By NAOKI OKUBO/ Staff Writer
January 12, 2025 at 19:10 JST
The clock’s hands point to 5:46 a.m., the time the Great Hanshin Earthquake hit on Jan. 17, 1995. This photo was taken on Feb. 3 that year. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
AKASHI, Hyogo Prefecture--A local planetarium damaged in the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake will observe its 30th anniversary on Jan. 17 by stopping its turret clock for 12 hours from 5:46 a.m. to mark the moment the temblor struck. [Read More]
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