Memorial event in Kobe remembers victims of 1995 earthquake
A memorial event for thousands of victims of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake has started in Kobe City, western Japan, on ...
Kobe, other western Japan cities, still repaying debts from 1995 quake
Friday will mark 30 years since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake struck western Japan. Local governments in the region, including Kobe City, are still under a heavy financial burden from the quake ...
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Man born on day of Kobe quake strives to brighten lives
On Jan. 17, 1995, as the Great Hanshin Earthquake ravaged Kobe, a baby named Mitsuaki Gatayama entered the world. Mitsuaki ...
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Emperor and Empress fly to Kobe to attend earthquake Memorial Ceremony
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako flew from Haneda Airport on the morning of January 16 to attend the Memorial ...
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Disaster area tour boosting Kobe revival 30 years after 1995 quake
Kiyoto Morisaki, 72, president of Kinki Taxi, who proposed the program to show the current state of Nagata Ward, said he ...
Woman builds bond with half-sister years after mom went missing in 1995 Kobe quake
Etsuko Sato, a resident of the Hyogo Prefecture city of Kakogawa, receives an email on Jan. 17 every year -- the anniversary ...
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EDITORIAL: 25 years after Kobe quake, victim support plans deficient
The Great Hanshin Earthquake, which struck the Kobe area early on Jan. 17, 1995, and eventually claimed 6,434 lives, prompted Japan to review its disaster preparedness, responses, and recovery and ...
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Local TV station in Kobe aired a multilingual video after quake
KOBE--Sun Television Co., a TV station based ... He was there at the time of the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 and called from a studio for viewers to evacuate from the tsunami.