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Emergency helicopters have become the go-to mode of transport in disaster and accident response situations for municipalities in Japan, with their effectiveness increasingly being augmented by innovative services and products offered by private companies.
FUKUOKA As often happens in hazardous winter conditions, a climber went missing in a snow-covered mountain in early February, necessitating that a search team be sent out.