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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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Symposium on aircraft accident victims' families

Kuniko Miyajima (2nd from L), who leads an association of relatives of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash, speaks at a symposium on assistance for aircraft accident victims and their families organized by the International Civil Aviation Organization in Haarlem, the Netherlands, on Nov. 26, 2024. Miyajima, 77, lost her 9-year-old son in the world's worst single-aircraft accident that killed 520 passengers and crew.

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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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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

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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Relatives of JAL jumbo crash's victims mark 22nd anniversary

UENO, Japan - Relatives of victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash pray in front of the 'Shokon no Hi (Monument of Ascending Souls)'in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, the 22nd anniversary of the crash that killed 520 people.

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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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Girls light candle to mourn victims of 1985 JAL plane crash

UENO, Japan - Girls light a candle in Ueno Village, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2014, to mourn the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jet liner crash on the occasion of the 29th anniversary of the worst-ever single-aircraft accident. The crash, which occurred in the area known as Osutaka Ridge killed 520 people on board en route to Osaka from Tokyo.

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29th anniversary of JAL crash

UENO, Japan - Mourners visit the cenotaph at the Osutaka Ridge, the accident site of the Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash, on Aug. 12, 2014, the 29th anniversary of the tragedy, in Ueno in the central Japan prefecture of Gunma. They remembered the victims of the accident, which killed 520 crew and passengers.

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People mourn JAL crash victims

UENO, Japan - People mourn the victims of the Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash on Aug. 12, 2014, the 29th anniversary, in front of the cenotaph at the accident site in Ueno in the central Japan prefecture of Gunma. Among 524 crew and passengers, 520 were killed.

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People mourn JAL crash victims

UENO, Japan - Bereaved families mourn the victims of the Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash on Aug. 12, 2014, the 29th anniversary, at the accident site in Ueno in the central Japan prefecture of Gunma. Among 524 crew and passengers, 520 were killed.

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People mourn JAL crash victims

UENO, Japan - A lantern put on a river on Aug. 11, 2014, in Ueno in the central Japan prefecture of Gunma conveys the message that "We will pass on the value of life to future generations." People mourned the victims of the Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash prior to the 29th anniversary of the accident, which killed 520 crew and passengers.

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People mourn JAL crash victims

UENO, Japan - A woman puts a lantern on a river in Ueno in the central Japan prefecture of Gunma in memory of the victims of the Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash on Aug. 11, 2014, prior to the 29th anniversary of the accident. Among 524 crew and passengers, 520 were killed.

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People mourn JAL crash victims

UENO, Japan - People put lanterns on a river in Ueno in the central Japan prefecture of Gunma in memory of the victims of the Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash on Aug. 11, 2014, prior to the 29th anniversary of the accident. Among 524 crew and passengers, 520 were killed.

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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 speaks to reporters at the site of the 1985 JAL jumbo jet crash at Osutaka Ridge in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2011, the 26th anniversary of the accident. Family members and friends of the 520 victims climbed to the mountain accident site to mark the anniversary of the crash, the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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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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Transport minister at 1985 JAL plane crash

UENO, Japan - Transport minister Seiji Maehara reads out a message at a memorial ceremony in Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2010, to mark the 25th anniversary of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash. Maehara pledged the same day that the government will ''make the most of the deaths of the 520 victims'' to secure the safety of public transportation.

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JAL plane crash 25th anniversary

UENO, Japan - A girl lights a candle at a memorial site for the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash victims in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2010, the 25th anniversary of the world's worst single-aircraft accident which killed 520 people.

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JAL plane crash 25th anniversary

UENO, Japan - Families of victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash light candles at a memorial site in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2010, the 25th anniversary of the world's worst single-aircraft accident which killed 520 people.

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Memorial ceremony for 1985 JAL jet crash victims

UENO, Japan - Mourners stand in front of candles at a memorial site for the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2010, the 25th anniversary of the world's worst single-aircraft accident in which 520 people were killed.

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Memorial ceremony for 1985 JAL jet crash victims

UENO, Japan - A woman prays in front of candles at a memorial site for the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2010, the 25th anniversary of the world's worst single-aircraft accident in which 520 people were killed.

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25th anniv. of JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan - Mourners pray for the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash in front of ''Shokon no Hi (Monument of Ascending Souls)'' at Osutaka Ridge, the accident site, in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2010, the 25th anniversary of the accident that killed 520 people.

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25th anniv. of JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan - Mourners pray for one of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash, Yumiko Yoshida, in front of her monument at Osutaka Ridge, the accident site, in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2010, the 25th anniversary of the accident that killed 520 people.

