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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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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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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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Paper lanterns floated for 1985 jet crash memorial

UENO, Japan - Paper lanterns are floated on the Kanna River at the foot of Mt. Osutaka on Aug. 11, the eve of the 16th anniversary of the world's worst single-aircraft crash. On Aug. 12, 1985, a Japan Airlines Boeing 747, bound from Tokyo to Osaka, crashed on Mt. Osutaka killing all but four of the 524 people on board.

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Girl plays violin for soul of dead father at JAL crash site

MAEBASHI, Japan - Fourteen-year-old Diana Yukawa, whose father died in the 1985 crash of a Japan Airlines jumbo jet on Mt. Osutaka in Gunma Prefecture, plays the violin for him at the crash site on Aug. 12, the 15th anniversary of the worst single-plane disaster in history. Yukawa, who was born to a British mother a month after the accident, left a CD of her violin recordings to be released in Japan in September at the site. All but four of the 524 people aboard JAL Flight 123 from Tokyo to Osaka were killed.

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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. (Kyodo)

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Anniversary of 1985 Japan Airline plane crash

TOKYO, Japan - Kuniko Miyajima, head of a group of people who lost their relatives in the Aug. 12, 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash northwest of Tokyo, speaks about her book ''Osutakayama to Ikiru'' (To Live with Mt. Osutaka) in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2010. The book details her struggle after losing her son in the accident as well as the group's efforts to make sure such accidents never happen again. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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Paper lanterns floated for 1985 jet crash memorial

UENO, Japan - Paper lanterns are floated on the Kanna River at the foot of Mt. Osutaka on Aug. 11, the eve of the 16th anniversary of the world's worst single-aircraft crash. On Aug. 12, 1985, a Japan Airlines Boeing 747, bound from Tokyo to Osaka, crashed on Mt. Osutaka killing all but four of the 524 people on board.

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Girl plays violin for soul of dead father at JAL crash site

MAEBASHI, Japan - Fourteen-year-old Diana Yukawa, whose father died in the 1985 crash of a Japan Airlines jumbo jet on Mt. Osutaka in Gunma Prefecture, plays the violin for him at the crash site on Aug. 12, the 15th anniversary of the worst single-plane disaster in history. Yukawa, who was born to a British mother a month after the accident, left a CD of her violin recordings to be released in Japan in September at the site. All but four of the 524 people aboard JAL Flight 123 from Tokyo to Osaka were killed.