Japan GSDF Osprey aircraft

Japan GSDF Osprey aircraft

Photo taken on Dec. 3, 2023, shows a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft at the force's Camp Metabaru in Yoshinogari in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

Japan GSDF Osprey aircraft

Japan GSDF Osprey aircraft

Photo taken on Dec. 3, 2023, shows a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft at the force's Camp Metabaru in Yoshinogari in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

Japan GSDF transport helicopter

Japan GSDF transport helicopter

Photo taken on Dec. 3, 2023, shows a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force CH-47JA transport helicopter at the force's Camp Metabaru in Yoshinogari in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

Japan GSDF transport helicopter

Japan GSDF transport helicopter

Photo taken on Dec. 3, 2023, shows a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force CH-47JA transport helicopter at the force's Camp Metabaru in Yoshinogari in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

Japan GSDF attack helicopter

Japan GSDF attack helicopter

Photo taken on Dec. 3, 2023, shows a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force AH-64D attack helicopter at the force's Camp Metabaru in Yoshinogari in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

Japan GSDF attack helicopter

Japan GSDF attack helicopter

Photo taken on Dec. 3, 2023, shows a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force AH-64D attack helicopter at the force's Camp Metabaru in Yoshinogari in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

Museum curator breaks 2,200-year-old glass accessory

Museum curator breaks 2,200-year-old glass accessory

OTSU, Japan - Officials at a museum in Shiga Prefecture show a broken antique glass accessory estimated to be 2,200 years old. A museum curator accidentally dropped and broke the item, designated by the government as an important cultural asset that was unearthed in 1989 at the Yoshinogari Remains in Saga Prefecture.

Museum curator breaks 2,200-year-old glass accessory

Museum curator breaks 2,200-year-old glass accessory

OTSU, Japan - Officials at a museum in Shiga Prefecture show a broken antique glass accessory estimated to be 2,200 years old. A museum curator accidentally dropped and broke the item, designated by the government as an important cultural asset that was unearthed in 1989 at the Yoshinogari Remains in Saga Prefecture. (Kyodo)

Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs at Yoshinogari Historical Park in the Saga Prefecture town of Yoshinogari, southwestern Japan, on May 10, 2021.

Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs at Yoshinogari Historical Park in the Saga Prefecture town of Yoshinogari, southwestern Japan, on May 10, 2021.

Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs at Yoshinogari Historical Park in the Saga Prefecture town of Yoshinogari, southwestern Japan, on May 10, 2021.

Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs at Yoshinogari Historical Park in the Saga Prefecture town of Yoshinogari, southwestern Japan, on May 10, 2021.

Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs at Yoshinogari Historical Park in the Saga Prefecture town of Yoshinogari, southwestern Japan, on May 10, 2021.

Japan GSDF attack helicopter

Japan GSDF attack helicopter

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force AH-64D attack helicopter (R) flies over Yoshinogari, Saga Prefecture, on March 25, 2020. It was the first AH-64D flight outside the force's Camp Metabaru in the southwestern Japan town since another aircraft of the same type had a fatal crash in a nearby city in February 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan GSDF attack helicopter

Japan GSDF attack helicopter

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force AH-64D attack helicopter flies over Yoshinogari, Saga Prefecture, on March 25, 2020. It was the first AH-64D flight outside the force's Camp Metabaru in the southwestern Japan town since another aircraft of the same type had a fatal crash in a nearby city in February 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

GSDF helicopters resume flying after 2018 fatal crash

GSDF helicopters resume flying after 2018 fatal crash

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force AH-64D attack helicopter hovers at Camp Metabaru in Yoshinogari in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 6, 2020. The GSDF resumed flights of the helicopter type at the base the same day, after having suspended them since a fatal crash in February 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

GSDF helicopters resume flying after 2018 fatal crash

GSDF helicopters resume flying after 2018 fatal crash

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force AH-64D attack helicopter hovers at Camp Metabaru in Yoshinogari in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 6, 2020. The GSDF resumed flights of the helicopter type at the base the same day, after having suspended them since a fatal crash in February 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo