In the aftermath of the devastating Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, collapsed buildings blocked rescue efforts and ...

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

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

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake that claimed the lives of 6,434 people. The magnitude ...

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

Thirty years have passed since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake devastated Kobe and wide areas around the port city.

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

Hyogo Prefecture is also calling on the central government to pick Kansai as the base of a new disaster relief agency ...

The “Open Seminar” is a forum for dialogue between researchers and citizens on themes such as disaster prevention and ...

Etsuko Sato, a resident of the Hyogo Prefecture city of Kakogawa, receives an email on Jan. 17 every year -- the anniversary ...

"I've been living like this for 30 years," he said. People gather around lanterns highlighting the date of the quake to mark ...

More than 5,400 people died in Japan over the past 30 years due to severe stress and exhaustion caused by evacuation ...