Niigata marks 1st anniversary of major offshore quake

Niigata marks 1st anniversary of major offshore quake

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - A memorial ceremony is held July 16 in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, on the first anniversary of a magnitude 6.8 offshore earthquake that killed 15 people and injured 2,346 in Niigata, Nagano and Toyama prefectures. Attendees of the ceremony prayed for the dead.

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