A memorial event for thousands of victims of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake has started in Kobe City, western Japan, on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the natural disaster. Over 6,400 ...

KOBE--Mourners on Jan. 17 prayed for victims of the devastating Great Hanshin Earthquake 26 years ago ... place,” said Teruko Kirihata, 81, from Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, whose home was ...

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 ...