Japan seeks more timely reports of US military aircraft mishaps as cases continue to rise
2018-03-08 10:19:32 source：Global Times
March 7, 2018
The Japanese government on Wednesday insisted the US military report cases of mishaps and accidents more promptly following a serious delay in it being informed of a part falling off a F-15 fighter jet during a flight.
On Feb. 27, an antenna-like object weighing 1.4 kg fell off the jet which was stationed at the U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa.
But Japan's Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said the government was only informed of the mishap on Monday.
"We would like to request the U.S. side to put top priority on confirming safety," Onodera told a press briefing on the matter in Tokyo, adding that he was "baffled" that the information, delayed as it was, was also received through entirely the wrong channels.
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