The huge earthquake that hit Kobe and other western Japan areas in 1995 has led to expectations that convenience stores will ...

Mourners observed a moment of silence before dawn at 5.46am (4.46am, Singapore time), the exact time that the quake - Japan's ...

Spread the loveIntroduction Kobe, located in the Hyogo Prefecture, is a vibrant port city known for its scenic beauty, ...

Reelected Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito's campaign team said that it had commissioned a PR firm to manage social media ahead of ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between Jan. 18 ...

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Paper lanterns are lit at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 16, 2025, the eve of the 30th anniversary ...

KOBE, (Japan): (Bernama-Kyodo ... the exact time the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck Kobe and its vicinity in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan 17, 1995, leaving 6,434 people dead as many homes were ...

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

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