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Kobe residents struggle to rebuild a year after quake
Nearly a year after Japan's deadly Kobe quake, the city shows signs of activity yet remains far from recovered. The port operates at 70 percent, roads are rebuilt, and cranes dot the skyline, but officials say little is being built as debt restricts spending. Tourism plunged 55 percent in 1995 as anger toward City Hall and Tokyo grows and attention shifts to other crises.
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Kobe
Japan
Shinichi Sato
Sato
Tokyo
Koichi Yokoyama
Ryutaro Takanashi
Daily
Kobe Shimbun
California
Yokoyama
Takanashi
Aum Shinji Kyo
Hanshin
Osaka
Kobe Steel
Doi
City Hall
Michiko Asada
Kobo Zoo