The Supreme Court has finalized the suspended sentences of two air traffic controllers convicted of professional negligence over a 2001 near miss involving two Japan Airlines jumbo jets.
They are the first air traffic controllers to be held criminally responsible for a near collision. Yasuko Momii, 41, ended up with a suspended 18-month sentence and Hideki Hachitani, 36, was given a suspended 12-month term. Both were also fired.
Unable to view this article?
This could be due to a conflict with your ad-blocking or security software.
Please add japantimes.co.jp and piano.io to your list of allowed sites.
If this does not resolve the issue or you are unable to add the domains to your allowlist, please see this support page.
We humbly apologize for the inconvenience.
In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever.
By subscribing, you can help us get the story right.
SUBSCRIBE NOW
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.