07-08-2025
Japan fighter jet crashes, lone pilot ejected and rescued, NHK reports
An Air Self-Defense Force F-2 fighter jet, foreground, parks at Oita Airport during an SDF joint exercise on Nov. 13. (Takayuki Kozaki)
A Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F2 fighter jet crashed off the coast of Ibaraki Prefecture in eastern Japan during a training exercise, public broadcaster NHK reported on Thursday.
The lone pilot ejected from the aircraft and was not in a life-threatening condition after being rescued, NHK reported.
