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[Breaking News]20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

AMAGASAKI, Japan, April 25 Kyodo - West Japan Railway Co. President Kazuaki Hasegawa speaks during a memorial ceremony at the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2025, its 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A train passes near the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2025, its 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers. (Pool photo)

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

West Japan Railway Co. President Kazuaki Hasegawa speaks during a memorial ceremony at the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2025, its 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers. (Pool photo)

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

West Japan Railway Co. President Kazuaki Hasegawa speaks during a memorial ceremony at the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2025, its 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers. (Pool photo)

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

West Japan Railway Co. President Kazuaki Hasegawa (C) observes a moment of silence at the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2025, its 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers. (Pool photo)

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

West Japan Railway Co. President Kazuaki Hasegawa bows to the bereaved family of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki during the memorial ceremony at the site of the accident on April 25, 2025, its 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers. (Pool photo)

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

West Japan Railway Co. President Kazuaki Hasegawa (C) observes a moment of silence at the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2025, its 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers. (Pool photo)

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A train passes near the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2025, its 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers. (Pool photo)

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A train passes near the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2025, its 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers.

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A train passes near the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2025, its 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers.

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A train passes near the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2025, its 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers.

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A train passes near the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2025, its 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers.

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A train crew member bows as his train passes near the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2025, its 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers.

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

Lit candles are placed to form a sentence reading "Never forget" at a memorial event for the victims of a train derailment in 2005 in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 24, 2025, the eve of the 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers. (Pool photo)

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

Lit candles are placed to form a sentence reading "Never forget" at a memorial event for the victims of a train derailment in 2005 in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 24, 2025, the eve of the 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers. (Pool photo)

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A woman prays at a memorial event for the victims of a train derailment in 2005 in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 24, 2025, the eve of the 20 anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers.

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

Candles are lit at a memorial event for the victims of a train derailment in 2005 in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 24, 2025, the eve of the 20 anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers.

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

Candles are lit at a memorial event for the victims of a train derailment in 2005 in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 24, 2025, the eve of the 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers.

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Families mark 6th anniv. of fatal derailment

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Bereaved families of the victims of a 2005 train derailment visit the accident site in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, to commemorate the victims on April 25, 2011, the sixth anniversary of the tragedy in which 106 passengers and the driver were killed while 562 people were injured.

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JR West president on 6th anniv. of fatal derailment

AMAGASAKI, Japan - West Japan Railway Co. President Takayuki Sasaki speaks to reporters after offering flowers at the fatal train accident site in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25, 2011, the sixth anniversary of the accident in which 106 passengers and the driver were killed while 562 people were injured. Sasaki vowed to improve safety of his company's train operations in his speech during a memorial ceremony.

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Floral kanji of 'life' in Amagasaki

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 24, 2011, shows the kanji for ''life'' formed by flowers in a field near the site of a fatal train accident in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, a day before the 6th anniversary of the West Japan Railway Co. derailment in which 106 passengers and the driver were killed and 562 people were injured.

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Ceremonies mark 1st anniversary of deadly train crash

AMAGASAKI, Japan - A ceremony marking the first anniversary of a fatal train crash in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, is held in Amagasaki on April 25. About 1,000 bereaved family members and those injured in the accident attended the event hosted by West Japan Railway Co. A total of 106 passengers were killed in the accident. (Pool photo)

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1st anniversary of fatal train crash in Amgagasaki

AMAGASAKI, Japan - People visit a site in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25 to commemorate a fatal train crash there one year ago. A total of 106 passengers were killed after a commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium, seen at left.

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Ceremonies mark 1st anniversary of deadly train crash

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Masao Yamazaki, president of West Japan Railway Co., offers flowers on April 25 at a site in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, where 106 passengers were killed in a fatal train accident one year ago.

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Survivors, bereaved families mark 10th year since deadly derailment

A woman offers flowers at a stand set up at the site of a fatal train derailment in the city of Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25, 2015, to mark the 10th anniversary of the accident that killed 106 passengers and the driver. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Survivors, bereaved families mark 10th year since deadly derailment

At the site of a fatal train derailment in the city of Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, people offer prayers on April 25, 2015, the 10 anniversary of the accident, as a West Japan Railway Co. train passes by. A train on the Fukuchiyama Line derailed along a curve and crashed into a condominium building, killing 106 passengers and the driver. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Survivors, bereaved families mark 10th year since deadly derailment

On April 25, 2015, people visit the condominium building in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, which a commuter train on the Fukuchiyama Line of West Japan Railway Co. crashed into after derailing 10 years ago. A memorial ceremony was held in the city to mark the 10th anniversary of the accident that killed 106 passengers and the driver. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Survivors, bereaved families mark 10th year since deadly derailment

