KOBE–-Six citizens have sued the city of Kobe for providing personal information of its residents to the Self-Defense Forces without their consent, which they claim violates privacy rights and personal information protection.
Residents in the western Japan city of Kobe and its vicinity showed solidarity with those affected by the earthquake that hit central Japan earlier this month, as they commemorated on Wednesday the 29th anniversary of the magnitude-7.3 Great Hanshin Earthquake that killed 6,434 people in their region. Ceremonies were held…
KOBE The city’s estimated population dropped to 1,499,887 this month, the first time it has fallen below 1.5 million since 2001, the municipal government said on Oct. 12.