THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 12, 2023 at 17:09 JST
A Self-Defense Force helicopter searches an area near Irabujima island on April 9 after officials received a report that “something looking like a human body was floating” nearby. However, nothing was found that day. (Taro Ono)
The Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter that went missing on April 6 near Miyakojima island in Okinawa Prefecture was flying at the lowest legal altitude two minutes before the crash, government sources said. [Read More]
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