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A Japanese military helicopter has crashed into a residential area setting a house on fire', according to reports.
Video from the scene showed black smoke rising from a house next to a nursery school in Kanzaki after the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter came down during training.
The school's head teacher said no pupils had been injured, but the extent of casualties was otherwise unclear.
According to the National Police Agency, there are four people living in the home where the helicopter crashed - all of which are safe.
A 78-year-old woman who lived near the scene said she saw the helicopter come down as she was walking her dog.