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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

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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JAL ceremony to welcome new employees

TOKYO, Japan, April 2 Kyodo - The Japan Airlines Co. group holds a ceremony to welcome new employees in a hangar at Haneda airport in Tokyo on April 1, 2025. (Kyodo)

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JAL ceremony to welcome new employees

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani delivers a video message during a ceremony to welcome new employees of the Japan Airlines Co. group held in a hangar at Haneda airport in Tokyo on April 1, 2025.

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JAL ceremony to welcome new employees

New employees of the Japan Airlines Co. group fly paper planes on which they wrote their wishes and goals during a ceremony to welcome them in a hangar held at Haneda airport in Tokyo on April 1, 2025.

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JAL ceremony to welcome new employees

The Japan Airlines Co. group holds a ceremony to welcome new employees in a hangar at Haneda airport in Tokyo on April 1, 2025.

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JAL ceremony to welcome new employees

The Japan Airlines Co. group holds a ceremony to welcome new employees in a hangar at Haneda airport in Tokyo on April 1, 2025.

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JAL ceremony to welcome new employees

The Japan Airlines Co. group holds a ceremony to welcome new employees in a hangar at Haneda airport in Tokyo on April 1, 2025.

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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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Clashes continue between Israeli army and Hezbollah in border areas

STORY: Clashes continue between Israeli army and Hezbollah in border areas SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 6, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of smoke resulting from Israeli shelling on the outskirts of Alma El Shaab border town 2. various of the funeral 3. various of damages to a house in Alma EL Shaab hit by Israeli shelling STORYLINE: Israel and Hezbollah continued their daily skirmishes with the Israeli army shelling the border towns of Blida, Yarin and Alma El Shaab. Hezbollah said in a communique that it targeted the Ramim post with Burkan missiles and groups of soldiers in the Jal al-Alam and al-Marj posts as Israel bombed Mays al-Jabal and the outskirts of al-Naqoura and Houla and Alma EL Shaab. The Shiite militant party announced the martyrdom of two militants from its ranks and held their official burial ceremony in the border town of Alma El Shaab. More than 130 Hezbollah fighters have been killed in hostilities since Hamas launched th

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JAL's new flagship A350-1000

Japan Airlines Co. President Yuji Akasaka (C) attends a tape-cutting ceremony at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Jan. 24, 2024, prior to a maiden flight by JAL's new flagship plane for international services, an Airbus A350-1000, for the Tokyo-New York route.

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JAL's Airbus A350-1000

Japan Airlines Co. President Yuji Akasaka speaks at a ceremony on Dec. 15, 2023, to celebrate the arrival of its new flagship Airbus A350-1000 aircraft for international flight services at Tokyo's Haneda airport the same day.

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JAL initiation ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - New recruits to Japan Airlines Co.'s group firms fly paper planes during an initiation ceremony held inside a hanger at Tokyo's Haneda airport on April 1, 2013. It was the first time the ceremony had been held in three years. An estimated 840,000 new recruits marked their first business day nationwide the same day at the start of Japan's new fiscal year.

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JAL initiation ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - New recruits to Japan Airlines Co.'s group firms pose for photos after an initiation ceremony held inside a hanger at Tokyo's Haneda airport on April 1, 2013. It was the first time the ceremony had been held in three years. An estimated 840,000 new recruits marked their first business day nationwide the same day at the start of Japan's new fiscal year.

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JAL initiation ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - New recruits to Japan Airlines Co.'s group firms pose for photos after an initiation ceremony held inside a hanger at Tokyo's Haneda airport on April 1, 2013. It was the first time the ceremony had been held in three years. An estimated 840,000 new recruits marked their first business day nationwide the same day at the start of Japan's new fiscal year.

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JAL initiation ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiharu Ueki, president of Japan Airlines Co., speaks at an initiation ceremony of its group firms held inside a hanger at Tokyo's Haneda airport on April 1, 2013. It was the first time the ceremony had been held in three years. An estimated 840,000 new recruits marked their first business day nationwide the same day at the start of Japan's new fiscal year.

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JAL initiation ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows new recruits to Japan Airlines Co.'s group firms during an initiation ceremony held inside a hanger at Tokyo's Haneda airport on April 1, 2013. It was the first time the ceremony had been held in three years. An estimated 840,000 new recruits marked their first business day nationwide the same day at the start of Japan's new fiscal year.

