Japanese air force fighter jet missing in northern Japan

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese defense officials say a search is underway for a fighter jet after it disappeared from radar during a flight exercise in northern Japan.
The Air Self-Defense Force says the F-35A stealth jet went missing Tuesday while flying off the eastern coast of Aomori. It says the plane disappeared from radar about half an hour after taking off from the Misawa air base with three other F-35As for a flight exercise.
Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya told reporters that a search and r