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Regarding the issue of U.S. military helicopters flying in central Tokyo at low altitudes that would be illegal for Japanese aircraft, Japan's Defense Ministry notified the U.S. military about a total of 178 complaints concerning noise and other disturbances possibly caused by U.S. military helicopters, which it received from residents and others in the capital's 23 wards since the 2017 fiscal year, the Mainichi Shimbun has learned.

The information was disclosed in documents compiled by the Ministry of Defense. Many of the complaints are about the low-altitude flights, and some of them match up in time and place with flights that have been recorded by the Mainichi. Problematic flights have continued even after the complaints were lodged with the U.S. military, pointing to the possibility that moves made by the Defense Ministry, including the notification of complaints from local residents, have not helped put an end to the flights.

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