Japan says viral video of MSDF ship likely real, not fabricated

Footage of a Japanese naval destroyer that circulated on Chinese social media is likely genuine, Tokyo's Defense Ministry said Thursday, after initial speculation the video may have been generated by artificial intelligence. No obvious military activity can be seen in the clip, which appears to show the docked Izumo helicopter carrier. According to officials, footage "purportedly shot by a drone" was first uploaded to Chinese video-sharing platform Bilibili on March 26.