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News for AmagasakiAmagasaki Travel DealsAmagasaki derailment survivor to get compensation for PTSD Mar 16, 2006 A survivor of the April 25 JR Fukuchiyama Line derailment in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, that killed 107 people and injured many others, has been recognized ... The Daily Yomiuri, Not all asbestos victims to be compensated Mar 20, 2006 However, the new law may not bring relief to everyone, as sufferers of asbestos-connected ailments in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, who prompted the central ... The Daily Yomiuri, Asbestos-affected apply for relief Mar 20, 2006 The law was passed in the aftermath of revelations starting last June that many workers at a factory in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, had died of asbestos ... The Japan Times, LEAD: Asbestos-affected people start applying for gov't aid+ Mar 20, 2006 The law was passed in the aftermath of the revelation in June last year that many workers at a factory in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, had died of asbestos ... TMCnet Japan's Sumitomo Titanium hikes sponge output 33% to 24,000 mt Mar 16, 2006 Japan's largest sponge titanium maker Sumitomo Titanium has raised the capacity of its sponge titanium plant in Amagasaki City in western Japan by 33% to ... Metals Place, Panasonic Launches World's Most Advanced 58-Inch HD Plasma TV Mar 28, 2006 Recent initiatives include the announcement of a new plasma panel factory, the company's fourth, scheduled to go online in 2007 at Amagasaki, Japan. ... Hardware Zone Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Mar 29, 2006 Will increase the production capacity of PDP devices in Amagasaki Plant 13% from the original plan to 160 thousand units per month. ... EMSNow, Families of '05 JR crash victims set up information hot line Mar 21, 2006 ...died. The April 25 derailment on the JR Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, caused the deaths of 106 passengers. Members ... The Daily Yomiuri, Disaster training center to be built in Hyogo Mar 26, 2006 In the April 25 fatal derailment on the JR Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, doctors and other rescue personnel continuously administered ... The Daily Yomiuri, Asbestos aid falls short Mar 14, 2006 ...of the law was quick -- in about seven months -- after it was discovered that people living near an asbestos-related factory in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture ... The Japan Times, NEC claims progress with bioplastic material Mar 20, 2006 The Unitika Group started in 1889, with the founding of Amagasaki Spinners. In 1969, the company merged with Nippon Rayon to form Unitika. EE Times Online NEC & UNITIKA Realize Bioplastic Reinforced with Kenaf Fiber for ... Mar 20, 2006 The UNITIKA Group got its start in 1889, with the founding of Amagasaki Spinners, a historic first step in the start of Japan's textile industry. ... Japan Corporate News (press release), **NOTE** The USA men's World University Games training team is ... Mar 23, 2006 ...have reported to date. Saturday, July 26th - Japan def. USA 3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-22) in Amagasaki, Japan. Pieter Olree (Reading, Pa ... USA Volleyball, JR West hikes travel time on 14 lines Mar 18, 2006 Investigation Commission, affiliated with the Construction and Transport Ministry, the rapid train, which derailed along the line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture ... The Daily Yomiuri, New asbestos law no panacea / Rigid criteria mean many lung ... Mar 16, 2006 ...m suffering from a disease similar to an asbestos-induced illness, but I'm not eligible for assistance," said a 67-year-old man from Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture ... The Daily Yomiuri, Unique piggy bank exhibition in Seoul Mar 15, 2006 In fact, Woori Bank Museum's piggy bank exhibition is the third-largest, following one at a Dutch museum in Amsterdam and a Japanese one in Amagasaki City. ... Korea Herald (subscription), Disaster evacuee priorities to be clarified Mar 7, 2006 ...in 1995 and was used on a large scale for the first time in last April's fatal train derailment on the JR Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture. ... The Daily Yomiuri, Aircraft to use more titanium - Sumitomo Titanium Mar 14, 2006 Tachibana said the company has secured land next to its titanium sponge factory in Amagasaki city near Osaka, where it is considering building a new plant ... Reuters India, Asbestos-related deaths 54 higher than estimate for women living ... Mar 2, 2006 AMAGASAKI, Hyogo -- The death rate from asbestos-related cancer among women living near a former Kubota Corp. factory here that ... Mainichi Daily News, Net closing on hit-and-run drunks Feb 26, 2006 30, Mitsuaki Takeuchi, 36, of Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, drove while drunk and caused an accident at a crossing in Yodogawa Ward, Osaka. ... The Daily Yomiuri, Matsushita bets big on plasma 03 Dec 2005 ...world's top consumer electronics maker known for its Panasonic brand, said on Friday that it would double output at its $790 million plant in Amagasaki City by ... CNET News.com, Matsushita claims PDP fab achieves 90 percent yield 03 Dec 2005 ...months of operation. Matsushita invested $784.3 million in the new fab, located in Amagasaki Plant in Hyogo Prefecture. The fab ... EE Times Online ProLogis Leases More Than 540,000 Square Feet of Space at New ... Nov 30, 2005 In Osaka, the company has leased approximately 389,000 square feet (36,150 square meters) at ProLogis Parc Amagasaki, a 1.16 million-square-foot (107,800 ... PR Newswire (press release), ProLogis Continues Expansion into Japan Dec 1, 2005 In the Osaka market, the REIT has leased about 389,000 square feet at ProLogis Parc Amagasaki to the logistics arm of a major Japanese food and beverage company ... Commercial Property News 'Derailment victim' arrested over fraud Nov 29, 2005 ...of about 100,000 yen by falsely claiming to be a victim of April's JR Fukuchiyama Line train derailment in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, police said. ... Daily Yomiuri Online, Inmate nabbed in JR West swindle Nov 28, 2005 ...out of 100,000 yen by claiming to be on the ill-fated train that derailed in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, in April, police said. ... The Japan Times, Video shows safety concerns at JR East Nov 24, 2005 ..."Rail warning--The Amagasaki accident and JR East," produced by video production and distribution company Video Press, reveals a similar attitude within East ... Asahi Shimbun, Female asbestos deaths spike near old factory Nov 24, 2005 ...to asbestos, was 18.1 times the national average among females living within a 500-meter radius of Kubota Corp.'s Kanzaki factory in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture ... Daily Yomiuri Online, Hyogo govt stopped cancer registry in 2000 Nov 12, 2005 ...factory in Amagasaki in the prefecture have been found suffering from mesothelioma caused from asbestos, medical experts criticized the prefectural government ... Daily Yomiuri Online, JR West workers sue over mental stress caused by 're-education' Nov 10, 2005 After the deadly JR West railway disaster that occurred in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, in April, the company received criticism for its re-education program ... Mainichi Daily News, Health checkups need to tackle long-term habits Nov 16, 2005 Noguchi is in charge of providing health guidance to employees of the Amagasaki city government in Hyogo Prefecture and has successfully reduced the number of ... Daily Yomiuri Online, Medals of Honor to include JR train-accident rescuers Nov 2, 2005 ...people and 15 organizations for their contributions to society, including those who saved lives in the deadly train derailment in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture ... The Japan Times, JR West urged to make structural changes Nov 15, 2005 ...after reviewing the firm's safety improvement plan drawn up in response to the fatal train derailment on the JR Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture ... Daily Yomiuri Online, JR West profit falls 27% Nov 8, 2005 ...in the first half of fiscal 2005, despite record operating revenues, as a result of the fatal April 25 train derailment and crash in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture ... Japan Today, Out of the rubble, an orchestra rises Nov 16, 2005 ...did a good job while many other local governments were cutting culture spending," said Yutaka Nishimura, director of the Amagasaki Symphony Orchestra in nearby ... Daily Yomiuri Online, CCD or CMOS Nov 21, 2005 The revenue will be 8 billion yens. Has started the operation of the new PDP manufacturing plant in Amagasaki, Hyogo prefecture. ... EMSNow, Cover Story/ Crash course Nov 2, 2005 ...train that derailed and killed 107 people on the Takarazuka Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25 be preserved for safety education. ... Asahi Shimbun, Memorial service held for 107 Amagasaki train derailment victims Sep 25, 2005 AMAGASAKI — A memorial service was held Sunday for the 107 people who died when a speeding JR West commuter train derailed in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture on ... Japan Today, Service held for Amagasaki crash victims Sep 25, 2005 AMAGASAKI, Hyogo Pref. (Kyodo) A memorial ... Hyogo Gov. Toshizo Ido, attended the ceremony near the accident site in Amagasaki. They ... The Japan Times, Amagasaki Hardest Hit By Mesothelioma Sep 20, 2005 The number of people who died from asbestos-related mesothelioma in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, from 2002 to 2004 was more than five times greater than the ... eMaxHealth.com, Report on deadly Amagasaki train smash says speed to blame Sep 6, 2005 ...to Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kazuo Kitagawa on Tuesday, providing details on the April 25 railway disaster in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture ... Mainichi Daily News, Driver shoots at two vehicles in Wakayama Prefecture Sep 26, 2005 ...shooting took place on the Hanwa Expressway at 2:40 am during a "race" between a passenger car driven by a 22-year-old man from Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture ... Asahi Shimbun, Shots fired at two cars on Wakayama expressway Sep 25, 2005 A car driven by a 22-year-old man from Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture was shot at by what appeared to be a gun wielded by a man in a silver