Where to find all five Samurai and the Legendary Chest in Amagasaki Castle Amagasaki Castle in Assassin's Creed Shadows is another one of the areas you can visit in the early portion of the game there's a chest full of legendary loot waiting to be opened Like most other Assassin's Creed Shadows Castles you need to eliminate all of the Samurai within the castle itself to then gain access to the legendary loot chest that's hidden somewhere on the grounds if you find yourself out of rations or needing a break then don't worry - you can return to the castles at any time and leave at any point to refuel here's how to complete Amagasaki Castle in Assassin's Creed Shadows There are five Samurai in Amagasaki Castle that you need to assassinate to be able to open the legendary chest and complete the castle itself You'll need to be careful because enemies will trigger the alarm if you're found and set the entire castle on high alert You can take out the Samurai in any order you please and we strongly advise staying on higher ground to use Observation to mark out the Samurais Samurai will be marked with a helmet icon above their heads: Here's where to find all five Amagasaki Castle Samurai in Assassin's Creed Shadows: The first Amagasaki Castle Samurai can be found in the north-west corner of the inner grounds of the castle get the high ground above them and attempt to assassinate them You may be able to get a straight kill this way or you may need to fight them to finish the job you need to be careful with this one as you'll set off an alarm if you're spotted The second Amagasaki Castle Samurai can be found in the south-west part of the inner grounds get the high ground and attempt an assassination this way by ambushing them You may get a straight kill or you may need to fight them to finish the job The third Amagasaki Castle Samurai can be found patrolling the area in the north-east portion of the inner castle grounds get a vantage point or hide and wait to ambush the Samurai You may get a straight kill or you might need to fight them to finish the job The fourth Amagasaki Castle Samurai can be found along the north-east portion of outer section of the castle We've marked the location on the map below: but because of the narrow area they're in we found it helpful to call on any allies that have been collected to help with crowd control (if any other enemies come your way.) The fifth Amagasaki Castle Samurai can be found in the north-west portion of the outer section of the castle ambush this target to attempt to assassinate them You might get them down in a single attack or you will need to fight them to finish the job The alarm we found is a bell at the top of a tall tower in the north-west part of the inner grounds in Amagasaki Castle we've marked its location on the map below: There's a rooftop archer positioned near here so take them out first or they'll keep shooting you down as you try to scale the tower climb the tower to the top and approach the bell use the prompted command to 'Sabotage' the bell This removes the enemy's ability to alert the rest of the castle to your presence When you've assassinated all five Samurai you can open the Amagasaki Castle Legendary chest which can be found in the top room of the tower the viewpoint is on in the north-east corner of castle grounds climb up to the roof of the tower as if you're going to the viewpoint look for a wooden trap door on the side of the roof and then climb through it when prompted to you'll find the chest on your right underneath the window Open this to collect your loot and to complete Amagasaki Castle For completing Amagasaki Castle you'll be rewarded with the Tools Master Mask (Legendary Headgear) © 2025 Eurogamer.net a brand of IGN Entertainment No part of this website or its content may be reproduced without the copyright owner's permission Eurogamer is a registered trademark of Gamer Network Limited Your browser does not support JavaScript, or it is disabled．Please check the site policy for more information National Report Hyogo Prefecture—Bereaved families and others paid their respects to victims of one of the nation’s deadliest railway accidents that occurred here 20 years ago including surviving family members and West Japan Railway Co offered prayers during a ceremony on April 25 at a memorial facility built on the accident site A speeding train derailed after failing to navigate a tight curve along the JR Takarazuka Line on April 25 killing 106 passengers and the driver as well as injuring 562 others onboard It was the worst railway accident since the Japanese National Railways was privatized into Japan Railway companies in 1987 Bereaved family members and JR West officials observed a moment of silence at 9:18 a.m. around the accident site and inside the memorial facility a rapid express train passed the accident site at about 25 kph Some passengers clasped their hands in prayer a company employee who was on the train that passed the site has been commuting on the Takarazuka Line for about 15 years “It is heart-wrenching to recall that many lives were lost and the accident should not be forgotten,” Ito said “Railway accidents have also occurred in recent years will operate trains safely based on lessons from the accident.” A conductor’s message broadcast earlier on the train said: “We will keep this accident in mind ensure safe operations and do our utmost so that our customers can use our service with peace of mind again.” at the Inori no Mori (Memorial Grove) facility about 800 candles were lit at the facility at an event to mourn the victims and pray for railway safety wrapped with sheets of paper carrying messages of bereaved families were arranged to form the words “Wasurenai” (We will not forget) and “Tsunagu” (pass) as well as the date of the accident The annual event started in 2015 at the initiative of Makoto Ueda who lost his brother-in-law in the accident decided to end the candle event after this year due to the falling number of participating surviving family members He organized the event with JR West this year and added the word “Tsunagu” for the first time in the hopes that the determination to not let the same accident occur again will be passed on to JR West employees and society at large Ueda said April 24 that he hopes the final event where the victims and the party at fault kindled a light together VOX POPULI: Today marks 30 years since the Shigaraki train disaster 1985 JAL disaster mourned: ‘I will leave my tears on the mountain’ Mourners honor lost loved ones on 35th anniversary of 1985 JAL crash Information on the latest cherry blossom conditions Please right click to use your browser’s translation function.) 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To learn more see our FAQ Sponsored contents planned and edited by JT Media Enterprise Division Please view the main text area of the page by skipping the main menu. The page may not be displayed properly if the JavaScript is deactivated on your browser For the Assassin's Creed Shadows Killing Field quest you must kill Wada Koretake's executioner at Nanatsumatsu The Assassin's Creed Shadows kill the executioner objective, part of The Killing Field quest, sees you infiltrating a camp west of Amagasaki to assassinate this key figure. Given how early the quest comes in Assassin’s Creed Shadows it's unlikely that you've explored this part of Izumi Settsu and might not have any scouts left to help you find Nanatsumatsu I've explained the executioner's location and have provided some tips for killing him with minimal fuss It's a small camp full of samurai soldiers with Shindo Hiroshii either by finding one of the gaps in the fence or climbing up one of the huts then use the bushes and hay bale on the perimeter to stay hidden you'll definitely want to assassinate at least some of the soldiers surrounding him first Whistle to lure and assassinate them and use your kunai to take them out from afar There's also the trench in the middle of the camp which you can sneakily crawl through and use to get close to the target Assassinating the executioner won't kill him but will slice off about two-thirds of his health Then focus on parrying and dodging to make him vulnerable to weak point attacks that will destroy his armor and shred his health you'll automatically collect a letter and will complete the Assassin's Creed Shadows The Killing Field quest If there are any living tied-up prisoners left though doing so doesn't get you any extra rewards or benefits (but it's a nice thing to do!) or where to go in some of the biggest video games Will joined the GameRadar+ team in August 2021 and has written about service titles as well as some of the biggest releases like Halo Infinite you will then be prompted to enter your display name 2024 - FUJIFILM Wako Pure Chemical Corporation announces today that operations began utilizing new equipment that will triple1 production capacity of GMP-compliant2 raw materials for pharmaceutical manufacturing at its Osaka facility The newly installed equipment will support the growing needs for raw materials such as stabilizers3 and buffers4 used in pharmaceutical manufacturing as demand for biopharmaceuticals grows approximately 10% per annum5 driven by the increasing demand for antibody and gene therapeutics FUJIFILM Wako Pure Chemical Corporation’s suite of products and services for raw materials pharmaceutical manufacturing includes the “CertiPro” series of GMP-compliant raw materials with a portfolio of various materials used in applications such as stabilizers and buffers as part of pharmaceutical manufacturing process the Company offers the “Bioprocessing Solutions which are tailored to concentrations and volumes used in a wide range of biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes.  Raw materials for pharmaceutical manufacturing (GMP compliant) Outline of FUJIFILM Wako Pure Chemicals Osaka Plant Email: ffwk-labchem-tec@fujifilm.com a former Amagasaki mayor in Hyogo Prefecture 8 that she will run for the prefectural governor's seat that was recently vacated by scandal-ridden incumbent Motohiko Saito Inamura held a news conference that day at the prefectural government's building Her candidacy follows Saito losing the position after the prefectural assembly unanimously passed a no-confidence motion against him on Sept The election campaign period will officially start Oct who also previously served as a prefectural assembly member said she decided to run due to a whistleblower document scandal involving Saito which accused him and others of abusive and corrupt actions “I am determined not to let the confusion and stagnation in the prefectural government continue as is,” she said Inamura said she was personally approached by people related to the prefectural assembly and others about running for office She said she will be committed to examining the response to the whistleblower document issue and enacting an ordinance to prevent power harassment which would also apply to the governor and vice governor Regarding free tuition at prefectural universities “There may be room to consider a scholarship system that covers a wider range of young people,” assuming that those already eligible for the scholarship are not disadvantaged Inamura is originally from Nara Prefecture After serving two terms as a Hyogo prefectural assembly member she ran in Amagasaki city's 2010 mayoral election and won making her the youngest female mayor in Japan at the time at least six candidates including Saito and Inamura have declared their intention to run Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) is considering supporting Takayuki Shimizu is endorsed by the Japanese Communist Party a former mayor of Kasai city in the prefecture Embattled Hyogo governor to lose post but will run in next election Inaction and fear allow abuses in local government to go unchecked Campaigning starts in nine elections for governor Major parties take aim at Osaka Ishin in mayor election Pressure rises on Hyogo governor after death of ‘whistleblower’ You’ll need Mitsumune’s help in Assassin’s Creed Shadows for one target we’ve already found this monk and are here to show you how you can find Mitsumune in Assassin’s Creed Shadows and complete the Stolen Faith quest you’ll need to find Mitsumune at Nunobiki Falls We recommend climbing the fast travel viewpoint in Amagasaki Caslte for easier access – it’s on the western side of Izumi Settsu follow the landmarks marked with a “?” and you should discover Nunobiki Falls the game will highlight Mitsumune’s exact location Walk up to him and speak with him to continue the quest Mitsumune isn’t going to be convinced to join your cause easily You’ll need to do a favour for him first by getting back his stolen statue from local bandits You can find their camp at the Toneyama Post Town The town is north-northeast of the “Senri Hills” label on the map you’re most interested in a building in the middle of town where it is most heavily guarded You can press L2/LT and look for a blue dot to highlight its precise position but be prepared to take out enemies wherever they pose a significant inconvenience to stealing back the statue you can bust in and then grab the statue before getting back on the rooftops and sneaking away which we’ve already written a guide for There’s a nearby Hidden Trail parkour challenge for Naoe, which will get you one Assassin’s Creed Shadows Knowledge Point Joe ChiversContributorEver since getting a Mega Drive as a toddler he has worked as a freelance video games journalist when he's not playing games or writing about them you may find him in a park or walking trail near you pretending to be a mischievous nature sprite or the KLF to anyone who will give him a minute of their time Japanese version How to find the Executioner for The Killing Fields in Nanatsumatsu Finding Nanatsumatsu in Assassin's Creed Shadows is one of the multiple little tasks you must do in order to complete The Killing Field main story quest When you've found the area, you also need to pinpoint the Executioner's location in Assassin's Creed Shadows because you need to assassinate them to complete this quest here's where to find the Executioner in Assassin's Creed Shadows and where to find Nanatsumatsu In The Killing Fields quest in Assassin's Creed Shadows you can find the Executioner at Nanatsumatsu they're about to execute three prisoners and they're not alone so be prepared to take down multiple enemies before approaching your main target Nanatsumatsu is west of Amagasaki and south-east of Nakayama Peak in Izumi Settsu in Assassin's Creed Shadows we've marked the exact location on the map below: We highly recommend using Scouts to pinpoint the objective in this area that way you know exactly where you're going We also advise synchronising with the viewpoint in Amagasaki Castle to give yourself a fast travel point to return to if you need to start again for any reason once you get to the Nanatsumatsu the Executioner will be standing in the middle of the enclosed space behind the three prisoners We strongly advise sneaking around the edges to take out the rest of the enemies silently before you approach the Executioner there's a chance the prisoners will be killed When you've assassinated the Executioner you'll have completed this quest and move straight onto the next one You can also now choose to free or leave the prisoners That's all for now! If you're looking for more Assassin's Creed Shadows help, check out our pages listing the best skills for both characters and how to upgrade your armor and weapons KOBE--Former Hyogo Governor Motohiko Saito trails the front-runner in a gubernatorial election called after he left the post amid bullying and corruption allegations a former mayor of Amagasaki in the prefecture according to an Asahi Shimbun survey and the newspaper’s reporting The situation could change because more than 30 percent of voters did not disclose how they would vote in the telephone survey conducted on Nov vacated the office in September after the prefectural assembly voted for a no-confidence motion over workplace bullying and other allegations by a whistleblower is backed by some Liberal Democratic Party prefectural assembly members the prefectural branch of Rengo (Japanese Trade Union Confederation) and others Of the respondents who disclosed who they would vote for Inamura received backing from a little less than half of LDP supporters a large majority of supporters of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and nearly 40 percent of unaffiliated voters Saito gained backing from a little less than half of unaffiliated voters and 40 percent of LDP supporters Saito and five other candidates are all running as independents a former Upper House member supported by regional political party Hyogo Ishin no Kai won backing from some Ishin supporters and a little more than 10 percent of unaffiliated voters a doctor supported by the Japanese Communist Party garnered backing from more than half of party supporters a combined 58 percent of respondents said they “highly” or “somewhat highly” evaluate Saito’s performance during the past three years compared with a combined 38 percent who said they do not evaluate it “at all” or “so much.” Fifty-six percent said they will prioritize Saito’s handling of the document produced by the whistleblower or 51 percent of the 1,831 households contacted through computer-generated landline telephone numbers older voters lift Koike to third term as Tokyo governor Poll: Osaka Ishin leads elections despite casino opposition Survey: 73% pessimistic over Kishida’s policies for economy Survey: Kishida Cabinet approval rating increases to high of 59% Poll: Distrust in politics strong among young Japanese version Gilyak Amagasaki’s distinctive stage name is a nod to the 90-year-old street performer’s physical resemblance to the Gilyak he hails from Hakodate but has performed his wild dances on street corners across Japan and beyond Dancing wildly in the Bay Hakodate district Russia—every one of these countries has seen Amagasaki’s dancing he danced in the middle of the Champs-Élysées until the police halted his performance and told him that he needed to wear more than a single red fundoshi loincloth In the regions devastated by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake and the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami he performed his “dance of prayer” for the pacification of the victims’ souls Performing “A Life in Jongara” (Jongara ichidai) a reference to the jongara folk music of northern Japan Amagasaki launched his career as a daidōgei street performer half a century ago in Sukiyabashi and he has survived solely on contributions from his audience since I saw Amagasaki dance in the plaza at Daimon Amagasaki made his entrance in a wheelchair Parkinson’s Disease is slowly robbing him of control of his body After speaking movingly of his belief that being born in Hakodate made him what he is today he abandoned his wheelchair and began performing his best-known works including “A Jongara Invocation” (Nenbutsu jongara) and “A Life in Jongara” (Jongara ichidai) A triumphant hometown performance at the age of 89 Sometimes he prostrated himself like a Tibetan Buddhist monk in prayer; at other times he took the hand of a spectator or picked up a child becoming one with the people who surrounded him In years past he would pour a bucket of water over his head This open-air dance recital drew applause and laughs—not to mention an ever-growing heap of coins Amagasaki’s elegance was overwhelming The hometown performance ended in a duet with Tsugaru-jamisen master Takahashi Chikuzan II Amagasaki’s well-known work “A Life in Jongara” is about the first Takahashi Chikuzan a blind musician who went from house to house playing his shamisen for money It was a triumphant return to the land of his upbringing the way of life he described to us was magnificent Speaking with Takahashi Chikuzan II Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Railway officials offered prayers Saturday for 107 victims of a train derailment 15 years ago in the western Japan city of Amagasaki as a memorial service was canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak President Kazuaki Hasegawa laid flowers at a memorial built at the accident site in 2018 for mourners to pray for the dead Last year's memorial service was attended by over 500 survivors and family members of the victims President Kazuaki Hasegawa(C))[Pool photo] "We will continue to make improvements in our efforts to ensure safe operations as we deeply reflect on the accident and keep the important lessons from it in mind," Hasegawa told reporters a rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed killing 106 passengers and the driver and injuring 562 people Train crash survivor aims for bull's eye at Tokyo Paralympics Top court upholds acquittal of ex-JR West heads over 2005 derailment To have the latest news and stories delivered to your inbox Simply enter your email address below and an email will be sent through which to complete your subscription Please check your inbox for a confirmation email Thank you for reaching out to us.We will get back to you as soon as possible contributing to the prevention of scams that target senior citizens and other vulnerable populations damages from phone fraud in 2021 amounted to approximately 97 million yen (about 830,000 USD) To alleviate this problem and design new tools to combat fraud 2022 the three parties will conduct simulations of realistic fraud scenarios in field trials with senior citizens from Amagasaki City leveraging Fujitsu’s human sensing technology to detect changes in human emotions in tandem with a methodology to measure and scale human emotions developed by Toyo University “the field trials will focus on the relationship between perpetrators and victims of phone scams and offer more concrete and effective fraud prevention measures This project focuses specifically on the emotional and physical changes of victims which is a field where research has not made much progress to date with the goal of realizing an AI technology that can intervene to prevent phone fraud We can call this an unprecedented and empathetic approach to dealing with phone fraud that places special emphasis on the feelings of victims.” Based on data and insights gained during these initial trials the three parties will conduct further verification trials in the first half of fiscal 2022 to determine the accuracy of Fujitsu’s AI model for phone fraud detection Amidst the growing number of people over 65 in Japan and many parts of the world this problem represents an increasingly urgent priority Toyo University and Amagasaki City started joint research toward the development of an AI model that detects phone fraud with high accuracy leveraging technologies that combine Fujitsu’s AI based sensing technology and Toyo University’s research results on psychology and the emotional state of victims of criminal incidents Focusing on the needs and challenges of a rapidly ageing society the three parties aim to develop an AI model that is able to protect possible victims from increasingly complex and sophisticated phone scams and ultimately contribute to a safer society “We were impressed by the advanced initiatives of Amagasaki City to protect senior citizens from phone fraud as well as Professor Kiriu's long history of activities to prevent such frauds This is one reason why we are researching converging technologies that combine knowledge from different fields we aim to realize a sustainable society where elderly people can live safely and securely.” Amagasaki City has been tackling phone fraud in cooperation with the Hyogo Prefectural Police Headquarters and other organizations We hope that this joint research will lead to the prevention of phone frauds not only in this city All company or product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Information provided in this press release is accurate at time of publication and is subject to change without advance notice Copyright 1995 - 2025 Fujitsu Family members of the victims and survivors of a 2005 train derailment that killed 107 people in western Japan held a memorial ceremony on Tuesday to mark the 18th anniversary of the accident President Kazuaki Hasegawa vowed to build "a safer railway" in the ceremony hosted by the company at the accident site in Amagasaki where a monument has been erected to remember those who lost their lives A moment of silence was observed at around 9:18 a.m. the same time of day that the train crashed into a condominium building A total of 106 passengers and one driver were killed "We caused a serious and irredeemable accident We pledge to build a safer railway by reflecting on the accident and inscribing it in our hearts," Hasegawa said at the ceremony including survivors and families of the victims a rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after reaching a curved section of the track while traveling well above the maximum permitted speed "It doesn't feel like 18 years have passed it seems like it happened just yesterday," said Mitsuko Fujisaki who lost her 40-year-old daughter Michiko Nakamura in the accident "Although I have sometimes lost the will to live I want (JR West) to be a safe company more than anything The ceremony was canceled in 2020 and 2021 to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and was held for the first time in three years in 2022 A live broadcast of the event was streamed at a venue in Takarazuka for those who found it difficult to visit the site of the accident Survivors and relatives of the victims of a 2005 train derailment that killed 107 people in western Japan held a memorial ceremony Monday on the 17th anniversary of the accident was held after being canceled for two consecutive years due to the coronavirus pandemic JR West President Kazuaki Hasegawa and the other participants observed a moment of silence in front of a condominium building into which the train crashed at 9:18 a.m. "We will inscribe in our hearts the grief and suffering of the bereaved families and those who were injured We will steadily promote efforts to improve safety," Hasegawa said at the ceremony held at the site of the fatal accident A memorial facility and monument were built at the accident site by JR West in 2018 to remember those who lost their lives as it was scaled down to prevent the spread of coronavirus infections a rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into the condominium building after entering a curved section of track while traveling far in excess of the maximum permitted speed JR West plans to build another facility in neighboring Osaka Prefecture in 2024 to preserve train cars involved in the accident and the belongings of the dead The Skull Museum in Amagasaki is a unique and unexpected attraction in the fairly nondescript industrial town of Amagasaki, between Osaka and Kobe The only Skull Museum in the world in Amagasaki Hyogo PrefectureUnique skull shaped building houses the Skull Museum in Amagasaki While there are certainly many museums that have examples of human skulls on display few focus only on human skulls and their representations in myriad cultural forms a local brain surgeon and professor who has also published several books on the human skull which covere stories and customs about skulls from around the world Hyogo PrefectureA tiny selection of the over 7,000 items on display at the Skull Museum Kawamoto opened to the public his private collection  of skulls and related paraphernalia and as his collection grew he built a purpose built museum in his garden that opened in 2011 From the street it may look like a typical three storey suburban house but from the entrance at the rear it looks - surprise surprise - like a huge skull Inside is not like a traditional museum with lines of glass display cases filled with dusty relics It's a veritable riot of color and whimsy as every available space from floor to ceiling is covered with displays There are currently over 7,000 items in the collection The first floor is devoted primarily to novelty items: anything using the motif of the skulls in its design and all kinds of everyday items and products There are more than a few motorbike helmets and numerous T shirts with Grateful Dead and heavy metal bands like Metallica well represented At different times the museum hosts events and in the summer of 2017 a T-shirt competition is being held Up on the second floor the emphasis switches to toys Plenty of Halloween products as well as pirates There are plenty of buttons to press to see thing move or light up. Masks are featured along with more anthropology in the form of skull objects from Nepal Up on the third floor we get to the real skulls There are skulls that show the development of humans from their predecessors as well as from infancy to old age Also on display are deformed skulls and objects made out of real skulls Particularly interesting are some skulls made out of crystal that nobody knows exactly how they were made as well as skulls made out of all kinds of other materials This is an intriguing and entertaining museum that will appeal to a wide range of interests as well as all ages but is well worth the visit especially if you are interested in the quirky Kawamoto himself will help guide visitors and he does have some English ability Some of the real skulls on display at the Skull Museum Skull Museum 5-49 HamadaAmagasakiHyogo 660-0062Tel: 06 6417 7069 Phoning in advance will ensure meeting with Dr The Skull Museum is located just off Route 2. Its is 1.3 km north of Deyashiki Station on the Hanshin Line and 1.6 km south of Tachibana Station on the JR Tokaido Sanyo Line There are taxis and regular buses from either station The author receiving his certificate from Dr Kawamoto for successfully passing a short quiz on skulls I must admit the good doctor gave me plenty of hints to help me pass Osaka Discovery, full day Activities in Osaka Osaka Discovery, Half day Activities in Osaka Universal Studio Japan Activities in Osaka Gastronomic stroll through Osaka Activities in Osaka Japan In a Week Group Tours in Japan The Tokaido Road Group Tours in Japan Urban and Rural Japan Group Tours in Japan Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum: A journey through the history and creation of instant noodles is a captivating destination that celebrates the invention and evolution of instant noodles Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts The Osaka Municipal Museum of Fine Arts is a historic institution in the capital of Kansai Discover its vast collection during your visit to the city Osaka Science Museum The Osaka Science Museum invites young and old to dive into the heart of the mysteries of space for an afternoon Nightlife in Japan: Going out, seeing and drinking Temples and shrines in Japan Markets in Japan Onsen, Hot Springs and Public Baths Family Travel Parks and Gardens Outdoor Activities Restaurants and Cafes View more Sign up and be the first to hear our news and special offers Hyogo Prefecture--An employee who works for an Amagasaki city subcontractor lost USB storage devices containing residents' personal information after drinking at a restaurant The employee works for a company that was subcontracted by the Kansai regional branch of Biprogy Inc in Osaka to pay pandemic relief subsidies to households exempt from the residence tax on behalf of the city government The city government commissioned the Kansai regional branch of Biprogy to do the work The USB storage devices contained personal information for all 460,000 Amagasaki residents The employee took the devices from the municipality’s administration information center to transfer the data After finishing the data transfer and drinking alcohol at a restaurant the employee discovered on the way home the bag containing the devices was missing The Amagasaki city government hadn’t given the Kansai regional branch of Biprogy permission to transport personal information in USB storage devices The data contained in the devices include city residents’ names and bank account details of households receiving child benefits or livelihood protection benefits Such data is protected with passwords or is encrypted Amagasaki officials said they are not aware of any cases so far of an outsider getting hold of the information in the devices The city has set up a hotline (050-3133-1403) for residents concerned that someone could gain access to their personal information Tokushima town still reeling from ransomware attack at hospital 231 people’s data likely stolen in cyberattack on Cabinet Office AD Leave a rating/comment#PaintingBack to ArticlesSHARE traditionally describes the Japanese family breadwinner The image is that of a sturdy support that keeps the familial structure from collapsing But in Kazuhiro Nakamura’s family comedy “Amalock,” the happy-go-lucky paterfamilias compares himself to the title locks that stop raging typhoon waters from flooding his hometown of Amagasaki he will be there for his loved ones in the event of an emergency doing hardly anything that resembles work.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); }); “Amalock” is the sort of heartwarming entertainment that TV drama veteran and Amagasaki native Nakamura turns out for the small screen And despite its questionable premise — 60-something “amalock” Ryutaro (Shofukutei Tsurube) marries a 20-year-old (Ayami Nakajo) to the discomfiture of his 39-year-old daughter (Noriko Eguchi) — the story is predictable The article you have been looking for has expired and is no longer available on our system Contractor said he lost the device – storing names dates of birth and tax details of 460,000 people – after an alcohol-fuelled night out A city in Japan has been forced to apologise after a contractor admitted he had lost a USB memory stick containing the personal data of almost half a million residents after an alcohol-fuelled night out. Officials in Amagasaki, western Japan, said the man – an unnamed employee of a private contractor hired to oversee Covid-19 relief payments to local households – had taken the flash drive from the city’s offices to transfer the data at a call centre in nearby Osaka. After spending Tuesday evening drinking at a restaurant, he realised on his way home that the bag containing the drive was missing, along with the personal details of all 460,000 Amagasaki residents. He reported the loss to police the following morning. Read moreThe information included the residents’ names as well as details of their residence tax payments and the bank account numbers of those receiving child benefits and other welfare payments All of the information is encrypted and password protected and there have been no reports of data leaks “We deeply regret that we have profoundly harmed the public’s trust in the administration of the city,” an Amagasaki official told reporters The city said in a statement that it would “ensure security management when handling electronic data We will work to regain our residents’ trust by heightening awareness of the importance of protecting personal information.” It is not the first time a local government has been left red-faced in connection with Covid-19 assistance a man in the town of Abu was mistakenly sent ¥46.3m (£279,000/US$343,000) in Covid-19 relief funds intended for 463 low-income households Local authorities said this week they had recovered all of the money from online payment agencies after the man claimed he had gambled away the entire amount The Amagasaki incident raises concerns about the continued use of outmoded technology by some Japanese entities media reports said dozens of firms and public bodies were racing to migrate from Internet Explorer before Microsoft retired the browser at midnight last Wednesday A sense of “panic” had gripped businesses and government agencies that were slow to end their reliance on IE before Microsoft officially halted support services leaving remaining users vulnerable to bugs and hacking Hyogo Prefecture--Lost USB storage devices containing personal information of all 460,000 residents in Amagasaki were found on June 24 Police said the devices were found in the compound of an apartment building in Suita A man in his 40s reported to police that he lost a bag containing the USB flash drives on June 22 The man works for a company that was subcontracted by the Kansai regional branch of Biprogy Inc in Osaka to offer COVID-19 relief subsidies to households exempt from the residence tax on behalf of the city government and bank account information of households receiving child benefits or livelihood protection benefits the employee took the devices from the municipality’s administration information center to transfer the data the employee went out drinking alcohol for about three hours at a restaurant while carrying the USB storage devices and fell asleep on the street on his way home He later realized that the bag containing the devices was missing about 30 police officers searched with the employee the route he might have taken from the restaurant They found the bag with the devices inside at noon in the apartment compound about 1 kilometer from the restaurant The city government said the data was password-protected or was encrypted It said it will investigate to see if any information was leaked with the relevant authorities USB devices with personal data of all Amagasaki residents lost Some North Koreans find ways around government smartphone controls Japanese version The western Japan city of Amagasaki said Thursday it has lost a USB flash drive containing personal information on all of its roughly 460,000 residents dates of birth and the bank account numbers of welfare-receiving households There is no evidence of data being leaked so far An employee of a company commissioned to assist the city's rollout of COVID-19 relief funds lost a bag that had the flash drive inside after dining and drinking at a restaurant Tuesday The data were encrypted and protected with a password "We will thoroughly ensure security management when handling electronic data," the city said in a statement "We will work to regain our residents' trust by heightening awareness of the importance of protecting personal information." Pizza delivery giant Domino's has apologized after a video surfaced online Monday of an employee pretending to pick his nose and wipe it on pizza dough — the latest in a spate of similar incidents to go viral online showed what appeared to be a uniformed Domino's Pizza employee picking his nose and rubbing it on the pizza dough.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); }); Domino's Pizza Japan issued an apology on its official X account titled "Apology and Notice Regarding Inappropriate Conduct by Our Employee.” The apology said that the person in the video was a part-time employee of the Amagasaki store in Amagasaki It said that the video was filmed in the store after hours and that no pizza dough had been used and all remaining dough had been disposed of The firm said the store in question had suspended operations and that the employees involved in the video will be punished in accordance with employment regulations Domino's Pizza vowed to ensure that “something like this never happens again.” “We deeply apologize for making our valued customers uncomfortable,” it added The latest incident comes after the arrest this month on suspicion of “obstruction of business” of a 20-year old man who imitated licking the lid of a water pitcher at a ramen shop in January A 16-year-old who filmed the video was also arrested over the incident ‘Oshogatsu’ is a three-day national holiday in Japan celebrating the start of the New Year festivity and anticipation of the year ahead These are the emotions that we sought to capture through music and sound for Amazon Japan’s New Year Sale campaign at the end of 2020 The campaign has since won a Gold Award at AVA Awards and was recently honored with a Bronze Award at ADFEST with animation partner Onesal also winning two Awards (Silver and Bronze) at ADFEST.  Amagasaki in Hyōgo Prefecture is known for two things; being the hometown of Formula One legend Kamui Kobayashi and playing host to one of Asia’s largest logistics warehouses called ‘ESR Amagasaki’ Our journey to create a playful and charming soundtrack for this Amazon campaign started on the bullet-train heading west from Tokyo to ESR Amagasaki The campaign features animated Amazon boxes brought to life as characters celebrating the Oshogatsu festival together and Syn’s concept to echo this metamorphosis was to create music and sound for the campaign out of the boxes themselves As anyone with children will know (or remember from their own childhood) percussion can be made from almost anything: pots and pans wine glasses and most certainly Amazon boxes and by using a range of different mallets and sticks the sounds of these boxes were brought to life by Syn producer and percussionist Inspired by elements of traditional Japanese folk songs percussion played the lead role in creating the score for this track but where does ESR Amagasaki come into it Well - as one of Asia’s largest logistics warehouses - it has one thing that musicians love: space It is said that the world’s longest natural reverb was recorded in Scotland in a disused Oil Depot Whilst ESR Amagasaki thankfully doesn’t have quite that envelope the vast warehouse structure added a natural reverb to the percussion that brought the sounds to life and helps give the percussion a characterful spaciousness embarked upon creating additional sound design for the campaign creating diegetic sounds for the ‘Oshogatsu’ scenery as well as character sounds for the boxes themselves the sound design started to create a dynamic environment with which the scene is set through audio talented voice artist and long-time Syn collaborator recorded character sounds remotely from his home-town of Helsinki helping to personify the cheeky Amazon box characters with squeaks further bringing the soundscape to life and emphasising the friendliness and wholesomeness of this New Year’s scene Having created a soundscape and sonic ‘bed’ for the campaign a careful choice of song was crucial to its success in connecting with an audience certain songs are embedded into our culture; songs that are instantly recognisable and carry with them a sense of nostalgia and recognition ‘Oshogatsu’ is traditionally sung by children in anticipation of The New Year this song holds significance and tradition bringing authenticity to this local campaign and further honouring the wholesome celebration of ‘Oshogatsu’ Our next step was to find the appropriate singers to perform this song and inhabit the characters of the Amazon Boxes Syn’s network of native speaking and bilingual Japanese talent stretches far and wide with one of our bilingual vocalists working remotely from L.A Alongside a chorus of four other lead singers a magical ensemble of voices was created to play the characters of the Amazon boxes This included the charming voice of 7 year old [called ‘Rin’] who sang the part of the smallest member of the Amazon box family Using an ensemble of different voices - mixed by style gender and age - we created a feeling of community echoing the collective spirit of the New Year festivities The music and sound for this campaign combines the old with the new the past with the future and tradition with modernity traditional Japanese imagery at the heart of this campaign it was crucial for Syn to put authenticity at the heart of the soundtrack whilst giving it a modern and fresh vision By channeling the sound of the brand itself (Amazon’s Boxes) alongside a Japanese folk song sung by Japanese voices the music brings warmth and a familiar glow to the sonic landscape of the animation and encourages the audience to believe in the world they are seeing on screen From Tokyo to Amagasaki to LA and back again the journey of creating the music and sound for this campaign combined creative talents far and wide but central to this project was a good concept; the idea of taking sounds of the everyday and bringing them to life there has been no shortage of Amazon boxes coming through our doors and this campaign reminds us that there are sonic possibilities in everything from our own voices to bottles of sake and beyond please disable the ad blocking feature and reload the page This website uses cookies to collect information about your visit for purposes such as showing you personalized ads and content By clicking “Accept all,” you will allow the use of these cookies Users accessing this site from EEA countries and UK are unable to view this site without your consent has apologized for an incident in which a part-time employee in Amagasaki picked his nose and wiped his finger on pizza dough while kneading it The Tokyo-based pizza giant announced Monday that it has temporarily closed the Amagasaki store after a video showing the employee’s unsanitary actions went viral Domino’s said it would consider taking legal action against the employee Another employee at the Amagasaki store recorded the video at around 2 a.m which shows the employee putting his gloved finger in his nose and then wiping it on the dough had gone viral on X by Monday afternoon with the hashtags “nuisance act” and “part-time terrorism” in Japanese the employee said: “I did it because I thought it’d be kind of funny The employees involved in the video had been fired as of Tuesday The pizza dough seen in the video was disposed of and was not served to customers Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting © 2025 The Japan News - by The Yomiuri Shimbun Crash shakes Japan's faith in rail systemMany in the apartment complex hit by the train plan to move.THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAMAGASAKI Japan - Ayumi Tanaka never worried about living within yards of the railway tracks - until a train slammed into her apartment building it can happen again," Tanaka said Wednesday of the rail disaster that killed at least 95 people and injured more than 450 right outside her living room window in western Japan when a crowded commuter train skipped the tracks and barreled into Tanaka's apartment house has prompted many Japanese to rethink their faith in the rail system As workers uncovered more bodies Wednesday at the site of Japan's worst train crash in decades her husband and their three children had decided to move "All of the building's other residents I've spoken with say they will move," Tanaka said outside the hotel where they are staying A probe into possible negligence by operator West Japan Railway Co has focused on the actions of the 23-year-old driver his lack of experience and suspicions that the train was speeding before it derailed They also found a body seated at the front of the train that is believed to be driver Ryujiro Takami with police saying there were more victims still in the wreckage West Japan Railway said 47 people had contacted them saying their relatives or friends may have been on the train and were unaccounted for Monday's wreck was especially unsettling for Japan because the country prides itself - and depends - on its highly efficient Japan's first steam train ran in 1872 as a potent sign of the nation's emerging modernity and now 7.2 million people ride on some of the country's 17,000 miles of track every day The railway system's clocklike precision may have led residents to expect nothing less The train that crashed Monday was 90 seconds behind schedule - a significant delay in Japan and a headache for passengers traveling through Amagasaki on any one of three lines that use the same stretch of track it delays the other two," said Amagasaki resident Yayoi Hotta West Japan Railway is facing intense scrutiny Dozens of investigators scoured eight of the company's offices Wednesday during a probe into possible professional negligence The seven-car train was packed with 580 passengers when it jumped the tracks near this Osaka suburb National broadcaster NHK reported that police suspected the train was going 65 mph when it hit the curve where it derailed - well above the 43 mph speed limit Government investigators said it would take time to analyze the train's "black box," a computer chip that stores information about the time and the train's speed in the final seconds before an accident But they also said the driver may have been shaken after overrunning the last station before the crash by 130 feet and falling behind schedule "The driver had only 11 months of experience and we can only say that JR West's employee training and its tests to evaluate the suitability of drivers had problems," Transportation Minister Kazuo Kitagawa said Wednesday in Parliament West Japan Railway was formed in the 1980s when the state-run Japan National Railway was privatized and split up into regional companies Some observers speculated that the new company might have tried too hard to compete against other private lines a car in central Japan crashed into a train passing through a rail crossing Wednesday morning None of the train's 130 passengers were hurt Another train derailed in a collision with a trailer at a crossing north of Tokyo on Tuesday statistics show train safety has improved in Japan the accidents highlighted another danger: high-speed train lines cutting through densely populated cities The apartment hit in Monday's crash was just six yards from the tracks the residents in the unit above the garage where the train struck were not home and none of the other residents suffered injuries "We will probably move somewhere near a station," Tanaka said At least 37 killed in Japanese train accident (Agencies) Updated: 2005-04-25 12:29 Officials react angrily to US moves on yuan China, Japan mend fences, pitfalls ahead Chen ‘okays’ opposition leader's visit Legislators examine motion on HK chief At least 37 killed in Japanese train accident US prison population soars in 2003, '04 Japan's train detrailment reaches 95; may rise further (Agencies) Updated: 2005-04-27 18:38 Lien: Common prosperity a top cross-Straits target 42 held for protest property damage WB: China's economy to grow by 8.3% Superjumbo makes historic maiden flight Hu lands in Manila after Jakarta visit UN action on N. Korea would 'destroy' talks Japan — Investigators focused on excessive speed and a 23-year-old train driver's lack of experience after a crowded commuter train jumped the rails on a curve Monday and plowed into an apartment building causing Japan's deadliest rail accident in four decades Rescuers worked through the night trying to free survivors from twisted rail carriages left when the train hit the nine-story building's parking garage killing at least 67 people and injuring 442 It was not clear if any bystanders or apartment residents were among the victims but the number of dead increased overnight by 10 - from 57 to 67 - when more bodies were found early Tuesday Rescuers working under floodlights pulled out a conscious but seriously injured 46-year-old woman and took her to a hospital They were conscious and receiving emergency medical care but rescuers were hampered by worries about leaked fuel Others also were caught in the wreckage and feared dead Distraught people rushed to hospitals looking for relatives who might have been injured or killed He said Hiroki had called their mother twice on a mobile phone from inside one of the train cars hours after the crash but remained unaccounted for then plowed through an automobile and slammed into the wall of the building's parking garage Two of the five derailed train cars were flattened and one was bent around a corner of the building Officials said no cause had been ruled out but added that investigators suspected speed and the driver's less than a year on the job He got his train operator's license last May he overshot a station and was issued a warning Passengers said he also stopped too far past a station platform Monday just before the crash safety director for train operator West Japan Railway Co. said it had not been determined how fast the train was traveling A surviving crew member told police he "felt the train was going faster than usual," public broadcaster NHK said That echoed comments from passengers who speculated the driver might have been speeding to make up for time lost when he overshot the previous station by 25 feet and had to back up The train was nearly two minutes behind schedule The crash occurred on a curve with a speed limit of 43 mph Murakami estimated the train would have had to be traveling at 82 mph to have jumped the track purely because of excessive speed Some stretches of track in Japan have safety systems designed to stop trains at any sign of trouble without requiring drivers to take emergency action But transport ministry officials said the automatic braking system along the stretch of track where the train crashed is among the oldest in Japan and can't halt trains traveling at high speeds Outside experts predicted investigators would find a combination of factors to blame "There are very few train accidents in Japan in which a train has flipped just because it was going too fast There might have been several conditions at work - speed poor train maintenance or aging rails," Kazuhiko Nagase a train expert who is a professor at the Kanazawa Institute of Technology it had to be traveling at an extremely high speed," Nagase said Murakami said investigators also found evidence of rocks on the tracks but hadn't determined whether that contributed to the crash Transport Minister Kazuo Kitagawa told reporters he would order all of Japan's railway operators to conduct safety inspections in the coming days "We have to investigate why this horrible accident happened." which is home to one of the world's most complex efficient and heavily traveled rail networks Monday's crash was the worst since 161 people died in a three-train crash in 1963 at Tsurumi