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Child lights candle on 20th Hanshin quake anniv.

KOBE, Japan - A child lights a candle during an event to remember the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Jan. 17, 2015, the 20th anniversary of the disaster. A total of 6,434 people were killed by the quake which devastated Kobe and its vicinity in western Japan.

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19 years after Kobe quake

KOBE, Japan - People offer silent prayers for the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake during a memorial event in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2014, the 19th anniversary of the disaster. The earthquake devastated the western Japan city and surrounding area, killing 6,434.

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16th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - People commemorate the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in front of a list of victims' names in the western Japan port city of Kobe on the morning of Jan. 17, 2011, the 16th anniversary of the disaster. The massive quake claimed the lives of 6,434 and imposed many challenges still remaining in the region.

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Crown prince, crown princess in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (L), accompanied by his wife Crown Princess Masako (2nd L), talks with bereaved relatives of the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake at a public hall in Kobe on Jan. 17, 2010, after attending a ceremony hosted by Hyogo Prefecture to commemorate the quake that killed 6,434 people. The crown princess is making her first official trip outside of the capital involving an overnight stay since January 2008. (Pool photo)

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Bereaved children in Kobe solicit donations for Haitian kids

KOBE, Japan - People who lost their parents in the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake call for donations to help the victims of the Haitian earthquake in Kobe on Jan. 17, 2010, the 15th anniversary of the Hanshin quake that killed 6,434 people.

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Kobe, vicinity mark 15th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - People float flowers in front of a monument for the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in a park located in the center of Kobe before dawn on Jan. 17, 2010, as the western Japan port city and neighboring cities mark the 15th anniversary of the quake that killed 6,434 people.

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Kobe, vicinity mark 15th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - A woman prays for the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in a park located in the center of Kobe before dawn on Jan. 17, 2010, as the western Japan port city and neighboring cities mark the 15th anniversary of the quake that killed 6,434 people.

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15th anniv. of Great Hanshin quake

KOBE, Japan - A girl lights a candle with the help of her father to mourn the 6,434 victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake at Koyaike Park in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 16, 2010, during a ceremony on the eve of the 15th anniversary of the disaster.

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15th anniv. of Great Hanshin quake

KOBE, Japan - People offer prayers for victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake at Koyaike Park in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 16, 2010. They surrounded 6,434 candles, representing the number of people killed in the quake, during a ceremony on the eve of the 15th anniversary of the disaster.

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Events held to commemorate 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - Mitsuru Takeba, who lost his 1-year-old daughter in the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, talks to his 2-year-old daughter Mii about the quake in front of candles in about 7,000 bamboo lanterns lit to commemorate the 6,434 victims at a memorial service held in Kobe on Jan. 17 to mark the 14th anniversary of the quake.

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Kobe marks 27th anniversary of deadly quake

Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an overview of Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2022, the 27th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,000 people. The western Japan city of Kobe on Monday marked the 27th anniversary of the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that killed 6,434 people in the area. Local residents and victims' families observed a moment of silence at 5:46 a.m., the time the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck the port city in Hyogo Prefecture and neighboring areas on Jan. 17, 1995. In a predawn event at Higashi Yuenchi, a park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, people lit about 3,000 bamboo lanterns that were aligned to form "1.17," the date of the disaster.

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Japan to mark 21st anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People mourn victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in the western Japanese city of Itami on Jan. 16, 2016, prior to the 21st anniversary on Jan. 17. The disaster killed 6,434 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe quake 21 years on

Yasuhiro Ozasa (L), chief of an honor guard, salutes in memory of the 6,434 people killed in the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, at the Kobe Luminarie light festival, in the western Japan port city of Kobe on Dec. 13, 2015. The festival has been held every December since the disaster to commemorate the victims. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Events held to commemorate 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - Mitsuru Takeba, who lost his 1-year-old daughter in the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, talks to his 2-year-old daughter Mii about the quake in front of candles in about 7,000 bamboo lanterns lit to commemorate the 6,434 victims at a memorial service held in Kobe on Jan. 17 to mark the 14th anniversary of the quake. (Kyodo)

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Events held to commemorate 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - Mitsuru Takeba, who lost his 1-year-old daughter in the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, talks to his 2-year-old daughter Mii about the quake in front of candles in about 7,000 bamboo lanterns lit to commemorate the 6,434 victims at a memorial service held in Kobe on Jan. 17 to mark the 14th anniversary of the quake. (Kyodo)

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Bereaved children in Kobe solicit donations for Haitian kids

KOBE, Japan - People who lost their parents in the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake call for donations to help the victims of the Haitian earthquake in Kobe on Jan. 17, 2010, the 15th anniversary of the Hanshin quake that killed 6,434 people. (Kyodo)

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16th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - People commemorate the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in front of a list of victims' names in the western Japan port city of Kobe on the morning of Jan. 17, 2011, the 16th anniversary of the disaster. The massive quake claimed the lives of 6,434 and imposed many challenges still remaining in the region. (Kyodo)

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15th anniv. of Great Hanshin quake

KOBE, Japan - A girl lights a candle with the help of her father to mourn the 6,434 victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake at Koyaike Park in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 16, 2010, during a ceremony on the eve of the 15th anniversary of the disaster. (Kyodo)

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15th anniv. of Great Hanshin quake

KOBE, Japan - People offer prayers for victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake at Koyaike Park in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 16, 2010. They surrounded 6,434 candles, representing the number of people killed in the quake, during a ceremony on the eve of the 15th anniversary of the disaster. (Kyodo)

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Crown prince, crown princess in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (L), accompanied by his wife Crown Princess Masako (2nd L), talks with bereaved relatives of the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake at a public hall in Kobe on Jan. 17, 2010, after attending a ceremony hosted by Hyogo Prefecture to commemorate the quake that killed 6,434 people. The crown princess is making her first official trip outside of the capital involving an overnight stay since January 2008. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Kobe, vicinity mark 15th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - A woman prays for the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in a park located in the center of Kobe before dawn on Jan. 17, 2010, as the western Japan port city and neighboring cities mark the 15th anniversary of the quake that killed 6,434 people. (Kyodo)

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Kobe, vicinity mark 15th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - People float flowers in front of a monument for the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in a park located in the center of Kobe before dawn on Jan. 17, 2010, as the western Japan port city and neighboring cities mark the 15th anniversary of the quake that killed 6,434 people. (Kyodo)

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Kobe, vicinity mark 15th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - A woman weeps in front of plates showing the names of the victims in the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake at a park located at the center of Kobe on Jan. 17, 2010, as the Japanese western port city and its neighboring cities mark the 15th anniversary of the quake that took the lives of 6,434. (Kyodo)

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17th anniv. of Great Hanshin quake in Japan

KOBE, Japan - A woman mourns for the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake during a ceremony to commemorate the 17th anniversary of the disaster at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, in western Japan, early in the morning on Jan. 17, 2012. The quake claimed the lives of 6,434 people. (Kyodo)

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22nd anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake marked

People in the western Japan city of Kobe on Jan. 17, 2017, pray for victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake 22 years ago. The quake damaged the port city and the surrounding areas and killed 6,434 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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22nd anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake marked

People in the western Japan city of Kobe on Jan. 17, 2017, pray for victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake 22 years ago. The quake damaged the port city and the surrounding areas and killed 6,434 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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22nd anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake marked

A boy burns a candle in a bamboo lantern at a park in the western Japan city of Kobe on Jan. 17, 2017, the 22nd anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, commemorating the 6,434 victims. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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22nd anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake marked

People in the western Japan city of Kobe on Jan. 17, 2017, pray for victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake 22 years ago. The quake damaged the port city and the surrounding areas and killed 6,434 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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22nd anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake marked

Candles in bamboo lanterns are lit at a park in the western Japan city of Kobe on Jan. 17, 2017, the 22nd anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, to commemorate the 6,434 victims. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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22nd anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake marked

Children from the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto light candles in bamboo lanterns at a park in the western Japan city of Kobe on Jan. 17, 2017, the 22nd anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, commemorating the 6,434 victims. Kumamoto was also hit by massive quakes in April 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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22nd anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake marked

Children from the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto light candles in bamboo lanterns at a park in the western Japan city of Kobe on Jan. 17, 2017, the 22nd anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, commemorating the 6,434 victims. Kumamoto was also hit by massive quakes in April 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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22nd anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake marked

People in the western Japan city of Awaji on Jan. 17, 2017, pray for victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake 22 years ago. The quake damaged parts of western Japan and killed 6,434 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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22nd anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake marked

Candles in bamboo lanterns are lit at a park in the western Japan city of Kobe on Jan. 17, 2017, the 22nd anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, to commemorate the 6,434 victims. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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22nd anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake marked

A visitor to a park in the western Japan city of Kobe touches a nameplate carrying the names of the victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, on Jan. 17, 2017, the 22nd anniversary of the disaster. The quake damaged the port city and the surrounding areas and killed 6,434 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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22nd anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake marked

A girl burns a candle in a bamboo lantern at a park in the western Japan city of Kobe on Jan. 17, 2017, the 22nd anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, commemorating the 6,434 victims. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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22nd anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake marked

A visitor to a park in the western Japan city of Kobe wipes a nameplate carrying the names of the victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, on Jan. 17, 2017, the 22nd anniversary of the disaster. The quake damaged the port city and the surrounding areas and killed 6,434 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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22nd anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake marked

People in the western Japan city of Kobe on Jan. 17, 2017, pray for victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake 22 years ago. The quake damaged the port city and the surrounding areas and killed 6,434 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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22nd anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake marked

People in the western Japan city of Kobe on Jan. 17, 2017, pray for victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake 22 years ago. The quake damaged the port city and the surrounding areas and killed 6,434 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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22nd anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake marked

In a park overlooking the western Japan city of Kobe, a trumpeter plays to commemorate on Jan. 17, 2017, victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake 22 years ago. The quake damaged the port city and surrounding areas and killed 6,434 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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22nd anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake marked

In a park overlooking the western Japan city of Kobe, a trumpeter plays to commemorate on Jan. 17, 2017, victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake 22 years ago. The quake damaged the port city and surrounding areas and killed 6,434 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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22nd anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake marked

Residents of the western Japan city of Kobe commemorate on Jan. 17, 2017, victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake 22 years ago. The quake damaged the port city and the surrounding areas and killed 6,434 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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22nd anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake marked

Residents of the western Japan city of Kobe commemorate on Jan. 17, 2017, victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake 22 years ago. The quake damaged the port city and the surrounding areas and killed 6,434 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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22nd anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake marked

Visitors to a cenotaph in the western Japan city of Nishinomiya on Jan. 17, 2017, pray for victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake 22 years ago. The quake damaged surrounding areas and killed 6,434 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo