KOBE After a four-year hiatus, this city’s iconic illumination event, the Kobe Luminarie, is back kicking off on Jan. 18 with a special preview for spectators with disabilities to enjoy the dazzling sights.
KOBE Bereaved families commemorated the 29th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake on Jan. 17 and expressed empathy for survivors of the New Year’s Day earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula.
The western Japan city of Kobe on Tuesday marked the 28th anniversary of the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that took 6,434 lives, with its first ceremony in three years at a pre-pandemic scale. Residents and victims' families observed a moment of silence at 5:46 a.m., the same time the Great Hanshin…