The Great Kanto Earthquake obliterated all of that in a single afternoon. According to survivors, the initial quaking lasted for about 14 seconds—long enough to bring down nearly every building ...

The documents, titled "Great Kanto Earthquake damage survey: Documents related to the relief of Korean students," are kept by the National Archives of Japan in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward.

And the manager of the Imperial Hotel at the time I built it was Aisaku Hayashi. I enclose a similar amount to help him. His address is 1410 Hase, Kamakura, Japan.

Tokyo, July 25 (Special Correspondence)—A type of architecture new not only to Japan but to the world has been brought to life here in Tokyo by Frank Lloyd Wright, Chicago architect, who ...

An earthquake has struck near the Great Barrier Reef tourist hub of Townsville. Geosciences Australia said it had detected an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.4 shortly after 9.30pm in ...

Japan's prime minister takes part in a televised earthquake disaster drill on the 100th anniversary of a temblor that devastated the Tokyo region. Japan marks centennial of devastating Great Kanto ...

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 ...

NO LONGER cramped kiosks selling postcards and prophylactics, many hotel gift shops have become expertly curated boutiques. And now some of the world’s great purveyors of hospitality have ...

TOKYO >> Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida staged a televised disaster drill Friday based on a fictional earthquake in the capital region, as his country marked the centennial of the real-life ...

The Great Kanto Earthquake killed more than 105,000 people. 100-year-old films recording this catastrophe have been found all over the country.But who filmed the turmoil of Tokyo, ...

In 1923, Tokyo lay in ruins after the devastation of the Great Kanto Earthquake. Just seven years later, it was a city reborn: from the iconic Ginza shopping center to the world famous Kabuki-za ...

The date marks the Great Kanto earthquake, a 7.9-magnitude tremor that struck near the capital back in 1923. The ensuing disaster killed at least 105,000 people, ...