Osprey crash “Crashed just before landing after being asked to wait and turn”. At the time, the Osprey, which attempted an emergency landing at Yakushima Airport, was asked to "stand by" because a civilian plane was using the runway.

“Restrictions” on remote island airports also increase military aircraft arrivals, Hiroyuki Kobayashi is a former Japan Airlines captain and aviation critic. There are restrictions on air traffic control on remote islands, and in recent years there has been an increase in military aircraft flights and emergency landings.