Kobe quake memorial

Kobe quake memorial

ITAMI, Japan - People stand in a circle around a picture made with candles and offer prayers for the victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake at a memorial event in the city of Itami in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 16, 2011. The earthquake on Jan. 17, 1995, claimed more than 6,000 lives.

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