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Symposium on aircraft accident victims' families

Kuniko Miyajima (2nd from L), who leads an association of relatives of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash, speaks at a symposium on assistance for aircraft accident victims and their families organized by the International Civil Aviation Organization in Haarlem, the Netherlands, on Nov. 26, 2024. Miyajima, 77, lost her 9-year-old son in the world's worst single-aircraft accident that killed 520 passengers and crew.

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38th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

JAL Engineering Co. employees clean a monument listing the names of victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno on July 29, 2023, ahead of the 38th anniversary on Aug. 12 of the world's deadliest single-aircraft accident. The incident claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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38th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

JAL Engineering Co. employees clean a monument listing the names of victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno on July 29, 2023, ahead of the 38th anniversary on Aug. 12 of the world's deadliest single-aircraft accident. The incident claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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33rd anniversary of JAL crash

UENO, Japan, Aug. 13 Kyodo - Yasuhiro Kudo and his wife Rikako pray in front of a cenotaph set up in memory of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash on Osutaka Ridge in Gunma Prefecture on Aug. 12, 2018, the 33rd anniversary of the accident. The deadliest single-aircraft accident in history claimed the lives of 520 people, including Kudo's previous wife Yumi, who was 24.

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Kin pray for 1985 JAL crash victims on eve of 32nd anniversary

UENO, Japan, Aug. 11 Kyodo - Relatives of the 1985 Japan Airlines jet crash victims pay tribute to their loved ones on Aug. 11, 2017, on the eve of the 32nd anniversary of the disaster, by floating paper lanterns on a river in the mountainous village of Ueno in Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. On Aug. 12, 1985, Flight 123, en route from Tokyo to Osaka with 524 passengers and crew aboard, crashed into Osutaka Ridge in the village, killing all but four in the world's deadliest single-aircraft accident.

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Girls light candle to mourn victims of 1985 JAL plane crash

UENO, Japan - Girls light a candle in Ueno Village, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2014, to mourn the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jet liner crash on the occasion of the 29th anniversary of the worst-ever single-aircraft accident. The crash, which occurred in the area known as Osutaka Ridge killed 520 people on board en route to Osaka from Tokyo.

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JAL jet crash anniversary

UENO, Japan - Japan Airlines Co. President Yoshiharu Ueki offers flowers at a cenotaph at the site of the 1985 JAL jumbo jet crash on Osutaka Ridge in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2013, the 28th anniversary of the accident. All but four of the 524 passengers and crew on board were killed when the Boeing 747 flying from Tokyo to Osaka crashed. It was the worst single-aircraft accident ever. (Pool photo)

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JAL jet crash anniversary

UENO, Japan - Japan Airlines Co. President Yoshiharu Ueki puts his hands together at a cenotaph at the site of the 1985 JAL jumbo jet crash on Osutaka Ridge in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2013, the 28th anniversary of the accident. All but four of the 524 passengers and crew on board were killed when the Boeing 747 flying from Tokyo to Osaka crashed. It was the worst single-aircraft accident ever. (Pool photo)

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JAL jet crash anniversary

UENO, Japan - Japan Airlines Co. President Yoshiharu Ueki lowers his head at a cenotaph at the site of the 1985 JAL jumbo jet on Osutaka Ridge in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2013, the 28th anniversary of the accident. All but four of the 524 passengers and crew on board were killed when the Boeing 747 flying from Tokyo to Osaka crashed. It was the worst single-aircraft accident ever. (Pool photo)

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28th anniversary of JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan - Relatives of victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash pay their respects at the memorial monument at the crash site called Osutaka Ridge in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2013, the 28th anniversary of the accident. All but four of the 524 passengers and crew on board were killed when the Boeing 747 flying from Tokyo to Osaka crashed. It was the worst single-aircraft accident ever.

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28th anniversary of JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan - Children pray after tolling a bell for the souls of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet at the crash site called Osutaka Ridge in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2013, the 28th anniversary of the accident. All but four of the 524 passengers and crew on board were killed when the Boeing 747 flying from Tokyo to Osaka crashed. It was the worst single-aircraft accident ever.

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27th anniversary of JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan - Family members toll a bell on Aug. 12, 2012, in front of a memorial for the victims of the 1985 JAL jumbo jet crash at the mountain accident site, known as Osutaka Ridge, in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on the 27th anniversary of the accident. The crash, the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history, claimed 520 lives.

