The western Japan city of Kobe observes 30 years since the Great Hanshin Earthquake devastated it and other parts of Hyogo ...

Friday will mark 30 years since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake struck western Japan. Local governments in the region, including Kobe City, are still under a heavy financial burden from the quake ...

A passer-by called 119 to report that a man had been stabbed on the road at around 10:15 on Thursday, in Ashiya City, Hyogo ...

A passer-by called 119 to report that a man had been stabbed on the road at around 10:15 on Thursday, in Ashiya City, Hyogo ...

The world’s oldest person, Tomiko Itooka, died the night of Dec. 29. She died from natural causes and lived to be 116 years and 220 days old.

The world's oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, has died at the age of 116, the city where she lived, Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture ... soft drink popular in Japan, according to the mayor's ...

Tomiko Itooka , a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died aged 116, officials said. Ms Itooka died on December 29 at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo ...

The world's oldest person, has died at the age of 116 in Japan. Tomiko Itooka passed away on December 29 at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, according to officials. "Ms Itooka gave us courage ...

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman recognised as the world’s oldest person by the Guinness World Records, passed away on December 29 at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, central Japan.

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person, according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116.Video above: Tomiko Itooka at a ...