Friday marks 20 years since a passenger train derailed in western Japan survivors and employees of the train's operator visited the site of the tragedy The train jumped the tracks at a curve on the JR Fukuchiyama Line and smashed into an apartment building in Amagasaki City The accident claimed the lives of 107 people and left 562 others injured some of whom are still suffering aftereffects The train was operated by West Japan Railway Company A moment of silence was observed at a memorial at the site at 9:18 a.m. JR West president Hasegawa Kazuaki expressed apologies and condolences in a speech "On behalf of the West Japan Railway Company and we commemorate the souls of everyone who died in the accident." Local people along the tracks observed a moment of silence at the same time that a train slowed down as it neared the site of the accident Foreign residents and local citizens took part in a multicultural exchange event themed around "Hina-matsuri," or Girls' Day festival at Citizen's Plaza Fukuchiyama in the Kyoto Prefecture city of Fukuchiyama earlier this month The participants came together to deepen their understanding of each other's traditions and cultures through doll displays and traditional cuisine from their home countries organizes seasonal events to promote multicultural coexistence This was the second time the group have celebrated Hina-matsuri Attendees included international students from Canada and Myanmar studying at Fukuchiyama Seibi High School as well as participants from Vietnam and Bolivia decorated a seven-tiered Hinadan with traditional dolls and carefully arranged the dolls on each tier participants collaborated on preparing various dishes Guests enjoyed sampling a diverse array of flavors including Japanese "chirashizushi," the Filipino home-cooked dish "adobo," and the Bolivian party dish "chanca." 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The page may not be displayed properly if the JavaScript is deactivated on your browser Today's print edition Home Delivery West Japan Railway (JR West) held a memorial ceremony on Friday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 2005 Fukuchiyama Line derailment which claimed 107 lives and injured more than 560 others The company renewed its pledge to uphold safety standards and prevent a recurrence.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); }); The ceremony took place at a memorial site constructed at the crash location in the city of Amagasaki The tragic accident occurred on the morning of April 25 when a seven-car rapid service train derailed after entering a curve at excessive speed between Tsukaguchi and Amagasaki stations The first and second cars collided with a nearby apartment building In a time of both misinformation and too much information quality journalism is more crucial than ever.By subscribing Your subscription plan doesn't allow commenting. To learn more see our FAQ Sponsored contents planned and edited by JT Media Enterprise Division Japanese version A professor at Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Disaster and Emergency Medicine and director of the Emergency and Critical Care Center at Kobe University Hospital KOTANI Joji was a medical professional when the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake struck in January 1995 and the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailment happened in April 2005 We asked him how it was at the time and what lessons have been learned I was actually a graduate student when we had the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake I was totally unaware that a massive earthquake might be striking the Kansai region so much so that my immediate thought was that we’d been hit by a North Korean missile I’d been watching a late-night program on NHK on the night before about how Japan was now within range of North Korean missiles and that information might have still been on my mind My apartment building in Shin-Kobe collapsed and there was a power outage So I only managed to find out that it had been an earthquake after going outside and turning on the radio in my car The news reported that five deaths had been confirmed in Kobe by the time I arrived at Kobe University Hospital by car The first-floor outpatient area had a large open space and that was being used as a “green area” for triage We asked the non-critical patients to stay there and await treatment while we treated others who required more immediate attention there was an old lady who had been pulled out of her collapsed home But by the time a nurse went to see her in the afternoon and 13 showed symptoms of abnormally rapid breathing a high heart rate and a low blood pressure After discussing how it was similar to animal experiments where the blood supply to an organ was first restricted and then restored we realized they were suffering from crush syndrome When muscles have been crushed for a long time and then released from that pressure highly toxic contents of dead muscle cells such as myoglobin and potassium flow into the blood and spread throughout the body we went to the dialysis room to put the patients on dialysis the doctor in charge of dialysis probably hadn’t thought of the possibility that crush syndrome patients might need dialysis at the time of the disaster The doctor had locked the door to the room and wasn’t there We had no choice but to use one dialysis machine that was used for animal experiments and three units that we found in the wards to perform dialysis on four patients The remaining nine were dialyzed in a less efficient pumpless system that relied on the arteriovenous pressure gradient We managed to transfer them to a hospital in Osaka but afterwards we heard that they had all died A mother and her elementary school daughter had died when their home had collapsed Their bodies had been brought to the hospital separately and so they had been placed apart from one another The father had survived the earthquake as he had been sleeping on the second floor and he only learned that his wife and daughter had died after coming to the hospital a while later and when we carried his daughter’s body and placed her next to her mother It was a moment that taught us the importance of creating a situation so that the bereaved can accept the death of their loved ones preparing an appropriate setting for death what we absolutely lacked at the time was medical supplies and equipment The relief team from outside arrived 48 hours after the earthquake So this later led to the DMAT (Disaster Medical Assistance Team) program being established and by the time the Great East Japan Earthquake struck in 2011 teams were able to reach disaster areas by Self-Defense Forces aircraft and other means There was the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailment accident of April 25 I was working at Hyogo Medical University Hospital at the time The first notification we received was that five people had been injured in a train and car collision in Fukuchiyama City of Kyoto Prefecture (when the actual location was Amagasaki City of Hyogo Prefecture) the first drawings of the accident that we received only showed six train cars when there were actually seven train cars in total They hadn’t realized that the first train car had smashed into an apartment building and was hidden from sight and it’s important not to depend heavily on that information The accident happened at 9:18 in the morning we set up a disaster response headquarters and triage posts we weren’t informed of the severity of the crash and so we told the fire department that we would accept any number of injured or sick people and we dispatched a doctor car (or rapid response team) with four medical staff members The hospital took in a total of 113 patients and 99 of them were brought in during the two hours between 10:00 and 12:00 Outpatient services and scheduled surgeries were all suspended Ten emergency surgeries were performed for patients from the accident and then we also went back and managed to complete all of the suspended surgeries on the same day I believe we were able to do this because we had a built up a system of cooperation on a daily basis The emergency and critical care center doctors triaged the injured and sick patients who were being brought in one after the other The red-tagged patients (first priority) were taken to the emergency and critical care center the green-tagged patients (third priority) were taken to the orthopedic outpatient area and the yellow-tagged patients (second priority) The overwhelming number of patients made it impossible for the emergency doctors to use the usual triage methods and they had to make decisions based on intuition Later verification found that their judgment had been correct in many cases and we subsequently named this the “First Impression Triage Method (FIT method),” publishing a paper in English The BBC soon came to interview us and we appeared on their program and we felt the importance of communicating our findings in English When examining multiple injured and sick people at once we tend to focus human resources on milder cases as those patients can articulate their symptoms and express how they feel But what we really should do is quickly find and help critical patients who are quiet and difficult to notice we had to make decisions on the fly when allocating medical personnel to each patient and creating space for their treatment while it was impossible to predict how many more patients would be brought in So it wasn’t only the emergency doctors treating the patients The brain surgeons and internal medicine doctors also jumped in They seemed a little apprehensive at first they became used to it and were more efficient in their treatment In terms of sharing the information of patients who were brought in and other details on a whiteboard at the hospital entrance It may be common now to share that kind of information with Excel files but I feel that the analog method of writing the details down by hand and sending it to others is a sure and fast way to share information The whiteboard can also be used to address the media I received a letter from the wife of one of the people who had died She wanted to know what had happened after her husband had been taken to hospital as she couldn’t help feeling suspicious that he had died because his treatment had been put off for later We invited the woman and her daughter to watch the video footage taken at the time with us And as it showed our many staff members doing their best to treat the man the woman and her daughter started to cheer him on Dad.” It was as if we had traveled three months back in time and were sharing the day of the accident Watching the video helped them accept his death The two of them cried and said that his death had been inevitable and that they saw how he had done his best to survive It made me see that understanding how and why someone died allows the bereaved to accept the death of their loved ones It was a reminder of the importance of setting up a team to take and keep video recordings in this way some of the medical personnel who treated the patients at the time developed PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) from the guilt of being unable to save patients I believe the intense circumstances took a toll on their minds and bodies It reminded me of the importance of providing care for medical staff also When we sent the doctor car to the accident site the residents and factory workers nearby were already helping the injured They had laid out many of the patients on the street but they had also placed wet towels on their faces which is I guess a Japanese style of nursing patients But when we’re trying to provide medical care this makes it difficult for medical staff to assess which patients are in critical condition many of the injured were laid out at the entrance of a building that was away from the accident site perhaps in an attempt to get them out the noise and chaos But we need to have patients in places that are easy to notice because there is the possibility we won’t notice that they are there we discovered a patient who had been laid out in the shade of a tree a short distance away and had already expired So we really need to raise awareness among the public who may be treating the injured in the initial stages Graduated from Yamaguchi University School of Medicine in 1987 Graduated from Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Became a surgical research fellow at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey before becoming the chief professor of Hyogo Medical University and director of Hyogo Medical University Emergency and Critical Care Center he has been a professor at Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine director of the Emergency and Critical Care Center and head of the Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine at Kobe University Hospital Digging up local history to update the culture of disaster preparedness Developing disaster education to protect children’s lives Exploring the future of disaster recovery as communities face population decline Volunteers demonstrate the strength of the flock ページの先頭へ Japanese version Leaf KYOTO event Fukuchiyama Ill Future and 2024," a haunted house Halloween event and experiential projection mapping in a castle / Fukuchiyama Castle Park Leaf KYOTO 2024] Autumn Appetite Food Events to Watch in Kyoto from September to November Various food events are scheduled to be held in various locations in Kyoto Find your favorite gourmet and enjoy the fall season to the fullest The "9th Kyoto Meat Festival" will be held at [Okazaki Park] on Sunday The event will showcase the appeal of Kyoto meat a marbled art form nurtured by Kyoto's nature and food culture and will feature a variety of meat dishes prepared with Kyoto meat by Kyoto's leading restaurants drinks that go well with the exquisite meat dishes will be on sale and a stamp rally to win Kyoto meat will be held Enjoy the finest Japanese brand beef to your heart's content "Kyoto Gyoza Meat Grand Operation Autumn 2024" will be held at Okazaki Park (Sakyo-ku as well as Okinawan island gyoza and Hakata Ichiguchi gyoza and Oita chicken wings will also be on offer making the strongest tag team of gyoza and meat to liven up the event One of the largest bread festivals in Kyoto will be held for two days on September 28 (Sat.) and 29 (Sun.) 2024 [at Kamigamo Shrine (Kamigamo Shrine)] including popular bakeries and hotels in Kyoto This popular event has been a great success every year attracting about 40,000 visitors last year who can enjoy the breads of each bakery along with coffee and other drinks Japanese version Japanese version Japanese version Leaf KYOTO Store Locations [Café KAMUI] in Fukuchiyama which offers sweets that were posted on SNS at a cafe Tanihara's specialty with plenty of cheese whipped on top of baked cheese About a 15-minute walk from JR Fukuchiyama Station a café where you can enjoy homemade sweets and meals such as pasta has opened who has loved making sweets since he was a child and has been posting the sweets he makes on social media Everything from baked sweets such as diamants and financiers to unbaked sweets is handmade It seems that fans who have been cheering on SNS have rushed to find a place where they can eat Mr This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Global solar PV and energy storage solutions company Trinasolar has announced the commercial operation of its latest agrivoltaics project in Fukuchiyama Related article: Growing crops under solar panels: agrivoltaics takes off The Fukuchiyama project is expected to generate 2,700MWh of clean energy annually where agricultural land is used for both crop production and solar energy generation As Japan seeks to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 the Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association (JPEA) has projected that one-quarter of the country’s solar power generation will come from agricultural land the solar farm supports the cultivation of Japanese yam Japanese yam thrives beneath the shade of the solar module The shade provided by the modules reduces soil moisture evaporation ensuring the crops have sufficient water for growth Trinasolar’s innovative “PV+” model is key to this success The modules are mounted at a minimum height of 2.35m above the ground with rows spaced to allow the use of agricultural machinery like tractors and rotary tillers Related article: New report highlights potential of Aussie ‘agrisolar’ This design ensures that 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four set menus that feature meat as the main dish all of which are tender because they are carefully prepared making them easy to eat and appealing to both men and women of all ages Homemade cheesecake that can be added to all set menus for an additional 300 yen My wife's homemade cheesecake and gateau chocolat are also recommended after dinner perfect for group lunches and stylish drinking parties The appetizer platter and a glass of wine are perfect for a quick drink Leaf KYOTO You can become an engine assistant Experience-based facility [Fukuchiyama Railway Museum Fucrel] opens on August 26th Fukuchiyama City is home to many spots where you can feel the history of railways with the entire town acting like a railway museum such as murals with steam locomotives as motifs and a place displaying the impressive C1140 steam locomotive and a turntable A new hands-on facility [Fukuchiyama Railway Museum Fucrel] has been opened in Fukuchiyama Castle Park in the same city there is a history exhibition area where you can learn about the history of the "Railroad Town Fukuchiyama" which flourished as a railway node connecting Kyoto as well as a steam locomotive assistant engineer's experience and a train experience including an interactive experience area where you can experience driving and more It's fun for everyone from children to adults so come visit with your family and friends Fukuchiyama City in Kyoto Prefecture is home to a silky wisteria called Sainokami no Fuji which is estimated to be over 1,200 years old its purple flowers cascading over a wooden trellis delight onlookers with their elegance and grace No article or any part there of may be reproduced without the express permission of the Cabinet Office. Copyright inquiries should be made through this form Your browser does not support JavaScript, or it is disabled．Please check the site policy for more information Kyoto Prefecture--Tinged and faded with age a photo has emerged that is the only known example of a feudal-era fortress here that was demolished under a Meiji government edict to tear down castles The mounted photo of Fukuchiyama Castle is printed on albumen paper and was taken at a time when photography was in its infancy It was spotted on an auction website by 38-year-old eagle-eyed castle model enthusiast Mitsuru Shima of Yanagawa commissioned by warlord Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582) was demolished after the edict was issued in 1873 The photo is the only one known of Fukuchiyama Castle before it was dismantled One historian called the find “a first-class record in studying the history of the castle.” Mitsuhide is featured in the historical drama series "Kirin ga Kuru" (Awaiting Kirin) aired by Japan Broadcasting Corp He put down a rebellion in Tanba around what currently is the central part of Kyoto Prefecture in 1579 and ordered a castle to be erected in Fukuchiyama around that time to replace one that had previously existed After Mitsuhide effectively betrayed and killed his lord the rights of the castle’s ownership transferred to someone else The donjon and other parts of the fortress were refurbished and expanded around 1600 When the prefectural system was introduced in lieu of feudal domains in 1871 the Army Ministry became responsible for 200 castles of domain lords across Japan Because the ministry was not able to use all the castles as army camps it was decided in 1873 to demolish many of them nothing remains except for the stone foundations of the main keep and a few other sections The keep was rebuilt in 1986 following a spirited campaign by city residents and others who went on a fund-raising drive The new structure was based on a ground plan developed during the Edo Period (1603-1867) as there were no known images of what it had looked like noting that the structure in the image closely resembles the replica castle He sent a photo of the image on albumen paper to the JCII Camera Museum in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward which concluded it was taken in the early Meiji Era (1868-1912) Shima has created models of castles by sketching out plans based on old images and other records of the structures so Shima adjusted its brightness level on a computer screen to better depict the donjon’s roof and outer walls Shima said the locations of windows on the top fourth floor as well as the arrangement of parts with verandas are all the same as those in the original ground plan professor emeritus of fortress architectural history at Hiroshima University speculated the photo was very likely taken immediately before the castle was dismantled as few castle images dating to the earliest stage of the Meiji Era have been found “The donjon design of Fukuchiyama Castle in the ground plan from the Edo Period shows extended first and second floors as well as the relatively small third and fourth floors,” said Miura “A smaller donjon stands on the left side of the main keep.” Miura called it an “extremely peculiar design.” Some experts had questioned whether the ground plan upon which Fukuchiyama Castle was rebuilt accurately reflects the design of the original castle but the newly found image suggests otherwise “The ground plan design is consistent with that in the old photo in every detail,” he said “It confirmed that the castle was replicated virtually accurately.” (This article was written by Rikako Takai and Takehiko Yokoyama.) 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Our Wordle Solver will help you find the answer. Your perspective matters!Start the conversation ABC News News Home Australia Network News Japan fireworks festival explosion claims three lives Topic:Fires The explosion erupted at the snack counters at the Fukuchiyama festival, held annually outside the ancient capital of Kyoto. (Twitter: @emergenza24) Link copiedShareShare articleA 35-year-old man died Monday from severe injuries following explosions at a summer fireworks festival last Thursday near Kyoto, raising the death toll to three. Earlier Monday, a 10-year-old receiving medical treatment was confirmed to have died. The fifth grader in elementary school had gone to the festival with an acquaintance of his grandparents, who died Saturday after also suffering major burns. In addition to the three fatalities, 57 people were injured in the explosion that occured amongst food stalls and just before the start of the annual fireworks display in the city of Fukuchiyama in Kyoto Prefecture. Local press say a 13-year-old boy and eight-year-old girl were still in serious condition in hospital. Police suspect that the explosion occurred when a vendor at one of some 350 stalls at the site opened the cap of a petrol container to refill an electric generator. The highly pressurised petrol was sprayed over a wide area, causing gas cylinders to explode as three of the stalls went up in flames. The vendor is expected to be investigated on charges of professional negligence when he recovers from severe burns he also suffered in the accident. The festival is held annually in Fukuchiyama city, 70 kilometres north of the ancient capital of Kyoto, and attracts upwards of 100,000 people. 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