At 5:46 a.m. on Jan. 17, people across Kobe and the Kansai region observed a moment of silence to mark the anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, which claimed 6,434 lives. At Kobe East ...

The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake of 1995 prompted the government to establish a nationwide network to monitor seismic activity, and this unparalleled and sophisticated observation system is ...

“The Kansai area will never experience a major earthquake.” That was how many people felt before the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. But if we examine history, most areas in Japan have records ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Emergency aid has streamed into Southeast Asia in the two days since a massive earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand. Relief efforts are focused on Myanmar, where the estimated ...