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The western Japan city of Kobe and nearby areas on Friday (Jan 17) marked the 30th anniversary of the magnitude 7.3 ...

Mourners observed a moment of silence before dawn at 5.46am (4.46am, Singapore time), the exact time that the quake - Japan's second ... in the city of Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture early on Jan 17 ...

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Paper lanterns are lit at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 16, 2025, the eve of the 30th anniversary ...

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake that claimed the lives of 6,434 people. The magnitude ...

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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 ...

Hyogo Prefecture is also calling on the central government to pick Kansai as the base of a new disaster relief agency ...

Japan on Jan. 17 marked 30 years since the Great Hanshin Earthquake, a devastating disaster that struck Kobe and other parts ...

Japan experiences more than 1,000 earthquakes every year ... people who were born after the quake," said Motohiko Saito, the governor of Hyogo Prefecture where Kobe is located. Emperor Emeritus ...