Regarding the U.S. military's suspension of flights of Osprey transport planes following a crash off the coast of Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Minister of Defense Kihara announced on the 7th that the U.S. side would request that the aircraft deployed in Japan resume flights. It has been revealed that there has been a communication that they would like to make specific adjustments.
Last November, a U.S. Air Force CV22 Osprey transport plane crashed off the coast of Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, killing eight people, and the U.S. military has suspended Osprey flights around the world since December. .
Regarding this, Minister of Defense Kihara told reporters after the cabinet meeting on the 8th that the US side had informed him on the evening of the 7th that they would like to make specific arrangements in the future towards resuming Osprey operations in Japan. I made it clear that.
He then said, ``I will refrain from giving details about our interactions with the U.S. military, but ensuring flight safety is a shared top priority for Japan and the United States, and we will continue to work closely together to respond.'' said.