Japan improves emergency measures following fatal plane collision

The burned-out Japan Airlines plane at Haneda airport in Tokyo following a collision on January 3 (Kyodo News via AP, File)

Japan’s transportation ministry said it has introduced improved emergency measures for the country’s airports, a week after a fatal collision between a Japan Airlines jetliner and a coast guard plane at Tokyo’s Haneda airport that is seen as a result of human error.

The measures, including more visible stop line markings on taxiways leading to runways and use of clearer language in traffic control communication, are to be implemented right away at Haneda while they are slated to go into effect at other airports across the country in the coming weeks.