THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 9, 2023 at 15:17 JST
A Japan Coast Guard helicopter searches an area off Irabujima island in Okinawa Prefecture on April 8 after a possible sighting of a body floating in the water. (Taro Ono)
Search efforts continued April 9 for a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter that went missing three days earlier in Okinawa Prefecture with 10 officials aboard, the Defense Ministry and the Japan Coast Guard said. [Read More]
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