A trailblazing woman who dedicated her career to advancing the status of Japanese women in society and known as the “mother of the equal opportunity law” has died.
The Japan Meteorological Agency is warning of icy roads and traffic disruptions in the Kanto-Koshin region as rain and snow are expected to continue on Feb. 6 due to a low-pressure trough and cold air.
Although all 379 passengers and crew on JAL Flight 516 survived the collision at Haneda Airport, they had to leave behind pets and luggage carrying mementos in the burning jet.
Polite language goes out the window during an aircraft emergency, according to a former Japan Airlines flight attendant who recounted the training that helped save lives in an accident at Haneda Airport on Jan. 2.