30 Years On, Sunflowers Spreading in Japan as Ray of Hope from Disasters

Kobe, Jan. 17 (Jiji Press)--Sunflowers growing in an empty plot of land in the western Japan city of Kobe that was once a home hit by a massive earthquake 30 years ago have spread throughout the country as a symbol of reconstruction from disasters and remembrance of victims. For Itsuka Kikuchi, the now 45-year-old who lived in the quake-hit home at the time, the sunflowers were a psychologi...

30 Years On, Sunflowers Spreading in Japan as Ray of Hope from Disasters
Kobe, Jan. 17 (Jiji Press)--Sunflowers growing in an empty plot of land in the western Japan city of Kobe that was once a home hit by a massive earthquake 30 years ago have spread throughout the country as a symbol of reconstruction from disasters and remembrance of victims. For Itsuka Kikuchi, the now 45-year-old who lived in the quake-hit home at the time, the sunflowers were a psychologi...