In Okinawa, where about half of the 50,000 American troops in Japan are based, Gov. Denny Tamaki told reporters Wednesday that he will ask the U.S. military to suspend all Osprey flights in Japan.

One of them, Osamu Rikihisa, said, “You never know when another Osprey crashes again.” In November 2023, a U.S. Air Force Osprey crashed off Japan’s southern coast, killing eight people.

The wreckage of a US Marine MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft is seen over rocks during low tide on the coast of Nago, Japan’s southern island of Okinawa on Wednesday, after it crash landed in ...

One of them, Osamu Rikihisa, said, “You never know when another Osprey crashes again.” In November 2023, a U.S. Air Force Osprey crashed off Japan’s southern coast, killing eight people.

The Japanese army on Wednesday began deploying its fleet of V-22 Ospreys on a newly opened permanent base in southwestern Japan, in the country’s latest move to strengthen its defense as ...