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Ex-Japanese, British soldiers in 1944 Imphal Battle meet

SHONAI, Japan - Roy Welland (L front), a former British soldier, visits Shonai town in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, and meets Koichiro Wajima (R front), a former soldier of the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army, on Oct. 25, 2014, as this year marks the 70th anniversary of the 1944 Battle of Imphal between the Japanese military and the Allied forces in India.

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Plane overruns runway

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News airplane shows a Boeing 737 of All Nippon Airways Co. at Shonai airport in Yamagata Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2012. The flight from Tokyo overran the runway the previous night. Nobody was injured in the incident.

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Plane overruns runway

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News airplane shows a Boeing 737 of All Nippon Airways Co. at Shonai airport in Yamagata Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2012. The flight from Tokyo overran the runway the previous night. Nobody was injured in the incident.

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Photo from train derailment site in Shonai

SAKATA, Japan - Workers remove the cars of the express train Inaho No. 14, which derailed on Dec. 25, in the town of Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture, on Dec. 29.

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JR East chairman hints at resignation over fatal derailment

SHONAI, Japan - Masatake Matsuda, chairman of East Japan Railway Co., offers flowers at the site of a fatal train derailment in the town of Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture, on Dec. 29. The six-car express Inaho No. 14 derailed there on Dec. 25, killing five passengers.

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Rescuers resume search for victims under crashed train cars

SHONAI, Japan - Policemen and firefighters check the bottom section of an East Japan Railway Co. carriage hoisted by crane on Dec. 28 as they continue search for victims of the fatal accident that killed at least five on Dec. 25.

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Rescuers resume search for victims under crashed train cars

SHONAI, Japan - Rescue workers on Dec. 28 hoist a carriage of an East Japan Railway Co. train that derailed on Dec. 25 in Yamagata Prefecture as they continue search for victims of the fatal accident that killed at least five.

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Rescuers resume search for victims under crashed train cars

SHONAI, Japan - Rescue workers on Dec. 28 hoist one of first two carriage of an East Japan Railway Co. train that derailed on Dec. 25 in Yamagata Prefecture as they continue their search for victims of the fatal accident. Police and firefighters said they check will check whether any passengers are buried underneath, particularly under the first one.

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Rescuers resume search for victims under crashed train cars

SHONAI, Japan - Police officers and firefighters continue their work to check whether any passengers were buried underneath the derailed express train Inaho No. 14 in the town of Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture on Dec. 27.

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Rescuers resume search for victims under crashed train cars

SHONAI, Japan - The second car of the six-car express train Inaho No. 14, which derailed on Dec. 25, is raised by a mobile crane in the town of Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture, on Dec. 27. Police and firefighters continue their work to check whether any passengers were buried underneath.

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Part of body found in wreckage of derailed train in Yamagata

YAMAGATA, Japan - Transport minister Kazuo Kitagawa (C) on Dec. 27 inspects the wreckage of a train that derailed in Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture, on Dec. Rescuers found part of a human body on Dec. 27 in the wreckage, bringing the death toll to five.

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Part of body found in wreckage of derailed train in Yamagata

YAMAGATA, Japan - Transport minister Kazuo Kitagawa lays flowers on Dec. 27 after visiting the site in Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture, where an express train derailed on Dec. 25. Rescuers found part of a human body on Dec. 27 in the wreckage of the train, bringing the death toll to five.

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Part of body found in wreckage of derailed train in Yamagata

YAMAGATA, Japan - Rescuers found part of a human body on Dec. 27 in the wreckage of a train that derailed in Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture, on Dec. 25, bringing the death toll to five.

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Death toll in Yamagata derailment reaches 4, search ends

YAMAGATA, Japan - An aerial photo taken Dec. 26 shows the scene in Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture, where an East Japan Railway Co. express train derailed the previous day. The death toll in the accident rose to four on Dec. 26. The four dead were all found trapped inside the toppled first car (seen at center) of the train.

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Death toll in Yamagata derailment reaches 4, search ends

YAMAGATA, Japan - An aerial photo taken Dec. 26 shows the scene in Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture, where an East Japan Railway Co. express train derailed the previous day. The death toll in the accident rose to four on Dec. 26.

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Death toll in Yamagata derailment reaches 4, search ends

YAMAGATA, Japan - An aerial photo taken Dec. 26 shows the scene in Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture, where an East Japan Railway Co. express train derailed the previous day. The death toll in the accident rose to four on Dec. 26.

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Death toll in Yamagata derailment reaches 4

SHONAI, Japan - Police officers examine the derailed cars of the express train Inaho No. 14 in the town of Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture, on Dec. 26. The train was derailed between Sagoshi and Kita-Amarume stations on the East Japan Railway Co.'s Uetsu Line on Dec. 25 as it was heading to Niigata from Akita. Four people were killed in the accident.

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Death toll in Yamagata derailment reaches 4

SHONAI, Japan - A police officer stands by the derailed cars of the express train Inaho No. 14 in the town of Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture, on Dec. 26. The train was derailed between Sagoshi and Kita-Amarume stations on the East Japan Railway Co.'s Uetsu Line on Dec. 25 as it was heading to Niigata from Akita. Four people were killed in the accident.

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Kato talking with local supporters about quitting LDP

YAMAGATA, Japan - Koichi Kato, former secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is surrounded by reporters and camera crews at Shonai Airport in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, on March 15 after arriving there to meet his supporters in his constituency. Kato is reportedly considering quitting the LDP over the tax evasion scandal of his former aide.

