Tremors in the Nankai Trough, south of Kobe, have increased recently as seismologists flag higher risks of a major quake in ...

Honjo took me around the community of ... Water stations were erected across Kobe after the 1995 earthquake. Significant challenges still remain across Japan. In rural areas with aging populations ...

People gather around lanterns ... 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.

Each year, the Headquarters for Earthquake Research Promotion updates the probability of earthquakes occurring along active faults and seabed areas around Japan ... a professor at Japan’s Kobe ...

In 1994, a pre-dawn earthquake struck the Los Angeles area, killing 61 people and causing widespread damage. In 1995, a powerful earthquake rocked Kobe, Japan ... fire drills near tense border ...

KOBE (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 alive ...

Land topography is usually formed gradually over long periods of time, but sometimes a single event can dramatically change ...

The massive earthquake that hit Kobe and other western Japan areas in 1995 has led to ... getting rid of rubble around it and visiting banks, Murakami reopened the outlet at the end of April ...

A memorial event for thousands of victims of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake has started in Kobe City, western Japan, on the eve ... symbolizes sympathy. At around 5 p.m., participants lit ...

Japan intensified its scientific efforts to survey active faults ... Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto, was not susceptible to large earthquakes. The magnitude-7.3 quake that claimed around 6,400 lives ...