Buildings lie in ruins following an earthquake January 20, 1995 in Kobe, Japan. The earthquake, which registered 6.9 on the Richter scale, killed...
Residents pass 19 January over a dip in the road on Dikai Dori Street in Kobe city, formed when the subway train tunnel collapsed underneath. The...
Japanese novelist Akiyuki Nosaka, who was raised in Kobe, surveys destroyed buildings near where he grew up after the massive earthquake that killed...
Slow-to-rebuild Nagata ward area, fire-ravaged in Jan. 1995 earthquake, w. Many of its 2000 shoe factories unable to reopen because of zoning laws.
Japanese novelist Akiyuki Nosaka who was born in Kobe inspects destroyed buildings after the massive earthquake in that killed more than 6400 people...
People evacuate as the fire expand on January 17, 1995 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Magnitude 7.3 strong earthquake jolted in the morning of January 17,...
People pray at 5:46 a.m. In memory of the victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake in front of the candle-lit bamboo lanterns, marking the 28th...
Japanese novelist Akiyuki Nosaka who was born in Kobe inspects destroyed buildings after the massive earthquake in that killed more than 6400 people...
People walk down a devastated Kobe street 18 January following the earthquake that hit western Japan 17 January. The National Police Agency said over...
In this aerial image, Kobe city is in blaze after the strong earthquake on January 17, 1995 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Magnitude 7.3 strong earthquake...
In this aerial image, the collapsed Hanshin Expressway elevated highway is seen on Janaury 17, 1995 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Magnitude 7.3 strong...
In this aerial image, Kobe city is in blaze after the strong earthquake on January 17, 1995 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Magnitude 7.3 strong earthquake...
In this aerial image, Kobe city is in blaze after the strong earthquake on January 17, 1995 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Magnitude 7.3 strong earthquake...
In this aerial image, the elevated Hanshin Expressway collapses after the strong earthquake on January 17, 1995 in Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan....
Man prays for the victims of the Kobe Great Earthquake during a memorial ceremony to commemorate the 17th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin...
Kobe residents gather around candles commemorating the 23rd anniversary of the Great Hanshin earthquake at a park in Kobe, Hyogo prefecture on...
Rescue workers and volunteers treat wounded "victims" during an earthquake drill at Tokyo's Roppongi Hills, 17 January 2008 on the aniversary day of...
Jia Qinglin , Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference arrives at the Great Hanshin-Awaji...
High school boy lights a candle to offer a prayer for victims during a memorial service to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 1995 earthquake in...
Man lights a candle to offer prayers for victims during a memorial service to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 1995 earthquake in Kobe on...
Collapsed building blocks the main street of central Kobe 18 January after a powerful earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale struck western...
Masumi Iwasaki prints a cardboard sign bearing her new telephone number and address before posting the sign in her destroyed Nagata neighborhood 23...
Swiss mountain dog and a rescue worker search for missing people through the wreckage of houses 19 January after the 17 January earthquake. Swiss...
Mourners lit 6,434 bamboo lanterns, each representing one death as Japan marks the 21st anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake on January 17,...
Man plays trumpet in commemoration of the victims as Japan marks the 21st anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake on January 17, 2016 in...
In this aerial image, Kobe city is in blaze after the strong earthquake on January 17, 1995 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Magnitude 7.3 strong earthquake...
In this aerial image, Kobe city is in blaze after the strong earthquake on January 17, 1995 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Magnitude 7.3 strong earthquake...
In this aerial image, Kobe city is in blaze after the strong earthquake on January 17, 1995 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Magnitude 7.3 strong earthquake...
In this aerial image, smoke arise from various locations after the strong earthquake on Janaury 17, 1995 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Magnitude 7.3 strong...
Removal work of the collapsed Hanshin Expressway elevated highway begins on January 24, 1995 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Magnitude 7.3 strong earthquake...
In this aerial image, Hanshin Railway carriages have been derailed at Ishiyagawa Train Depot after the strong earthquake hit on Janaury 18, 1995 in...
Rail tracks of JR Tokaido line remain bent after the strong earthquake hit on Janaury 24, 1995 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Magnitude 7.3 strong earthquake...
Bus manages to stay on the evelated Hanshin Expressway a after the Great Hanshin earthquake on January 17, 1995 in Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan....
In this aerial image, black smoke from Kobe city covers Kobe bay after the strong earthquake on January 17, 1995 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Magnitude 7.3...
Removal work of the collapsed Hanshin Expressway begins on January 19, 1995 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Magnitude 7.3 strong earthquake jolted in the...
In this aerial image, Kobe city is in blaze after the strong earthquake on January 17, 1995 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Magnitude 7.3 strong earthquake...
In this aerial image, Nagata area of Kobe, is seen after fire triggered by the strong earthquake struck on Janaury 18, 1995 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan....
In this aerial image, Suma area of Kobe, is seen after fire triggered by the strong earthquake struck on Janaury 18, 1995 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan....
In this aerial image, Kobe city is in blaze after the strong earthquake on January 17, 1995 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Magnitude 7.3 strong earthquake...
Bus manages to stay on the evelated Hanshin Expressway a after the Great Hanshin earthquake on January 17, 1995 in Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan....
In this aerial image, the Hanshin Expressway elevated highway collapses while smoke begins to rise on Janaury 17, 1995 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan....
People pray at 5:46 am in memory of the victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995 at Higashi Yuenchi park on January 17, 2014 in Kobe, Hyogo,...
Smokes rise from buildings in the center of Kobe city 17 January 1995 after a powerful earthquake measuring 7,02 on the Richter scale rocked Western...
People who suffer the 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami commemorate the victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake during the memorial event to...
People pray for the victims in front of the candle-lit bamboo lanterns to mark the 20th anniversary at Higashi Yuenchi Park on January 17, 2015 in...
Woman sheds tear while praying for the victims in front of the candle-lit bamboo lanterns to mark the 20th anniversary at Higashi Yuenchi Park on...
Boy lights a candle placed in a snow statue of Ksitigarbha to mark the 20th anniversary at Yasui Elementary School on January 17, 2015 in...
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko offer flowers to an altar during the memorial ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the Great Hanshin...
Japanese people light up a bamboo lanterns to pray for the victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, marking the 20th anniversary on January 17, 2015...
New twenty-year-old protect their heads as a part of emergency exercise as 20th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake approaching during...
Women shed tears as a body of their family is recovered from the debris on January 17, 1995 in Ashiya, Hyogo, Japan. Magnitude 7.3 strong earthquake...
Car is sunk in a big puddle as the strong earthquake breaks waterpipe on January 17, 1995 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Magnitude 7.3 strong earthquake...
People gather around lanterns highlighting the date of the quake to mark the 29th anniversary of the "Great Hanshin Earthquake" in remembrance in the...
Smoke rises from the rubble after all night fires burned in Kobe, 18 January 1995, following the powerful earthquake in western Japan, 17 January...
People pray for the victims of 1995's Great Hanshin Earthquake at Higashi Yuenchi park on January 17, 2013 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Memorial services...
Women prays for the victims of 1995's Great Hanshin Earthquake at Higashi Yuenchi park on January 17, 2013 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Memorial services...
Man lights a candle for victims of the 1995 "Great Hanshin earthquake" during a memorial ceremony on January 17, 2013 in Kobe, Japan. Memorial...