The Aeon mall in Kumamoto was destroyed on July 28, 2026, after reopening the prior month following its post-2016 earthquake reconstruction. The 2016 magnitude 7.3 quake had previously damaged the site, which later saw expansion tied to a nearby TSMC factory and recorded over 8 million annual visitors. Kumamoto police cited aftershocks as preventing immediate search-and-rescue operations at the rubble site.