700 quake victims attend Kobe concert to support recovery

700 quake victims attend Kobe concert to support recovery

KOBE, Japan - Seven hundred victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake are invited to a New Year's concert on Jan. 5 at Kobe's Chuo Ward aimed at supporting cultural recovery efforts following the quake that killed over 6,400 people. The New Year's concert has been held annually in Kobe since 1998. The performers, including violinist Kyoko Yoshida and countertenor Yoshikazu Mera, volunteered for the event in response to a call from composer Shigeaki Saegusa, a member of one of the groups organizing the concert.

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