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Habita Orders Employees Back Into Aeon Mall, Two Killed

8/4/2026

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Habita told two employees to re-enter the Aeon Mall after the Kumamoto earthquake, where both died in the explosion.
The 28 July magnitude-6.8 quake killed 38 people, including seven at Aeon Mall, with one victim 22-year-old Kurumi Otake and the other employee unnamed.
Habita sales director Goji Yuse apologized at Otake’s wake, saying the instructions were inappropriate and gave the family a written account while the company reviewed its response.

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Story summary

Habita told two employees to re-enter the Aeon Mall after the Kumamoto earthquake, where both died in the explosion.
The 28 July magnitude-6.8 quake killed 38 people, including seven at Aeon Mall, with one victim 22-year-old Kurumi Otake and the other employee unnamed.
Habita sales director Goji Yuse apologized at Otake’s wake, saying the instructions were inappropriate and gave the family a written account while the company reviewed its response.