Breweries were forced to rise from the ashes of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in a devastated area that once boasted of ...

The new Kobe regional plan for disaster prevention was adopted as a model for municipalities across Japan, and many of those municipalities considered how to take their own earthquake response ...

KOBE--People gathered at Kobe East Park in the city’s Chuo Ward early on Jan. 17 to pray for the repose of the 6,434 victims killed in the Great Hanshin Earthquake 28 years ago. Visitors ...

With its seascapes, rich culture and culinary delights, the island of Awaji, the largest island in the Seto Inland Sea, is a ...

Kobe bell with three candles in standing bamboos and flowers at the Seattle Center. Photo credit: Barbara Mizoguchi.

residents of Kobe in western Japan also observed a moment of silence. The port city was the center of the devastation caused by the Great Hanshin Earthquake of Jan. 17, 1995.

The Great Kanto Earthquake was a magnitude 8.0-class ... Japan has been struck frequently by quakes of this size, including the Kobe temblor. Japan’s systems for disaster response and mitigation ...

Over the longer term, the outlook for the core "mobility" business is subdued by an aging and shrinking population. In response, management is investing to increase "life design" revenue to about 40% ...

On Jan. 17, 1995, the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck Kobe and surrounding areas ... perspectives on and insights into contemporary Japan and its culture.

They also noted it was stronger than a catastrophic earthquake that hit the Kobe area in 1995 ... to remain vigilant as tsunami in the Sea of Japan reach shorelines quickly after a big earthquake.