Former Newcastle United striker Yoshinori Muto spearheads all-conquering Vissel Kobe's bid for a third straight J. League ...

OSAKA--U.S.-based hotel giant Marriott International Inc. is targeting budget-conscious travelers with the introduction of mid-priced hotels to Japan under the brand name of Four Points Flex by ...

In 1966, a U.S. B-52 bomber carrying four hydrogen bombs collided with ... In 1995, a powerful earthquake rocked Kobe, Japan, and the surrounding area, killing about 5,500 people.

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 ...

Produced in Japan and prized for its rich marbling and ... And it generally refers to four main breeds. These cows were bred for physical endurance, giving them more intramuscular fat cells.

The 7.2-magnitude quake on January 17, 1995, sparked a major review of quake preparedness in the island nation that suffers about one fifth of the world's most powerful tremors. Mourners observed ...

His death comes four-and-a-half years after his son Kobe and granddaughter Gianna were ... San Diego Clippers and Houston Rockets, averaging 8.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 606 regular ...

KOBE, Japan, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- "The Nanjing Massacre is an eternal scar for the Chinese people. We overseas Chinese hope our Japanese friends and people around the world can really know about ...

t's another sad day for the basketball community around the world as, after four years of Black Mamba's departure, his father Joe Bryant has passed away at the age of 69. Kobe Bryant 's father ...

A memorial event for thousands of victims of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake has started in Kobe City, western Japan, on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the natural disaster. Over 6,400 ...

Like in many other areas of Japan ... that Kobe’s birthrate per population of 1,000 was only 5.9 last year, its lowest level since records were first available in 1903 and 0.4 point below ...

Even now, in 2025, 30 years after the quake, there are still pieces of land which are obviously vacant in Nagata I came to live in Japan in 1994. Not coming from an earthquake-prone country, the Kobe ...