passenger car on the ... Japan Today, Train derailment victim regains consciousness after five months Sep 24, 2005 Junko Suzuki was aboard the ill-fated West Japan Railway Co train that derailed and crashed into a condominium building in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, killing ... Japan Today, New Panasonic PDP Plant Ramps Up Sep 26, 2005 ...months ahead of schedule Sept. 16 at a new plasma panel plant in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan. The third plant of ... Twice (subscription), Police confiscate JR West's meeting minutes Sep 24, 2005 ...over the past several years in an effort to seek management responsibility for the fatal derailment on the Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on ... Japan Today, Matsushita wants new PDP plant at full tilt in 06 Sep 20, 2005 The Osaka-based company said it hopes the new plant, located in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, will reach full capacity of 250,000 units per month during the ... Stuff.co.nz, Matsushita expands plasma display capacity Sep 21, 2005 Its third fab, P3 in Amagasaki City in western Japan, began operations last week (Sept. ... The Amagasaki fab will add another 125,000 units. ... EE Times Online Rises in efficiency reduce factory personnel Sep 23, 2005 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., for example, has launched a 95 billion yen plant to manufacture plasma display panels (PDPs) in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture ... Asahi Shimbun, Thrill fades, but Tigers still a kick in the pocketbook Sep 20, 2005 ...may have gotten used to the Tigers' winning the league championship," said Kiyomi Abe, who runs a dress fabrics outlet in front of Amagasaki Station of the ... Asahi Shimbun, Report blames Japanese driver for crash Sep 6, 2005 The 23-year old driver, who also died in the crash on April 25, failed to apply his brakes as he went into the bend in the town of Amagasaki, near Osaka, at ... Times Online, Driver`s errors caused derailment in Japan Sep 7, 2005 AMAGASAKI, Japan (UPI) -- The driver of a train that derailed and killed 107 people in Japan in April made a number of 'unthinkable' operational errors, an ... Monsters and Critics.com, Driver's errors caused derailment in Japan Sep 7, 2005 AMAGASAKI, Japan, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- The driver of a train that derailed and killed 107 people in Japan in April made a number of ... Science Daily (press release) Japan's deadliest train accident in four decades blamed on ... Sep 6, 2005 In the April 25 accident, a seven-car commuter train jumped the tracks and smashed into an apartment tower during the morning rush hour in Amagasaki, part of ... Forbes World in Brief Sep 6, 2005 ...reported. Ryujiro Takami, 23, died when he crashed his commuter train into an apartment block in Amagasaki, near Osaka, in April. ... Times Online, Panasonic slims price of plasma TVs by $500 Aug 31, 2005 Aug. 25 that it will start production at its Amagasaki factory in late September, two months sooner than planned, to meet demand. ... Chicago Sun-Times, JR West experiences 46 cases of ATS activation due to driving ... Sep 5, 2005 The interim report on the April 25 fatal derailment on JR West's Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, was compiled by the Aircraft and Railway ... Japan Today, Driver's errors caused derailment in Japan Sep 7, 2005 According to a Transport Ministry investigation, the train was traveling well over the speed limit when it jumped a sharp curve in Amagasaki, Hyogo prefecture ... Washington Times, Matsushita Aims to Triple Plasma TV Sales in Europe (Update1) Sep 2, 2005 Matsushita will begin production at a plasma display plant in Amagasaki about two months earlier than its initial November start date and has invested 1 ... Bloomberg Panasonic Starts Production at Its New PDP Plant in Japan Sep 21, 2005 The new PDP plant in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, began operation two months earlier than planned to fulfill the accelerating world demand ... noticias.info, Staying alive Sep 18, 2005 The women were among the few survivors in the first car of a speeding train that derailed and crashed into an apartment building in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture ... Asahi Shimbun, Derailment victims' kin criticize briefing Sep 19, 2005 AMAGASAKI, Hyogo Prefecture-In an unprecedented action, the transport ministry gave an exclusive briefing Monday to relatives of 106 passengers killed in an ... Asahi Shimbun, Tigers' fans roar as Hanshin's magic number lights up Sep 14, 2005 Genro Otagaki, a Shinto priest in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, held a festival at the Amagasaki Ebisu Shrine to pray for a Hanshin title. ... Mainichi Daily News, M'shita to sell more displays to rivals Sep 12, 2005 ...a little more than 10 percent of our panels to other companies, but would like to see that percentage above 20 percent when our new plant at Amagasaki is up ... Washington Post, Samsung Refusing to Pull Plug on CRT Televisions Sep 14, 2005 Co., maker of Panasonic products, built three plasma plants in Asia and will soon open a fourth — an $835-million factory in Amagasaki, Japan, that's the ... Los Angeles Times, Driver in derailment disaster made key