"Kobe should have had the key to the city. Instead, they tried to crucify him. No one saw how special he is," the former NBA ...

One of the biggest reasons why I wish Kobe had lived, besides the fact that he was a son, a husband and a father, is because ...

Local governments in the region, including Kobe City, are still under a heavy financial burden from the quake that claimed more than 6,400 lives. In Hyogo Prefecture, municipalities have quake ...

The impact of Bryant’s career, and the ‘Mamba Mentality,’ carry on in the kind of way that almost makes you forget that he’s ...

There’s always a few athletes that cross over into almost superhero world,” said an artist whose mural became a site of ...

Hours would be spent cycling through the city’s cobbled streets, getting its world-famous ice-cream and dreaming of the future. “Kobe did not care for gossip, for shallow things, but when he laughed, ...