Seiji Manabe, president of West Japan Railway Co., delivers a speech during a memorial ceremony in the city of Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25, 2015 to mark the 10th anniversary of a fatal train derailment in the western Japanese city that took the lives of 106 passengers and the driver. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Survivors, bereaved families mark 10th year since deadly derailment

Passengers aboard a West Japan Railway Co.'s train offer prayers to mark the 10th anniversary of a fatal train derailment as the train runs through an accident site in the city of Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25, 2015. A total of 106 passengers and the driver were killed in the accident on the company's Fukuchiyama Line.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Survivors, bereaved families mark 10th year since deadly derailment

A memorial ceremony is held in the city of Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25, 2015, to mark the 10th anniversary of a fatal train derailment in the western Japanese city that took the lives of 106 passengers and the driver. A total of 1,179 people including relatives of those killed and people injured in the accident took part in the ceremony held by West Japan Railway Co. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Acquittals of ex-JR West heads over 2005 derailment upheld

Photo shows a court room at the Osaka High Court, which upheld a lower court ruling on March 27, 2015, that found three former heads of West Japan Railway Co. not guilty over a train derailment in 2005 that killed 106 passengers and the driver, and injured more than 560 passengers. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Top court upholds acquittal of ex-JR West heads over 2005 derailment

File photo taken in April 2005 shows a train derailment on the JR Fukuchiyama Line that killed 106 passengers and the driver while injuring 562 in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture. In its decision dated June 12, 2017, the Supreme Court has upheld a lower court's acquittal of three former presidents of West Japan Railway Co. over the derailment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ceremonies mark 1st anniversary of deadly train crash

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Masao Yamazaki, president of West Japan Railway Co., offers flowers on April 25 at a site in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, where 106 passengers were killed in a fatal train accident one year ago. (Kyodo)

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1st anniversary of fatal train crash in Amgagasaki

AMAGASAKI, Japan - People visit a site in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25 to commemorate a fatal train crash there one year ago. A total of 106 passengers were killed after a commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium, seen at left. (Kyodo)

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Ceremonies mark 1st anniversary of deadly train crash

AMAGASAKI, Japan - A ceremony marking the first anniversary of a fatal train crash in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, is held in Amagasaki on April 25. About 1,000 bereaved family members and those injured in the accident attended the event hosted by West Japan Railway Co. A total of 106 passengers were killed in the accident. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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JR West ex-president pleads not guilty to derailment

KOBE, Japan - Former West Japan Railway Co. President Masao Yamazaki arrives at the Kobe District Court on Dec. 21, 2010. Yamazaki pleaded not guilty to a charge of professional negligence over the 2005 derailment in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, which killed 106 passengers and the driver. (Kyodo)

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JR West president on 6th anniv. of fatal derailment

AMAGASAKI, Japan - West Japan Railway Co. President Takayuki Sasaki speaks to reporters after offering flowers at the fatal train accident site in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25, 2011, the sixth anniversary of the accident in which 106 passengers and the driver were killed while 562 people were injured. Sasaki vowed to improve safety of his company's train operations in his speech during a memorial ceremony. (Kyodo)

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Families mark 6th anniv. of fatal derailment

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Bereaved families of the victims of a 2005 train derailment visit the accident site in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, to commemorate the victims on April 25, 2011, the sixth anniversary of the tragedy in which 106 passengers and the driver were killed while 562 people were injured. (Kyodo)

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Floral kanji of 'life' in Amagasaki

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 24, 2011, shows the kanji for ''life'' formed by flowers in a field near the site of a fatal train accident in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, a day before the 6th anniversary of the West Japan Railway Co. derailment in which 106 passengers and the driver were killed and 562 people were injured. (Kyodo)

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

Mitsuko Fujisaki visits the site of a massive 2005 train derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 25, 2020, its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, including Fujisaki's daughter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan marks 12th year since deadly train derailment

File photo taken in April 2005 shows a rush-hour commuter train derailing in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan. On April 25, 2017, the country marked the 12th anniversary of the accident that killed 106 passengers and the driver while injuring more than 560. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

Mitsuko Fujisaki visits the site of a massive 2005 train derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 25, 2020, its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, including Fujisaki's daughter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

Mitsuko Fujisaki visits the site of a massive 2005 train derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 25, 2020, its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, including Fujisaki's daughter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A man prays near the site of a massive 2005 train derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 25, 2020, its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A man stands at the site of a massive 2005 train derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 25, 2020, its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

Combined photo taken on April 25, 2005, (L) and April 25, 2020, shows the site of a massive train derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building on April 25, 2005, after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A man stands at the site of a massive 2005 train derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 25, 2020, its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A memorial built at the site of a massive 2005 train derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, is pictured on April 25, 2020, its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

West Japan Railway Co. President Kazuaki Hasegawa offers flowers at a memorial built at the site of a massive 2005 train derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 25, 2020, its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

West Japan Railway Co. President Kazuaki Hasegawa speaks to journalists at a memorial built at the site of a massive 2005 train derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 25, 2020, its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo