{
  "id": 347037,
  "title": "Kumamoto Earthquake, children have nowhere to go - Refugees huddle in evacuation centers, parents at their wit's end\n\nIt has been over a month since the Kumamoto earthquake occurred.\nIn the evacuation centers, there are not enough spaces for children.\nAs a result, some of them are playing games in the corners of the evacuation centers.\nTheir parents are worried about their children's circumstances.\n\nKumamoto City has opened 66 evacuation centers.\nThe total number of people taking shelter there is about 49,000.\nAbout 30% of them are children.\nHowever, there are not enough spaces for the children to play.\n\nAt an evacuation center in Minami-ku, Kumamoto City,\nthere are about 330 people, including about 70 children.\nThe only space for the children to play is a small corner on the first floor.\nAbout 10 children are playing games such as \"Monster Hunter\" on a portable game console there.\n\nA mother in her 30s said,\n\"I have no idea how to keep my child entertained.\"\nShe added,\n\"My child has been playing games all day. I do not know what to do.\"\n\nAnother mother in her 40s said,\n\"My child has been watching TV and playing games all day. I am worried that he is not getting enough exercise.\"\n\nThe mother said that her child had been going to kindergarten.\nShe added,\n\"My child used to go to kindergarten. I wish we could go back to normal life as soon as possible.\"\n\nThe city is trying to solve the problem.\nIt has set up a temporary nursery in a kindergarten in Minami-ku.\nThe nursery started on April 25 and will end on May 31.\n\nThe city plans to open more temporary nurseries in the future.\nHowever, it is not clear if it will be able to solve the problem.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/story-347037",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T04:33:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Asahi Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-asahi-shimbun",
    "url": "http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASV882G8WV88UTIL004M.html?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "ja",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}