'The strongest quake I've ever experienced'

Kanzo Matsumoto, who operates a hot spring inn in Yatsushiro, has called it "the strongest quake [he's] ever experienced". "I'm not sure if [the region] will be able to recover from the damage," the 73-year-old tells AFP news agency. Chiharu Hara, who was at work when the quake hit, recalls her office "swaying violently side to side". "I was afraid it would collapse. Everyone panicked," Hara, 35, tells AFP. "The shaking reminded me of the Kumamoto qua