Some 500 survivors and family members of victims of a 2005 train derailment that killed 107 people gathered Thursday to mark the 14th anniversary of the crash at a ceremony, which was held for the first time at a newly built memorial facility.
West Japan Railway Co. hosted the ceremony in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, with the company's president vowing to prevent a similar accident from ever occurring again.
"We have renewed our determination that each one of our employees will create a safe and secure railway," President Tatsuo Kijima said.