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9th anniversary of derailment in Amagasaki

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Women hug each other in front of flowers offered at the site of a 2005 derailment of a West Japan Railway Co. train on the Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25, 2014, the ninth anniversary of the accident that claimed 107 lives.

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9th anniversary of derailment in Amagasaki

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Photo taken April 25, 2014, the ninth anniversary of a train derailment in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, shows passengers praying on a train passing the site of the accident just before the time of day it occurred. The accident of the West Japan Railway Co. train on the Fukuchiyama Line claimed 107 lives.

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9th anniversary of derailment in Amagasaki

AMAGASAKI, Japan - West Japan Railway Co. President Seiji Manabe offers flowers at the site of a 2005 derailment of one of its train on the Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25, 2014, the ninth anniversary of the accident that claimed 107 lives.

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Derailment in Amagasaki

AMAGASAKI, Japan - File photo shows an aerial view of the derailment site of a West Japan Railway Co. train on the Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture on April 25, 2005. The accident claimed 107 lives.

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Derailment anniversary

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Many flowers are left at the site of a 2005 derailment in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25, 2013, on the eighth anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 107 people. A train of the JR Fukuchiyama Line is visible in the background.

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Flowers laid at 2005 fatal train derailment site

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 25, 2012, shows flowers and other items offered at the site of a fatal train derailment in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, in 2005. The accident on West Japan Railway Co.'s Fukuchiyama Line claimed the lives of 107 people and injured 562 others.

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Kin mark 2nd anniversary of JR West train disaster

AMAGASAKI, Japan - People offer prayers for the victims of the 2005 West Japan Railway Co. fatal derailment accident in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, at a place near the accident site on April 25, the second anniversary of the accident which took the lives of 107 people, including the train driver, and injured 562 others.

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One-year anniversary of Amagasaki train derailment accident

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Poems commemorating the victims of a train derailment on West Japan Railway Co.'s Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, are displayed near the accident site on April 24, the one-year anniversary of the disaster which took the lives of 107 people.

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One-year anniversary of Amagasaki train derailment accident

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Relatives pray for the victims of a commuter train derailment on West Japan Railway Co.'s Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, at the accident site on April 24, the one-year anniversary of the disaster which took the lives of 107 people.

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One-year anniversary of Amagasaki train derailment accident

AMAGASAKI, Japan - A woman wipes away her tears as she offers flowers at the accident site of a commuter train derailment on West Japan Railway Co.'s Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture on April 24, the one-year anniversary of the disaster which took the lives of 107 people.

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Transport minister Kitagawa inspects JR West

OSAKA, Japan - Transport minister Kazuo Kitagawa (L) visits West Japan Railway Co. in Osaka for an inspection on May 29 and called for measures to prevent a recurrence of the April 25 derailment -- Japan's worst train disaster in 40 years -- that claimed 107 lives. At right is JR West President Takeshi Kakiuchi.

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Gov't to oblige railway operators to put speed regulators on curves

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kazuo Kitagawa tells a press conference on May 27 that the ministry will require all railway operators in Japan to install an automatic train stop system capable of regulating train speeds on about 2,400 railroad curves. The move comes in response to last month's fatal train derailment in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, which claimed 107 lives.

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Transport minister Kitagawa inspects JR West

OSAKA, Japan - Transport minister Kazuo Kitagawa (L) visits West Japan Railway Co. in Osaka for an inspection on May 29 and called for measures to prevent a recurrence of the April 25 derailment -- Japan's worst train disaster in 40 years -- that claimed 107 lives. At right is JR West President Takeshi Kakiuchi. (Kyodo)

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Gov't to oblige railway operators to put speed regulators on cur

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kazuo Kitagawa tells a press conference on May 27 that the ministry will require all railway operators in Japan to install an automatic train stop system capable of regulating train speeds on about 2,400 railroad curves. The move comes in response to last month's fatal train derailment in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, which claimed 107 lives. (Kyodo)

