Woman dies after glider crashes during student contest in eastern Japan

A woman was killed on Sunday in a crash during a university glider competition in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, local police said.Police found the pilot, a woman believed to be in her 20s, at the crash site near the Tone River in Kumagaya after receiving an emergency call from a witness.The glider belonged to Keio University, one of six universities taking part in the competition, the Japan Students Aviation League said Monday, adding that she is a student at the Tokyo-based educational institution.The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism classified the crash as an avia…READ FULL ARTICLE