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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

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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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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Japan marks 20 years since Kobe quake

KOBE, Japan - Kazuaki Ogawa, who represents people who turned 20 during the past year, speaks at a memorial event to mark the 20th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake at a park in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2015. The 7.3 quake devastated the port city and its surrounding areas and claimed the lives of 6,434 people.

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Man speaks about Rausu 'kombu' sea tangle

KUSHIRO, Japan - Kazuaki Ida of the Rausu Fisheries Cooperative Association explains the attractiveness of local "kombu" sea tangle in Rausu Town on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Aug. 13, 2014. Tours to learn about "kombu," a specialty of Rausu, started in August before the 10th anniversary next year of Shiretoko's addition to the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites.

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Environment Min. official speaks about Akan National Park

KUSHIRO, Japan - Kazuaki Hoshino, head of the Nature Conservation Bureau at the Environment Ministry, speaks about the attractiveness of Akan National Park in Hokkaido at a lecture meeting in Kushiro on May 26, 2014.

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Happy memorial service with Ultraman-shaped wooden drum

NAGOYA, Japan - Kazuaki Tsuzuki, owner of a Buddhist altar fittings store, holds a wooden drum shaped as Ultraman, the Japanese sci-fi superhero, in Kota, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 16, 2014.

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Oita beat JEF to return to J1

TOKYO, Japan - Oita Trinita manager Kazuaki Tasaka (C) and his players celebrate at National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2012, after beating JEF United Chiba 1-0 in the J-League promotion playoff final to return to the first division.

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Lower house by-election in Kagoshima

HIOKI, Japan - Kazuaki Miyaji of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party celebrates after securing his win in the lower house by-election in Kagoshima Prefecture in the city of Hioki in the prefecture on Oct. 28, 2012.

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S.T. to buy whole of Earth Chemical's stake in Fumakilla

TOKYO, Japan - S.T. Corp. President Takashi Suzuki (L) and Fumakilla Ltd. President Kazuaki Oshimo speak in a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2011. S.T. will buy the whole of Earth Chemical Co.'s shareholding in Fumakilla in March 2011, raising its stake in the insecticide maker to 25.69 percent from the current 15.16 percent.

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Police box named Kitaro booth

YONAGO, Japan - Kazuaki Matsukawa (R), chief of a local police station, raises a new sign for a police patrol booth at Yonago airport in Tottori Prefecture with characters from the popular cartoon series ''Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro'' by Shigeru Mizuki, a native of the prefecture, on Sept. 24, 2010, as the booth was named as Yonago Kitaro airport security outpost.

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Consul General Kubo speaks to reporters over fatal bus accident

CEDAR CITY, United States - Kazuaki Kubo, Consul General of Japan in Denver speaks to reporters on Aug. 11, 2010, about a fatal bus accident involving Japanese tourists in Utah.

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Ex-police official indicted over stampede under new inquest system

OSAKA, Japan - Kazuaki Sakaki (file photo), former deputy chief of the Akashi Police Station, is indicted on April 20, 2010, for allegedly failing to prevent a fatal stampede in 2001 in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, becoming the first person to be brought to trial under a new prosecution inquest system.

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Magazine on 'rakugo' comic storytelling marks 35th anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Tomomi Sato (L), editor-in-chief of a monthly magazine devoted to ''rakugo,'' ''kodan'' and ''naniwabushi,'' and Kazuaki Inoue, Tokyo Kawaraban's first editor-in-chief and now publisher, are pictured in this photo taken Jan. 28 in their office in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward.

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Confectioner Fujiya may resume full production Thurs.

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuaki Tanaka, chairman of the third-party panel advising Fujiya Co. about reform, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 23.

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Ishikawajima-Harima to promote Kama to president

TOKYO, Japan - Mototsugu Ito (R), president of Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., and managing director Kazuaki Kama, who will succeed Ito on April 1, shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 13.

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Vice minister Miyaji quits post over influence scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuaki Miyaji (C), senior vice minister at the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry, is surrounded by reporters at the ministry in Tokyo on July 15 after informing Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi of his intention to step down. Miyaji allegedly used his authority to help a supporter's grandson get into Teikyo University School of Medicine.

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Miyaji quits post over influence scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Senior vice health minister Kazuaki Miyaji fields questions from reporters in Tokyo on July 15 after informing Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi of his intention to step down. He allegedly used his authority to help a supporter's grandson get into a medical school.

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Japan names 8 senior vice ministers

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows eight new senior vice ministers whom the Japanese government replaced on Jan. 8. From left to right on the top are Akihiko Kumashiro of the Cabinet Office, Genichiro Sata and Kaneshige Wakamatsu of the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications, and Takayoshi Taniguchi of the Finance Ministry. From left to right on the bottom are Kazuaki Miyaji and Yasu Kano of the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, Shigeaki Tsukihara of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and Eiichi Yamashita of the Ministry of Environment.

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Terada to become 1st female leader of Kansai Keizai Doyukai

OSAKA, Japan - Chiyono Terada (R), president of major moving company Art Corp., poses with Kazuo Asada (L), president of NTT West Corp., at a news conference in Osaka on Dec. 20. Terada and Asada have been appointed to succeed Kazuaki Tsuda as co-chairmen of the Kansai Keizai Doyukai (Kansai Association of Corporate Executives). Terada will be the first woman to lead any of the five major business organizations based in Osaka.

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17th anniv. of deadly train derailment in Amagasaki

West Japan Railway Co. President Kazuaki Hasegawa (C) speaks during a memorial ceremony at the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2022, its 17th anniversary. Over 100 passengers and the driver were killed when a West Japan Railway train derailed along a curve and crashed into a condominium building on April 25, 2005. (Pool photo)

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17th anniv. of deadly train derailment in Amagasaki

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, 2022, its 17th anniversary. Over 100 passengers and the driver were killed when a West Japan Railway train derailed along a curve and crashed into a condominium building on April 25, 2005. (Pool photo)

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17th anniv. of deadly train derailment in Amagasaki

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, 2022, its 17th anniversary. Over 100 passengers and the driver were killed when a West Japan Railway train derailed along a curve and crashed into a condominium building on April 25, 2005. (Pool photo)

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In-train spraying of antiviral materials by JR West

West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) has begun anti-viral and anti-bacterial treatment of the entire interior of its trains, with plans to implement the treatment on about 3,600 cars running in the Keihanshin area by the end of September and eventually on all 5,200 cars on conventional lines. The plan is to ensure the safety and security of passengers under with corona. The system uses chemicals that have been confirmed by a third-party organization to be effective against influenza and noroviruses. The effect will last for several years, the company said. The chemicals will be sprayed on windows, seats and other places where passengers may touch them. The number of commuters and other passengers in the Kansai region is gradually returning following the lifting of the state of emergency declared for the new coronavirus infection on March 21. Kazuaki Hasegawa, president of the company, said, Photo taken on May 22, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Terada to become 1st female leader of Kansai Keizai Doyukai

OSAKA, Japan - Chiyono Terada (R), president of major moving company Art Corp., poses with Kazuo Asada (L), president of NTT West Corp., at a news conference in Osaka on Dec. 20. Terada and Asada have been appointed to succeed Kazuaki Tsuda as co-chairmen of the Kansai Keizai Doyukai (Kansai Association of Corporate Executives). Terada will be the first woman to lead any of the five major business organizations based in Osaka.

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Japan names 8 senior vice ministers

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows eight new senior vice ministers whom the Japanese government replaced on Jan. 8. From left to right on the top are Akihiko Kumashiro of the Cabinet Office, Genichiro Sata and Kaneshige Wakamatsu of the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications, and Takayoshi Taniguchi of the Finance Ministry. From left to right on the bottom are Kazuaki Miyaji and Yasu Kano of the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, Shigeaki Tsukihara of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and Eiichi Yamashita of the Ministry of Environment.

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Ishikawajima-Harima to promote Kama to president

TOKYO, Japan - Mototsugu Ito (R), president of Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., and managing director Kazuaki Kama, who will succeed Ito on April 1, shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 13. (Kyodo)

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Confectioner Fujiya may resume full production Thurs.

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuaki Tanaka, chairman of the third-party panel advising Fujiya Co. about reform, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 23. (Kyodo)

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Miyaji quits post over influence scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Senior vice health minister Kazuaki Miyaji fields questions from reporters in Tokyo on July 15 after informing Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi of his intention to step down. He allegedly used his authority to help a supporter's grandson get into a medical school.

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Vice minister Miyaji quits post over influence scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuaki Miyaji (C), senior vice minister at the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry, is surrounded by reporters at the ministry in Tokyo on July 15 after informing Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi of his intention to step down. Miyaji allegedly used his authority to help a supporter's grandson get into Teikyo University School of Medicine.

