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(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Air Self-Defense Force said Friday that human remains were discovered at a large reservoir in central Japan where an ASDF training jet carrying two personnel crashed ...

This incident is part of a troubling trend of defense aircraft accidents, occurring as Japan intensifies its military efforts in response to geopolitical pressures, particularly from China. The crash ...

The Air Self-Defense Force said Friday that human remains were discovered at a large reservoir in central Japan where an ASDF training jet carrying two personnel crashed earlier this week, possibly ...

The crash is the latest in a series of defense aircraft accidents in recent years and comes at a time when Japan is accelerating a military buildup to deter China’s growing influence in the region.

Following a recent crash of a T-4 training aircraft shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, Japan's air force has initiated emergency safety inspections on its nearly 200 military training planes.

central Japan, Thursday, May 15, 2025, following the trainer jet crash Wednesday. (Koji Harada/Kyodo News via AP) Members of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces conduct a search for crew members at a ...

central Japan, Thursday, May 15, 2025, following the trainer jet crash Wednesday. (Koji Harada/Kyodo News via AP) 33,714 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than ...

TOKYO — (AP) — Japan's air force has begun emergency safety inspections on all of its nearly 200 military training aircraft after one of the planes crashed minutes after takeoff, officials ...

The crash is the latest in a series of defense aircraft accidents in recent years and comes at a time when Japan is accelerating a military buildup to deter China’s influence in the region and ...