National Nov 6, 2020
The Osprey will begin flying outside the camp on Tuesday, according to current plans.
National Jul 10, 2020
GSDF starts deploying controversial Ospreys to Chiba amid safety protests in Saga
The controversial U.S.-made tilt-rotor aircraft are expected to stay at Camp Kisarazu for up to five years before moving to Saga Prefecture.
National Jun 27, 2020
Japan's GSDF to deploy first Ospreys to Camp Kisarazu in Chiba next month
The controverial tilt-rotor transport aircraft are being sent to Chiba after talks with fishermen in Saga Prefecture didn't go so well.
National Dec 25, 2019
City in Chiba Prefecture approves provisional Osprey deployment
Kisarazu Mayor Yoshikuni Watanabe voiced approval Wednesday for the proposed provisional deployment of the Ground Self-Defense Force's Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft to the Chiba Prefecture city. During a meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, Defense Minister Taro Kono told Watanabe that his ministry will ...