Itsunori Onodera
At least 16 injured in volcanic eruption at ski resort in Japan
Nine civilians were injured by volcanic rocks, while seven people — six soldiers and one civilian skier — were hit by an avalanche.
In embarrassing mishap, wing panel of Japan PM's official jet falls off
ASDF spokesperson said, 'The air force would conduct an investigation to determine why the panel had fallen off Abe's plane.'
US apologises to Japan over recent series of military accidents
Onodera has said he hoped to depart for Hawaii to meet top the US commander in the Pacific, Harry Harris, to discuss the issue.
US Navy plane with 11 aboard crashes into Pacific; 8 found
The Navy's Japan-based 7th Fleet said in a statement that a search and rescue operation was launched from the carrier.
India, Japan to scale up defence cooperation
The talks, part of the India-Japan annual defence ministerial dialogue in Tokyo, also highlighted the cooperation on the US-2 amphibious aircraft.