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Straits Times
14-05-2025
- General
- Straits Times
Training aircraft from Japan's Self-Defence Force crashes in central Japan
Training aircraft from Japan's Self-Defence Force crashes in central Japan TOKYO - A Self-Defence Force training aircraft crashed after taking off from a military base in central Japan, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Wednesday, declining to elaborate further. A defence ministry spokesperson said it is collecting information. Japanese public broadcaster NHK, citing multiple defence ministry officials, reported that the T-4 training aircraft disappeared from radar while flying near Inuyama city in Aichi prefecture. A representative from the Inuyama city fire department told Reuters that the aircraft likely carried two people on board. The local fire department received a call reporting that something resembling an aircraft had crashed into a pond in Inuyama shortly after 3 p.m. (0600 GMT), according to NHK. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Japan Self-Defence Force training plane crashes, top government spokesperson says
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Self-Defence Force training aircraft crashed after taking off from a military base in central Japan, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Wednesday. Japanese public broadcaster NHK, citing multiple defence ministry officials, reported that the aircraft was carrying two people on board when it disappeared from radar while flying near Inuyama City in Aichi Prefecture. Shortly after 3 p.m. (0600 GMT), the local fire department received a call reporting that something resembling an aircraft had crashed into a pond in Inuyama, according to NHK.
Perth Now
04-05-2025
- Politics
- Perth Now
Japan, China trade airspace violation accusations
Japan and China have accused each other of violating the airspace around the Japanese-controlled East China Sea islands, which Beijing also claims. The latest territorial flap came as both appeared to have warmer ties while seeking to mitigate damages from the US tariff war. Japan's Foreign Ministry said in a statement it lodged a "very severe protest" with Beijing after a Chinese helicopter took off from one of China's four coast guard boats, which had entered Japan's territorial waters around the Senkaku islands. The ministry said the helicopter violated Japanese airspace for about 15 minutes on Saturday. The statement called the incident an: "intrusion ... into Japan's territorial airspace" and urged the Chinese government to ensure preventive measures. According to the Defence Ministry, Japan's Self-Defence Force scrambled fighter jets in response. China also protested to Tokyo over a Japanese civilian aircraft violating its airspace around the islands, saying it was "strongly dissatisfied" about Japan's "severe violation of China's sovereignty," according to a statement by the Chinese embassy in Japan late Saturday. China Coast Guard said it "immediately took necessary control measures against it in accordance with the law" and dispatched a ship-borne helicopter to warn and drive away the Japanese aircraft. Japanese officials are investigating a possible connection between the Chinese coast guard helicopter's airspace intrusion and the small Japanese civilian aircraft flying in the area around the same time. China routinely sends coast guard vessels and aircraft into waters and airspace surrounding the islands, which China calls the Diaoyu, to harass Japanese vessels in the area, forcing Japan to quickly mobilise its jets. Saturday's intrusion was the first by China since a Chinese reconnaissance aircraft violated the Japanese airspace off the southern prefecture of Nagasaki in August. Chinese aircraft have also violated the Japanese airspace around the Senkaku twice in the past.
Time of India
04-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Japan and China trade accusations of airspace violation near disputed islands
AP File Photo TOKYO: Japan and China have accused each other of violating the airspace around the Japanese-controlled East China Sea islands, which Beijing also claims. The latest territorial flap came as both appeared to have warmer ties while seeking to mitigate damages from the US tariff war. Japan's foreign ministry said in a statement it lodged a "very severe protest" with Beijing after a Chinese helicopter took off from one of China's four coast guard boats, which had entered Japan's territorial waters around the Senkaku islands . The helicopter violated Japanese airspace for about 15 minutes on Saturday, the ministry said. The statement called the incident an "intrusion ... into Japan's territorial airspace" and urged the Chinese government to ensure preventive measures. Japan's Self-Defence Force scrambled fighter jets in response, according to the Defense Ministry China also protested to Tokyo over a Japanese civilian aircraft violating its airspace around the islands, saying it was "strongly dissatisfied" about Japan's "severe violation of China's sovereignty," according to a statement by the Chinese embassy in Japan late Saturday. China Coast Guard said it "immediately took necessary control measures against it in accordance with the law" and dispatched a ship-borne helicopter to warn and drive away the Japanese aircraft. Japanese officials are investigating a possible connection between the Chinese coast guard helicopter's airspace intrusion and the small Japanese civilian aircraft flying in the area around the same time. China routinely sends coast guard vessels and aircraft into waters and airspace surrounding the islands, which China calls the Diaoyu, to harass Japanese vessels in the area, forcing Japan to quickly mobilize its jets. Saturday's intrusion was the first by China since a Chinese reconnaissance aircraft violated the Japanese airspace off the southern prefecture of Nagasaki in August. Chinese aircraft have also violated the Japanese airspace around the Senkaku twice in the past.
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Business Standard
04-05-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
Japan, China accuse each other of airspace violations near disputed islands
Japan and China are accusing each other of violating the airspace around the Japanese-controlled East China Sea islands that Beijing also claims. Japan's Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying that it has protested to Beijing after a Chinese helicopter that took off from one of China's four coast guard boats had entered Japan's territorial waters around the Senkaku island, violating the Japanese airspace around them for about 15 minutes on Saturday. In response to the airspace intrusion, Japan's Self-Defence Force scrambled fighter jets, the Defence Ministry said. China routinely sends coast guard vessels and aircraft into waters and airspace surrounding the islands, which China calls the Diaoyu, to harass Japanese vessels in the area and force Japan to scramble jets in response. The latest territorial flap comes as Japan and China were appearing to have warm ties as both countries seek to mitigate damages from the U.S. tariff war. The Japanese Foreign Ministry said it lodged a very severe protest" through the Chinese embassy in Japan, claiming that China Coast Guard actions infringed Japan's sovereignty and urging the Chinese government to ensure preventive measures. China also said in a statement that it took a similar step and protested to Japan over a Japanese civilian aircraft violating its airspace around the islands, saying it was strongly dissatisfied about Japanese violation of China's sovereignty. Japanese officials are investigating a possible connection between the Chinese coast guard helicopter's airspace intrusion and the small Japanese civilian aircraft flying in the area around the same time. Saturday's intrusion was the first by China since a Chinese reconnaissance aircraft violated the Japanese airspace off the southern prefecture of Nagasaki. Chinese aircraft have also violated the Japanese airspace around the Senkaku twice in the past. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
