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 expressway, modeled after the Samruddhi Expressway, highlights the state’s dedication to improving infrastructure and reducing travel times.

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 ...

It is 30 years since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake killed more ... supplies,” followed by 41.8% who “checked hazard maps for my place of residence,” and 36.3% who “checked my existing ...

Hyogo Prefecture marked the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake on Friday with memories of what happened, a desire to pass on the lessons learned to future generations and calls ...

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 ...

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 ...

"I was watching the fire map, and the fire is like three blocks from my house," Osaka said after her first-round win. "So I had someone go and get my daughter's birth certificate and all that ...

MELBOURNE -- Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka rallied from a set down to defeat No.20 seed Karolina Muchova 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 in the second round of the Australian Open on Wednesday.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Naomi Osaka of Japan celebrates after defeating Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic in their second round ...

Naomi Osaka, ranked just No. 51 in the world after a disappointing 2024 season, shook off a slow start en route to a second-round upset win in the Australian Open on Wednesday. Osaka rallied past ...