The "Luminarie" illumination event opens on Jan. 24, 2025, in Kobe in memory of the victims of the January 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in the western Japan city and its vicinity that killed more ...

Tremors in the Nankai Trough, south of Kobe, have increased recently as seismologists flag higher risks of a major quake in ...

KOBE, Japan (Kyodo) -- The western Japan city of Kobe and nearby areas on Friday marked the 30th anniversary of the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that killed over 6,400 people, with many hoping to keep ...

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 ...

In 1995, a powerful earthquake rocked Kobe, Japan, and the surrounding area ... A bus plunged into a ravine early Monday in Guatemala City, killing at least 54 people and injuring at least ...

If you are planning to travel to Kobe or any other city in Japan, this airport locator will be a very useful tool. This page gives complete information about the Kobe Airport along with the airport ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Starlux Airlines on Wednesday announced two new routes between Taiwan and Kobe, Japan.

Brooks / AFP Japan experiences ... Hyogo Prefecture where Kobe is located. Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko attended a memorial ceremony in the city, one of several events ...

I had arrived in Japan only hours earlier. Originally I had planned to stay with a local couple who I met in Australia in Nada, Kobe. But 1 month before I left, I got an offer to share a house with ...

Thousands of people marked on Friday the 30th anniversary of an earthquake that claimed more than 6,400 lives and levelled much of the Japanese city of Kobe. The 7.2-magnitude quake on January 17 ...