A: Hey, Sakura! Did you hear anything interesting lately?
B: Not really, Tom. What's up?

A: Well, I just stumbled upon this cool thing! Yamamoto Masayoshi, remember him? He lost his dad in that plane crash back in '85.
B: Oh right, that tragedy! So what's new?

A: Check this out! He made an anime about it! It's a minute long and he used AI to help create the story. It's about a woman who lost her parent in the crash, talking to her kids about it.
B: Wow, that sounds intense! What does the anime show exactly?

A: Well, it explains where the plane crashed, how it took rescuers a long time to reach the site and that families still climb the mountain to comfort the victims' souls.
B: That must be hard for them... And what about the young people who weren't even born yet?

A: Exactly! Yamamoto says many of the bereaved are getting old, and fewer young people know about the accident. He hopes his anime will educate the younger generation and foreigners about it.
B: That's really thoughtful of him! I hope more people get to see it and remember what happened.
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Ahead of the 40th anniversary of the deadly crash of a Japan Airlines jumbo jet, a victim's son has released an anime to pass on the memory of the tragedy to the next generation.



Yamamoto Masayoshi lost his father Kenji in the accident that claimed the lives of 520 people in August of 1985. The father was 49 years old.



Yamamoto released the roughly one-minute video on Friday as part of his long-term efforts to pass on the memory of the accident and the lessons learned from it.



He made the animated video with the help of generative artificial intelligence. Based on the story he created, it shows a woman, who lost a parent in the accident, telling her two children about the incident.



It explains that the plane crashed on a mountain, that it took a long time before rescuers reached the site, and that families continue to climb the mountain to console the souls of the victims.



But the bereaved families are getting old and a growing number of young people are not aware of the accident. Yamamoto said he hopes his video will help the younger generation and foreigners know what happened and think about what they can do to prevent a similar tragic accident.
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Quiz 1:
Who released an animated video about the Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash?
A. The victim's son of the crash
B. The Japanese government
C. The airline company involved in the crash
D. The next generation

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Answers: Quiz 1: A

Quiz 2:
What is the purpose of the animated video created by Yamamoto Masayoshi?
A. To entertain the audience
B. To spread awareness about the tragedy and its lessons
C. To commemorate the anniversary of the crash
D. To forget about the accident

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Answers: Quiz 2: B

Quiz 3:
How did Yamamoto Masayoshi create his animated video?
A. Using traditional animation techniques
B. With the help of human artists
C. With the help of generative artificial intelligence
D. By himself without any assistance

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Answers: Quiz 3: C