Machiko Taniguchi, who lost her husband in the 1985 crash of a Japan Airlines jumbo jet, spoke in July directly to young JAL ...

Japan Airlines Flight 123 bound for Osaka crashed in the mountains north of Tokyo on Aug. 12, 1985, killing 520 passengers ...

Before the 35th anniversary of one of the world's deadliest plane crashes, Machiko Taniguchi wrote a letter to Boeing Co., the manufacturer of the ill-fated commercial jetliner.

For 72-year-old Machiko Taniguchi of Minoo, Osaka Prefecture, the autumn of 35 years ago was the most painful period in her life. It was then, also, when a persimmon tree in her garden bore fruit ...

Machiko Taniguchi visits the grave of her husband, Masakatsu, in Toyono, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 17 to tell him that she has received a reply from Boeing Japan. (Provided by Machiko Taniguchi) ...