Celebrations were held in the Kansai area on Nov. 23 for the Hanshin Tigers’ first Japan Series title in 38 years and the third straight Pacific League pennant of the Orix Buffaloes.
KOBE People gathered at Kobe East Park in the city’s Chuo Ward early on Jan. 17 to pray for the repose of the 6,434 victims killed in the Great Hanshin Earthquake 28 years ago.
<p>Memorials – from Peter Eisenman s Holocaust Memorial in Berlin to David Adjaye and Ron Arad s in London – are less about quiet contemplation of the past than direct confrontation with the present</p>