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South Korea: Fire Breaks Out at Seoul Convention Center, Prompting Evacuation

A fire broke out at the COEX convention center in Gangnam District, southern Seoul on Friday, April 25, prompting an evacuation of the building.

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UK: Widespread Flooding Hits Greater Manchester Forcing Hundreds To Evacuate 4

Heavy rain caused severe flooding across Greater Manchester on New Year's Day forcing at least 13,000 people to evacuate. Emergency services declared a major incident.

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Events held to commemorate 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - People lit candles in about 7,000 memorial lanterns during an event held at Higashi Yuenchi Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, Hyogo Prefecture, before daylight on Jan. 17 to commemorate the 6,434 people who died in the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995. At 5:46 a.m., the time the magnitude 7.3 quake originating in the northern part of the prefecture's Awaji Island in the Seto Inland Sea hit the western Japan area 14 years ago, about 5,500 people offered silent prayers in the event.

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Events held to commemorate 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - Three female junior high school students pray for the 6,434 people who died in the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, during a memorial event held at Higashi Yuenchi Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, Hyogo Prefecture, before daylight on Jan. 17. At 5:46 a.m., the time the magnitude 7.3 quake originating in the northern part of the prefecture's Awaji Island in the Seto Inland Sea hit the western Japan area 14 years ago, about 5,500 people offered silent prayers in the event at the park, where candles in about 7,000 memorial lanterns were lit.

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Temp workers given shelter, appeal for aid for unemployed

TOKYO, Japan - Temporary workers who have lost their jobs and places to live in the current economic slump and other homeless workers line up to apply for new shelters offered by the government in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Jan. 5 after their ''tent village'' in Tokyo's Hibiya Park was closed.

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Memorial events held to mark 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - Building lights are lit up in the form of ''1.17'' on the side of a building near Higashi Yuenchi Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward on Jan. 17 to mark the 12 anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake.

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Memorial events held to mark 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - Tomoko Kobayashi, 40, a housewife from Kobe's Nada Ward who lost her father in the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, addresses a memorial event at Higashi Yuenchi Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward on Jan. 17. Various events were held in Kobe and other areas to remember 6,434 people killed in the most devastating natural calamity in postwar Japan.

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(1)Locals remember Kobe quake victims on 9th anniversary

KOBE, Japan - Candles indicating Jan. 17 glow at an amusement park in Kobe's Chuo Ward on Jan. 17, 2004, the ninth anniversary of 1995's Great Hanshin Earthquake. The quake devastated Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture, killing 6,433 people.

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Trees planted in memory of Chinese killed in Kobe quake

KOBE, Japan - Members of the Overseas Chinese Association in Kobe plant seedlings of white Chinese magnolia trees in a park in the city's Chuo Ward on Jan. 6 in memory of 48 Chinese locals killed in the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake.

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2,000 Japanese, Korean children gather to promote peace

OSAKA, Japan - About 2,000 children from Japanese and ethnic Korean schools form themselves into ''Hana (one in Korean) Osaka'' at a park within the grounds of Osaka Castle in Osaka's Chuo Ward on June 15. They gathered to mark the third anniversary of the inter-Korean declaration.

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Memorial gas lamp for Hanshin Earthquake destroyed

KOBE, Japan - The case of a gas lamp placed in Kobe in memory of the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake is found broken May 3. The lamp sits in Higashi Amusement Park in the city's Chuo Ward.

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(3)Locals mark 8th anniversary of Kobe quake

KOBE, Japan - A mother and child light a candle to pray for the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake at a Chuo Ward park in Kobe on Jan. 17, the eighth anniversary of the disaster in which 6,433 victims lost their lives..

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(5)Locals mark 8th anniversary of Kobe quake

KOBE, Japan - An elderly woman prays for the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake at a Chuo Ward park in Kobe on Jan. 17, the eighth anniversary of the disaster in which 6,433 people lost their lives.

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(2)Locals mark 8th anniversary of Kobe quake

KOBE, Japan - People pray for the 6,433 victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake at a Chuo Ward park in Kobe on Jan. 17, the eighth anniversary of the disaster.

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(2)Suspected projectile launcher found in Tokyo park

TOKYO, Japan - A photo taken Nov. 21 shows Oizumi-Chuo Park (fore) in Tokyo's Nerima ward and the Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) Asaka base (back) which straddles between Tokyo and Saitama prefectures. Police found two metal pipes at the park in what they suspect was a home-made automatic projectile launcher Japanese militants used to attack the base.

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(7)People pray for 1995 Kobe quake victims

OSAKA, Japan - Memorial candles forming ''1.17 KOBE,'' referring to the date of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that devastated Kobe and its vicinity, light up a park in the city's Chuo Ward on Jan. 17, the seventh anniversary of the quake. Over 6,400 people were killed by the temblor.

