At 5:46 a.m. on Jan. 17, people across Kobe and the Kansai region observed a moment of silence to mark the anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, which claimed 6,434 lives. At Kobe East ...

The New York Times has once again highlighted Japan as a top travel destination, listing Toyama and Osaka among its “52 ...

Kansai International Airport (KIX ... The airport was constructed to withstand earthquakes and typhoons, common in the region. Engineers incorporated advanced seismic and wave-resistance technologies.

Kansai airport, a major transport hub serving ... In a separate incident, a 6.6 magnitude earthquake caused a landslide on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido. A number of houses in the town ...