British scholar compares JAL crash to loss of 'Titanic'

British scholar compares JAL crash to loss of 'Titanic'

UENO, Japan - Christopher Hood, a British academic who is writing a book about the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash, prepares to float a paper lantern on a river in Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 11, 2010, on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the crash at an event to commemorate the victims. (Kyodo)

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