Silent prayer offered for Kobe quake victims

Silent prayer offered for Kobe quake victims

KOBE, Japan - People offer a silent prayer for the victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995, at Koyaike Park in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture on Jan. 16, the eve of the sixth anniversary of the earthquake.

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