Typhoons, earthquakes and torrential downpours have caused large-scale damage throughout Japan, but now the city is using a ...

On the morning of September 1, 1923, an earthquake with a magnitude believed to be around 7.9 rattled the Kanto region. The ...

A recently discovered film reel showing the immediate aftermath of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake is in such good condition that the expressions of survivors can clearly be discerned. The reel ...

1 to mark the 100th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake, which devastated the capital and surrounding areas. The disaster left more than 105,000 people dead or missing. Many died in the ...

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 ...

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.’ ...

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.

Japan on Tuesday marks the 14th anniversary since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the nation in 2011, triggering a ...