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 ...
Baseball: Ichiro joins Japan Hall of Fame before US announcement
Ichiro Suzuki, who had a total of 4,367 hits between Japan and the United States, was announced as one of the newest members ...
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Ichiro voted into Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
Former players Hitoki Iwase and Masayuki Kakefu and former Central League umpire Hiroya Tomizawa were also voted into the ...
International 7-Day News Agenda
GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO launches its 2025 health emergency appeal (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and other experts host a press conference ...