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[Breaking News]Bargain sales after Tigers' CL pennant win

AMAGASAKI, Japan, Sept. 8 Kyodo - A decorative paper ball is broken at a ceremony celebrating the Hanshin Tigers baseball club's Central League victory at a shopping arcade in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 8, 2025, kicking off bargain sales at local shops and restaurants. (Kyodo)

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Bargain sales after Tigers' CL pennant win

A decorative paper ball is broken at a ceremony celebrating the Hanshin Tigers baseball club's Central League victory at a shopping arcade in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 8, 2025, kicking off bargain sales at local shops and restaurants.

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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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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People pray at a park in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2025, the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,400 people.

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Signage, logo and signage for Amagasaki Shinkin Bank's head office

Signage, logo and signage for Amagasaki Shinkin Bank's head office ＝May 21, 2024, Hyogo, Japan

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AMAGASAKI SHINKIN BANK signage and logo for head office sales department

AMAGASAKI SHINKIN BANK signage and logo for head office sales department ＝May 21, 2024, Hyogo, Japan

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Signage and logo for AMAGASAKI SHINKIN BANK Head Office

Signage and logo for AMAGASAKI SHINKIN BANK Head Office ＝May 21, 2024, Hyogo, Japan

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AMAGASAKI SHINKIN BANK signage for head office and sales department, logo

AMAGASAKI SHINKIN BANK signage for head office and sales department, logo ＝May 21, 2024, Hyogo, Japan

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19th anniv. of deadly train derailment in Amagasaki

AMAGASAKI, Japan, April 25 Kyodo - People offer flowers at a monument set up at the site of a 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2024, its 19th anniversary. Over 100 passengers and the driver were killed when a West Japan Railway Co. train derailed along a curve and crashed into a condominium building. (Kyodo)

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19th anniv. of deadly train derailment in Amagasaki

People offer flowers at a monument set up near the site of a 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2024, its 19th anniversary. Over 100 passengers and the driver were killed when a West Japan Railway Co. train derailed along a curve and crashed into a condominium building.(Kyodo)

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19th anniv. of deadly train derailment in Amagasaki

People offer flowers at a monument set up near the site of a 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2024, its 19th anniversary. Over 100 passengers and the driver were killed when a West Japan Railway Co. train derailed along a curve and crashed into a condominium building.

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19th anniv. of deadly train derailment in Amagasaki

People offer flowers at a monument set up at the site of a 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2024, its 19th anniversary. Over 100 passengers and the driver were killed when a West Japan Railway Co. train derailed along a curve and crashed into a condominium building.

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Baseball: Hanshin wins Japan Series

A fan jumps into the Dotonbori River in Osaka's Minami district on Nov. 5, 2023, after local baseball team Hanshin Tigers won the Japan Series championship. (Kyodo)

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Test flight of flying vehicle

A flying vehicle carries a rice bag weighing about 80 kilograms during a test flight in Amagasaki, western Japan, on Nov. 24, 2023, ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka when the vehicle will be flown to the expo venue.

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Test flight of flying vehicle

A flying vehicle carries a rice bag weighing about 80 kilograms during a test flight in Amagasaki, western Japan, on Nov. 24, 2023, ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka when the vehicle will be flown to the expo venue.

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Hanshin Tigers victory sales in western Japan

People flock to a shopping arcade in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 15, 2023, a day after the Hanshin Tigers clinched the league pennant, as stores held sales to celebrate their local baseball team.

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18th anniv. of deadly train derailment in Amagasaki

West Japan Railway Co. President Kazuaki Hasegawa offers flowers at a memorial built at the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2023, its 18th anniversary. Over 100 passengers and the driver were killed when a JR West train derailed along a curve and crashed into a condominium building.

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18th anniv. of deadly train derailment in Amagasaki

A train passes near the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2023, its 18th anniversary. Over 100 passengers and the driver were killed when a West Japan Railway Co. train derailed along a curve and crashed into a condominium building.

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18th anniv. of deadly train derailment in Amagasaki

A train passes near the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2023, its 18th anniversary. Over 100 passengers and the driver were killed when a West Japan Railway Co. train derailed along a curve and crashed into a condominium building.

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18th anniv. of deadly train derailment in Amagasaki

People observe a moment of silence near the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2023, its 18th anniversary. Over 100 passengers and the driver were killed when a West Japan Railway Co. train derailed along a curve and crashed into a condominium building.

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18th anniv. of deadly train derailment in Amagasaki

People observe a moment of silence near the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2023, its 18th anniversary. Over 100 passengers and the driver were killed when a West Japan Railway Co. train derailed along a curve and crashed into a condominium building.

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Realty agent opens share house for single mothers

OSAKA, Japan - Takashi Kikutake, representative of a real estate company in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, shows a share house opened in neighboring Osaka for single-mother families in this file photo taken on Oct. 23, 2014.

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S. Korea, Japan accident victims' families bring flowers

KOBE, Japan - Members of families who lost their loved ones in April's ferry accident in South Korea and in the 2005 derailment on the Fukuchiyama Line of West Japan Railway Co. in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, walk on Dec. 6, 2014, to the floral tribute stand for the train accident.

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Bereaved parents of S. Korean ferry tragedy visit Japan

KOBE, Japan - Parents (L, 2nd L) who lost their child in April's ferry accident in South Korea give a press conference in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on Dec. 6, 2014, after meeting with a mother who lost her daughter in the 2005 train derailment on the Fukuchiyama Line of West Japan Railway Co., as well as others.

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Iwatani opens hydrogen-refueling station in west Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Major Japanese industrial gas supplier Iwatani Corp. holds a ceremony to mark the opening of a hydrogen-refueling station for fuel cell vehicles in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, as seen in this file photo taken in July 2014.

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Japan's 1st commercial hydrogen station opens

OSAKA, Japan - Iwatani Corp. opens Japan's first commercial hydrogen filling station for fuel cell vehicles in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on July 14, 2014.

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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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Piggy bank museum gives gift to 300,000th visitor

OSAKA, Japan - Minoru Osawa (C) receives a commemorative gift as the 300,000th visitor to Amagasaki Shinkin Bank's money box museum in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on April 17, 2014.

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Radio waves connect religion with earthly life

TOKYO, Japan - Hosts and guests -- junior high school students and one of their mothers -- have a preliminary meeting prior to a program recording of radio talk show "It's 8 p.m.!, God and Buddha" on Feb. 24, 2014 at a studio of FM Amagasaki in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture.

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Women's entry into Shinto priesthood increasing

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 6, 2014 shows Nobuyo Otagaki, a female chief priest at the Amagasaki Ebisu Shrine, in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, performing a purification rite in the city in front of businesspeople to pray for prosperity in their businesses.