People gather in silence around 6,434 candles, the same number as the victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, at a memorial gathering for the victims of the earthquake at the Koyaike Park in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, 16 January 2025. On 17 January 1995, a 7.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Kobe and its surroundings, taking the lives of more than 6,400 people. (Photo by JIJI Press/EPA/EFE)
