Japanese Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto said Friday his country is awaiting the outcome of investigations into recent crashes of two V-22 Ospreys before it will sign off on allowing U.S. Marines to operate the aircraft on Okinawa. Morimoto said Japan will work closely with the United States in reaching any decision about operations for the dozen V-22s that arrived in July. The Marines were allowed to deploy the V-22s but under the condition that they not engage in operations until…
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