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Tuesday\u2019s earthquake in Japan, where rescuers are still combing through the rubble for survivors, was one of the country\u2019s deadliest in years, killing at least 34 people in the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto. It struck an area that was still recovering from twin earthquakes in 2016 but has also been shaped by the lessons of that trauma.<\/p>\n

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