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SDF trainer jet crashes

INUYAMA, Japan, May 15 Kyodo - Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 15, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed the previous day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 15, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed the previous day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 15, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed the previous day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 15, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed the previous day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 15, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed the previous day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 15, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed the previous day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 15, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed the previous day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 15, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed the previous day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 15, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed the previous day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 15, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed the previous day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 14, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed earlier in the day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 14, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed earlier in the day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 14, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed earlier in the day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces are pictured after retrieving objects believed to be debris from an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet from a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on May 15, 2025. The T-4 aircraft crashed the previous day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 15, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed the previous day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 15, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed the previous day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces are pictured after retrieving objects believed to be debris from an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet from a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on May 15, 2025. The T-4 aircraft crashed the previous day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct a search on May 15, 2025, in a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the two crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed the previous day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture.

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[Breaking News]Japan sets up new SDF command to unify defense force operations

TOKYO, Japan, March 25 Kyodo - Personnel of the Japan Self-Defense Forces' newly created Joint Operations Command pose for a photo following its inauguration ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on March 24, 2025. The permanent body, comprising about 240 personnel, is aimed at better integrating Japan's ground, maritime and air defenses. (Kyodo)

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Japan sets up new SDF command to unify defense force operations

Personnel of the Japan Self-Defense Forces' newly created Joint Operations Command attend its inauguration ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on March 24, 2025. The permanent body, comprising about 240 personnel, is aimed at better integrating Japan's ground, maritime and air defenses.

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Japan sets up new SDF command to unify defense force operations

Personnel of the Japan Self-Defense Forces' newly created Joint Operations Command pose for a photo following its inauguration ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on March 24, 2025. The permanent body, comprising about 240 personnel, is aimed at better integrating Japan's ground, maritime and air defenses.

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U.S. F-35B stealth fighter at Japan base

A U.S. F-35B stealth fighter jet is pictured at the Nyutabaru Air Base of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force in Shintomi, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 29, 2024. The fighter is taking part in the Keen Sword joint exercise between the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military.

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U.S. F-35B stealth fighter at Japan base

A U.S. F-35B stealth fighter jet is pictured at the Nyutabaru Air Base of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force in Shintomi, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 29, 2024. The fighter is taking part in the Keen Sword joint exercise between the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military.

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U.S. F-35B stealth fighter at Japan base

A U.S. F-35B stealth fighter jet is pictured at the Nyutabaru Air Base of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force in Shintomi, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 29, 2024. The fighter is taking part in the Keen Sword joint exercise between the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military.

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U.S. F-35B stealth fighter at Japan base

A U.S. F-35B stealth fighter jet is pictured at the Nyutabaru Air Base of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force in Shintomi, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 29, 2024. The fighter is taking part in the Keen Sword joint exercise between the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military.

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Heavy rain in Noto area

Self-Defense Forces members head to rescue operation on Sept. 22, 2024, for people missing in Wajima, an Ishikawa Prefecture city hit by a strong earthquake on Jan. 1, following a landslide caused by heavy rain in central Japan's Noto Peninsula area.

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Heavy rain in Noto area

Self-Defense Forces vehicles are parked on Sept. 22, 2024, on an inundated road in Wajima, an Ishikawa Prefecture city hit by a strong earthquake on Jan. 1, following heavy rain in central Japan's Noto Peninsula area.

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Wetland on Japan's Yonaguni Island

Photo taken May 15, 2024, shows Tarumai wetland and Kataburu beach (back) on Yonaguni Island in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa, a possible site of a new port to be built for use by the Japan Self-Defense Forces as part of Japan's efforts to strengthen its defense system.

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Wetland on Japan's Yonaguni Island

Photo taken May 15, 2024, shows Kataburu beach and Tarumai wetland (behind beach) on Yonaguni Island in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa, a possible site of a new port to be built for use by the Japan Self-Defense Forces as part of Japan's efforts to strengthen its defense system.

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Wetland on Japan's Yonaguni Island

Photo taken May 15, 2024, shows Tarumai wetland and Kataburu beach (back) on Yonaguni Island in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa, a possible site of a new port to be built for use by the Japan Self-Defense Forces as part of Japan's efforts to strengthen its defense system.

