The massive earthquake that hit Kobe and other western Japan areas in 1995 has led to expectations that convenience stores will serve as a lifeline in times of disaster. "The feeling of security ...

The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake took place on January 17, 1995, devastating Kobe and the surrounding ... followed by 41.8% who “checked hazard maps for my place of residence,” and 36.3 ...

KOBE: Thousands of people marked on Friday (Jan 17) the 30th anniversary of an earthquake that claimed more than 6,400 lives and levelled much of the Japanese city of Kobe. The 7.2-magnitude quake ...

A memorial event for thousands of victims of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake has started in Kobe City, western Japan, on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the natural disaster. Over 6,400 ...

Author Name Matthew A. COLE (University of Birmingham) /Robert J R ELLIOTT (University of Birmingham) /OKUBO Toshihiro (Keio University) /Eric STROBL (Ecole Polytechnique) This paper examines the ...

The Great Hanshin-Awaji (Kobe) Earthquake in 1995 affected numerous plants in Kobe. In this study, I focus on this earthquake and use plant-level data to re-examine the creative disaster hypothesis ...