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Illumination event in Kobe in memory of quake victims

The "Luminarie" illumination event opens on Jan. 24, 2025, in Kobe in memory of the victims of the January 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in the western Japan city and its vicinity that killed more than 6,400 people.

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Illumination event in Kobe in memory of quake victims

The "Luminarie" illumination event opens on Jan. 24, 2025, in Kobe in memory of the victims of the January 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in the western Japan city and its vicinity that killed more than 6,400 people.

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Illumination event in Kobe in memory of quake victims

The "Luminarie" illumination event opens on Jan. 24, 2025, in Kobe in memory of the victims of the January 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in the western Japan city and its vicinity that killed more than 6,400 people.

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Illumination event in Kobe in memory of quake victims

The "Luminarie" illumination event opens on Jan. 24, 2025, in Kobe in memory of the victims of the January 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in the western Japan city and its vicinity that killed more than 6,400 people.

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Illumination event in Kobe in memory of quake victims

The "Luminarie" illumination event opens on Jan. 24, 2025, in Kobe in memory of the victims of the January 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in the western Japan city and its vicinity that killed more than 6,400 people.

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Illumination event in Kobe in memory of quake victims

The "Luminarie" illumination event opens on Jan. 24, 2025, in Kobe in memory of the victims of the January 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in the western Japan city and its vicinity that killed more than 6,400 people.

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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

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

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Japanese disaster management minister Manabu Sakai addresses a memorial ceremony in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan. 17, 2025, 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

Japanese Emperor Naruhito addresses a memorial ceremony in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan. 17, 2025, 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

Japanese Emperor Naruhito addresses a memorial ceremony in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan. 17, 2025, 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

Japanese Emperor Naruhito addresses a memorial ceremony in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan. 17, 2025, 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

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a memorial ceremony in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan. 17, 2025, 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

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

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a memorial ceremony in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan. 17, 2025, 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

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako offer flowers during a memorial ceremony in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan. 17, 2025, 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

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako offer flowers during a memorial ceremony in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan. 17, 2025, 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

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako observe a moment of silence during a memorial ceremony in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan. 17, 2025, 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

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako observe a moment of silence during a memorial ceremony in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan. 17, 2025, 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

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako observe a moment of silence during a memorial ceremony in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan. 17, 2025, 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

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako observe a moment of silence during a memorial ceremony in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan. 17, 2025, 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

The western Japan city of Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture is seen in the rays of the morning sun 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

The western Japan city of Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture is seen in the rays of the morning sun 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

The western Japan city of Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture is pictured early in the morning of 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

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

The western Japan city of Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture is pictured early in the morning of Jan. 17, 2025, 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

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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19th anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - Photo shows white flowers offered at a monument carrying the names of victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake at Higashi Yuenchi park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2014, the 19th anniversary of the disaster that claimed the lives of more than 6,400 people.

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19th anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - Lights forming 1.17 are seen at Higashi Yuenchi park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on the early morning of Jan. 17, 2014, the 19th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that claimed the lives of more than 6,400 people.

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19th anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

ITAMI, Japan - People stand in a circle around pictures 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, 2014. The earthquake on Jan. 17, 1995, claimed more than 6,400 lives.

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Hanshin quake anniversary

KOBE, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a downtown area of Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2013, the 18th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that claimed the lives of more than 6,400 people. Lights forming 1.17 can be seen at Higashi Yuenchi park (lower R), where a memorial event was held from the early morning.

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Hanshin quake anniversary

KOBE, Japan - A woman and her children light bamboo lanterns at a park in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2013, the 18th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that claimed the lives of more than 6,400 people.

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Hanshin quake anniversary

KOBE, Japan - Mourners observe a moment of silence at a park in Kobe, western Japan, at 5:46 a.m. on Jan. 17, 2013, the moment the Great Hanshin Earthquake occurred, on the 18th anniversary of the disaster that claimed the lives of more than 6,400 people.

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Hanshin quake anniversary

KOBE, Japan - A man holds a family photo before a bamboo lantern at a park in Kobe, western Japan, in the early morning on Jan. 17, 2013, on the 18th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that claimed the lives of more than 6,400 people.

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Hanshin quake anniversary

KOBE, Japan - A man and his children light candles at a park in Kobe, western Japan, in the early morning on Jan. 17, 2013, on the 18th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that claimed the lives of more than 6,400 people.

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15th anniv. of Great Hanshin quake

KOBE, Japan - A girl lights a candle during a ceremony in Kobe on Jan. 17, 2010, to mark the 15th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, which killed more than 6,400 people.