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City and seaport on SW Honshu island, Japan, on Osaka Bay. Kobe is Japan's leading port and a major industrial centre. In January 1995, more than 5000 people were killed and 27,000 injured in an earthquake. Industries: shipbuilding, iron and steel, electronics, chemicals. Pop. (2000) 1,493,000.

Kobe

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Deep-water port on Osaka Bay in Hyogo prefecture, southern Honshu island, Japan; population (2014 est) 1,537,900. It was a treaty port between 1868 and 1899, for foreigners exempt from Japanese law. Port Island , an artificial island of 5 sq km/3 sq mi in Kobe harbour, was created in 1960–68 from the rock of nearby mountains. It was one of the world's largest construction projects, and is now a residential and recreation area with a luxury hotel, amusement park, and conference centres. It is linked to the city by a driverless, computerized monorail. Kobe and the neighbouring cities of Osaka and Kyoto make up the Keihanshin Industrial Zone, which is the second-largest conurbation in Japan, after the Yokohama-Tokyo metropolitan area. An earthquake registering 7.2 on the Richter scale hit Kobe in January 1995, causing widespread devastation and leaving more than 5,372 people dead, nearly 27,000 injured, and over 45,000 homes destroyed. Many of the buildings destroyed in the earthquake…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Deep-water port on Osaka Bay in Hyogo prefecture, southern Honshu island, Japan; population (2014 est) 1,537,900. It was a treaty port between 1868 and 1899, for foreigners exempt from Japanese law. Port Island , an artificial island of 5 sq km/3 sq mi in Kobe harbour, was created in 1960–68 from…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(kō'bā), city (1990 pop. 1,477,410), capital of Hyogo prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on Osaka Bay. One of the leading Japanese ports, it is also a major industrial center and railway hub. It is part of a transportation network, which includes express trains and highways, that links it to Osaka , Kyoto…
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From Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes
On January 17, 1995 at 5:46 A.M., a devastating earthquake of magnitude 6.8-7.2 occurred in the Kobe area of Japan. Also known as the Great Hanshin earthquake, the duration was 20 seconds and the focal depth was 9.9 miles (16 km). Maximum ground surface acceleration was a strong 0.8 g. More than…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
City (pop., 2010: 1,544,200), west-central Honshu , Japan . It is situated on Ōsaka Bay and occupies a narrow shelf of land between mountains and the sea. With neighbouring cities Ōsaka and Kyōto , it is the centre of a major industrial zone. Until the Meiji Restoration it was only a fishing…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
Seaport and commercial city, ✽ of Hyōgo prefecture, S coast of W Honshū, Japan; pop. (2000c) 1,493,398; built partly along the N shore of Ōsaka Bay and partly on the hillsides; has close connections with city of Ōsaka ab. 20 mi. (32 km.) to the E; extensive port facilities; shipbuilding; manufacture…
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Full text Article Bryant, Kobe (Bean)

From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
(born Aug. 23, 1978, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.) U.S. basketball player. Bryant, whose father also played professional basketball, entered the NBA draft straight from high school. He was picked by the Charlotte Hornets in 1996 but was soon traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. When the 1996–97 season…
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From African American Almanac
Kobe Bryant (1978–)
Basketball Player Kobe Bean Bryant was born on August 23, 1978, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but spent time in Pistola, Italy, while his father continued his basketball career as an NBA journeyman player. When the family returned to Philadelphia Bryant continued to excel in basketball and was…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(kō'bē brī'Әnt), 1978–, American basketball player, b. Philadelphia. The son of former professional basketball player Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, he was a high school star, turned pro at 17, and debuted with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association in 1996. A Lakers superstar in the…
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