Family members of the 107 people killed in a 2005 train derailment in western Japan observed the 12th anniversary of the disaster on Tuesday.West Japan Railway Co., also known as JR West, held a memorial ceremony in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, where attendees, including company President Tatsuo Kijima, observed a moment of silence at 9:18 a.m., the exact moment the crash occurred 12 years ago.Earlier in the morning, Kijima and other JR officials laid flowers at the site of the derailment on a section of the JR Fukuchiyama Line between Tsukaguchi and Amagasaki stations.A rush-hour commuter …READ FULL ARTICLE
