Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada appeared to hold back tears as he promised to continue the search. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Two pilots, two mechanics and six crew members were on board the UH-60JA when it went missing shortly before 4pm local time on Thursday as it flew above waters off Miyako island in southern Okinawa.
Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada appeared to hold back tears as he promised on Friday to continue the search. Japan’s military, which is limited to ostensibly defensive activity by the country’s post-war Constitution, has seen occasional accidents.an F-35A stealth jet crashed into the sea
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