Thirty years ago, on 17 January 1995, the Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake devastated Kobe City in Japan. In this video, SRSG Kamal Kishore commemorates the anniversary of the disaster, and explains how the city's recovery set a new global benchmark for disaster resilience, turning tragedy into a call for stronger disaster risk reduction worldwide, and putting in place the foundations for the eventual development of the Sendai Framework. | UNDRR
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Thirty years ago, on 17 January 1995, the Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake devastated Kobe City in Japan. In this video, SRSG Kamal Kishore commemorates the anniversary of the disaster, and explains how the city's recovery set a new global benchmark for disaster resilience, turning tragedy into a call for stronger disaster risk reduction worldwide, and putting in place the foundations for the eventual development of the Sendai Framework. | UNDRR
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The resilience wasn't just proverbial. During the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake (magnitude 7.3), many modern structures failed, but historical wooden buildings using traditional *miyadaiku* joinery suffered far less damage, validating centuries-old techniques. This joinery, using complex interlocking wood pieces like puzzle joints, allowed structures like the 7th-century Hōryū-ji Temple to sway and dissipate seismic energy. However, the story evolved after disasters like the 1923 Great Kantō Ear
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The resilience wasn't just proverbial. During the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake (magnitude 7.3), many modern structures failed, but historical wooden buildings using traditional *miyadaiku* joinery suffered far less damage, validating centuries-old techniques. This joinery, using complex interlocking wood pieces like puzzle joints, allowed structures like the 7th-century Hōryū-ji Temple to sway and dissipate seismic energy. However, the story evolved after disasters like the 1923 Great Kantō Ear
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Today marks the 31st year since the Great Hanshin–Awaji Earthquake (January 17, 1995), a disaster that profoundly reshaped Kobe and Japan as a whole. The quake struck before dawn, taking over 6,400 lives and leaving hundreds of thousands displaced. Entire neighborhoods collapsed in seconds, highways fell, and fires spread through the city. Beyond the physical destruction, it exposed gaps in emergency response and disaster readiness—but it also gave rise to something enduring. In the days that fo
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Today marks the 31st year since the Great Hanshin–Awaji Earthquake (January 17, 1995), a disaster that profoundly reshaped Kobe and Japan as a whole. The quake struck before dawn, taking over 6,400 lives and leaving hundreds of thousands displaced. Entire neighborhoods collapsed in seconds, highways fell, and fires spread through the city. Beyond the physical destruction, it exposed gaps in emergency response and disaster readiness—but it also gave rise to something enduring. In the days that fo
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Japan marks the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake that devastated Kobe and surrounding areas in western Japan on January 17, 1995. Originally on air on January 17, 2025. Subscribe and Watch more on https://www.youtube.com/c/NipponTVNews24Japan | Nippon TV News24 Japan
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Japan marks the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake that devastated Kobe and surrounding areas in western Japan on January 17, 1995. Originally on air on January 17, 2025. Subscribe and Watch more on https://www.youtube.com/c/NipponTVNews24Japan | Nippon TV News24 Japan
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Multiple earthquake experiments have proven its effectiveness:• In actual earthquakes (such as the 1995 Hanshin Earthquake in Japan and the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake), buildings and bridges equipped with seismic isolation bearings showed extremely high seismic resistance.• Domestic cases, such as the study of seismic-resistant bridges after the Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan, also confirmed the effectiveness of seismic isolation technology in reducing earthquake disasters. 1. Earthquake P
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Multiple earthquake experiments have proven its effectiveness:• In actual earthquakes (such as the 1995 Hanshin Earthquake in Japan and the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake), buildings and bridges equipped with seismic isolation bearings showed extremely high seismic resistance.• Domestic cases, such as the study of seismic-resistant bridges after the Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan, also confirmed the effectiveness of seismic isolation technology in reducing earthquake disasters. 1. Earthquake P
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