Mall had reopened just last month

The Aeon mall that partially collapsed after the earthquake had reopened on 13 June as a revamped shopping complex. It was first opened in 2005, but temporarily closed in 2016 after it was damaged during deadly earthquakes, which killed nearly 300 people in the region. The June reopening of the Aeon mall in Kumamoto was meant to mark its 21st anniversary - as well as 10 years since reconstruction efforts after the quakes. The sprawling shopping complex houses around 200 stores and some 5,000 par