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Antiracism graffiti found in Hiroshima peace park

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Antiracism graffiti marks a wall outside the A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, western Japan. The 1-meter long by 1-meter wide charcoal graffiti with the words ''NO MORE RACIZM'' (sic) and a large peace symbol was discovered Dec. 7 by the office of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Chuo Ward.

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Citizens commemorate 6th anniversary of Hanshin quake

KOBE, Japan - People light candles and pray for the souls of 6,432 victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake at a ceremony marking the quake's sixth anniversary at a park in Kobe's Chuo Ward on Jan. 17.

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Citizens commemorate 6th anniversary of Hanshin quake

KOBE, Japan - People offer silent players to the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in front of a monument in a park in Chuo Ward, Kobe, on Jan. 17, the quake's sixth anniversary. The names of 6,432 people killed in the disaster are carved in the monument.

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Unique dome with retractable roof unveiled in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - A unique dome with a retractable glass roof is unveiled in Sapporo's Chuo Ward on Nov. 4. The three photos show how the roof's triangular panels open and shut. The roof is composed of 24 panels of triangulate glass, with each panel measuring 10 meters in length. The dome will be the centerpiece of Sapporo Television's event park, called Spica, where concerts and other events will be held. Spica will open next April.

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Kobe marks 27th anniversary of deadly quake

Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an overview of Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2022, the 27th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,000 people. The western Japan city of Kobe on Monday marked the 27th anniversary of the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that killed 6,434 people in the area. Local residents and victims' families observed a moment of silence at 5:46 a.m., the time the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck the port city in Hyogo Prefecture and neighboring areas on Jan. 17, 1995. In a predawn event at Higashi Yuenchi, a park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, people lit about 3,000 bamboo lanterns that were aligned to form "1.17," the date of the disaster.

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(7)People pray for 1995 Kobe quake victims

OSAKA, Japan - Memorial candles forming ''1.17 KOBE,'' referring to the date of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that devastated Kobe and its vicinity, light up a park in the city's Chuo Ward on Jan. 17, the seventh anniversary of the quake. Over 6,400 people were killed by the temblor.

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Memorial gas lamp for Hanshin Earthquake destroyed

KOBE, Japan - The case of a gas lamp placed in Kobe in memory of the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake is found broken May 3. The lamp sits in Higashi Amusement Park in the city's Chuo Ward.

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(2)Locals mark 8th anniversary of Kobe quake

KOBE, Japan - People pray for the 6,433 victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake at a Chuo Ward park in Kobe on Jan. 17, the eighth anniversary of the disaster. (Kyodo)

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Temp workers given shelter, appeal for aid for unemployed

TOKYO, Japan - Temporary workers who have lost their jobs and places to live in the current economic slump and other homeless workers line up to apply for new shelters offered by the government in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Jan. 5 after their ''tent village'' in Tokyo's Hibiya Park was closed. (Kyodo)

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Events held to commemorate 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - A woman in tears holds a photograph of her son who died in the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995 during an event held to commemorate the victims of the quake at Higashi Yuenchi Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, Hyogo Prefecture, before daylight on Jan. 17. (Kyodo)

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Events held to commemorate 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - People lit candles in about 7,000 memorial lanterns during an event held at Higashi Yuenchi Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, Hyogo Prefecture, before daylight on Jan. 17 to commemorate the 6,434 people who died in the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995. At 5:46 a.m., the time the magnitude 7.3 quake originating in the northern part of the prefecture's Awaji Island in the Seto Inland Sea hit the western Japan area 14 years ago, about 5,500 people offered silent prayers in the event. (Kyodo)

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Events held to commemorate 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - A woman who lost her mother and a brother in the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995 wipes her tears as she lights one of the candles in about 7,000 memorial lanterns to commemorate the victims of the quake at Higashi Yuenchi Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, Hyogo Prefecture, before daylight on Jan. 17. (Kyodo)

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Events held to commemorate 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - Three female junior high school students pray for the 6,434 people who died in the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, during a memorial event held at Higashi Yuenchi Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, Hyogo Prefecture, before daylight on Jan. 17. At 5:46 a.m., the time the magnitude 7.3 quake originating in the northern part of the prefecture's Awaji Island in the Seto Inland Sea hit the western Japan area 14 years ago, about 5,500 people offered silent prayers in the event at the park, where candles in about 7,000 memorial lanterns were lit. (Kyodo)

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Memorial events held to mark 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - Building lights are lit up in the form of ''1.17'' on the side of a building near Higashi Yuenchi Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward on Jan. 17 to mark the 12 anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake. (Kyodo)

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Memorial events held to mark 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - Tomoko Kobayashi, 40, a housewife from Kobe's Nada Ward who lost her father in the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, addresses a memorial event at Higashi Yuenchi Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward on Jan. 17. Various events were held in Kobe and other areas to remember 6,434 people killed in the most devastating natural calamity in postwar Japan. (Kyodo)

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Mt. Suwa,Kobe

Rokko Mountain Range and Mt. Suwa seen from the south. Present-day Chuo Ward. The park on the right is the residence of Kodera Yasujiro (present-day Sorakuen). The building on the hillside is the restaurant Tokiwaro. A group of French scientists succeeded in observing the Venus eclipse of the sun in 1874 from the area above. A commemorative monument was later erected, and the site came to be referred to as Kinseidai (Venus Hill).==Date:unknown, Place:Kobe, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number79‐10‐0]

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The Juniso Falls

Kumano Falls and Juniso Pond, located near Kumano Shinto Shrine (present day Chuo Park, Shinjuku Ward), were sightseeing spots since the Edo Period. The deity of Kumano Shinto Shrine had been transferred to the shrine from Kishu (present-day Wakayama Prefecture). Even during the Meiji Period these places were popular because they made an easy day trip from the city. It is said that many people used to bathe here in summer. The waterfall disappeared due to the construction of a water filtration plant in 1893, and the pond was eventually filled in. At present, people enjoy the hot springs in concrete buildings. Taken by Felix Beato in the beginning of the Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number104‐10‐0]

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(1)Locals remember Kobe quake victims on 9th anniversary

KOBE, Japan - Candles indicating Jan. 17 glow at an amusement park in Kobe's Chuo Ward on Jan. 17, 2004, the ninth anniversary of 1995's Great Hanshin Earthquake. The quake devastated Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture, killing 6,433 people. (Kyodo)

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Sapporo Tanuki-koji Shopping Street

Sapporo Ekimae Dori is an arcade located between Odori Park and Susukino in Chuo Ward, Sapporo. View from the 3-chome side to the 4-chome side along Sapporo Ekimae Dori.

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Sapporo 4-chome Plaza

4-Chome Plaza (4Pla) is located near Odori Park in Sapporo's Chuo Ward. Sapporo streetcar trains also run through the intersection. Taken from the Sapporo Mitsukoshi side.

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Trees planted in memory of Chinese killed in Kobe quake

KOBE, Japan - Members of the Overseas Chinese Association in Kobe plant seedlings of white Chinese magnolia trees in a park in the city's Chuo Ward on Jan. 6 in memory of 48 Chinese locals killed in the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake. (Kyodo)

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2,000 Japanese, Korean children gather to promote peace

OSAKA, Japan - About 2,000 children from Japanese and ethnic Korean schools form themselves into ''Hana (one in Korean) Osaka'' at a park within the grounds of Osaka Castle in Osaka's Chuo Ward on June 15. They gathered to mark the third anniversary of the inter-Korean declaration. (Kyodo)

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(5)Locals mark 8th anniversary of Kobe quake

KOBE, Japan - An elderly woman prays for the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake at a Chuo Ward park in Kobe on Jan. 17, the eighth anniversary of the disaster in which 6,433 people lost their lives. (Kyodo)

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(3)Locals mark 8th anniversary of Kobe quake

KOBE, Japan - A mother and child light a candle to pray for the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake at a Chuo Ward park in Kobe on Jan. 17, the eighth anniversary of the disaster in which 6,433 victims lost their lives.. (Kyodo)

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(2)Suspected projectile launcher found in Tokyo park

TOKYO, Japan - A photo taken Nov. 21 shows Oizumi-Chuo Park (fore) in Tokyo's Nerima ward and the Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) Asaka base (back) which straddles between Tokyo and Saitama prefectures. Police found two metal pipes at the park in what they suspect was a home-made automatic projectile launcher Japanese militants used to attack the base. (Kyodo)

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Citizens commemorate 6th anniversary of Hanshin quake

KOBE, Japan - People offer silent players to the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in front of a monument in a park in Chuo Ward, Kobe, on Jan. 17, the quake's sixth anniversary. The names of 6,432 people killed in the disaster are carved in the monument.

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Unique dome with retractable roof unveiled in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - A unique dome with a retractable glass roof is unveiled in Sapporo's Chuo Ward on Nov. 4. The three photos show how the roof's triangular panels open and shut. The roof is composed of 24 panels of triangulate glass, with each panel measuring 10 meters in length. The dome will be the centerpiece of Sapporo Television's event park, called Spica, where concerts and other events will be held. Spica will open next April.