Among the prisoners freed by the Japanese government was Kunio Bandō , who had been jailed for his role in the Asama-Sanso incident . Bandō was later believed to have assisted in the hijacking of Japan Airlines Flight 472 from Paris to Tokyo in 1977 , forcing the jet to land in Dhaka . Bandō remains at large and reportedly spent time between 1997 and 2007 in Russia , China , the Philippines , and Japan
Japan Airlines Flight 472
Japan Airlines Flight 472 (1977)
1975 AIA building hostage crisis