Like in many other areas of Japan, the population is dwindling in Hyogo Prefecture and its capital, Kobe. City officials in May said Kobe’s population could fall below 1.5 million by the end of ...
A tsunami warning was issued for northern Hyogo Prefecture, of which Kobe is the capital and which faces the Sea of Japan, at 4:22 p.m. on Jan. 1 following the magnitude-7.6 quake. Sun TV ...