On Wednesday, a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter made an emergency landing after bursting in flames in midair over Okinawa. Local media reported the aircraft had landed less than two miles from a school. Gen. Charles Chiarotti, deputy commander of U.S. Forces Japan, Onodera said the incident was "deplorable and had caused considerable anxiety among the residents living nearby and other people in the prefecture".
None of its seven crew members or local residents was hurt, but the latest accident, which follows the crash-landing of a US military Osprey aircraft off the Okinawa main island in December, led the prefectural government to lodge a strong protest.
The statement also said locals "cannot help but feel strong doubts over the USA military's aircraft maintenance and safety measures" and demanded that CH-53Es be grounded until the cause of the accident is identified and "effective" preventive steps are taken.
Many Okinawans have always been frustrated with noise, crimes and accidents connected to US bases, with the prefecture hosting the bulk of USA military facilities in Japan.
Allianz, Shapoorji Pallonji partner to set up $500 mln India fund
The development comes at a time when commercial real estate has outdone other segments of the market. Ltd acted as advisors to Allianz, while JLL, AZB and PwC were advisors to Shapoorji Pallonji Group .
Japan urged the USA military Friday to suspend flights of its CH-53 helicopters until safety is guaranteed, after one of them burst into flames in Okinawa. One crashed off the eastern coast of Australia in August, leaving three U.S. Marines dead.
Seikyu Iju, mayor of the village, separately inspected the accident site on Thursday. Officials of the USA military told him that it plans to recover the CH-53 helicopter after carrying out an environmental impact assessment, according to the mayor.
"The United States will suspend flights [of that model of helicopters] until they conduct a preliminary investigation and confirm their safety and the cause of the accident", Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera told reporters following a meeting.

Articles Liés
-
Philip Hammond 'must be sacked for not supporting Brexit' - Tory right
-
'New Mutants': Josh Boone Teases the Arrival of the First Trailer
-
Destiny 2 Is Famous Horror Movie Director John Carpenter's Jam Right Now
-
BASF to acquire parts of Bayer's crop science ops for €5.9bn
-
Supreme Court to deliver verdict on women entering Kerala's Sabarimala temple today
-
SpaceX Orbits Dual-Purpose Satellite for SES, EchoStar
-
Lightning's Steven Stamkos scores first goal in almost a year
-
Cypress Head Women's Golf Association supports Breast Cancer Awareness month
-
NAB references: Hearing adjourned due to police-lawyers spat outside accountability court
-
Provident Financial plc (PFG) Rating Reiterated by Numis Securities Ltd