KOBE--Long known as the “Guggenheim House,” a landmark Western-style building here is having its history rewritten after experts discovered that Jacob Guggenheim never lived there. It has been ...

A man who was found unconscious in a house in Kobe on Tuesday died later in hospital, police said. According to police, a man called 110 at around 5:30 p.m. and said “A male acquaintance phoned me and ...

Mourners observed a moment of silence before dawn at 5:46 am, the exact time that the quake ... timber houses. Heavy damage to the busy harbour area dealt a severe blow to Kobe's economy ...