Japanese PM visits Kumamoto a week after deadly earthquake | East Asia Tonight 3 Aug 2026

Japanese Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi makes a trip to quake hit Kumamoto, even as the region is hit by extreme heat, compounding the woes of quake survivors. Also on East Asia Tonight, the Korean peninsula also facing a severe heatwave, with both North and South Korea hit by record temperatures. Meanwhile, Myanmar offers its first proof-of-life in years for detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

00:00 Introduction
01:30 Takaichi visits quake-hit Kumamoto
06:30 Korean Peninsula heatwave
09:26 Aung San Suu Kyi first foreign meeting in years
15:10 US-Japan joint yen intervention
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