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27th anniversary of JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan - Japan Airlines President Yoshiharu Ueki offers a prayer on Aug. 12, 2012, in front of a memorial for the victims of the 1985 JAL jumbo jet crash at the mountain accident site, known as Osutaka Ridge, in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on the 27th anniversary of the accident. The crash, the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history, claimed 520 lives. (Pool photo)

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26th anniversary of JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan - Japan Airlines President Masaru Onishi speaks to reporters at the site of the 1985 JAL jumbo jet crash at Osutaka Ridge in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2011, the 26th anniversary of the accident. Family members and friends of the 520 victims climbed to the mountain accident site to mark the anniversary of the crash, the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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26th anniversary of 1985 jumbo jet crash

UENO, Japan - Children ring a bell to pray for the souls of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash before a monument, which was built for repose of their souls, on the crash site called the ''Osutaka Ridge'' in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2011, the 26th anniversary of the accident. All but four of the 524 passengers and crew members were killed as the Boeing 747 from Tokyo to Osaka crashed into the mountain in Ueno. It remains the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history to date.

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26th anniversary of JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan - Japan Airlines President Masaru Onishi offers a prayer on Aug. 12, 2011, in front of a memorial for the victims of the 1985 JAL jumbo jet crash in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on the 26th anniversary of the accident. The crash, the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history, claimed 520 lives. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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26th anniversary of JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan - Family members of victims of the 1985 JAL jumbo jet crash, including actress Yukiko Maisaka (2nd from R), offer flowers and prayers during a memorial event in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2011, the 26th anniversary of the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history. Maisaka is a daughter of singer Kyu Sakamoto, known for the international hit song ''Sukiyaki,'' who was killed in the crash.

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26th anniversary of JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan - Family members of victims of the 1985 JAL jumbo jet crash commemorate the victims in front of stone tablets on which the victims' names are engraved in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2011, the 26th anniversary of the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history.

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26th anniversary of 1985 jumbo jet crash

UENO, Japan - Relatives of victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash join their hands in prayers before a grave marking at the crash site called ''Osutaka Ridge'' in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2011, the 26th anniversary of the accident. All but four of the 524 passengers and crew members were killed as the Boeing 747 from Tokyo to Osaka crashed into the mountain in Ueno. It remains the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history to date.

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26th anniversary of 1985 jumbo jet crash

UENO, Japan - Children blow bubbles to pray for the souls of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash before a monument, which was built for repose of their souls, on the crash site called the ''Osutaka Ridge'' in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2011, the 26th anniversary of the accident. All but four of the 524 passengers and crew members were killed as the Boeing 747 from Tokyo to Osaka crashed into the mountain in Ueno. It remains the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history to date.

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JAL plane crash 25th anniversary

UENO, Japan - A visitor prays in front of a memorial of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash in Gunma Prefecture on Aug. 12, 2010, the 25th anniversary of the world's worst single-aircraft accident which killed 520 people.

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JAL plane crash 25th anniversary

UENO, Japan - A girl lights a candle at a memorial site for the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash victims in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2010, the 25th anniversary of the world's worst single-aircraft accident which killed 520 people.

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JAL plane crash 25th anniversary

UENO, Japan - Families of victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash light candles at a memorial site in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2010, the 25th anniversary of the world's worst single-aircraft accident which killed 520 people.

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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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Transport minister Maehara at Osutaka ridge

UENO, Japan - Transport minister Seiji Maehara prays in front of the memorial monument located on the Osutaka ridge, where a JAL jumbo jet carrying 524 passengers and crew crashed and killed 520 of them 25 years ago. It is the world's worst single-aircraft accident.

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JAL President Onishi hikes up Osutaka ridge

UENO, Japan - Japan Airlines President Masaru Onishi hikes up to the Osutaka ridge to reach the memorial monument at the crash site of a JAL jetliner in Gunma Prefecture on Aug. 12, 2010, the 25th anniversary of the accident. The JAL plane, which was carrying 524 passengers and crew, crashed into the mountain, killing 520 people in the world's worst single-aircraft accident.

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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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Transport minister Maehara at Osutaka ridge

UENO, Japan - Transport minister Seiji Maehara offers flowers at the memorial monument for the 1985 JAL jetliner crash on the Osutaka ridge in Gunma Prefecture on Aug. 12, 2010, the 25th anniversary of the accident. It is the world's worst single-aircraft accident, in which 520 of 524 passengers and crew members were killed.

