AMAGASAKI, Hyogo Pref. -- Relatives of the dead and survivors gathered Tuesday morning to mark the first anniversary of a train crash that killed 107 people and injured nearly 550.
They placed flowers near the curve on the JR Fukuchiyama Line where the train jumped the rails before it slammed into a condominium high-rise. Many bowed and offered a brief prayer before hurrying off to catch a train on the same line.
At JR West Amagasaki Station, as well as nine other JR West stations in Hyogo and Osaka prefectures, volunteers collected signatures of condolence from commuters.