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31 Years Since Great Hanshin Earthquake: Kobe People Share Momories of Disaster

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By Takayuki Hamai and Yoshiko Moriya / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers

20:49 JST, January 12, 2026

KOBE — Jan. 17 marks 31 years since the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake struck the Kansai region and 6,434 lives were lost. The city of Kobe has recovered from the devastating earthquake, but memories of that day still linger.

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