Tag: Kanto
Literature: Hans Platzgumer’s novel about the Kantō earthquake in Japan in 1923. – Munich
At first it was just a barely audible whirring noise. Then came the first earthquake. The walls cracked, collapsed, and soon flames and tidal waves descended on the houses and…
Disaster Response Day: Japan commemorates 100 years of Great Kanto earthquake
Disaster Prevention Day Japan commemorates 100 years of Great Kanto earthquake This undated photo © Uncredited/Kyodo News/AP/dpa Around 145,000 people die when an earthquake hits the Kanto Plain in 1923.…