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JAL initiation ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - New recruits to Japan Airlines Co.'s group firms attend an initiation ceremony held inside a hanger at Tokyo's Haneda airport on April 1, 2013. It was the first time the ceremony had been held in three years. An estimated 840,000 new recruits marked their first business day nationwide the same day at the start of Japan's new fiscal year.

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JAL initiation ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - New recruits to Japan Airlines Co.'s group firms attend an initiation ceremony held inside a hanger at Tokyo's Haneda airport on April 1, 2013. It was the first time the ceremony had been held in three years. An estimated 840,000 new recruits marked their first business day nationwide the same day at the start of Japan's new fiscal year.

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Dreamliner jets handed over to JAL

EVERETT, United States - Japan Airlines Co. President Yoshiharu Ueki (C) attends a ceremony in Everett, Washington, on March 26, 2012, to mark the handover of two Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets to the carrier.

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Eve of 26th anniv. of JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan - People release lanterns into the Kanna River in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 11, 2011, during a ceremony to commemorate the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash, on the eve of the 26th anniversary of the accident. The plane crashed into a mountain ridge in the prefecture.

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Eve of 26th anniv. of JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan - People release lanterns into the Kanna River in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 11, 2011, during a ceremony to commemorate the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash, on the eve of the 26th anniversary of the accident. The plane crashed into a mountain ridge in the prefecture.

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Haneda resumes full int'l flight operations

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Corp. President Masaru Onishi (C) takes part in a ceremony for the launch of JAL flights for San Francisco at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Oct. 30, 2010. The airport, much closer to downtown Tokyo than Narita airport, resumed full-fledged international operations for the first time in 32 years.

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JAL's Inamori at 1985 crash memorial

UENO, Japan - Japan Airlines Corp. Chairman Kazuo Inamori speaks to reporters after attending a memorial ceremony on the 25th anniversary of the 1985 JAL jetliner crash in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2010.

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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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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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People remember 1985 JAL crash victims in Gunma Pref.

UENO, Japan - People release paper lanterns on a river in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, in memory of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash victims and prayed for the safety of air transportation on Aug. 11, 2010, the eve of the memorial ceremony. All but four of the 524 passengers and crew members aboard were killed in the world's worst single-aircraft accident.

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People remember 1985 JAL crash victims in Gunma Pref.

UENO, Japan - People blow bubbles in memory of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash victims and prayed for the safety of air transportation at the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, near the crash site, on Aug. 11, 2010, the eve of the memorial ceremony. All but four of the 524 passengers and crew members aboard were killed in the world's worst single-aircraft accident.

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People remember 1985 JAL crash victims in Gunma Pref.

UENO, Japan - People release paper lanterns on a river in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, in memory of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash victims and prayed for the safety of air transportation on Aug. 11, 2010, the eve of the memorial ceremony. All but four of the 524 passengers and crew members aboard were killed in the world's worst single-aircraft accident.

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New recruits mark 1st day of work as Toyota, JAL vow fresh start

TOKYO, Japan - New recruits to Japan Airlines Corp.'s group firms fly paper planes during an initiation ceremony held inside a hanger at Tokyo's Haneda airport on April 1, 2010. An estimated 760,000 new recruits marked their first day of work across Japan the same day.

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New recruits mark 1st day of work as Toyota, JAL vow fresh start

TOYOTA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda addresses some 1,250 new recruits during an initiation ceremony at the company's headquarters in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on April 1, 2010. An estimated 760,000 new recruits marked their first day of work across Japan the same day.

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New recruits mark 1st day of work as Toyota, JAL vow fresh start

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuo Inamori, chairman of Japan Airlines Corp., addresses an initiation ceremony held inside a hanger at Tokyo's Haneda airport on April 1, 2010. About 550 new recruits from 18 group firms attended the ceremony as the company's management promised to turn around Japan's biggest airline, which filed for bankruptcy in January.

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New recruits mark 1st day of work as Toyota, JAL vow fresh start

TOYOTA, Japan - Some 1,250 new recruits of Toyota Motor Corp. attend an initiation ceremony at the company's headquarters in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on April 1, 2010. An estimated 760,000 new recruits marked their first day of work across Japan the same day.

