The Insane Hijacking of Japan Airlines Flight 351

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The Insane Hijacking of Japan Airlines Flight 351

Tokyo, March, 1970. 31,000 feet up in the air. Japan Airlines Flight 351 was reaching its cruising altitude. It had left Tokyo’s Haneda Airport no more than ten minutes ago, and was set to land in Fukuoka in an hour’s time. This was to be a relatively short flight, a domestic affair, but little did the passengers and crew know it was going to be neither, as Japan Airlines Flight 351 was about to undergo a harrowing ordeal.

On the plane were 122 passengers: tourists, businessmen, first-year uni students, doctors on their way to medical conferences—people from all walks of life—and including a few notable individuals like the high-ranking Pepsi executive, the talented bass player from the up-and-coming rock band ‘Hadaka no Rariizu’, and the Roman Catholic priest from New York. This was a diverse mix, with people of varied experiences and professions, but nothing could have prepared them for what was to come.

At about 7:30 am, as the plane was flying over the southern face of Mount Fuji, a young Japanese man got up from his seat to make a special announcement:

He was hijacking the plane...

[KentoBento]

👆🏼 *Update 1: After releasing Part 1 and the Nebula Original Prequel video, I had to step back due to health reasons. I fully intend to return once things have settled. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

[YeetMan.]

On his Patreon he has a public post describing his lengthy absence.
TLDR: He has been fighting a long battle with Lung Cancer and will be undergoing a difficult surgery.
All the best in health and prosperity Kento.

[frstbttn]

Imagine how the school girls felt. “Hey kids, we need you to sing a choir to some plane hijackers.”

[ChengTeoh]

A group of teenage kids hijacking a plane with samurai swords ... sounds like the beginnings of a weird anime.

[HolyEnkii]

"Part 2 will be released in a few weeks."
I graduated school, got a scholarship, got a job, got a wife, got a house, got 2 kids and got a promotion to manager during those few weeks.

[telecank]

I like how the bass player keeps holding his bass no matter where he is

[pkingglazersout]

The pilots were actually so brave, for the pressure and confusion they were in they did really well to save themselves and the passengers.

[miizuakiya]

this story is the sentence “you may have outsmarted me, but i outsmarted your outsmarting”

[harshitchandra_]

for those that still wonder, guy's been battling lung cancer. please pray for him

[hexaltheninjawow]

Everyone talkin bout how this could be an Anime when I’m thinking: “Ya tellin' me you wanted to hijack a flight without doing your homework? You hijacked a flight without knowing the details *of* the flight?”

[thundere]

Well that explains the "no katana" sign on some airports, i always wondered how tf thought that taking a fkin katana on an airplane is a good idea.

[txicator]

The definition of “You may have outsmarted me, but I outsmarted your outsmarting.”

[colinterm]

July 26th, 2024 update: For the people that didn’t get the post Kento sent out, he basically addressed that he has had lung cancer for a while now and adding that with taking care of his new born baby, Sofia, it’s been a lot for both him and his wife. He also mentioned that he will be having a surgery and the months following that, he will be going through recovery and therapy. He hopes to return soon but it’s extremely unpredictable as of right now.

[the_mhellkitty]

This must have been confusing to explain to the passenger’s family
“I got hijacked by kids with samurai swords”
“W H A T”

[jasquerotte]

the most unbelievable thing in this story is that the entire group of students just forgot that fuel was a thing

[bobthebobman]

“Why couldn’t you make it to this very important meeting?”

“A group of teenagers with Samurai Swords hijacked my plane”

*”W h a t”*

[MrPickle]

For those who don’t know, Kento has lung cancer, and the latest update being July of 2024 mentions his upcoming surgery. That surgery is done by now, but the success of the surgery is unknown. All we can do now is pray that kento is alive, and in some sort of recovery process.

[anderswanlin]

U can clearly see how disappointed and annoyed that girl was after finding out the dude she was flirting with was a bad dude

[dominien]

seoul: "We do a little, a little trolling"

[Rclan_AFK]

Straight up, when Kento said "They weren't going for the heart of North Korea, but instead, they went for the Seoul", that line was not only good writing, but it was FIRE