THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 13, 2019 at 16:50 JST
A Self-Defense Forces’ helicopter engages in a rescue operation in an area affected by the flooding of the Akiyamagawa river in Sano, Tochigi Prefecture, on Oct. 13. (Satoru Semba)
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