Jan. 17 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1871, Andrew Hallidie received a patent for a cable car system that went into service in San Francisco in 1873. In 1893, Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii was ...
As tremors shook the ground in parts of western Japan last Thursday, local and national government bodies leapt into action. Meteorologists gathered and issued a temporary tsunami advisory. A special ...
“The Kansai area will never experience a major earthquake.” That was how many people felt before the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. But if we examine history, most areas in Japan have records ...
Tsukuba, Japan—Hot springs frequently contain water that originates from rocks within the Earth's crust. This can be confirmed through isotopic analysis. Arima Hot Springs, located in Kobe, Hyogo ...
On this day in 1995, the Great Hanshin, or Kobe, earthquake rocked Japan. VIDEO: Three people stabbed outside of South Tacoma bar How Charlie Sheen burned through $150M fortune 'Won't happen again': ...
The stately main reading room of a Kobe University library that survived World War II as well as the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake is reminisc ...
Jan. 17 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1871, Andrew Hallidie received a patent for a cable car system that went into service in San Francisco in 1873. In 1893, Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii was ...