1st anniversary of deadly train crash in Amgagasaki

AMAGASAKI, Japan - A woman writes a message April 25 on a board at JR Amagasaki Station in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on the first anniversary of a deadly train crash on the JR Fukuchiyama Line.

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