The massive earthquake that hit Kobe and other western Japan areas in 1995 has led to expectations that convenience stores will serve as a lifeline in times of disaster. "The feeling of security ...
Water stations were erected across Kobe after the 1995 earthquake. Significant challenges still remain across Japan. In rural areas with aging populations, countless homes still fail to meet basic ...
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 ...
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 ...
He was bleeding from a head wound. The house is in a residential area about 500 meters south of Shin-Nagata Station on the JR Kobe Line. Police are looking for the owner of the house on suspicion of ...
Kobe, Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)--Store owners ... are welcoming students on school trips from all over Japan to help revitalize the area. Kiyoto Morisaki, 72, president of Kinki Taxi Co., who proposed ...
western Japan, on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the natural disaster. Over 6,400 people died in Kobe and surrounding areas when the earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 struck before dawn on ...
KOBE -- A now 88-year-old man who narrowly survived the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that devastated this west Japan city still ... him a pair of slippers. The area was severely damaged, and ...
On Jan. 17, 1995, the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck Kobe and surrounding areas. Gathering information ... on and insights into contemporary Japan and its culture.
In Japan, izakayas are hubs for social ... The Mumbai-based restaurant consultant opened a modern izakaya, Donmai, in Mumbai’s posh corporate area Worli last month. He partnered with young ...
Travellers are spoilt for choice in Japan — whether a first-timer to the country or a repeat visitor, try these alternative ...