NHK's archives house an extensive collection of photographs and videos of central Tokyo taken soon after the Great Kanto Earthquake that hit eastern Japan in 1923. In a then-and-now series ...

A document released by a Yokohama group shows a much larger number of Koreans were killed by mobs in Kanagawa Prefecture following the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake than the official count of two ...

Great Kanto Earthquake caused violent tremors, tsunami and mudslides The magnitude 7.9 Great Kanto Earthquake hit at 11:58 a.m. on September 1, 1923. It caused violent tremors, tsunami and mudslides.

The institution on Sept. 1 opened a website, Films of the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, with the National Institute of Informatics and plans to release 20 or so films about the temblor by Sept.

Yes, Yokosoka, the great naval station was a total wreck ... (AP Photo) See more archival images of the Kanto Earthquake. ‘I’ve got to push on. We’ve got to get through.’ ...

Tokyo is a city of contrasts. From brightly lit neon billboards, fast-paced lifestyle, and endless nightlife to the quiet and ...

A strong, 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean near the Mexico-Guatemala border on Sunday, according to the ...

The film is set on September 1th, 1923 , when a huge earthquake hits Tokyo . The quake caused buildings to collapse, and the city was reduced to ashes by fire. The Great Kanto Earthquake killed ...

In 1923, Tokyo lay in ruins after the devastation of the Great Kanto Earthquake. Just seven years later, it was a city reborn: from the iconic Ginza shopping center to the world famous Kabuki-za ...

Fire can be the deadliest earthquake impact, carrying much of the blame for both the 1906 San Francisco and 1923 Great Kanto ...

Businesses left. Entire communities had to relocate and rebuild. But perhaps the Great Alaska Earthquake’s most significant and lasting impact was on science. It struck at a key moment in ...

Ginza evolved as an upmarket shopping district following the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Most shops in the Ginza district are open every day of the week. If you are feeling a bit hungry ...