U.S. military helicopter makes emergency landing near Tokyo

A helicopter believed to belong to U.S. forces in Japan made an emergency landing on a rice field near Tokyo on Saturday, police said, adding there have been no reports of injuries.

The police received an emergency call around 10:55 a.m. saying a helicopter labeled Navy had landed on the field in Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture, not far from a U.S. base in Atsugi.

The helicopter, carrying 12 people, suffered an engine problem en route to a base in Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, southwestern Japan, from one in Atsugi, according to a local fire department responding to the incident.

U.S. military helicopter makes emergency landing near Tokyo

U.S. military helicopter makes emergency landing near Tokyo

U.S. military helicopter makes emergency landing near Tokyo

U.S. military helicopter makes emergency landing near Tokyo

U.S. military helicopter makes emergency landing near Tokyo