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Japan and the United States conduct a joint fighter jet drill over the Sea of Japan for the second time in two weeks, days after North Korea's latest missile launches.
Japan and the United States conducted a joint exercise involving fighter jets over the Sea of Japan, the Defense Ministry said on May 26, a day after North Korea test-fired three ballistic missiles.
The U.S. military said in a news release the drill was intended to "showcase combined capabilities to deter and counter regional threats."
The U.S. military has yet to disclose the cause of a problem that led an F-16 jet to make an emergency landing at Aomori Airport on Nov. 30 after jettisoning two fuel tanks.