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Casshern (2004)

Yusuke Iseya Characters: Tetsuya Azuma Film: Casshern (2004) Director: Kazuaki Kiriya 24 April 2004 Date: 24 April 2004

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Casshern (2004)

City Military Parade Scene Film: Casshern (2004) Director: Kazuaki Kiriya 24 April 2004 Date: 24 April 2004

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Casshern (2004)

Yusuke Iseya Characters: Tetsuya Azuma Film: Casshern (2004) Director: Kazuaki Kiriya 24 April 2004 Date: 24 April 2004

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Casshern (2004)

Yusuke Iseya & Kumiko Aso Characters: Tetsuya Azuma & Luna Kozuki Film: Casshern (2004) Director: Kazuaki Kiriya 24 April 2004 Date: 24 April 2004

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16th anniversary of deadly derailment in Amagasaki commemorated

Bereaved family members and railway officials offered prayers Sunday for 107 victims of a train derailment 16 years ago in the western Japan city of Amagasaki, with a memorial service canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak.A moment of silence was observed at a memorial built at the accident site for mourners to pray for the dead at 9:18 a.m., the exact moment the crash occurred 16 years ago.We will make a tireless effort for safe train operations, with remorse engraved in our hearts, West Japan Railway Co. President Kazuaki Hasegawa said, as he laid flowers at the facility.

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Ex-IT marketer leads work to revive small railway in Tottori, west Japan

Kazuaki Yamada, a former marketing official at a foreign information technology company seen in this photo taken on March 30, 2015, spearheads the rejuvenation of Wakasa Railway as president of the joint public-private venture railway operator of a namesake line between Wakasa and Yazu in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan. The position was publicly offered and Yamada was chosen in September 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Japanese firms hiring more people with mental health issues

Photo taken in June 2017 in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward shows a man with a schizophrenic condition, Kazuaki Hagiwara, working as a back-office section chief at Transcosmos Inc., an outsourcing service company known as active in hiring people with mental health issues. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Monument for dead children, teachers visited in Osaka

Kazuaki Shinoura, former head of a teachers' union in Osaka, western Japan, stands before the "Tower of Education" at Osaka Castle Park on Aug. 26, 2015. The little-known tower, about 30 meters tall, is dedicated to child victims of disasters and accidents along with teachers who died trying to save others. (Photo by Tatsuya Hagiwara) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police box named Kitaro booth

YONAGO, Japan - Kazuaki Matsukawa (R), chief of a local police station, raises a new sign for a police patrol booth at Yonago airport in Tottori Prefecture with characters from the popular cartoon series ''Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro'' by Shigeru Mizuki, a native of the prefecture, on Sept. 24, 2010, as the booth was named as Yonago Kitaro airport security outpost. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Consul General Kubo speaks to reporters over fatal bus

CEDAR CITY, United States - Kazuaki Kubo, Consul General of Japan in Denver speaks to reporters on Aug. 11, 2010, about a fatal bus accident involving Japanese tourists in Utah. (Kyodo)

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Consul General Kubo speaks to reporters over fatal bus accident

CEDER CITY, United States - Kazuaki Kubo, Consul General of Japan in Denver speaks to reporters on Aug. 11, 2010, about a fatal bus accident involving Japanese tourists in Utah. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Consul General Kubo speaks to reporters over fatal bus

CEDAR CITY, United States - Kazuaki Kubo, Consul General of Japan in Denver speaks to reporters on Aug. 11, 2010, about a fatal bus accident involving Japanese tourists in Utah. (Kyodo)

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Ex-police official indicted over stampede under new inquest syst

OSAKA, Japan - Kazuaki Sakaki (file photo), former deputy chief of the Akashi Police Station, is indicted on April 20, 2010, for allegedly failing to prevent a fatal stampede in 2001 in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, becoming the first person to be brought to trial under a new prosecution inquest system. (Kyodo)

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S.T. to buy whole of Earth Chemical's stake in Fumakilla

TOKYO, Japan - S.T. Corp. President Takashi Suzuki (L) and Fumakilla Ltd. President Kazuaki Oshimo speak in a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2011. S.T. will buy the whole of Earth Chemical Co.'s shareholding in Fumakilla in March 2011, raising its stake in the insecticide maker to 25.69 percent from the current 15.16 percent. (Kyodo)

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Man speaks about Rausu 'kombu' sea tangle

KUSHIRO, Japan - Kazuaki Ida of the Rausu Fisheries Cooperative Association explains the attractiveness of local "kombu" sea tangle in Rausu Town on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Aug. 13, 2014. Tours to learn about "kombu," a specialty of Rausu, started in August before the 10th anniversary next year of Shiretoko's addition to the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites. (Kyodo)

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JR West announces change in presidency

West Japan Railway Co. President Tatsuo Kijima attends a press conference in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct, 28, 2019. Kijima is set to become vice chairman on Dec. 1, while vice president Kazuaki Hasegawa will assume the presidency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo