The Yomiuri Shimbun carries an article discussing the accident at
Winds, handling seen causing jet crash / Analysts, pilots say MD-11 notoriously difficult to land, has history of problems : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri) that includes the usual array of aviation "experts" (which probably includes most of the supposition in this thread). It notes: "The Japan Transport Safety Board is to investigate the accident, and intends to pay particular attention to the model's handling."
Can anyone offer any insight into the JTSB procedures? Are they as public as NTSB, with processes including factual and probable cause reports?