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Japan is bracing for a once-in-a-century earthquake. Does it need to?
“Japan sits on the boundaries of four tectonic plates, which makes it one of the most earthquake-prone areas in the world,” said Shoichi Yoshioka, a professor at Japan’s Kobe University.
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Local TV station in Kobe aired a multilingual video after quake
Fujioka had previously interviewed officials of FMYY, a community broadcasting station based in Kobe’s Nagata Ward that was founded in the aftermath of the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 ...
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Taiwan earthquake, Kobe Bryant’s lookalike in China, Singapore’s 34-year-old grandma: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week
From Taipei rebuffing Beijing's aid after earthquake to a Singaporean influencer ... has 17,000 followers on Instagram. 7. 'Chinese Kobe Bryant' aims for 1 million fans by being lookalike of ...
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Kobe marks 28 years since Great Hanshin quake killed over 6,000
KOBE--People gathered at Kobe East Park in the city’s Chuo Ward early on Jan. 17 to pray for the repose of the 6,434 victims killed in the Great Hanshin Earthquake 28 years ago. Visitors ...
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CORRECTED-Japan Earthquake Survivors Battle Unsanitary Conditions With No Running Water
"Well, we have no other choice." Over 900 deaths from the devastating Kobe earthquake of 1995 happened after the quake, due in part to the spread of flu and lack of medical care at evacuation ...
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Q&A: Clarifying the megathrust earthquake mechanism
About three weeks after the Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, I visited the damaged areas, saw the Nojima fault on Awaji Island, and went around Kobe City. I remember that the building where I used to ...
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Japan marks 30th anniversary of devastating Kobe earthquake (vertical video)
People in Japan mark the 30th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake that claimed the lives of more than 6,400 people.
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VOX POPULI: 26 years later, memories of the Kobe earthquake still haunt me
On Jan. 17, 1995, the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck Kobe and surrounding areas. Gathering information about the disaster in Tokyo, I called police stations in Kobe and asked officers questions.
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Ravaged Kobe breweries battled for survival after 1995 quake
Kobe Shu-Shin-Kan Breweries Ltd. is another ... measures for business operators affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and other disasters. Some breweries have refused to change their ...
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Base wines that survived 1995 quake become Kobe Brandy
Base wines that survived the Great Hanshin Earthquake and matured in two types of barrels have been turned into a Kobe-brand brandy. Made entirely of ingredients and grapes produced in Kobe ...
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Episode 1 Kobe, City of Our Youth
he decides to specialize in psychiatry despite the vehement opposition of his father, Tekkei. In January 1995, his world is shattered when the Great Hanshin Earthquake strikes Kobe.