Kōbe News

A statue of Tetsujin 28-go (Iron Man No...The 15-meter-high, 50-ton iron statue, which is modeled after the character from the ‘‘Tetsujin 28-go’’ comic series written by the late Mitsuteru Yokoyama from Kobe, was constructed as part of efforts to help...

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Kiyohiko Nishimura indicated Wednesday the central bank may let corporate bond purchases and other unconventional measures expire in December on schedule, citing recent improvement in fundraising conditions. To access full stories on Kyodo News English...

SI.com's Ian Thomsen, Chris Ballard, Chris Mannix, Jack McCallum and Arash Markazi forecast the 2009-10 season...Their team defense, driven by Kevin Garnett and aided by backup Rasheed Wallace , will be the biggest factor in what will be a classic...

WBC bantamweight champion Hozumi Hasegawa will defend his title for the 10th time when he faces former WBA flyweight champion Eric Morel of Puerto Rico in Kobe on Dec 18, organizers of the bout said Tuesday. If Hasegawa wins, he...

Kobe Port Fireworks Show (みなとこうべ海上花火大会)was held yesterday at port of Kobe. I chose Port Island as the place to view this spectacular fireworks show instead of more tradisionally selected Harborland or Meriken Park because of several reasons (less people, free...

Today's total solar eclipse was the longest solar eclipse in 21st Century. In Kansai region, it was estimated only partial solar eclipse with magnitude 0.8 can be observed. However, due to the bad weather, I can only observed till magnitude...

Reuters first reported that Swine Flu strain H1N1 has now spread to Turkey and India with the countries confirming their first cases on Saturday May 16 2009. The confirmed cases in both countries came from US passengers arriving from the...

As a technical analyst, I want to say, the dollar selling gained momentum after former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker expressed the view at a public hearing that the credibility of the dollar may be eroded. On Wednesday, the dollar...

Memorial ceremonies on 14th anniversary of the devastating Hanshin Earthquake are being held on Saturday. Approximately 6,400 people in the Hanshin area of western Japan, which includes Kobe and Osaka, died when the earthquake hit early in the morning of...