{
  "id": 1188010,
  "title": "Former nurse passes on lessons from experience in aftermath of JAL crash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/former-nurse-passes-on-lessons-from-experience-in-aftermath-of-jal",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-16T01:52:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/16/japan/jal-crash-nurse/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the aftermath of the 1985 Japan Airlines crash, which remains the deadliest single-aircraft accident in history, claiming the lives of 520 passengers and crew members, former nurse Fumiko Yamamoto continues to reflect on the pivotal moment she entered the makeshift morgue. As she moved through the darkened gymnasium, Yamamoto described feeling a heavy weight on her shoulders, an inexplicable sensation that still lingers in her heart. The crash and the subsequent fires resulted in severe damage to many victims' bodies, with some losing limbs or being unrecognizable due to extensive burns.",
  "summary": "Based on her experience in the aftermath of the 1985 JAL crash, a former nurse is spreading her knowledge of seitai, or the arrangement of a deceased person's body.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}