Kyoto, Japan. 22nd January, 2013. Officials from Japan's Transport Ministry visit the Kyoto-based headquarters of battery maker GS Yuasa on Tuesday – the second visit in two days – as part of its investigation into problems with Boeing's currently-grounded 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The probe comes after an overheating battery caused an emergency landing in Japan last week and a fire in one of the plane’s battery compartments at Boston Logan International Airport on January 7, 2013.


The central tower of the GS Yuasa plant in Kyoto, Japan. The company makes the lithium-ion battery at the centre of investigations regarding problems with Boeing's 787 Dreamliner aircraft.


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