an evacuation center in Hikawa, southern Japan, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. Some 700 homes were destroyed, and more than 11,300 buildings were damaged, according to Kumamoto prefecture.