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Kato talking with local supporters about quitting LDP

YAMAGATA, Japan - Koichi Kato, former secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is surrounded by reporters and camera crews at Shonai Airport in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, on March 15 after arriving there to meet his supporters in his constituency. Kato is reportedly considering quitting the LDP over the tax evasion scandal of his former aide.

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Baseball: Fighters extend win streak to 11

Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher Luis Mendoza throws seven effective innings to help the team extend its winning streak to 11 games with an 8-3 victory over the Rakuten Eagles at Shonai Bank & Nisshin Seiyaku Stadium in Nakayama, Yamagata Prefecture, on July 5, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JR East chairman hints at resignation over fatal derailment

SHONAI, Japan - Masatake Matsuda, chairman of East Japan Railway Co., offers flowers at the site of a fatal train derailment in the town of Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture, on Dec. 29. The six-car express Inaho No. 14 derailed there on Dec. 25, killing five passengers. (Kyodo)

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Photo from train derailment site in Shonai

SAKATA, Japan - Workers remove the cars of the express train Inaho No. 14, which derailed on Dec. 25, in the town of Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture, on Dec. 29. (Kyodo)

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Rescuers resume search for victims under crashed train cars

SHONAI, Japan - The second car of the six-car express train Inaho No. 14, which derailed on Dec. 25, is raised by a mobile crane in the town of Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture, on Dec. 27. Police and firefighters continue their work to check whether any passengers were buried underneath. (Kyodo)

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Rescuers resume search for victims under crashed train cars

SHONAI, Japan - Policemen and firefighters check the bottom section of an East Japan Railway Co. carriage hoisted by crane on Dec. 28 as they continue search for victims of the fatal accident that killed at least five on Dec. 25. (Kyodo)

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Rescuers resume search for victims under crashed train cars

SHONAI, Japan - Rescue workers on Dec. 28 hoist a carriage of an East Japan Railway Co. train that derailed on Dec. 25 in Yamagata Prefecture as they continue search for victims of the fatal accident that killed at least five. (Kyodo)

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Rescuers resume search for victims under crashed train cars

SHONAI, Japan - Rescue workers on Dec. 28 hoist one of first two carriage of an East Japan Railway Co. train that derailed on Dec. 25 in Yamagata Prefecture as they continue their search for victims of the fatal accident. Police and firefighters said they check will check whether any passengers are buried underneath, particularly under the first one. (Kyodo)

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Rescuers resume search for victims under crashed train cars

SHONAI, Japan - Police officers and firefighters continue their work to check whether any passengers were buried underneath the derailed express train Inaho No. 14 in the town of Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture on Dec. 27. (Kyodo)

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Part of body found in wreckage of derailed train in Yamagata

YAMAGATA, Japan - Rescuers found part of a human body on Dec. 27 in the wreckage of a train that derailed in Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture, on Dec. 25, bringing the death toll to five. (Kyodo)

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Part of body found in wreckage of derailed train in Yamagata

YAMAGATA, Japan - Transport minister Kazuo Kitagawa lays flowers on Dec. 27 after visiting the site in Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture, where an express train derailed on Dec. 25. Rescuers found part of a human body on Dec. 27 in the wreckage of the train, bringing the death toll to five. (Kyodo)

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Part of body found in wreckage of derailed train in Yamagata

YAMAGATA, Japan - Transport minister Kazuo Kitagawa (C) on Dec. 27 inspects the wreckage of a train that derailed in Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture, on Dec. Rescuers found part of a human body on Dec. 27 in the wreckage, bringing the death toll to five. (Kyodo)

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Death toll in Yamagata derailment reaches 4, search ends

YAMAGATA, Japan - An aerial photo taken Dec. 26 shows the scene in Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture, where an East Japan Railway Co. express train derailed the previous day. The death toll in the accident rose to four on Dec. 26. (Kyodo)

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Death toll in Yamagata derailment reaches 4, search ends

YAMAGATA, Japan - An aerial photo taken Dec. 26 shows the scene in Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture, where an East Japan Railway Co. express train derailed the previous day. The death toll in the accident rose to four on Dec. 26. (Kyodo)

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Death toll in Yamagata derailment reaches 4

SHONAI, Japan - A police officer stands by the derailed cars of the express train Inaho No. 14 in the town of Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture, on Dec. 26. The train was derailed between Sagoshi and Kita-Amarume stations on the East Japan Railway Co.'s Uetsu Line on Dec. 25 as it was heading to Niigata from Akita. Four people were killed in the accident. (Kyodo)

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Death toll in Yamagata derailment reaches 4, search ends

YAMAGATA, Japan - An aerial photo taken Dec. 26 shows the scene in Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture, where an East Japan Railway Co. express train derailed the previous day. The death toll in the accident rose to four on Dec. 26. The four dead were all found trapped inside the toppled first car (seen at center) of the train. (Kyodo)

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Death toll in Yamagata derailment reaches 4

SHONAI, Japan - Police officers examine the derailed cars of the express train Inaho No. 14 in the town of Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture, on Dec. 26. The train was derailed between Sagoshi and Kita-Amarume stations on the East Japan Railway Co.'s Uetsu Line on Dec. 25 as it was heading to Niigata from Akita. Four people were killed in the accident. (Kyodo)