Japan suspends its Osprey flights after deadly crash of US air force aircraft

Japanese coastguard members pick up a floating object as they conduct search and rescue operation in the waters off Yakushima Island, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan on Thursday (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan has suspended flights by its Osprey aircrafts, officials said.

It comes the day after a US air force Osprey based in Japan crashed into the sea during a training mission.