{
  "id": 496622,
  "title": "Up to 3 Million Yen in Aid Planned for Kumamoto Earthquake Victims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/up-to-3-million-yen-in-aid-planned-for-kumamoto-earthquake-victims",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T19:02:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "News On Japan",
    "slug": "news-on-japan",
    "url": "https://newsonjapan.com/article/150317.php"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 10, Prime Minister Takaichi announced plans for up to 3 million yen in aid for Kumamoto earthquake victims. He stated that the government intends to apply the Disaster Victims Livelihood Recovery Support Act to all of Kumamoto Prefecture, enabling households with completely destroyed homes to receive the assistance. Takaichi emphasized the extensive damage to homes across the prefecture, noting that a large number of houses have been confirmed as damaged. Consequently, the Disaster Victims Livelihood Recovery Support Act will be applied throughout Kumamoto Prefecture, allowing eligible households to receive support payments of up to 3 million yen.",
  "summary": "Prime Minister Takaichi said on August 10 that the government expects to apply the Disaster Victims' Livelihood Recovery Support Act across all of Kumamoto Prefecture, allowing households whose homes were completely destroyed in the Kumamoto earthquake to receive up to 3 million yen in assistance. (News On Japan)",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}