Japan is investigating the fall of a water container from an American plane What happened?

Japanese Defense Ministry officials say a water container fell from a US transport plane while it was flying over a residential area in the southwestern Okinawa Prefecture. Officials said that the water container fell in the yard of a house in Ginowan City, and there were no reports of injuries so far.

Japanese Defense Ministry officials said on Wednesday that a water container fell from a US Osprey transport plane while it was flying over a residential area in the southwestern Okinawa Prefecture.

Officials said that the water container fell in the yard of a house in Ginowan City, and there were no reports of injuries so far.

Police say the stainless steel water canister is about 20 centimeters high and 15 to 17 centimeters wide, and that it was found smashed.

An Osprey was launched from the US Marine Corps Air Force Base Futenma in Ginowan.

Footage taken by a NHK helicopter shows that the area around the house has been cordoned off.

The incident is being investigated by the Okinawa Defense Bureau and local authorities.

Biden chooses two women to lead the White House budget office. Who are they?

The White House said Biden had nominated Shalanda Young as director of the Office of Budget and Nanny Colouriti as deputy director.On Wednesday, US President Joe Biden chose two women to lead the White House Office of Management and Budget.

The White House said Biden had nominated Shalanda Young to be director of the Office of the Budget, with Young currently serving as acting director. Biden also nominated Nanny Colloriti as deputy director.The Office of Management and Budget oversees the $4 trillion federal budget and helps coordinate operations and regulations across government departments.

Another of his duties is to monitor the compliance of federal employees with the rules for COVID-19 vaccines.Young will be the first black woman to serve as director of the White House Budget Office after taking over as deputy director in March.Colouriti, who is of Filipino descent, will be the newest and most prominent Asian American official in the Biden administration.Both would need the approval of the US Senate to take office.