Fleeing disaster a century ago, a group of Indians established a community in Kobe

Fleeing disaster a century ago, a group of Indians established a community in Kobe

This Article First Appeared In The Japan times On Jun 6, 2023

When the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake struck a century ago, many businesspeople with roots in the Indian subcontinent lost their homes in Yokohama, resulting in roughly 70 companies fleeing to the western port of Kobe to form what became one of the largest Indian communities in Japan.

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