operational errors prior to ... Sep 6, 2005 ...was traveling well over the speed limit when it jumped a sharp curve on the Fukuchiyama Line, also known as the Takarazuka Line, in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture ... Asahi Shimbun, Probe blames speeding for deadly derailment Sep 6, 2005 ...train in Amagasaki that killed 107 people, issued an interim report Tuesday that said the accident was caused by the driver exceeding the speed limit by more ... Bradenton Herald, JR West Has 46 Cases of ATS Activation Due to Driving Error Sep 6, 2005 The interim report on the April 25 fatal derailment on JR West's Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, was compiled for the fiscal year to March 31 ... RedNova.com, LG aiming to be largest PDP supplier, say reports Aug 30, 2005 Last week, Matsushita unveiled a 65-inch plasma TV. The company has also accelerated the opening of its Amagasaki fab from December to October. ... EE Times Online Business tip: The patron could be a spy on better service mission Sep 13, 2005 ...increasingly are using the services of these secret evaluators, one of which is Customer Care Plan, a consultant firm based in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture. ... Asahi Shimbun, Ex-JR West branch head questioned over derailment ) Sep 6, 2005 Co's Osaka branch, Mitsuhito Hashimoto, during the investigation into the April 25 fatal derailment on the Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture ... Japan Today, Derailment Report Leaves Questions Unanswered Sep 6, 2005 ...to Construction and Transport Minister Kazuo Kitagawa an interim report on the April 25 derailment on JR West's Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture ... E.Sinchew-i.com, Passengers injured in Amagasaki train accident hold rally Jun 12, 2005 KOBE — Some of the passengers injured on a train that derailed in late April in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, and their relatives met Sunday to talk about ... Japan Today, Asbestos linked to wives' deaths Jul 7, 2005 For 13 years from 1958 to 1971, the man worked at Kubota's factory in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, where he was involved in feeding asbestos into the ... Asahi Shimbun, Kubota admits employee's wife died from asbestos exposure Jul 6, 2005 The husband was responsible for supplying asbestos materials at Kubota's now defunct Kanzaki factory in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, from 1961 to 1996 ... 毎日新�, JR West to introduce new training system for drivers Jul 6, 2005 The move follows a fatal derailment and crash of a commuter train in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, in April, which stirred criticism that the company's current ... Japan Today, Japan's Sumitomo Titanium to raise titanium output by 20% in Oct Jul 5, 2005 ...the company said. The company produces titanium sponge at its Amagasaki plant in Hyogo prefecture in western Japan. To raise the ... Metals Place, JR West to Delay Introduction of Performance-Based Wage System Jul 5, 2005 The company wants to focus for now on measures to deal with the aftermath of the fatal derailment and crash of a commuter train in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture ... RedNova.com, POINT OF VIEW/ Tetsuo Hagio: While we're on the subject of safety ... Jul 1, 2005 In response to the April 25 derailment disaster in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, West Japan Railway Co. reportedly decided "to blunt ... Asahi Shimbun, Kubota to be quizzed over worker deaths Jun 30, 2005 ...based firm disclosed details pertaining to deaths of the workers -- of whom all but one worked at a now-defunct asbestos plant in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture ... The Japan Times, Asbestos use at Kubota factory leads to 78 deaths Jun 29, 2005 ...said. Highly toxic blue asbestos, or crocidolite, was widely used in the factory in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, from 1954 to 1975. ... Asahi Shimbun, Asbestos now linked to at least 233 deaths Jul 6, 2005 ...illnesses are also believed to be behind the deaths of two residents who lived for years near Kubota's asbestos-using plant in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture. ... Asahi Shimbun, Kubota Corp at center of 51 asbestos deaths in past decade Jun 29, 2005 ...using asbestos, and almost all of the fatalities occurred among those who had worked in the company's former Kanzaki plant in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture ... Mainichi Daily News, 79 Japan deaths linked to asbestos Jun 30, 2005 Separately, Kubota said it had sent an undisclosed amount of "gift money" to three Amagasaki city residents who were diagnosed with cancers likely caused by ... Daily Mail - UK, JR West to buy unit in damaged apartment Jun 24, 2005 ...agreed to purchase a unit in the apartment building damaged in the April 25 train derailment disaster along the Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture ... Daily Yomiuri, Japan's Kubota compensates famil Jun 30, 2005 ...it would pay compensation to an unspecified number of cancer-striken residents and their families living near its former plant in Amagasaki, Hyogo prefecture. ... TODAYonline, Train services resume 2 months after deadly derailment Jun 