5th anniv. of deadly Amagasaki train accident

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Takayuki Sasaki, president of West Japan Railway Co., speaks about a 2005 deadly accident involving his company's train in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25, 2010. Sasaki pledged to improve safety measures ''in an unwavering manner'' on the fifth anniversary of the incident which killed 107 people.

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