An All Nippon Airways plane flying above the sea off Shizuoka Prefecture was hit by air turbulence on April 16, leaving one passenger and six crew members slightly injured, ANA officials said.

"The Boeing 777, en route from Naha airport in Okinawa to Tokyo's Haneda airport with 410 passengers and crew members on board, was hit by turbulence at around 4:50 p.m. A female passenger, 25, sprained her ankle and the six crew members sustained bruises on their backs and legs," they said.