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40th anniversary of fatal JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan, Aug. 13 Kyodo - A memorial ceremony is held on Aug. 12, 2025, the 40th anniversary of the 1985 JAL jetliner crash that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew, at a cenotaph erected near the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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40th anniversary of fatal JAL jet crash

Actor Hitomi Kuroki prays at the site of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 12, 2025, the 40th anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew, including her classmate at the Takarazuka Revue all-female musical theater troupe.

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40th anniversary of fatal JAL jet crash

Actor Hitomi Kuroki visits the site of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 12, 2025, the 40th anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew, including her classmate at the Takarazuka Revue all-female musical theater troupe.

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40th anniversary of fatal JAL jet crash

Actor Hitomi Kuroki visits the site of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 12, 2025, the 40th anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew, including her classmate at the Takarazuka Revue all-female musical theater troupe.

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40th anniversary of fatal JAL jet crash

Japan Airlines Co. President Mitsuko Tottori meets the press after attending a memorial ceremony for the victims of the 1985 JAL jetliner crash near the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 12, 2025, the 40th anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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40th anniversary of fatal JAL jet crash

Japan Airlines Co. President Mitsuko Tottori meets the press after attending a memorial ceremony for the victims of the 1985 JAL jetliner crash near the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 12, 2025, the 40th anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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40th anniversary of fatal JAL jet crash

A memorial ceremony is held on Aug. 12, 2025, the 40th anniversary of the 1985 JAL jetliner crash that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew, at a cenotaph erected near the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo.

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40th anniversary of fatal JAL jet crash

A memorial ceremony is held on Aug. 12, 2025, the 40th anniversary of the 1985 JAL jetliner crash that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew, at a cenotaph erected near the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo.

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40th anniversary of fatal JAL jet crash

People light candles on Aug. 12, 2025, the 40th anniversary of the 1985 JAL jetliner crash that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew, at a cenotaph erected near the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo.

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40th anniversary of fatal JAL jet crash

Japan Airlines Co. President Mitsuko Tottori prepares to lay flowers on Aug. 12, 2025, the 40th anniversary of the 1985 JAL jetliner crash that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew, at a cenotaph erected near the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo. (Pool photo)

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40th anniversary of fatal JAL jet crash

Japan Airlines Co. President Mitsuko Tottori prays on Aug. 12, 2025, the 40th anniversary of the 1985 JAL jetliner crash that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew, at a cenotaph erected near the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo. (Pool photo)

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39th anniversary of fatal JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan, Aug. 12 Kyodo - A relative of a victim of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash prays in front of a monument at the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 12, 2024, the 39th anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew. (Kyodo)

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39th anniversary of 1985 JAL plane crash

A memorial ceremony is held at a monument dedicated to the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash near the accident site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo, for the 39th anniversary of the accident on Aug. 12, 2024. The crash claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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39th anniversary of fatal JAL jet crash

Japan Airlines Co. President Mitsuko Tottori prays on Aug. 12, 2024, the 39th anniversary of the 1985 JAL jetliner crash that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew, at the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo.

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39th anniversary of fatal JAL jet crash

Japan Airlines Co. President Mitsuko Tottori prepares to offer flowers on Aug. 12, 2024, the 39th anniversary of the 1985 JAL jetliner crash that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew, at the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo.

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39th anniversary of fatal JAL jet crash

A relative of a victim of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash prays in front of a monument at the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 12, 2024, the 39th anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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39th anniversary of fatal JAL jet crash

A nephew of a victim of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash prays in front of a monument at the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 12, 2024, the 39th anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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38th anniversary of 1985 JAL plane crash

Candles are lit around a monument dedicated to the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash near the accident site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo, for the 38th anniversary of the accident on Aug. 12, 2023. The crash claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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38th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

Japan Airlines Co. President Yuji Akasaka prepares to offer flowers on Aug. 12, 2023, the 38th anniversary of the 1985 JAL jetliner crash that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew, at a monument at the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo.

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38th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

Japan Airlines Co. President Yuji Akasaka prays on Aug. 12, 2023, the 38th anniversary of the 1985 JAL jetliner crash that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew, in front of a monument at the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo.

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38th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

People pray on Aug. 12, 2023, the 38th anniversary of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew, in front of a monument at the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo.

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38th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

A man prays on Aug. 12, 2023, the 38th anniversary of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew, in front of a monument at the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo.

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38th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

JAL Engineering Co. employees clean a monument listing the names of victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno on July 29, 2023, ahead of the 38th anniversary on Aug. 12 of the world's deadliest single-aircraft accident. The incident claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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38th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

JAL Engineering Co. employees clean a monument listing the names of victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno on July 29, 2023, ahead of the 38th anniversary on Aug. 12 of the world's deadliest single-aircraft accident. The incident claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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33rd anniversary of JAL crash

UENO, Japan, Aug. 13 Kyodo - Yasuhiro Kudo and his wife Rikako pray in front of a cenotaph set up in memory of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash on Osutaka Ridge in Gunma Prefecture on Aug. 12, 2018, the 33rd anniversary of the accident. The deadliest single-aircraft accident in history claimed the lives of 520 people, including Kudo's previous wife Yumi, who was 24.

