Kobe Marks 20th Anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN - JANUARY 17: People who suffer the 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami commemorate the victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake during the memorial event to mark the 20th anniversary on January 17, 2015 in Fukushima, Japan. Memorial services are held to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1995 massive earthquake, hundreds of people gather early this morning to pay their respects and light bamboo lanterns in the park for more than 6,400 people who lost their lives in the 7.3 magnitude earthquake. Tohoku region communities devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami held memorial events for victims of another disaster, the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck 20 years ago. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)