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A fatal crash of a U.S. military Osprey airplane in Japan late last month has reignited safety concerns among local citizens, further fueled by Washington continuing to fly the tilt-rotor aircraft despite a request by Tokyo to ground them. Pundits say the United States should respond to Japan's demand for…
The U.S. Defense Department says the safety of its service members and Japanese communities is a "top priority" as it proceeds with Osprey flights in Japan following a fatal crash this week that has led to rising concerns in one of Washington's key allies.
Protesters seeking to expel a controversial tiltrotor aircraft from Okinawa plan to rally outside Japanese government offices.
Ospreys will continue to fly in Japan, the Pentagon said, as search-and-rescue efforts entered a third day for an Air Force tiltrotor that crashed near an island in Kagoshima prefecture.
A U.S. military Osprey transport aircraft crashed off the coast of Yakushima island in Kagoshima Prefecture, killing at least one of the eight crew members.