The date was September 1, 1923, and the event was the Great Kanto Earthquake, at the time considered the worst natural disaster ever to strike quake-prone Japan. The initial jolt was followed a ...

The neighborhood, known for its sumo stables and Kokugikan Arena, was also home to a military clothing depot and was a vacant lot of around 80,000 square meters when the Great Kanto Earthquake ...

NHK's archives house an extensive collection of photographs and videos of central Tokyo taken soon after the Great Kanto Earthquake that hit eastern Japan in 1923. In a then-and-now series ...

The Great Kanto Earthquake that hit eastern Japan in 1923 caused approximately 105,000 causalities in Tokyo and surrounding areas. It is reported that about 90 percent of the victims were killed ...

And while as many as 142,000 people died in the Great Kanto Earthquake and the fires that tore through Tokyo and Yokohama, experts have warned that the Japanese public is largely unprepared for ...

A recently discovered film reel showing the immediate aftermath of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake is in such good condition that the expressions of survivors can clearly be discerned. The reel ...

Aug. 22, 2023 Kishida was to participate in a joint earthquake drill hosted by Sagamihara and joined by eight cities, including Tokyo. The Great Kanto Quake came 13 years after Japan’s colonial ...

This partially altered photo shows a 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake victim survey form that has been stored at the Tokyo Metropolitan Memorial Hall in the capital's Sumida Ward. (Photo provided by ...

1 to mark the 100th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake, which devastated the capital and surrounding areas. The disaster left more than 105,000 people dead or missing. Many died in the ...

YOKOHAMA -- Some 50 people participated in a memorial service for Indian victims in the Great Kanto Earthquake at the Indian Water Fountain in Yokohama's Yamashita Park on Sept. 2 to mark the ...