U.S. military helicopter makes emergency landing near Tokyo

A U.S. Navy helicopter made an emergency landing in a rice field near Tokyo on Saturday, police and local firefighters said, adding that there had been no injuries.The helicopter carrying 12 people landed at around 10:55 a.m. in the field in Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture, after departing the Atsugi base about 7 kilometers away. It returned to the base later in the day.The U.S. Naval Air Facility Atsugi said a precautionary landing was carried out after some irregularities were detected midair. It said it will investigate the cause, while declining to explain the purpose of the flight.The helic…READ FULL ARTICLE