THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 16, 2020 at 19:10 JST
Homes and shops burn on Jan. 17, 1995, near JR Kobe Station on the left. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Over a three-day period in 1995, the resources of The Asahi Shimbun were stretched to near-breaking point as reporters and photographers descended on the city of Kobe to cover the aftermath of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck early in the morning of Jan. 17, and eventually claimed 6,434 lives. [Read More]
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