An explosion at a munitions storage facility on Kadena Air Base occurred when Japanese soldiers accidentally detonated a fuse on a World War II-era anti-tank shell, Japan’s military said.
An explosion at a munitions storage facility on Kadena Air Base occurred when Japanese soldiers accidentally detonated a fuse on a World War II-era anti-tank shell, Japan’s military said.
A former Japanese army pilot who helped train the infamous kamikaze — flyers who deliberately crashed into their targets — is still telling his story 80 years after the end of World War II, in part to honor friends who died during the conflict.
Japan’s army has begun relocating its fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft to a new base as part of an effort to beef up its presence near disputed islands amid aggressive moves by China.