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A 29-year-old Hawaii man sparked terror on a Japan Airlines flight after sexually assaulting a female passenger in the plane's bathroom, the FBI have said. Michael Tanouye, who was travelling with his mother, allegedly forced his way into the restroom an hour and 45 minutes after the flight to Kansai, Japan, took off from Honolulu International Airport He then tried to take the Japanese passenger's clothes off, before exposing himself, it is said. While struggling with Tanouye, the unnamed woman managed to push an emergency button.