translation: we will work with the transport ministry | to determine the cause of the accident. the scene needs to be preserved for that, but we will try to get airport operations going as quickly as possible. investigators will be desperately looking for answers as to how two planes were on the runway at the same time. an extraordinary moment, but coming so soon after a powerful earthquake, japan finds itself facing two tragedies in as many days. suranjana tewari, bbc news, tokyo. the coastguard aircraft was on its way to the west coast of japan to help those affected by the powerful earthquake that hit the country on new year s day. authorities say at least 62 people have now died from that natural disaster. the 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the
when both aircraft were destroyed by fire. all 367 japan airlines passengers and 12 crew managed to escape. 0ur asia reporter suranjana tewari is in tokyo with more. the remnants of the plane are now being investigated, the passenger plane that had almost more than 370 passengers and crew on it. japan airlines saying that it was cleared to land, the passenger plane was cleared to land, but the conflicting reports are coming from the smaller plane which was operated by japan s coastguard, and it s not really clear what the pilot was instructed to do whether the pilot was asked to stay on the runway or to stay out of the way of the runway. five of the six people on board the coastguard aircraft died. 0ur reporter with the latest there
for the airbus flight recorders. these are the scenes from tuesday when both aircraft were destroyed by fire. all 367 japan airlines passengers and 12 crew managed to escape. five of the six people on board the coastguard aircraft died. live now to our asia reporter, suranjana tewari, who s in tokyo for us. firstly, to the quake, are there still areas of japan that are cut off that rescuers have not managed to get to? off that rescuers have not managed to net to? ., off that rescuers have not managed to net to? . off that rescuers have not managed toaetto? . g ., , to get to? yeah, we saw in jean s re ort, to get to? yeah, we saw in jean s report. it to get to? yeah, we saw in jean s report. it is to get to? yeah, we saw in jean s report. it is not to get to? yeah, we saw in jean s report, it is notjust to get to? yeah, we saw in jean s report, it is notjust the to get to? yeah, we saw in jean s report, it is notjust the bbc- to get to? yeah, we saw in jean s. report, it is
and the teams are now going one by one to each of these collapsed wooden houses to search for them. but they don t know if anyone is inside here. their searches aren t based on any information, they ve told us. and so this is an incredibly slow process and this is a critical time. jean mackenzie with that update there. meanwhile investigators injapan have recovered the black box from the small plane involved in yesterday s collision with a passengerjet at a tokyo airport. five people travelling on the coastguard aircraft died in the crash on the runway. 0ur correspondent suranjana tewari joins us from tokyo. are investigators are any closer to understanding why the planes collided? that is the focus of the investigation now. the police are also involved and local media are
a law that makes paying for sexual services a crime in northern ireland has led tojust one conviction since 2015. there have been calls for a review of the legislation, which was brought in to tackle human trafficking. the charity women s aid said injuly there was a significant increase in the number of trafficking victims they re supporting. the government says pupils at english schools that have been partially closed because of dangerous concrete will not get extra help in their exams. since september, some students have not been able to access design and technology work rooms, laboratories and other specialist spaces due to the crumbling concrete, known as raac. school leaders have called for special consideration. you re live with bbc news. an investigation is under way injapan into the crash between a japan airlines airbus and a coastguard aircraft at tokyo s haneda airport that