Non-Japanese speakers were excluded from access to disaster information after the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck 30 years ago, and Japanese and foreign residents are still filling in the cracks.

Thirty years have passed since the Great Hanshin Earthquake. The earthquake, which had a focus directly under a large city, recorded 7 — the highest on the Japanese seismic intensity scale. High-rise ...

The western Japan city of Kobe observed 30 years since the Great Hanshin Earthquake devastated it and other parts of Hyogo Prefecture, with ceremonies including early-morning prayers and ...

Central Kobe is seen on Friday, the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake. The Yomiuri Shimbun Candles are arranged to form the date “1.17” and the word “yorisou,” which means “We are here ...

The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake took place on January 17, 1995, devastating Kobe and the surrounding area. Ahead of its thirtieth anniversary, the Japanese Red Cross Society surveyed 1,200 ...

Residents and victims' families observed a moment of silence at 5:46 a.m., the exact time the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck Kobe and its vicinity in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan. 17, 1995 ...

People in Japan are marking the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake that claimed the lives of more than 6,400 people. The magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck before dawn on January ...

This incident marks the first time in the history of the Satpura Tiger Reserve that five tigers have been spotted together. The sighting has been documented as a significant moment in the park's ...

An NHK survey found that more than 60 percent of the survivors of the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake feel that memories of the disaster and lessons learned are fading. Friday marks 30 years ...

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