killing 61 people and causing widespread damage. In 1995, a powerful earthquake rocked Kobe, Japan, and the surrounding area, killing about 5,500 people. In 1996, Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman was ...

Heavy damage to the busy harbour area dealt a severe blow to Kobe's economy, sparking a population exodus over the following months and years. Japan experiences more than 1,000 earthquakes every year.

Store owners in Kobe's Nagata Ward, battered by a powerful earthquake 30 years ago, are welcoming students on school trips from all over Japan to help revitalize the area. Kiyoto Morisaki ...

On January 17, 1995, an earthquake of magnitude 7.3 devastated large parts of central Japan and caused the deaths of 6,434 people. In Kobe, residents observed a moment of silence at 5.46am – the ...

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 ...

(Mainichi) Japan on Jan. 17 marked 30 years since the Great Hanshin Earthquake, a devastating disaster that struck Kobe and other parts ... The total damage from the disaster was estimated at ...

This initiative stemmed from a critical re-evaluation of a belief that the Kansai region of western Japan, which includes Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto, was not susceptible to large earthquakes.

Thirty years have passed since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake devastated Kobe and wide areas around ... which indicates the extent of housing damage, as a criterion for various types of ...

killing 61 people and causing widespread damage. In 1995, a powerful earthquake rocked Kobe, Japan, and the surrounding area, killing about 5,500 people. In 1996, Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman was ...

Heavy damage to the busy harbour area dealt a severe blow to Kobe's economy ... Brooks / AFP Japan experiences more than 1,000 earthquakes every year. The vast majority are harmless but occasional ...