On Jan. 17, 1995, a powerful earthquake rocked Kobe, Japan, and the surrounding area, killing about 5,500 people.

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

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

The western Japan city of Kobe and nearby areas on Friday marked the 30th anniversary of the magnitude-7.3 earthquake that ...

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

On Jan. 17, 1995, the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck Kobe and surrounding areas ... perspectives on and insights into contemporary Japan and its culture.

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.

Japan's government and experts have issued a warning about the increasing likelihood of a mega-earthquake striking the nation ...

The expert mentioned poor environments at evacuation centers as one of the problems persisting since the Great Hanshin ...

which makes it one of the most earthquake-prone areas in the world,” Shoichi Yoshioka, a professor at Japan’s Kobe University told CNN last year. “About 10 per cent of the world’s ...

People in Japan commemorated the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, which claimed over 6,400 lives.

Thousands of people marked on Friday the 30th anniversary of an earthquake that claimed more than 6,400 lives and levelled ...