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'Yokohama Burning': Destruction, massacre and tornadoes of fire
One of the most fascinating and controversial books about the Great Kanto Earthquake is Joshua Hammer's 2006 release "Yokohama Burning," in which the former bureau chief for Newsweek magazine suggests a link between the national response to the 1923 disaster and Japan's descent into ...
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike to again avoid eulogizing Koreans killed in 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike says no words are needed for the Korean minorities murdered following the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake because she will attend related ceremonies.
Strolling old Fukagawa, where gardens and true glitterati mingle
I may be jumping the gun a bit on fall colors, but early October's glorious weather has got me craving some autumnal arboreality.
Yokohama recalls texts describing 1923 'massacre' of Koreans
The stir caused by a textbook's descriptions of the mass lynching of Koreans following the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake prompts Yokohama's board of education to order schools to collect the books from students.
Sept. 1 is the 90th anniversary of Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. But how prepared are Tokyoites for the massive earthquake forecast to hit in the near future
Great Kanto Earthquake evacuees shown in panoramic photo panel
An association to commemorate victims of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake has created a 4.6-meter-long panoramic photo panel showing roughly 300,000 evacuees who gathered at the plaza in front of the Imperial Palace after the lethal temblor rocked Tokyo. The panel will be exhibited at ...
