Yuji Nishizawa (西沢裕司; Nishizawa Yūji, b. September 8, 1970, Tokyo) was convicted of the hijacking of All Nippon Airways Flight 61, en route from Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) to New Chitose Airport (Sapporo) in Japan, on July 23, 1999. After he graduated from Hitotsubashi University, he joined the Japan Freight Railway Company. After leaving JR Freight, he hijacked the ANA flight using a knife, forced the cocaptain out of the cockpit, and stabbed the captain, who later died of the wounds. Nishizawa took control of the aircraft, and attempted to fly to Yokota Air Base. The cocaptain reentered the cockpit and regained control of the aircraft, landing it at Haneda. Tokyo District Court demanded life imprisonment for him on April 7, 2005. September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Tokyo (東京; Tōkyō, lit. ... Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | Stub | Crimes | Terrorism | IT ... ANA Boeing 747-481 All Nippon Airways (全日空 Zennikkū or 全日本空輸 Zen-nippon kūyu) ( TYO: 9202) is an airline headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. ... Tokyo International Airport (Japanese: 東京国際空港 Tōkyō Kokusai Kūkō) is an international airport in Ota, Tokyo, Japan. ... New Chitose Airport (新千歳空港 Shin-Chitose Kūkō) is an airport in Chitose, Japan near Sapporo. ... Sapporo scene Sapporo White Illumination Sapporo (札幌市; -shi) is the fifth-largest city in Japan and it is the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture. ... Official language Japanese Capital Tokyo Largest City Tokyo Emperor Akihito Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 60th 377,835 km² 0. ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... The Japan Freight Railway or JR Freight (日本貨物鉄道 Nihon Kamotsu Tetsudō) is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railway (JR). ... Yokota Air Base (横田空軍基地), a base of the United States Air Force, is located in Fussa City (福生市) and nearby communities in the suburbs of Tokyo, Japan. ... Life imprisonment is a term used for a particular kind of sentence of imprisonment. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ...

Nishizawa explained his reasons for the highjacking, saying that he wanted to do a Dutch roll and to fly under the Rainbow Bridge. A Dutch roll is a simple aerobatic maneuver generally taught to student pilots to help them improve their crosswind-landing technique. ... The Rainbow Bridge is a suspension bridge over the Tokyo Port, located on the northernmost part of Tokyo Bay, connecting the Shibaura Wharf and the new waterfront development area, known as Odaiba in Minato-ku ward, Tokyo. ...