A Japanese F-35 stealth fighter jet with one pilot on board disappeared from radar while on a training mission over the Pacific on Tuesday night, the defence ministry said.

Japan F-35 fighter jet disappears from radar over Pacific

The helicopter crashed in a residential area in the town of Kanzaki

One crew dead, another missing in Japan Army helicopter crash

The drills are not related to the latest tension on the Korean peninsula but are taking place as tensions between North Korea and the US are escalating

US, Japanese troops hold live fire drill in northern Japan

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Japan F-35 fighter jet disappears from radar over Pacific

One crew dead, another missing in Japan Army helicopter crash

US, Japanese troops hold live fire drill in northern Japan