19, 2005 AMAGASAKI, Hyogo -- Trains on the JR Fukuchiyama Line were packed with commuters during the morning rush hour Monday, the day after services were fully resumed ... Mainichi Daily News, Line reopens after derailment Jun 19, 2005 Railway services between Takarazuka and Amagasaki stations on the JR Fukuchiyama Line in Hyogo Prefecture resumed Sunday after a 55-day suspension following ... Daily Yomiuri, EDITORIAL: Safety on railways Jun 20, 2005 ...the curve and the apartment building that became the site of the April 25 derailment disaster that killed or injured 656 people in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture. ... Asahi Shimbun, Rush hour returns to Fukuchiyama Line Jun 20, 2005 West Japan Railway Co. deployed about 40 more employees than usual at eight stations from Takarazuka to Amagasaki stations to deal with any potential problems. ... Daily Yomiuri, JR West management, labor face safety challenge Jun 21, 2005 Although services on the JR Fukuchiyama Line between Takarazuka and Amagasaki stations in Hyogo Prefecture resumed Sunday for the first time since the ... Daily Yomiuri, JR West meets with families and survivors over payment Jun 18, 2005 ...on compensation to the injured survivors and families of those killed in the April 25 fatal derailment on the JR Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture ... Daily Yomiuri, Japanese Transport Ministry Reenact Train Derailment In Hopes Of ... Jun 14, 2005 AMAGASAKI, Japan (AHN) - The Japan Times reports The Japanese Transport ministry begins four days of test runs Monday to try and reenact the circumstances ... All Headline News Services to resume on accident-hit line Sun. Jun 14, 2005 ...announced Tuesday it would resume from Sunday train services between Takarazuka and Amagasaki stations on the Fukuchiyama Line, which have been suspended since ... Daily Yomiuri, All 8 Japanese Communist Party candidates win in a city election Jun 11, 2005 All eight Japanese Communist Party candidates were elected in the June 5 Amagasaki City Assembly election in Hyogo Prefecture, gaining the highest ever share ... Political Affairs Magazine, INTERNATIONAL HEADLINE NEWS Jun 20, 2005 Line back on track 55 days after worst train di- saster in 40 years West Japan Railway Co.resumed train runs Sunday between Amagasaki and Takarazuka stations ... Taiwan Headlines, JR West to start training drivers on fatal derailment route Jun 12, 2005 ...will start training drivers Tuesday in test runs between Amagasaki and Takarazuka stations in Hyogo Prefecture on the Fukuchiyama Line, where a deadly ... Japan Today, Ministry to require all trains be equipped with emergency braking ... Jun 6, 2005 ...ministry officials decided additional changes were needed in light of the April 25 derailment disaster on the JR Takarazuka Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture ... Asahi Shimbun, What do you think of the recent spate of mishaps JAL has been ... Jun 17, 2005 ..."Airline companies need to realize that many lives are in their hands. It's just like the train derailment in Amagasaki. These transport ... Japan Today, JR West president apologizes to families of derailment victims Jun 18, 2005 President Takeshi Kakiuchi offered an apology on Saturday during a meeting with bereaved families of those who died in April's fatal derailment in Amagasaki. ... Mainichi Daily News, Japan trains to compensate for human error:- Jun 7, 2005 Ministry officials decided the changes were needed in light of the April 25 derailment in Amagasaki, Hyogo prefecture, that killed 107 people, the Asahi ... Webindia123, Delay seen in reopening of Fukuchiyama Line Jun 7, 2005 Monday for ministry approval of a new train schedule to be implemented with the resumption of train services between Takarazuka and Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture ... Daily Yomiuri, JR Kyushu kept overrun incident secret Jun 18, 2005 Following the fatal April 25 derailment disaster in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, JR Kyushu decided to make incidents in which trains overran stations public ... Mainichi Daily News, JR West starts trial runs on derailment route Jun 7, 2005 AMAGASAKI — West Japan Railway Co started on Tuesday test train runs between Amagasaki and Takarazuka stations on the Fukuchiyama Line in Hyogo Prefecture 43 ... Japan Today, Kinki University mourns 3 students killed in train crash Jun 14, 2005 ...attended a memorial service on Wednesday for three of the university's students who were killed in the April 25 train crash in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture. ... Japan Today, ATS system activates at fatal train accident site in Hyogo Jun 20, 2005 ...when a limited express train on the West Japan Railway Co's Fukuchiyama Line approached the site of the April 25 fatal derailment in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture ... Japan Today, JR West train wreckage from derailment to be exhibited Jun 20, 2005 OSAKA — West Japan Railway Co will preserve and display the train wreckage of the April 25 deadly derailment in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, so the memory of ... Japan Today, JR West promises compensation to bereaved families Jun 18, 2005 ...to pay "more compensation than conventional levels" to the bereaved families