Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has just spoken to a group of reporters live on TV, confirming five of the six crew on the coastguard plane died while trying to get help to people affected by yesterday's earthquake.

He extended his condolences to those who died while trying to serve people in need in the Noto area of Ishikawa prefecture.

Five people who were on board the coastguard plane have died, AFP news agency quotes Japan's transport minister as saying.

State broadcaster NHK has also reported five dead. The captain escaped but is severely injured, it adds.

It's believed the coastguard aircraft, which was taking food to areas hit by Monday's powerful earthquake, collided with the Japan Airlines plane as it landed on the runway.

Josh Coultas is in Tokyo Haneda Airport and has just described his emotions as news filtered through the terminal about the Japan Airlines fire on the runway.

He tells the BBC it was scary "watching the airport freeze".

Josh says as he was at the airport waiting for a friend coming in on a different flight.

"It was shocking because my friend could have been on that plane - but they weren't," he adds.

"All flights are cancelled - I don't think they'll come back today.

"With the earthquake and tsunami and now this it has been quite a scary start to 2024 in Japan."

Here's the moment the Japan Airlines Airbus A350 turned into a ball of flames immediately on making contact with the runway in Tokyo.

Some comments to bring you now from PM Fumio Kishida who has been reacting to the Tokyo airport fire.

Posting on X, his office says he wants to ensure that officials "quickly ascertain the damage situation".

He also wants to "strive to provide appropriate information to the public".

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Prof Graham Braithwaite, director of transport systems at Cranfield University in the UK, has praised efforts made by the cabin crew and pilots onboard the Japanese Airlines (JAL) flight.

"Japan has a phenomenal record when it comes to transport safety," Prof Braithwaite tells the BBC as he describes JAL as a "world leader" in safety.

"The evacuation has been successful and it is a reminder how much has gone into training cabin crew.

"Their focus is on safety. They are the last people to evacuate the airplane and on face value, it looks like they have done an incredible job."

We've been receiving more images from the scene at Haneda Airport - here are some of the latest:

Image source, Reuters

Image source, Reuters

Image source, Reuters

It's been about two hours since the Japan Airlines plane landed on the runway, bursting into flames as it appears to have collided with a smaller coastguard plane.

We're watching the live images from Tokyo's Haneda Airport, which shows the Japan Airlines plane - and its wreckage - still on fire.

The huge passenger plane has effectively burnt down to its shell, with huge plumes of smoke billowing into the night sky.

Dozens of firefights can be seen trying to bring the blaze under control.

It's just over an hour since images first started reaching us from Tokyo's Haneda Airport of a Japan Airlines passenger plane engulfed in flames.

Here's what we know so far:

• All 379 people on board the plane - passengers and crew - have been safely evacuated, according to Japan Airlines
• The flight 516 is believed to have been involved in a collision with a Japanese coastguard plane as it landed. Japanese media report that one person onboard the coastguard plane escaped, while the other five remain unaccounted for
• Videos and images posted online show the Japan Airlines plane engulfed in flames on the runway, while footage from inside the aircraft shows passengers surrounded by thick smoke
• The plane had taken off from Sapparo on Hokkaido island, in northern Japan, and was due to land at Haneda Airport shortly before 18:00 local time (09:00 GMT)
• The coastguard says how and when the two aircrafts clashed "is under investigation"
• All flights from Haneda Airport have been suspended
• You can watch live images from the scene at the top of this page by clicking the Play button

Image source, AFP

The Japan Airlines Flight 516 had departed from New Chitose airport, near to the city of Sapporo, on the northern island of Hokkaido at 16:00 local time (07:00 GMT). Sapporo is about 832km (517 miles) north of Tokyo.

According to the website Flightradar, the aircraft landed at Haneda Airport at 17:47 local time (08:47 GMT).

Haneda Airport has closed all runways following the incident, a spokesperson says.

Japan's coastguard says its aircraft - which is thought to have collided with the passenger jet - was on its way to Niigata Airport to deliver aid to the earthquake-hit Noto peninsula, according to the news agency Reuters.

We're also following the latest on the earthquake, which has so far killed 48 people, in our live coverage here.

We've just received the following photo from the scene, showing the extent of the devastation on the plane:

Image source, Reuters

A few moments ago, we reported that officials thought the plane on fire on Tokyo's runway could have collided with a Japanese coastguard plane.

Now, Japanese broadcasters TBS and NHK say one person onboard the coastguard plane escaped, while the other five remain unaccounted for.

We'll bring you more on this as soon as we get it.

We're bringing you live updates on this unfolding story in text and video - watch by pressing the play icon at the top of the page.

We're still watching the live images from Tokyo's Haneda Airport, and a few moments ago we saw passengers evacuating the plane on inflatable slides and running away from the burning plane.

The aircraft is now almost entirely destroyed by the flames - with air crews still battling to bring it under control.

Japan Airlines says all 379 passengers and crew on board have been evacuated, according to Reuters news agency and NHK.

Reuters news agency and NHK are both reporting that the Japan Airlines flight may have crashed with a Japanese coastguard plane.

We're seeing live images of the Japan Airlines plane in flames on the runway in Tokyo.

Fire crews are working on the runway, and most of the fuselage of the plane is on fire, with smoke billowing out of the windows.

Watch the latest in the video below:

A short while ago, a Japan Airlines airplane was on fire as it landed on the runway of Tokyo's Haneda Airport.

Images on national broadcaster NHK show the plane engulfed in flames.

The cause of the incident is not immediately clear.

Stay with us as we bring you the latest updates.