Japan Self-Defense Force chopper likely crashes off coast: defense chief

An Air Self-Defense Force search-and-rescue helicopter is believed to have crashed off Hamamatsu, central Japan, on Tuesday evening, Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said.The UH-60J chopper, carrying four crew, disappeared from radar at around 6 p.m. about 30 kilometers south of the ASDF's Hamamatsu base. Onodera said apparent helicopter debris had been seen floating in the ocean where it is believed to have gone down.(Self-Defense Force)"We've seen a door bearing the Air Self-Defense Force letters. We cannot help but believe that it crashed," Onodera told reporters.The chopper le…READ FULL ARTICLE