Rare video footage showing the Ground Self-Defense Force engaging in disaster relief operations at the time of the 1995 Great ...

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

Thousands of people marked on Friday the 30th anniversary of an earthquake that claimed more ... while fires raged through ...

Heavy damage to the busy harbour area dealt a severe blow to Kobe's economy, sparking a population exodus over the following ...

On this day in 1995, the Great Hanshin, or Kobe, earthquake rocked Japan. Novak Djokovic has broken another monumental record ...

On Jan. 17, 1995, a powerful earthquake rocked Kobe, Japan, and the surrounding area, killing about 5,500 people.

Thirty years have passed since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake devastated Kobe and wide areas around the port city.