The incident occurred at the Ground Self-Defense Force's tank unit at the Hijudai maneuver area in Kusu, Oita Prefecture.

Three Ground Self-Defense Force tank crew members were killed and another injured when a shell exploded at 8:39 a.m. on April ...

The accident occurred during a live-fire exercise at the Hijudai training area in Oita Prefecture; another soldier was ...

Three Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force members died in an accident Tuesday during a live-fire drill at the Hijudai training area in the southwestern prefecture of Oita. At around 8:40 a.m., a shell ...

A round detonating inside a tank turret is virtually unheard of. The last time it happened in Japan was in 1979 A turret ...