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25th anniv. of JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan - A man prays in front of a monument to the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash at Osutaka Ridge, the accident site, in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2010, the 25th anniversary of the accident that killed 520 people.

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JAL plane crash 25th anniversary

UENO, Japan - People pray and release lanterns on a river in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, in memory of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash victims on Aug. 11, 2010, the eve of the 25th anniversary of the world's worst single-aircraft accident which killed 520 people.

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Relatives of 1985 JAL jet crash pray at accident site

UENO, Japan - Relatives of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash pray in front of the ''Shokon no Hi (Monument of Ascending Souls)'' at Osutaka Ridge, the accident site, in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, the 24th anniversary of the accident that killed 520 people.

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Relatives of 1985 JAL jet crash pray at accident site

UENO, Japan - Relatives of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash ring the bell in front of the ''Shokon no Hi (Monument of Ascending Souls)'' at Osutaka Ridge, the accident site, in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, the 24th anniversary of the accident that killed 520 people.

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Relatives of 1985 JAL jet crash pray at accident site

UENO, Japan - Relatives of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash pray in front of the victims' monument at Osutaka Ridge, the accident site, in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, the 24th anniversary of the accident that killed 520 people.

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Relatives of 1985 JAL jet crash victims visit accident site

UENO, Japan - Relatives of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash pray in front of the ''Shokon no Hi (Monument of Ascending Souls)'' in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, the 23rd anniversary of the crash that killed 520 people.

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Victims' relatives mark 21st anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

MAEBASHI, Japan - Japan Airlines President Haruka Nishimatsu prays for the 520 victims of a 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet disaster in front of a monument at the crash site in Gunma Prefecture on Aug. 12, the 21st anniversary of the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history. (Pool photo)

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Victims' relatives mark 21st anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

MAEBASHI, Japan - Relatives of the 520 victims of a 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet disaster pray for the victims in front of a monument at the crash site called ''Osutaka Ridge'' on Aug. 12, marking the 21st anniversary of the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history.

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Victims' relatives mark 21st anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

MAEBASHI, Japan - Relatives of the 520 victims of a 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet disaster pray for the victims at the crash site called ''Osutaka Ridge'' on Aug. 12, marking the 21st anniversary of the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history.

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Victims' relatives mark 21st anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

MAEBASHI, Japan - A relative of the 520 victims of a 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet disaster prays for the victims at the crash site called ''Osutaka Ridge'' in Gunma Prefecture on Aug. 12, marking the 21st anniversary of the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history.

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Victims' relatives mark 20th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan - Relatives of the 520 victims of a 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet disaster joined a memorial service for the 20th anniversary of the accident at the crash site in Gunma Prefecture on Aug. 12.

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Victims' relatives mark 19th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan - Relatives of victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash that killed 520 people pray at the crash site on Mt. Osutaka in Gunma Prefecture on Aug. 12, the 19th anniversary of the tragedy.

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(2)Victims' families visit JAL jet crash site

UENO VILLAGE, Japan - A woman prays for the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines (JAL) jumbo jet disaster at the foot of Mt. Osutaka in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, the 18th anniversary of the crash. The disaster killed 520 people and was the world's worst single-aircraft accident.

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Victims' families visit JAL jet crash site

MAEBASHI, Japan - Relatives of victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines (JAL) jumbo jet disaster pray at a cenotaph on Mt. Osutaka in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, the 18th anniversary of the crash which killed 520 people and was the world's worst single-aircraft accident.

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Bereaved families mark 17th anniversary of fatal JAL crash

MAEBASHI, Japan - Members of the bereaved families of the 1985 fatal Japan Airlines jet crash look at a cenotaph with the names of the 520 victims on Mt. Osutaka in Gunma Prefecture. All but four of the 524 people on board died after the Boeing 747 crashed into the mountain on Aug. 12, 1985.

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Relatives mark 15th anniversary of JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan - Bereaved family members and relatives of the victims of the 1985 crash of a Japan Airlines (JAL) jumbo jet light 520 candles on Aug. 21 in Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, and offer a silent prayer lasting one minute from 6:56 p.m., the time of the crash. They marked the 15th anniversary of the world's worst single-plane disaster in history.

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Relatives of 1985 JAL jet crash victims mark tragedy

UENOMURA, Japan - Relatives of victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash float lanterns on the Kanna River near the scene of the accident on a mountain in Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 11 to mark the 14th anniversary of Japan's worst air disaster. They paid respects to the 520 people who perished in the Aug. 12, 1985, crash.

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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

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.