of those who died in a fatal train derailment in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, in ... Japan Today, JR West resumes service on section where derailment occurred Jun 19, 2005 OSAKA — West Japan Railway Co resumed railway services Sunday between Amagasaki and Takarazuka stations on the Fukuchiyama Line in Hyogo Prefecture, which ... Japan Today, Toyota shareholders happy, but MMC, JR West fortunes different Jun 23, 2005 ...record high in the year to March 31, JR West's performance is expected to dive in the current year, following the April 25 crash in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture ... The Japan Times, Nikkei falls as oil price drop Jun 29, 2005 ...fell 5.1 percent to 595 yen after Japanese media said 78 people who worked at its Amagasaki plant in western Japan producing pipes and building materials using ... Sify, POINT OF VIEW/Kazuya Kotera: Continuous news coverage for the ... Jun 5, 2005 She was seven years younger than I. I spent two nights at the Amagasaki Memorial Park Gymnasium, which had been turned into a morgue, to confirm my sister's ... Asahi Shimbun, test run on route of fatal derailment Jun 12, 2005 AMAGASAKI — The transport ministry's investigation commission began a four-day test run Monday to replicate the circumstances that led to the deadly ... Japan Today, Japan trains to compensate for human error Jun 7, 2005 Ministry officials decided the changes were needed in light of the April 25 derailment in Amagasaki, Hyogo prefecture, that killed 107 people, the Asahi ... Science Daily (press release) Recent aircraft incidents show safety jeopardized Jun 21, 2005 The derailment in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, shed light on the pressure drivers are under to meet the company's busy train timetables. ... Daily Yomiuri, Olympian to be remembered on Iwojima Jun 18, 2005 Tatsuo, now 60, a company employee in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, said, "My mother kept telling me my father must be alive, but she didn't say much other than ... Daily Yomiuri, Railway officials discuss compensation after deadly crash in Japan Jun 18, 2005 The commuter train jumped the tracks during morning rush hour on April 25 and slammed into an apartment building in Amagasaki, about 400 kilometers (250 miles ... Malaysia Star, Train accident re-created in probe by investigators Jun 13, 2005 Using the same type of train that was involved in the crash, investigators conducted tests between Takarazuka and Amagasaki stations on the line, re-creating ... Daily Yomiuri, Hyogo mother arrested after 2-month-old daughter dies of ... Feb 3, 2005 KOBE — Police arrested a 29-year-old woman in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on Thursday on suspicion of causing her 2-month-old daughter to die from ... Japan Today, Japan beats North in last-minute thriller Feb 9, 2005 Ri Kyong Te, a Korean resident of Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, who watched the game on TV with his friends, said he hopes politics and sports remain separate. ... The Japan Times, JR officials avoid prison in negligence fatality Jan 20, 2005 The court sentenced Takechiyo Matsuda, 44, deputy commander at the operation center, and Shunji Harada, 54, a JR Amagasaki Station employee, to 18 months in ... The Japan Times, 2 Japan Railway workers acquitted over fatal rescue operation Jan 19, 2005 ...and his co-worker Hiroaki Hirai, 31, was seriously injured after being hit by a train in Osaka's Yodogawa Ward between Tsukamoto and Amagasaki stations on the ... Japan Today, Crossing ethnic barriers amid the rubble Jan 30, 2005 Ward, Kobe. His daughter's husband gave him a ride to the school while his wife went to their daughter's apartment in Amagasaki. On ... Daily Yomiuri, 30 Vietnamese refugees released after hunger strike Jan 26, 2005 The man, who lives in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, with his Vietnamese refugee wife and three children, lives on his wife's part-time earnings. ... Daily Yomiuri, Hyogo mother arrested after 2-month-old daughter dies of ... Feb 3, 2005 KOBE — Police arrested a 29-year-old woman in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on Thursday on suspicion of causing her 2-month-old daughter to die from ... Japan Today, Japan beats North in last-minute thriller Feb 9, 2005 Ri Kyong Te, a Korean resident of Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, who watched the game on TV with his friends, said he hopes politics and sports remain separate. ... The Japan Times, JR officials avoid prison in negligence fatality Jan 20, 2005 The court sentenced Takechiyo Matsuda, 44, deputy commander at the operation center, and Shunji Harada, 54, a JR Amagasaki Station employee, to 18 months in ... The Japan Times, 2 Japan Railway workers acquitted over fatal rescue operation Jan 19, 2005 ...and his co-worker Hiroaki Hirai, 31, was seriously injured after being hit by a train in Osaka's Yodogawa Ward between Tsukamoto and Amagasaki stations on the ... Japan Today, Crossing ethnic barriers amid the rubble Jan 30, 2005 Ward, Kobe. His daughter's husband gave him a ride to the school while his wife went to their daughter's apartment in Amagasaki. On ... Daily Yomiuri, 30 Vietnamese refugees released after hunger strike Jan 26, 2005 The man, who