Having a birthday in mid-January is memorable for the disasters that seem to regularly take place, now and historically. On ...

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

Emergency services were deployed in readiness and schools were closed after more than 200 temblors struck in the Aegean, near ...

A minor earthquake measuring 2.4 in magnitude occurred near the Missouri-Illinois border on Saturday evening, Feb. 1, 2025.

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 ...

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

Rare video footage showing the Ground Self-Defense Force engaging in disaster relief operations at the time of the 1995 Great ...

A crowd is seen at Meriken Park, the main venue of Kobe Luminarie, an annual festival held in memory of the victims of the ...

Japan intensified its scientific efforts to survey active faults and publicly disseminate seismic risk information in the ...

The “Open Seminar” is a forum for dialogue between researchers and citizens on themes such as disaster prevention and recovery. Organized once a month by the Kobe University Research Center for Urban ...

Japan: 30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake Posted: January 20, 2025 | Last updated: January 20, 2025 Kobe, Japan - January 16, 2025 Paper lanterns are lit at a park in Kobe, Hyogo ...