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Japan marks 11th anniversary of deadly train derailment

File photo taken April 25, 2005, shows the scene of a West Japan Railway Co. train derailment on the Fukuchiyama Line that claimed 107 lives in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture. Japan marked the 11th anniversary of the accident on April 25, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan marks 11th anniversary of deadly train derailment

West Japan Railway Co. President Seiji Manabe lays flowers in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25, 2016, the 11th anniversary of a train derailment on the Fukuchiyama Line that claimed 107 lives. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kin mark 2nd anniversary of JR West train disaster

AMAGASAKI, Japan - People offer prayers for the victims of the 2005 West Japan Railway Co. fatal derailment accident in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, at a place near the accident site on April 25, the second anniversary of the accident which took the lives of 107 people, including the train driver, and injured 562 others. (Kyodo)

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One-year anniversary of Amagasaki train derailment accident

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Poems commemorating the victims of a train derailment on West Japan Railway Co.'s Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, are displayed near the accident site on April 24, the one-year anniversary of the disaster which took the lives of 107 people. (Kyodo)

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One-year anniversary of Amagasaki train derailment accident

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Relatives pray for the victims of a commuter train derailment on West Japan Railway Co.'s Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, at the accident site on April 24, the one-year anniversary of the disaster which took the lives of 107 people. (Kyodo)

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One-year anniversary of Amagasaki train derailment accident

AMAGASAKI, Japan - A woman wipes away her tears as she offers flowers at the accident site of a commuter train derailment on West Japan Railway Co.'s Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture on April 24, the one-year anniversary of the disaster which took the lives of 107 people. (Kyodo)

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JR West conductor visits derailment accident site

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Masatoshi Matsushita, the West Japan Railway Co. conductor involved in the 2005 deadly derailment on the Fukuchiyama Line in Hyogo Prefecture, offers flowers at the accident site for the first time on April 23, ahead of the second anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 107 people including the train driver. (Kyodo)

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Flowers laid at 2005 fatal train derailment site

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 25, 2012, shows flowers and other items offered at the site of a fatal train derailment in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, in 2005. The accident on West Japan Railway Co.'s Fukuchiyama Line claimed the lives of 107 people and injured 562 others. (Kyodo)

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15th anniversary of deadly train derailment in western Japan

Japanese radish flowers, photographed from a Kyodo News helicopter, form the kanji character for "inochi" (life) at a field near the site of a deadly train derailment on West Japan Railways Co.'s Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, near Osaka, on April 10, 2020, ahead of the 15th anniversary on April 25 of the accident that claimed 107 lives. This year's memorial event was canceled amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of deadly train derailment in western Japan

Japanese radish flowers, photographed from a Kyodo News helicopter, form the kanji character for "inochi" (life) at a field near the site of a deadly train derailment on West Japan Railways Co.'s Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, near Osaka, on April 10, 2020, ahead of the 15th anniversary on April 25 of the accident that claimed 107 lives. This year's memorial event was canceled amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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14th anniv. of deadly train derailment in Japan

West Japan Railway Co. President Tatsuo Kijima (2nd from R) offers flowers during a memorial ceremony in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2019, marking the 14th anniversary of a train derailment that claimed 107 lives. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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14th anniv. of deadly train derailment in Japan

West Japan Railway Co. President Tatsuo Kijima speaks to reporters in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2019, following a memorial ceremony marking the 14th anniversary of a train derailment that claimed 107 lives. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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14th anniv. of deadly train derailment in Japan

Combined file photo shows the site of a fatal train derailment that claimed 107 lives in the western Japan city of Amagasaki. The left photo was taken April 25, 2005, on the day of the accident. The photo on the right, taken April 23, 2019, shows an arched construction built along the train track by West Japan Railway Co. to memorialize part of the condominium building that the train crashed into after derailing at a curve. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo