National Aug 12, 2016
Kin of '85 JAL crash victims mark 31st anniversary of disaster
The victims of the world’s deadliest single-plane crash are mourned on a steep mountainside in Gunma Prefecture to honor the lessons of JAL Flight 123.
National Aug 12, 2016
Washington prodded Boeing to help Japan probe deadly '85 JAL crash: former U.S. official
by Toyohiro Horikoshi
A U.S. attorney who was with the Justice Department at the time of the deadly 1985 Japan Airlines crash in Gunma Prefecture has said Washington pressured Boeing Co. to cooperate with Japan's investigation, rejecting suspicions across the Pacific that Washington sought to protect the ...
National / History Aug 11, 2015
U.S. leaked crucial Boeing repair flaw that led to 1985 JAL jet crash: ex-officials
by Toyohiro Horikoshi
The U.S. government divulged to an influential American newspaper crucial information on improper repair work on a plane carried out by Boeing Co., suggesting it was the presumable cause of the 1985 crash of a Japan Airlines jet, after sensing reluctance by Japanese authorities ...