lives in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, with his Vietnamese refugee wife and three children, lives on his wife's part-time earnings. ... Daily Yomiuri, JR officials avoid prison in negligence fatality Jan 20, 2005 The court sentenced Takechiyo Matsuda, 44, deputy commander at the operation center, and Shunji Harada, 54, a JR Amagasaki Station employee, to 18 months in ... The Japan Times, 3 killed after train hits car fleeing cops Jan 10, 2005 Three people were killed after their car was struck by a train at a crossing on the Hankyu Corp. railway in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, early Monday. ... Daily Yomiuri, Train strikes car in crossing; 3 killed Jan 10, 2005 Hyogo Prefecture--Ignoring an order by police to pull over, three people were killed when their car entered a railway crossing in Amagasaki and was struck by a ... Asahi Shimbun, 2 Japan Railway workers acquitted over fatal rescue operation Jan 19, 2005 ...and his co-worker Hiroaki Hirai, 31, was seriously injured after being hit by a train in Osaka's Yodogawa Ward between Tsukamoto and Amagasaki stations on the ... Japan Today, Three die in collision with train after fleeing from police in ... Jan 10, 2005 OSAKA — Three people were killed when their car collided with a Hankyu express train early Monday on a crossing in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, after being ... Japan Today, Matsushita pushes up PDP capacity by 66 percent Dec 26, 2004 The company is aggressive in its expansion, citing that apart from its Ibaraki plant, it plans to open a new PDP plant in Amagasaki by November 2005, with a ... Eetasia.com (subscription) Matsushita Electric Announces Annual Management Policy; Aiming to ... Jan 11, 2005 ...factory in Uozu, Japan. The company will also invest 95 billion yen in a new PDP factory in Amagasaki, Japan. It is also investing ... TMCnet Sony reportedly seeks to exit plasma display market Dec 23, 2004 By contrast, Matsushita continues to expand plasma production, announcing last week it will open a new plant in Amagasaki, Japan in 2005 to keep up with faster ... Eetasia.com (subscription) Motorcyclist injured after being hit by police car Nov 12, 2004 The motorcyclist, a 21-year-old man from Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, suffered head injuries and received medical treatment at a nearby hospital. ... Mainichi Shimbun, Japan pool: Gallego in; Reyes, Bustamante out Nov 23, 2004 Reyes, Francisco "Django" Bustamante and Alex Pagulayan got the door one after the other Monday in the All Japan 9-Ball Championship in Amagasaki Hyugo, Japan. ... Philippine Daily Inquirer, Japanese makers return from abroad Nov 12, 2004 Industrial Co. to build a factory in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, to start production of plasma display panel TVs in autumn 2005. A ... Asahi Shimbun, AMB Property Corporation Announces Third Quarter 2004 Capital ... Oct 12, 2004 ...utilization. Osaka -- AMB entered the Osaka market in August 2004 with the groundbreaking of AMB Amagasaki Distribution Center. ... Yahoo News (press release) Readying for surge in PDP demand Oct 27, 2004 To meet the expected increase, the Osaka-based company has started constructing its fourth PDP plant – in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan – which ... The Malaysia Star, AMB Property Putting $346M in Play Oct 15, 2004 ...late September. In Osaka, Japan’s second largest city, AMB is constructing the Amagasaki Distribution Center. Approximately 50 ... GlobeSt. com, AMB Property Corporation Announces Restatement of Depreciation ... Oct 12, 2004 Japan. In Osaka, AMB's 973,000 square-foot Amagasaki Distribution Center broke ground in August and is approximately 50% preleased. ... Yahoo News (press release) Serious juvenile crimes up sharply last year Jun 2, 2004 Recent cases include one in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, in April 2001, in which a sixth-grade boy fatally stabbed his 44-year-old mother, who tried to prevent ... Daily Yomiuri Japanese Companies Raise 1st-Quarter Spending 10.2% (Update5) Jun 2, 2004 The two companies said last month they plan to build the world's largest plant for screens to be used in television screens and monitors in Amagasaki, Japan. ... Bloomberg Japanese firms raise Q1 spending 10.2% China Daily Japanese firms raise Q1 spending 10.2% Jun 3, 2004 The two companies said last month they plan to build in Amagasaki, Japan the world's largest plant for screens to be used in television screens and monitors. ... China Daily Boiler explosion at recycling plant leaves 1 dead, 2 injured May 18, 2004 Killed in the accident was Shinichi Kashihara, 55, of Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture. Two others, Hisayuki Kawashima, 53, of Osaka ... Mainichi Shimbun Matsushita May Increase Plasma Display Production (Correct) May 15, 2004 The plant, in Amagasaki, Hyogo prefecture, will be the world's biggest plasma display facility, with capacity to make 250,000 panels a month, the Nihon Keizai ... Bloomberg Matsushita Is Considering Plasma Display Production Increase Bloomberg Matsushita to build largest plasma display panel plant Japan Today Matsushita Is Considering Plasma Display Production Increase May 15, 2004 The new plant, in Amagasaki, Hyogo prefecture, will