For U.S. presidents, meeting the families of military personnel killed in war is about as wrenching as the presidency gets. President Donald Trump's suggestion Monday that his predecessors fell short in that duty brought a visceral reaction from those who witnessed those grieving encounters. "He's ...
Okinawa crash-landing puts ruling party on back foot as Oct. 22 Lower House poll looms
The U.S. forces in Japan will ground all CH-53E helicopters to confirm their safety after the same type of chopper crash-landed near a U.S. military training area in Okinawa on Wednesday, Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said. The minister said that Maj. Gen. Charles Chiarotti, ...
An American military helicopter burst into flames after landing in an empty field in Okinawa Wednesday. No injuries were reported. The U.S. Marines said the CH-53 chopper caught fire during a training flight and was forced to land in the village of Higashi, which is ...
A survey finds nearly 40 percent of ruling Liberal Democratic Party candidates planning to run in the Oct. 22 general election support U.S. military action against North Korea if nuclear and missile issues cannot be resolved through diplomacy.
The U.S. military conducted a parachuting drill Thursday at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa's main island for the third time this year, despite calls from the Japanese government and local authorities to suspend it due to safety concerns. "It is regrettable. Japan urges the U.S. ...
The U.S. Marine Corps Osprey that made an emergency landing in Oita Prefecture last month returned to its base in Okinawa on Saturday. The MV-22, a tilt-rotor transport aircraft, underwent lengthy repairs at Oita Airport before flying to U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in ...
Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera asks new U.S. Ambassador to Japan William Hagerty to pay more attention to the Japanese public’s base-hosting concerns, especially regarding the MV-22 Osprey.
The U.S. military sent four of its most advanced stealth fighter jets to accompany two strategic bombers in a flight over the Korean Peninsula for bombing drills on Thursday in a “direct response” to North Korea’s unprecedented launch over Japan of a missile ...
The emergency landing by a U.S. military Osprey aircraft on Tuesday in Oita Prefecture was the result of precautionary measures being taken against possible instrument malfunction, Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said Wednesday. Tuesday's incident at Oita Airport, which caused no injuries, is the latest in ...
An Osprey aircraft made an emergency landing at an airport in Oita Prefecture on Tuesday due to possible engine trouble, a prefectural government official said. The U.S. military aircraft landed around 6:30 p.m. at Oita airport after taking off from the U.S. Marine Corps' Air ...
The government said Tuesday that U.S. military Osprey will take part in an ongoing defense exercise in Hokkaido later this week, giving the green light to a plan that was halted following the fatal crash of one of the aircraft off Australia. Up to six ...