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Wetland on Japan's Yonaguni Island

Photo taken May 15, 2024, shows Kataburu beach and Tarumai wetland (behind beach) on Yonaguni Island in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa, a possible site of a new port to be built for use by the Japan Self-Defense Forces as part of Japan's efforts to strengthen its defense system.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Firefighters load an elderly home resident into an ambulance at an airport in Toyoyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 11, 2024, after the person was airlifted using a Self-Defense Forces helicopter from Suzu in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Self-Defense Forces personnel conduct a search operation at the site of a famous market in Wajima in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 10, 2024, that burned down following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Self-Defense Forces personnel conduct a search operation at the site of a famous market in Wajima in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 10, 2024, that burned down following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

A Self-Defense Forces member carries water tanks at an evacuation center in Nanao in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 9, 2024, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

A Self-Defense Forces member carries cartons containing water bottles at an evacuation center in Nanao in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 9, 2024, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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North Korea fails to launch military satellite

Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2023, in the Okinawa Prefecture town of Yonaguni, southern Japan, shows local officials and members of Japan's Self-Defense Forces holding a crisis conference following North Korea's unsuccessful attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite earlier in the day. Tokyo condemned Pyongyang for the suspected use of ballistic missile technology.

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North Korea fails to launch military satellite

Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2023, in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ishigaki, southern Japan, shows officials at the city office's disaster prevention and crisis management division and a member of Japan's Self-Defense Forces, following North Korea's unsuccessful attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite earlier in the day. Tokyo condemned Pyongyang for the suspected use of ballistic missile technology.

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Recovery of bodies from missing Japan SDF chopper

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces on April 16, 2023, in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, are seen transporting items found in the search for an SDF UH-60JA helicopter that went missing with 10 personnel aboard off the southern prefecture. Five bodies and part of the chopper were located earlier in the day.

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Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

Personnel of Japan's Self-Defense Forces search in waters off Miyako Island in the southern prefecture of Okinawa on April 13, 2023, for a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter that went missing on April 6 with 10 people aboard.

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Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

Personnel of Japan's Self-Defense Forces search in waters off Miyako Island in the southern prefecture of Okinawa on April 13, 2023, for a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter that went missing on April 6 with 10 people aboard.

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Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

Personnel of Japan's Self-Defense Forces leave a port on Irabu Island in the southern prefecture of Okinawa on the morning of April 13, 2023, to search for a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter that went missing on April 6 with 10 people aboard.

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Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

Personnel of Japan's Self-Defense Forces leave a port on Irabu Island in the southern prefecture of Okinawa on the morning of April 13, 2023, to search for a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter that went missing on April 6 with 10 people aboard.

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Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

Personnel of Japan's Self-Defense Forces leave a port on Irabu Island in the southern prefecture of Okinawa on the morning of April 13, 2023, to search for a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter that went missing on April 6 with 10 people aboard.

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Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

A member of Japan's Self-Defense Forces watch over waters off Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on April 11, 2023, in search of a Ground Self-Defense Force UH-60JA helicopter that went missing with 10 people aboard on April 6.

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Search for missing Japan SDF chopper

Personnel of Japan's Self-Defense Forces search on April 10, 2023, in waters off Miyako Island in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa for a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter that went missing on April 6 with 10 people aboard.

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Search for missing Japan SDF chopper

Personnel of Japan's Self-Defense Forces search on April 10, 2023, in waters off Miyako Island in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa for a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter that went missing on April 6 with 10 people aboard.

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SDF-operated COVID mass vaccination centers close

A ceremony marking the closing of COVID-19 mass vaccination centers operated by Japan's Self-Defense Forces is held in Tokyo on March 26, 2023.

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Diet begins mulling antipiracy bill amid operations off Somalia

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso heads toward a speech podium during the House of Representatives plenary session on April 14. The lower house began deliberating an antipiracy bill that would expand the scope of escort missions carried out by Japan's Self-Defense Forces off the coast of Somalia.

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Japan eyes sending over 800 troops for tsunami relief

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