It' s been 15 years since the Great Hanshin earthquake (阪神大震災：Hanshin dai shinsai) happened. About 6,434 people lost their lives, and 43,792 people got injured. There were the memorial services here and there around Kobe (神戸). There were 52,000 people got together to one of them, and the Crown Prince, Princess and the Prime Minister also attended the service.
There are many TV programs regarding the earthquake these days. Until that disaster the idea of volunteerism has not been known so much in Japan. Therefore 1995 became the first year of volunteer (ボランティア元年：borantia gannen). And January 17 is the day of prevention of disaster and volunteer (防災とボランティアの日： bousai to borantia no hi).
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