KOBE, JAPAN - JANUARY 1995:  Japanese novelist Akiyuki Nosaka, who was raised in Kobe, surveys destroyed buildings near where he grew up after the massive earthquake that killed more than 6,400 people in January, 1995 in Kobe, Japan. The 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Japan on January 17, 1995, killing over 6,400 people.  (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)