Japan revises history texts On the eve of the American invasion of this subtropical island 62 years ago, Haruko Miyahira heard her elder brother, Seishu, tell their father about an order from the Japanese military. Fuel tank hole suspected in China Airlines blaze Investigators in Japan said Thursday they had found a hole in the fuel tank of a China Airlines plane that could explain why it burst into a fireball moments after landing. Taiwan jet explodes into fire in Japan Passengers used emergency slides to evacuate a China Airlines jet just minutes before the plane burst into a fireball Monday after arriving in Okinawa from Taiwan. All 165 people aboard escaped unhurt, including the pilot, who jumped from the cockpit at the last second.
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