be the world's biggest plasma display facility and eventually have as many as 1,000 employees and capacity ... Bloomberg Matsushita to build largest plasma display panel plant Japan Today Matsushita to build largest plasma display panel plant May 15, 2004 Electric Industrial Co will build the world's largest plasma display panel factory with an annual output of 3 million panels in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture ... Japan Today Matsushita Considering Boosting Plasma Display Output (Update1) May 15, 2004 The new plant, in Amagasaki, Hyogo prefecture will be able to make 250,000 panels a month, the Nihon Keizai newspaper reported, without saying who provided the ... Bloomberg Matsushita to build largest panel plant The Inquirer Matsushita to build largest panel plant May 17, 2004 MATSUSHITA ARE TO build the world's largest display panel plant in Amagasaki, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun Sunday edition found out yesterday. ... The Inquirer Matsushita to build world's largest PDP plant May 17, 2004 ...plans to spend about 90 billion yen building the world's largest plant for plasma display panels (PDPs) in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, company sources said ... Asahi Shimbun Panasonic and Toray to Build World's Largest PDP Plant in Japan; ... May 18, 2004 ...(MPDP), will reinforce its PDP (Plasma Display Panel) manufacturing capability by constructing a third plant in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture. ... Business Wire (press release) Matsushita to Invest $788 Million in Display Plant, Nikkei Says Bloomberg Matsushita May Increase Plasma Display Production (Update2) Bloomberg Matsushita to build world's biggest PDP plant-paper Forbes Matsushita May Increase Plasma Display Production (Update3) Bloomberg Matsushita to build biggest plasma display panel plant Times of India Matsushita to Invest $788 Million in Display Plant, Nikkei Says May 15, 2004 ...biggest consumer electronics maker, will invest as much as 90 billion yen ($788 million) to build a plasma display panel plant in Amagasaki, Hyogo prefecture ... Bloomberg Matsushita May Increase Plasma Display Production (Update2) Bloomberg Matsushita to build world's biggest PDP plant-paper Forbes Matsushita May Increase Plasma Display Production (Update3) Bloomberg Matsushita to build biggest plasma display panel plant Times of India Matsushita May Increase Plasma Display Production (Update2) May 15, 2004 Matsushita's new plant, in Amagasaki, Hyogo prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, will be able to make 100,000 panels a month when production starts in 2005, with ... Bloomberg Matsushita to build world's biggest PDP plant-paper Forbes Matsushita May Increase Plasma Display Production (Update3) Bloomberg Matsushita to build biggest plasma display panel plant Times of India Matsushita to build world's biggest PDP plant-paper May 15, 2004 ...the second half of 2005. The plant will be located in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, in western Japan. Production will start at 100,000 ... Forbes Matsushita May Increase Plasma Display Production (Update3) Bloomberg Matsushita to build biggest plasma display panel plant Times of India Matsushita May Increase Plasma Display Production (Update3) May 15, 2004 The new plant, in Amagasaki, Hyogo prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, will make 100,000 panels a month when production starts in 2005, and 250,000 a month in 2007 ... Bloomberg Matsushita to build biggest plasma display panel plant Times of India Matsushita to build biggest plasma display panel plant May 16, 2004 ...the second half of 2005. The plant will be located in Amagasaki , Hyogo Prefecture , in western Japan . Production will start at ... Times of India Matsushita may increase plasma display production May 16, 2004 The new plant, in Amagasaki, Hyogo prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, will make 100,000 panels a month when production starts next year, and 250,000 a month in ... Taipei Times Matsushita mulls PDP expansion, mum on details May 16, 2004 ...the second half of 2005. The plant will be located in Amagasaki, Hyogo prefecture, in western Japan. Production will start at 100,000 ... Forbes ASIA MARKETS CBS MarketWatch Matsushita, Toray to build plasma display plant The Star ASIA MARKETS May 16, 2004 ...the maker of Panasonic-brand products will invest as much as 90 billion yen to set up the world's largest plasma display panel plant in Amagasaki, Japan, which ... CBS MarketWatch Matsushita, Toray to build plasma display plant The Star Matsushita, Toray to build plasma display plant May 18, 2004 The planned Amagasaki facilities, which Matsushita said will be the world's largest in production volume, will be Matsushita's fourth plasma display panel plant ... The Star Matsushita plans big expansion of PDP manufacturing May 18, 2004 ...in early 2007. The plant will be built in Amagasaki, a town in western Japan close to Matsushita's headquarters in Osaka. It will ... ARNnet Avecia strengthens Japanese operations May 12, 2004 NARD is one of Japan's leading fine chemical contract research and process development service companies, with facilities at Amagasaki, Hyogo and Sakai, Osaka. ... In Pharma Search the web for more on Amagasaki |