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JAL President Onishi at Osutaka ridge

UENO, Japan - Japan Airlines President Masaru Onishi speaks to reporters after offering a silent prayer and flowers at the memorial monument for a 1985 JAL jetliner crash on the Osutaka ridge in Gunma Prefecture on Aug. 12, 2010, the 25th anniversary of the accident. It is the world's worst single-aircraft accident, in which 520 of 524 passengers and crew members were killed.

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JAL plane crash 25th anniversary

UENO, Japan - People pray and release lanterns on a river in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, in memory of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash victims on Aug. 11, 2010, the eve of the 25th anniversary of the world's worst single-aircraft accident which killed 520 people.

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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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Victims' relatives mark 21st anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

MAEBASHI, Japan - Japan Airlines President Haruka Nishimatsu prays for the 520 victims of a 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet disaster in front of a monument at the crash site in Gunma Prefecture on Aug. 12, the 21st anniversary of the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history. (Pool photo)

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Victims' relatives mark 21st anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

MAEBASHI, Japan - Relatives of the 520 victims of a 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet disaster pray for the victims in front of a monument at the crash site called ''Osutaka Ridge'' on Aug. 12, marking the 21st anniversary of the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history.

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Victims' relatives mark 21st anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

MAEBASHI, Japan - Relatives of the 520 victims of a 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet disaster pray for the victims at the crash site called ''Osutaka Ridge'' on Aug. 12, marking the 21st anniversary of the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history.

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Victims' relatives mark 21st anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

MAEBASHI, Japan - A relative of the 520 victims of a 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet disaster prays for the victims at the crash site called ''Osutaka Ridge'' in Gunma Prefecture on Aug. 12, marking the 21st anniversary of the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history.

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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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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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36th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

Candles are lit at a monument listing the names of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno on Aug. 12, 2021, the 36th anniversary of the world's deadliest single-aircraft accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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36th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

People light candles at a monument listing the names of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno on Aug. 12, 2021, the 36th anniversary of the world's deadliest single-aircraft accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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36th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

People light candles at a monument listing the names of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno on Aug. 12, 2021, the 36th anniversary of the world's deadliest single-aircraft accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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36th anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

Candles are lit at a monument listing the names of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno on Aug. 12, 2021, the 36th anniversary of the world's deadliest single-aircraft accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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Relatives mark 30th anniversary of JAL jumbo jet crash

Relatives of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash offer flowers and prayers at the accident site at Osutaka Ridge in the central Japan prefecture of Gunma on Aug. 12, 2015, the 30th anniversary of the tragedy. The world's deadliest single-aircraft accident killed all but four of the 524 passengers and crew aboard. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Relatives mark 30th anniversary of JAL jumbo jet crash

People look at a stone memorial inscribed with the names of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash at the accident site at Osutaka Ridge in the central Japan prefecture of Gunma on Aug. 12, 2015, the 30th anniversary of the tragedy. The world's deadliest single-aircraft accident killed all but four of the 524 passengers and crew aboard. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JAL president commemorates 30th anniversary of jumbo jet crash

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the crash of a Japan Airlines jumbo jet, Yoshiharu Ueki, president of Japan Airlines Co., on Aug. 12, 2015 lays flowers at the accident site in Gunma Prefecture, central Japan. The world's deadliest single aircraft tragedy killed all but four of the 524 passengers and crew on board. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JAL president commemorates 30th anniversary of jumbo jet crash

Yoshiharu Ueki, president of Japan Airlines Co., offers prayers for the victims of the 1985 JAL jumbo jet crash on Aug. 12, 2015, the 30th anniversary of the tragedy, in front of the cenotaph at the accident site known as Osutaka Ridge in the central Japan prefecture of Gunma. The world's deadliest single aircraft accident killed all but four of the 524 passengers and crew on board. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JAL president commemorates 30th anniversary of jumbo jet crash

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the crash of a Japan Airlines jumbo jet, Yoshiharu Ueki, president of Japan Airlines Co., heads on Aug. 12, 2015 to offer flowers at the cenotaph at the accident site known as Osutaka Ridge in Gunma Prefecture, central Japan. The world's deadliest single aircraft tragedy killed all but four of the 524 passengers and crew on board. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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30th anniversary of JAL jumbo jet crash

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the crash of a Japan Airlines jumbo jet, children blow bubbles on Aug. 12, 2015 at the accident site known as Osutaka Ridge in the central Japan prefecture of Gunma. The world's deadliest single aircraft tragedy killed all but four of the 524 passengers and crew on board. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo