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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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Baseball: Orix victory parade

Baseball: Orix victory parade

Orix Buffaloes manager Satoshi Nakajima (front) raises his fist during an open-top bus parade through Meriken Park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 23, 2023, celebrating the team's third straight Pacific League baseball pennant. (Pool photo)

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Prof. Geller observes wharf damaged by 1995 quake

Prof. Geller observes wharf damaged by 1995 quake

TOKYO, Japan - University of Tokyo professor Robert Geller looks at part of the Meriken wharf damaged by the Great Hanshin Earthquake of January 1995 and preserved at the Port of Kobe Earthquake Memorial Park in Kobe, Japan, on June 15, 2014.

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Kobe marks centenary of Japanese emigration to Brazil

Kobe marks centenary of Japanese emigration to Brazil

KOBE, Japan - Brazilian samba dancers perform at Meriken Park in Kobe on April 27 as part of commemorative events to mark the centenary of Japanese emigration to Brazil.

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Fire damages replica of Columbus' Santa Maria in Kobe

Fire damages replica of Columbus' Santa Maria in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Firefighters fight to put out a fire aboard a replica of the explorer Christopher Columbus' Santa Maria on exhibition at the Meriken Park in Kobe on April 17. The fire was put under control about an hour later. The Santa Maria was the flagship of Columbus' fleet when he set sail on his first voyage across the Atlantic in 1492. The replica, about 32 meters long, was made in Spain in 1991. It spent the year of 1992 on an experimental voyage sailing from Barcelona to Kobe.

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Kobe marks centenary of Japanese emigration to Brazil

Kobe marks centenary of Japanese emigration to Brazil

KOBE, Japan - Brazilian samba dancers perform at Meriken Park in Kobe on April 27 as part of commemorative events to mark the centenary of Japanese emigration to Brazil. (Kyodo)

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Prof. Geller observes wharf damaged by 1995 quake

Prof. Geller observes wharf damaged by 1995 quake

TOKYO, Japan - University of Tokyo professor Robert Geller looks at part of the Meriken wharf damaged by the Great Hanshin Earthquake of January 1995 and preserved at the Port of Kobe Earthquake Memorial Park in Kobe, Japan, on June 15, 2014. (Kyodo)

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New coronavirus

New coronavirus

Photo shows people relaxing at Meriken park in Kobe, western Japan, on May 22, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

New coronavirus

A boy plays with a ball at Meriken park in Kobe, western Japan, on May 22, 2020, wearing a face mask amid continuing worries over the outbreak of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

New coronavirus

People walk at Meriken Park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 19, 2020, while the western Japan prefecture remains under a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

New coronavirus

Meriken Park in the port area of Kobe, western Japan, is almost deserted on April 11, 2020, during the first weekend under a state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Christmas tree illuminated in Kobe

Christmas tree illuminated in Kobe

A giant Christmas tree at Meriken Park in Kobe is lit up on Dec. 1, 2017. The tree will be illuminated until Dec. 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Christmas tree illuminated in Kobe

Christmas tree illuminated in Kobe

A giant Christmas tree at Meriken Park in Kobe is lit up on Dec. 1, 2017. The tree will be illuminated until Dec. 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire damages replica of Columbus' Santa Maria in Kobe

Fire damages replica of Columbus' Santa Maria in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Firefighters fight to put out a fire aboard a replica of the explorer Christopher Columbus' Santa Maria on exhibition at the Meriken Park in Kobe on April 17. The fire was put under control about an hour later. The Santa Maria was the flagship of Columbus' fleet when he set sail on his first voyage across the Atlantic in 1492. The replica, about 32 meters long, was made in Spain in 1991. It spent the year of 1992 on an experimental voyage sailing from Barcelona to Kobe. (Kyodo)

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