Helicopters dropped water to battle a wildfire in Japan. Footage shows firefighting helicopters dousing the raging forest fire in Ofunato City in the Iwate Prefecture, today, February 27.

February 27, 2025, Yamanashi, Japan – @UoGG8sASdTHsXkq shared a video of a helicopter collecting water to combat a forest fire in Yamanashi. They commented that helicopters were flying back and ...

Two of the helicopters have been provided by Japan's Self-Defense Forces. The fire has been blamed for one death and more than 80 homes being destroyed. Ofunato Fire officials said 1,300 ...

Helicopters buzzed in the shadow of a smoldering volcano and boats rescued dummies from the sea this week in a show of ...

Joint coast guard exercises held between Japan, the United States and the Philippines off Japan's southwest shore Saturday ...

TOKYO >> Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency plans to deploy unmanned firefighting ... lightweight vehicles and rescue vehicles that can be airlifted by Self-Defense Forces helicopters.

A rescue drill for taking tourists with heatstroke to hospital by helicopter has been held at the Tottori Sand Dunes on the Sea of Japan coast.

Japan Will Deploy Mobile Radar Site in the Philippine Sea, U.S. Marines Test Attack Helicopter in ... the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit held a live fire exercise on Wednesday and the ...