A collapsed building in Yatsushiro, southwestern Japan, July 29, 2026, the day after an earthquake hit the area. AEON Mall, which was destroyed by an explosion following an earthquake, is seen in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, southern Japan, July 29, 2026. The two were employed in the general goods store Habita and were among the hundreds who left the mall after the quake. Kyushu, known as the country’s “Silicon Island,” is home to some 1,000 semiconductor-related companies, many of them in Kumamoto Prefecture. The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC), the world’s largest chipmaker, announced in 2021 that it would build a plant in Kumamoto.