6,434 Candles Lit to Remember Victims of Kobe Quake 30 Years Ago
Itami, Hyogo Pref., Jan. 16 (Jiji Press)--About 400 people on Thursday prayed for the 6,434 victims of a 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck the Kobe area in western Japan 30 years ago by lighting 6,434 candles. The participants in the candlelit vigil at a park in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, observed a moment of silence at 5:46 p.m. to remember the victims of the quake that struck at 5:46 a.m...
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Itami, Hyogo Pref., Jan. 16 (Jiji Press)--About 400 people on Thursday prayed for the 6,434 victims of a 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck the Kobe area in western Japan 30 years ago by lighting 6,434 candles. The participants in the candlelit vigil at a park in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, observed a moment of silence at 5:46 p.m. to remember the victims of the quake that struck at 5:46 a.m...
