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The Great Kantō earthquake (関東大地震, Kantō dai-jishin, Kantō ō-jishin) also known in Japanese as Kantō daishinsai (関東大震災) [11] [12] struck the Kantō Plain on the main Japanese island of Honshū at 11:58:32 JST (02:58:32 UTC) on Saturday, September 1, 1923.
Learn how a powerful quake and tsunami devastated Yokohama and Tokyo, killing 140,000 people and sparking nationalist and racist backlash. Explore the parallels and differences between the 1923 and 2011 disasters in Japan.
Sep 1, 2023 · Learn how a 7.9-magnitude quake and its aftermath killed more than 100,000 people and destroyed half of Tokyo and Yokohama in 1923. Explore the causes, effects, and legacy of the Great Kantō Earthquake and its firestorms, tsunamis, and landslides.
Aug 31, 2023 · In 1923, at a time when a reinvented Japan had bloomed as a global power, a violent earthquake razed the country's bustling imperial capital and killed more than 100,000 people. Christopher Harding explores the events and aftermath of the disaster – and its pivotal cultural and physical legacy
Aug 31, 2023 · On Sept. 1, 1923, a massive earthquake struck off the coast of Kanagawa Prefecture. It came to be defined by fire and vigilantism.
Nov 30, 2019 · The Great Kanto Earthquake, also sometimes called the Great Tokyo Earthquake, rocked Japan on Sept. 1, 1923. Although both were devastated, the city of Yokohama was hit even worse than Tokyo.
Aug 28, 2023 · Learn about the devastating 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Tokyo and Yokohama on September 1, 1923, killing over 140,000 people and destroying hundreds of thousands of homes. Find out how the earthquake triggered fires, tsunami, and social changes in Japan.