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27th anniversary of JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan - Family members toll a bell on Aug. 12, 2012, in front of a memorial for the victims of the 1985 JAL jumbo jet crash at the mountain accident site, known as Osutaka Ridge, in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on the 27th anniversary of the accident. The crash, the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history, claimed 520 lives.

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27th anniversary of JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan - Japan Airlines President Yoshiharu Ueki offers a prayer on Aug. 12, 2012, in front of a memorial for the victims of the 1985 JAL jumbo jet crash at the mountain accident site, known as Osutaka Ridge, in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on the 27th anniversary of the accident. The crash, the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history, claimed 520 lives. (Pool photo)

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26th anniversary of JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan - Japan Airlines President Masaru Onishi offers a prayer on Aug. 12, 2011, in front of a memorial for the victims of the 1985 JAL jumbo jet crash in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on the 26th anniversary of the accident. The crash, the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history, claimed 520 lives. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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JAL unveils wreckage of 1985 jumbo jet crash for display

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Corp. unveiled to the media April 19 a facility for displaying the wreckage (shown in photo) of one of its jumbo jets that crashed in mountains in eastern Japan in 1985 with the loss of 520 lives. The Safety Promotion Center, located inside a building at Tokyo's Haneda airport, will be open to the public from April 24.

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37th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

Candles are lit during a memorial event in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, eastern Japan, on Aug. 12, 2022, the 37th anniversary of the 1985 Japan Airlines jet crash on Osutaka Ridge that claimed the lives of 520 crew and passengers.

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37th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

People light candles during a memorial event in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, eastern Japan, on Aug. 12, 2022, the 37th anniversary of the 1985 Japan Airlines jet crash on Osutaka Ridge that claimed the lives of 520 crew and passengers.

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37th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

A woman lights candles in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, eastern Japan, on Aug. 12, 2022, the 37th anniversary of the 1985 Japan Airlines jet crash on Osutaka Ridge that claimed the lives of 520 crew and passengers.

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37th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

A woman lights candles in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, eastern Japan, on Aug. 12, 2022, the 37th anniversary of the 1985 Japan Airlines jet crash on Osutaka Ridge that claimed the lives of 520 crew and passengers.

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37th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

People blow bubbles at a monument dedicated to the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jet crash on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, eastern Japan, on Aug. 12, 2022, the 37th anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 crew and passengers.

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37th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

Children blow bubbles at a monument dedicated to the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jet crash on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, eastern Japan, on Aug. 12, 2022, the 37th anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 crew and passengers.

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37th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

People pray on Osutaka Ridge, the location of the 1985 Japan Airlines jet crash, in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, eastern Japan, on Aug. 12, 2022, the 37th anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 crew and passengers.

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37th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

Children ring a bell near a monument dedicated to the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jet crash on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, eastern Japan, on Aug. 12, 2022, the 37th anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 crew and passengers.

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37th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

People ring a bell near a monument dedicated to the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jet crash on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, eastern Japan, on Aug. 12, 2022, the 37th anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 crew and passengers.

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37th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

People pray at a monument dedicated to the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jet crash on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, eastern Japan, on Aug. 12, 2022, the 37th anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 crew and passengers.

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37th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

People pray at a monument dedicated to the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jet crash on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, eastern Japan, on Aug. 12, 2022, the 37th anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 crew and passengers.

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36th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

Candles are lit at a monument listing the names of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno on Aug. 12, 2021, the 36th anniversary of the world's deadliest single-aircraft accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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36th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

People light candles at a monument listing the names of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno on Aug. 12, 2021, the 36th anniversary of the world's deadliest single-aircraft accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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36th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

People light candles at a monument listing the names of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno on Aug. 12, 2021, the 36th anniversary of the world's deadliest single-aircraft accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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36th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

Candles are lit at a monument listing the names of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno on Aug. 12, 2021, the 36th anniversary of the world's deadliest single-aircraft accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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36th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

People ring a bell for the souls of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jet crash on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno in eastern Japan on Aug. 12, 2021, the 36th anniversary of the accident, which claimed the lives of 520 crew and passengers.

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36th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

People pray at a monument dedicated to the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jet crash on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno in eastern Japan on Aug. 12, 2021, the 36th anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 crew and passengers.

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36th anniversary of 1985 JAL crash

A bereaved family member of the 1985 Japan Airlines plane crash hikes up to Osutaka Ridge, the crash site in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno in eastern Japan on Aug. 12, 2021, the 36th anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 crew and passengers.

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JAL unveils wreckage of 1985 jumbo jet crash for display

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Corp. unveiled to the media April 19 a facility for displaying the wreckage (shown in photo) of one of its jumbo jets that crashed in mountains in eastern Japan in 1985 with the loss of 520 lives. The Safety Promotion Center, located inside a building at Tokyo's Haneda airport, will be open to the public from April 24. (Kyodo)

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26th anniversary of JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan - Japan Airlines President Masaru Onishi offers a prayer on Aug. 12, 2011, in front of a memorial for the victims of the 1985 JAL jumbo jet crash in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on the 26th anniversary of the accident. The crash, the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history, claimed 520 lives. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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35th anniversary of 1985 JAL crash

Chiho Wakamoto, who lost her father Shoji in the 1985 Japan Airlines plane crash, talks about her memory of him at her home in Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on July 25, 2020, ahead of the 35th anniversary of the accident on Aug. 12. The crash on Osutaka Ridge in Ueno in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, claimed the lives of 520 people.