The owner recalled handing out food from his Lawson convenience store following the 1995 earthquake and ensuring it was open ...

Tremors in the Nankai Trough, south of Kobe, have increased recently as seismologists flag higher risks of a major quake in ...

The "Luminarie" illumination event opens on Jan. 24, 2025, in Kobe in memory of the victims of the January 1995 Great Hanshin ...

In 1995, a powerful earthquake rocked Kobe, Japan, and the surrounding area, killing about 5,500 people. In 1996, Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman was sentenced to life in prison and 16 others were also ...

Japan on Jan. 17 marked 30 years since the Great Hanshin Earthquake, a devastating disaster that struck Kobe and other parts of southern Hyogo Prefect･･･ ...

KOBE (Kyodo) -- The western Japan city of Kobe and nearby areas on Friday marked the 30th anniversary of the magnitude-7.3 earthquake that killed over 6,400 people, with many hoping to keep alive ...

Government panel reveals more than 80 per cent probability of massive earthquake along Nankai Trough, an 800km-long undersea trench near Japan’s Pacific coast ...

Thousands of people marked on Friday the 30th anniversary of an earthquake that claimed more than 6,400 lives and levelled much of the Japanese city of Kobe. The 7.2-magnitude quake on January 17, ...

Store owners in Kobe's Nagata Ward, battered by a powerful earthquake 30 years ago, are welcoming students on school trips from all over Japan to help revitalize the area. Kiyoto Morisaki ...

Thirty years have passed since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, often referred to as “the birthplace of volunteerism” in ...

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake that claimed the lives of 6,434 people. The magnitude 7.3 quake hit Kobe City in western Japan and surrounding areas at 5:46 a.m.

Heavy damage to the busy harbour area dealt a severe blow to Kobe's economy, sparking a population exodus over the following months and years. Japan experiences more than 1,000 earthquakes every year.