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FOCUS: Ex-Nurse Passes On JAL Crash Practice of Caring for Deceased

Tokyo, Aug. 16 (Jiji Press)--Fumiko Yamamoto still vividly remembers the moment she entered a gymnasium-turned-morgue as a nurse in the aftermath of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash.

  • Fumiko Yamamoto, 82, was a nurse at 1985 JAL crash site.
  • Nurses practiced seitai to arrange deceased bodies.
  • Seitai continues with new nurses, honoring tradition.

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