KOBE (Kyodo) -- The western Japan city of Kobe and nearby areas on Friday marked the 30th anniversary of the magnitude-7.3 earthquake that killed over 6,400 people, with many hoping to keep alive ...

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 ...

Sunflowers growing in an empty plot of land in the city of Kobe, where a home once stood before a massive earthquake 30 years ago, have spread throughout the country as a symbol of reconstruction ...

A memorial event for thousands of victims of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake has started in Kobe City, western Japan, on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the natural disaster. Over 6,400 ...

Voters across the archipelago today will choose from 217 candidates contesting the parliament's 52 seats. When the next government forms, it faces a post-earthquake recovery task estimated to cost ...

Today marks one month since a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu’s capital, Port Vila, claiming 14 lives, injuring more than 200 people, and displacing thousands more. Downtown Port Vila ...

India is expected to surpass Germany and Japan to become the world's third-largest economy ... which are vulnerable to flood and earthquake, among other risks, it said. In 2023, it said, natural ...

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 hit south-western Japan on Monday, triggering public warnings to stay away from coastal areas because of a tsunami advisory, which was later ...

Jan. 13 (UPI) --A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Miyazaki Prefecture Monday evening in Japan, initially setting off a tsunami warning before it was called off, officials said.

A huge magnitude 7.1 earthquake has hit the holy city of Shigatse, or Xigazê, in the autonomous region of Tibet in China. A deadly magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit one of the holiest cities in Tibet ...

A powerful earthquake has struck a remote region of Tibet, killing at least 126 people and wounding more than 100 others, with tremors felt in Nepal, Bhutan and parts of northern India.