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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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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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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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Derailment memorial

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Mourners join hands at the site of a train crash at an apartment building in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25, 2013, on the eighth anniversary of the 2005 derailment accident, in which 107 people were killed. In the background, a train of the JR Fukuchiyama Line can be seen.

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No appeal in 2005 train derailment disaster

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows the scene of the April 25, 2005, derailment of a West Japan Railway Co. commuter train on the Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, that killed 107 people and injured 562. Prosecutors said on Jan. 25, 2012, they will not appeal against a Jan. 11, 2012, court verdict finding Masao Yamazaki, former president of the railway operator, not guilty of professional negligence.

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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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5th anniv. of deadly Amagasaki train accident

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Passengers aboard a train of West Japan Railway Co.'s Fukuchiyama Line offer prayers when the train passed the site of a 2005 deadly accident in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25, 2010, the fifth anniversary of the incident which killed 107 people.

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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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1st anniversary of deadly train crash in Amgagasaki

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Naho Asano, who lost her mother and aunt in a deadly train crash on the JR Fukuchiyama Line, delivers condolences April 25 during a ceremony in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, to commemorate the first anniversary of 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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1st anniversary of deadly train crash in Amgagasaki

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Naho Asano, who lost her mother and aunt in a deadly train crash on the JR Fukuchiyama Line, delivers condolences April 25 during a ceremony in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, to commemorate the first anniversary of the accident. (Pool photo)

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1st anniversary of deadly train crash in Amgagasaki

AMAGASAKI, Japan - A woman writes a message April 25 on a board at JR Amagasaki Station in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on the first anniversary of a deadly train crash on the JR Fukuchiyama Line.

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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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Memorial service held for 107 train derailment victims

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Members of bereaved families lay flowers during a memorial service for the 107 victims of a fatal derailment on West Japan Railway Co.'s Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture held near the accident site on Sept. 25.

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Memorial service held for 107 train derailment victims

AMAGASAKI, Japan - A memorial service was held on Sept. 25 for the 107 victims of a fatal derailment on West Japan Railway Co.'s Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, with the bereaved families and JR West executives praying for the dead together for the first time since the accident occurred on April 25.

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JR West has 46 cases of ATS activation due to driving error

TOKYO, Japan - Transport minister Kazuo Kitagawa speaks at a press conference at his ministry after receiving an interim report on the April 25 fatal derailment on JR West's Fukuchiyama Line from Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission Chairman Junzo Sato on Sept. 6.

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JR West has 46 cases of ATS activation due to driving error

TOKYO, Japan - Transport minister Kazuo Kitagawa (R) receives an interim report on the April 25 fatal derailment on JR West's Fukuchiyama Line from Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission Chairman Junzo Sato on Sept. 6. The reports said that West Japan Railway Co. trains experienced 46 incidents of an advanced automatic train stop system being activated due to driving errors or other reasons in fiscal 2004.

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Koizumi offers flowers at train derailment site in Amagasaki

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi lays flowers at the site of the April 25 fatal derailment on JR West's Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture before stumping in the prefecture for the Sept. 11 general election.

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JR West holds shareholders' meeting

OSAKA, Japan - An image on a monitor shows West Japan Railway Co. President Takeshi Kakiuchi apologizing for the April 25 train derailment and crash on the company's Fukuchiyama Line during a shareholders' meeting in Osaka on June 23.

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JR West holds shareholders' meeting

OSAKA, Japan - An image on a monitor shows executives of West Japan Railway Co. and shareholders giving a silent prayer for the victims of the April 25 train derailment and crash on the JR West Fukuchiyama Line, at the outset of the company's shareholders' meeting June 23.

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1st commuter rush seen after deadly derailment

AMAGASAKI, Japan - A passenger on a commuter train on the JR West Fukuchiyama Line prays as the train runs at the site in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on June 20, where a train derailed on April 25 and killed 107 people.

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1st commuter rush seen after deadly derailment

AMAGASAKI, Japan - A commuter train on the JR West Fukuchiyama Line runs at the site in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on June 20, where a train derailed on April 25 and killed 107 people. The first commuter rush in 56 days took place on the line, which some 100,000 people used on weekdays before the accident.

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(4)JR West resumes service after fatal derailment

AMAGASAKI, Japan - West Japan Railway Co. trains pass the April 25 fatal derailment accident site June 19 as the company resumed railway services the same day between Amagasaki and Takarazuka stations on the Fukuchiyama Line in Hyogo Prefecture, which had been suspended following the accident. At right is the condominium derailed train cars crashed into.

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(7)JR West resumes service after fatal derailment

AMAGASAKI, Japan - A West Japan Railway Co. train passes the April 25 fatal derailment accident site June 19 for the first time since the accident. The company resumed railway services the same day between Amagasaki and Takarazuka stations on the Fukuchiyama Line in Hyogo Prefecture, which had been suspended following the accident. On top is the condominium derailed train cars crashed into. (Pool photo)

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(5)JR West resumes service after fatal derailment

AMAGASAKI, Japan - A West Japan Railway Co. train passes the April 25 fatal derailment accident site June 19 as the company resumed railway services the same day between Amagasaki and Takarazuka stations on the Fukuchiyama Line in Hyogo Prefecture, which had been suspended following the accident. At the back is the condominium derailed train cars crashed into.

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(6)JR West resumes service after fatal derailment

AMAGASAKI, Japan - A West Japan Railway Co. train passes the April 25 fatal derailment accident site June 19 as the company resumed railway services the same day between Amagasaki and Takarazuka stations on the Fukuchiyama Line in Hyogo Prefecture, which had been suspended following the accident. At left is the condominium derailed train cars crashed into.

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(3)JR West resumes service after fatal derailment

AMAGASAKI, Japan - West Japan Railway Co. President Takeshi Kakiuchi responds to questions from reporters at Amagasaki Station on June 19 after riding on a train which ran between Amagasaki and Takarazuka stations on the Fukuchiyama Line in Hyogo Prefecture, for the first time since the April 25 fatal accident.