Emperor, empress pay respects at Kobe memorial

KOBE, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on April 24 pay tribute at a memorial monument in Kobe dedicated to victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake. The imperial couple are currently on a visit to Hyogo Prefecture to see how it has recovered from the Jan. 17, 1995 quake which devastated Kobe and its vicinity, and left more than 6,400 people dead.(Pool photo)

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