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New recruits mark 1st day of work as Toyota, JAL vow fresh start

TOYOTA, Japan - Some 1,250 new recruits of Toyota Motor Corp. attend an initiation ceremony at the company's headquarters in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on April 1, 2010. An estimated 760,000 new recruits marked their first day of work across Japan the same day.

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New recruits mark 1st day of work as Toyota, JAL vow fresh start

TOKYO, Japan - About 550 new recruits from 18 group firms of Japan Airlines Corp. line up during an initiation ceremony held inside a hanger at Tokyo's Haneda airport on April 1, 2010. An estimated 760,000 new recruits marked their first day of work across Japan the same day.

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JAL celebrates 35th anniversary of direct air services to China

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines ground and flight staff carry a banner thanking passengers at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sept. 29, 2009, as they see off a plane bound for Shanghai after a ceremony to mark the 35th anniversary of the airline's direct flight services between Japan and mainland China.

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JAL's Brazil-made jets begin flying domestic routes in Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - A tape-cutting ceremony at Nagoya airport on Feb. 1 marks the introduction of the Brazilian-made Embraer 170 jet on Japan Airlines domestic routes. JAL is operating two of the planes, the first time that a jet manufactured in Brazil has been used for domestic flights in Japan.

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1st Chinese tourists with new family visas visit Japan

NARITA, Japan - The first Chinese tourists with newly introduced family visas arrived at Narita airport on March 16 aboard a Japan Airlines flight from Beijing. Qi Xu Xuan (2nd from R), 73, who is related to the ruling family of the 1644-1911 Qing Dynasty, his 58-year-old wife, Wang Yu Mei, and their 30-year-old son, Qi He, were given a welcome ceremony at the airport and a JAL official presented them with flowers.

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1st Chinese tourists with new family visas visit Japan

NARITA, Japan - The first Chinese tourists (three in center) with newly introduced family visas arrived at Narita airport on March 16 aboard a Japan Airlines flight from Beijing. Qi Xu Xuan (C), 73, who is related to the ruling family of the 1644-1911 Qing Dynasty, his 58-year-old wife, Wang Yu Mei, and their 30-year-old son, Qi He, were given a welcome ceremony at the airport and a JAL official presented them with flowers.

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JAL group completes integration of airline carriers

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines International Co., a unit of the Japan Airlines Corp. group, absorbed group firm Japan Airlines Domestic Co. on Oct. 1, completing the merger of two carriers that began four years ago. Cabin attendants wear uniforms of the two companies worn in the past in a ceremony marking their merger at Tokyo's Haneda airport.

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Ceremony held to mark 17th anniversary of JAL crash

MAEBASHI, Japan - Relatives of the victims of a 1985 Japan Airlines (JAL) jumbo jet crash light candles at a memorial service to mark the 17th anniversary of the crash at the foot of Mt. Osutaka in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12.

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JAL plane takes off from new Narita airport runway

NARITA, Japan - A Japan Airlines chartered flight bound for Kagoshima takes off from the new Narita airport runway April 17 after a ceremony to mark the opening of the runway and flies over the property of a farmer opposing the runway.

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JAL, ANA, JAS open common counters at Haneda, Kansai airports

OSAKA, Japan - A ceremony marking the opening of a common counter for Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways and Japan Air System is held Sept. 20 at Kansai airport in Osaka. Similar counters, opened for passengers using shuttle flights between Tokyo and Osaka, were also set up at Tokyo's Haneda airport for flight reservations, ticket sales and other services. The shuttle flights were launched July 1 in an attempt to draw travelers away from Shinkansen bullet train service.

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Departure ceremony for the TOKYO 2020 Olympic torch special transport aircraft

ANA and JAL staff watch the departure of the TOKYO 2020. The departure ceremony, which was originally scheduled, was cancelled to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. Tokyo 2020, March 18, 2020, Haneda Airport, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Departure ceremony for the TOKYO 2020 Olympic torch special transport aircraft

ANA and JAL staff watch the departure of the TOKYO 2020. The departure ceremony, which was originally scheduled, was cancelled to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. Tokyo 2020, March 18, 2020, Haneda Airport, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Departure ceremony for the TOKYO 2020 Olympic torch special transport aircraft

ANA and JAL staff watch the departure of the TOKYO 2020. The departure ceremony, which was originally scheduled, was cancelled to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. Tokyo 2020, March 18, 2020, Haneda Airport, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images