Memorial events held to mark 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

Memorial events held to mark 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - Tomoko Kobayashi, 40, a housewife from Kobe's Nada Ward who lost her father in the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, addresses a memorial event at Higashi Yuenchi Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward on Jan. 17. Various events were held in Kobe and other areas to remember 6,434 people killed in the most devastating natural calamity in postwar Japan. (Kyodo)

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