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Miraculous escape: How 379 people fled Japan Airlines plane before flames engulfed it

All 367 passengers and 12 crew members on board a Japan Airlines flight evacuated safely as it collided with a smaller Coast Guard aircraft on Tuesday, killing five. However, the passenger jet was completely engulfed in flames an hour after a large blaze erupted on the side of the plane

WATCH When panic struck inside JAL plane without warning at Haneda airport

As soon as the plane came to a standstill, people rushed to use emergency slides and flee the inferno as firefighters tried to douse the rapidly spreading flames

Tokyo Airport Collision: 5 of 6 crew of coast guard plane dead after hit by JAL aircraft at Haneda airport

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has confirmed that five crew members are dead, the pilot is severely injured

Japan boosts rescue efforts as floods, landslides claim over 50 lives; more rain expected till Thursday

Visuals showed swollen rivers, destroyed homes, roads covered in landslides and stranded residents being carried to safety by military helicopters.

Body of Indian sailor who was on ship that sank off Japan coast brought to Manila, DNA sample sent to Chennai

The body of an Indian recovered after a merchant ship sank off the coast of Japan in October has been exhumed and brought to Manila.

Indian cargo ship Emerald Star sinks off Japan coast, 16 rescued; 10 crew members still missing

Ten Indians are still missing after a cargo ship sank off the coast of Japan, the external affairs ministry said on Sunday.

Japan: Shinzo Abe cabinet approves biggest defence budget amid tensions with North Korea and China

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet today approved the country's biggest annual defence budget in the face of North Korea's nuclear and missile threats and a territorial row with China

Japan lodges protest against China for sending ships around disputed islets in East China Sea

Japan lodged a fresh diplomatic protest with China on Wednesday, accusing the country of again sending its coast guard ships into waters surrounding contested islands in the East China Sea.

Japan summons Chinese ambassador after ship incursion near disputed islands

Japan summoned China's ambassador Tuesday after the country's ships were spotted near disputed East China Sea islands for a fifth straight day.