Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force load relief goods into its helicopter before taking off from a temporary landing site in Wajima in the Noto peninsula, facing the Sea of Japan, northwest of Tokyo, Jan 6, 2024. (PHOTO / AP)

TOKYO — A Japan's Self-Defense Force helicopter on Friday morning crashed in the mountains of Oita prefecture, local media reported.

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The crash took place in the mountainous area of Hita city, with no injury reports among nearby local residents, according to the regional broadcaster Television Oita.