National Apr 25, 2021
No plans to publicly display train in deadly 2005 Amagasaki crash
Victims of the crash were mourned on Sunday, which marked 16 years since the accident.
National Dec 18, 2019
Family to seek damages over suicide of Mitsubishi Electric recruit after series of deaths at firm
The bereaved family of a Mitsubishi Electric Corp. recruit who killed himself in August will claim workers' compensation and file a damages lawsuit against the company, as they believe the suicide was the result of verbal abuse from a superior, their lawyers said Wednesday. The ...
Paralympics Sep 4, 2019
Survivor of Amagasaki train derailment aiming for bull's eye at 2020 Paralympics
by Mie Sakamoto
Having overcome numerous challenges since suffering life-altering injuries in a deadly train derailment in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, in 2005, Aiko Okazaki doesn't plan to go easy on herself when it comes to her latest test — competing in archery in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. The ...
National Apr 25, 2019
Families and survivors mark anniversary of 2005 Amagasaki derailment that killed 107
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 ...
National / Crime & Legal May 20, 2016
Hyogo man with apparent noise gripe held in deadly attack on neighbor, visiting daughter
A man was arrested in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on Thursday on suspicion of fatally attacking a mother and daughter over noise issues in their apartment building. Hayao Toyoshima, 67, allegedly attacked Hatsuko Nishi, 61, and her visiting younger daughter, Chiharu Adachi, 33, at around 4:45 ...
National Apr 25, 2016
Families and survivors mark 11th anniversary of deadly train wreck in western Japan
Survivors and relatives of victims marked Monday the 11th anniversary of the train derailment in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, that killed 107 people. West Japan Railway Co., better known as JR West, held a memorial ceremony attended by about 900 people at a municipal facility not ...
National Dec 4, 2015
JR West to stop punishing crews for errors to prevent cover-ups
West Japan Railway Co. will ease disciplinary measures for train crews to prevent them from covering up errors, company officials said Friday, in what is the first such attempt in the industry. In the wake of the deadly 2005 derailment near Osaka, the company, commonly ...
National / Crime & Legal Nov 13, 2015
A 41-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison Friday over the deaths of three of eight people slain in a series of murders believed to have been masterminded by a woman from Amagasaki. The sentence handed down to Masanori Ri, a cousin-in-law of alleged ...
National Apr 25, 2015
Survivors and kin of the 107 people killed by the Amagasaki train derailment in Hyogo Prefecture mark the 10th anniversary of the crash.
National / Crime & Legal Mar 18, 2015
Sumida son given 17 years for his role in Amagasaki killings
The second son of alleged criminal matriarch Miyoko Sumida was sentenced to 17 years in jail on Wednesday for his part in a spate of bizarre deaths linked to the family. The Kobe District Court found Yutaro Sumida, 28, caused the death of Mariko Nakajima, ...
Business / Corporate Jan 28, 2014
Panasonic Corp. is in the final stage of talks with a real estate investment advisory company to sell its plasma display panel factory in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, according to sources. The deal with Center Point Development Inc. would give Panasonic several billion yen in proceeds, ...
National Dec 12, 2013
A 43-year-old unemployed woman from Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, has been charged with indecent assault on a 15-year-old boy after confining him in her apartment and ordering six teenagers to abuse him, prosecutors said. Tamae Okino was arrested together with the six boys and girls ranging ...