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31st anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Forty-nine candles are lit at a park in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2026, creating a Japanese "kanji" character meaning "life" as the western Japan city and its surrounding areas mark the 31st anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that killed over 6,400 people, including 49 in the city.

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31st anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People pray around lit candles at a park in Itami in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 16, 2026, the eve of the 31st anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that killed over 6,400 people.

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South Korea: Fire Breaks Out at Seoul Convention Center, Prompting Evacuation

A fire broke out at the COEX convention center in Gangnam District, southern Seoul on Friday, April 25, prompting an evacuation of the building.

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan, Jan. 16 Kyodo - Paper lanterns are lit at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 16, 2025, the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,000 people. (Kyodo)

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People pray at a park in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2025, the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,400 people.

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People pray during a memorial ceremony at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2025, the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,400 people.

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Photo shows lit lanterns at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2025, the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,400 people.

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Photo lit lanterns at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2025, the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,400 people.

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows lit lanterns at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2025, the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,400 people.

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows lit lanterns at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2025, the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,400 people.

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows lit lanterns at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2025, the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,400 people.

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Paper lanterns are lit to form the date "1.17" on the bank of a river near the Atomic Bomb Dome (back) at the Peace Memorial Park in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on Jan. 17, 2025, to mark the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the western Japan city of Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, and its vicinity, killing more than 6,400 people.

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Paper lanterns are lit on the bank of a river near the Atomic Bomb Dome (back) at the Peace Memorial Park in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on Jan. 17, 2025, to mark the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the western Japan city of Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, and its vicinity, killing more than 6,400 people.

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Photo shows a hand touching a memorial monument with nameplates of victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2025, the 30th anniversary of the earthquake that struck the western Japan city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,400 people.

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Bamboo lanterns are lit at a park in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on the early morning of Jan. 17, 2025, to mark the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the western Japan city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,400 people.

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

(from L, front) J-League first-division football club Vissel Kobe defender Tetsushi Yamakawa, manager Takayuki Yoshida, and forward Yoshinori Muto observe a moment of silence at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2025, at 5:46 a.m., the exact time when the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck the western Japan city and vicinity 30 years ago. The disaster killed more than 6,400 people.

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People offer prayers in front of a cenotaph bearing the names of victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake at a park in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2025, the 30th anniversary of the disaster that struck the western Japan city, Kobe and their vicinity, killing more than 6,400 people.

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Candles are lit at a park in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on the early morning of Jan. 17, 2025, to mark the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the western Japan city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,400 people.

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Bamboo lanterns are lit at a park in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on the early morning of Jan. 17, 2025, to mark the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the western Japan city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,400 people.

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Lanterns are placed to form the Japanese word "yorisou," which means being together, and the date "1.17" at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2025, the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the western Japan city and its vicinity. The disaster killed more than 6,400 people.

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Lanterns are placed to form the Japanese word "yorisou," which means being together, and the date "1.17" at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2025, the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the western Japan city and its vicinity. The disaster killed more than 6,400 people.

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People gather around a bonfire at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 16, 2025, the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,400 people.

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Paper lanterns are lit at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 16, 2025, the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,000 people.

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[Breaking News] 29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan Kyodo - Lanterns are lit in a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, forming the word "tomoni" (together) and the figures one and seventeen, the date of the 1995 disaster in the western Japan port city and its vicinity that killed over 6,000 people. (Kyodo)

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

A paper lantern (2nd from R) with the phrase "love from Kobe to support Noto" written on it is lit in a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in the western Japan city and its vicinity that killed more than 6,000 people. A strong earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas on New Year's Day.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

A paper lantern with the word "Noto" written on it is lit during a memorial ceremony in a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in the western Japan city and its vicinity that killed more than 6,000 people. A strong earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas on New Year's Day.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Bamboo lanterns are lit in a park in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in the western Japan city and its vicinity that killed more than 6,000 people.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Bamboo lanterns are lit in a park in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in the western Japan city and its vicinity that killed more than 6,000 people.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

A woman takes a picture of a monument listing the names of the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake at a park in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the disaster that struck the western Japan city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,000 people.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Photo shows a cenotaph featuring name inscriptions of victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake at a park in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the disaster in the western Japan city and its vicinity that killed more than 6,000 people.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

A bamboo lantern (2nd from L) with a message reading "hang in there Ishikawa" written on it is placed during a memorial in a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in the western Japan city and its vicinity that killed more than 6,000 people. A strong earthquake hit central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture and its surrounding areas on New Year's Day.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

A paper lantern with a message of "prayer for Ishikawa Prefecture" is lit during a memorial at a park in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in the western Japan city and its vicinity that killed more than 6,000 people. A strong earthquake hit central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture and its surrounding areas on New Year's Day.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

A man prays at a cenotaph decorated with needlework reading "prayer" to commemorate the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake at a park in Awaji, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the disaster in the western Japan city and its vicinity that killed more than 6,000 people.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

A man plays a trumpet in a mountain park with a view of Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture to commemorate the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the disaster in the western Japan city and its vicinity that killed more than 6,000 people.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

A man plays a trumpet in a mountain park with a view of Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture to commemorate the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the disaster in the western Japan city and its vicinity that killed more than 6,000 people.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People light lanterns during a memorial in a park in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the western Japan city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,000 people.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People light lanterns during a memorial in a park in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the western Japan city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,000 people.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People observe a moment of silence in a park in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2024, at 5:46 a.m., the time that the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck in 1995, killing more than 6,000 people in the western Japan city and its vicinity.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Lanterns are lit in a park (lower R) in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, forming the word "tomoni" (together) and the figures one and seventeen, the date of the 1995 disaster in the western Japan port city and its vicinity that killed over 6,000 people.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Lanterns are lit in a park (lower R) in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, forming the word "tomoni" (together) and the figures one and seventeen, the date of the 1995 disaster in the western Japan port city and its vicinity that killed over 6,000 people.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Lanterns are lit in a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, forming the word "tomoni" (together) and the figures one and seventeen, the date of the 1995 disaster in the western Japan port city and its vicinity that killed over 6,000 people.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Lanterns are lit in a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, forming the word "tomoni" (together) and the figures one and seventeen, the date of the 1995 disaster in the western Japan port city and its vicinity that killed over 6,000 people.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People observe a moment of silence in a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2024, at 5:46 a.m., the time that the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck in 1995, killing more than 6,000 people in the western Japan city and its vicinity.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People observe a moment of silence in a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2024, at 5:46 a.m., the time that the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck in 1995, killing more than 6,000 people in the western Japan city and its vicinity.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People observe a moment of silence in a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2024, at 5:46 a.m., the time that the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck in 1995, killing more than 6,000 people in the western Japan city and its vicinity.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People observe a moment of silence in a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2024, at 5:46 a.m., the time that the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck in 1995, killing more than 6,000 people in the western Japan city and its vicinity.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People attend a memorial ceremony in a park in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the western Japan city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,000 people.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People observe a moment of silence in a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2024, at 5:46 a.m., the time that the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck in 1995, killing more than 6,000 people in the western Japan city and its vicinity.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People light lanterns during a memorial at a park in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the western Japan city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,000 people.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

A woman touches a monument listing the names of the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake at a park in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the disaster that struck the western Japan city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,000 people.