OTHER NEWS - Oct. 1, 1996
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Key Japanese Expressway Reopens After Quake: Japanese authorities reopened the 24-mile Hanshin Expressway between Osaka and Kobe following a repair of damage from the 1995 earthquake that cost $1.3 billion. Part of the expressway was turned on its side in the devastating temblor, which caused more than 6,000 deaths. The reopening of the highway is expected to reverse a 56% decline seen in the number of Kobe visitors in the year after the 6.9 quake.
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