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Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine "Jingei"

KOBE, Japan, March 8 Kyodo - A ceremony to award a Self-Defense Forces flag to a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine is held at a shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan on March 8, 2024. The submarine, "Jingei," will be deployed to the MSDF Yokosuka Base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo. (Kyodo)

Death toll climbs after Japan quake, self-defense forces dispatched

STORY: Death toll climbs after Japan quake, self-defense forces dispatched SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 1-2, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:00 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG XIAOYU, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of scenes of the earthquake STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHANG XIAOYU, Xinhua correspondent "The death toll has been climbing after a series of powerful earthquakes hit the area in central Japan and the vicinity. A series of building collapses and fires left dozens of people dead in the most-hit Ishikawa prefecture. As more damage reports and information about people trapped continued to come in regarding other municipalities, injuries were reported in Niigata, Toyama, Fukui and Gifu prefectures due to collapsed or damaged buildings. Calling the rescue of those impacted by the earthquakes a battle against time, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that the government has already dispatched a number of self-defense force troops to the impacted ar

Death toll rises to 20 in powerful Japan quake

STORY: Death toll rises to 20 in powerful Japan quake SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 1, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG YIYI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of scenes of the earthquake STORYLINE: STANDUP: ZHANG YIYI, Xinhua correspondent "At least 20 people were confirmed dead in Ishikawa prefecture after a massive earthquake hit the area in central Japan and the vicinity, the national news agency Kyodo reported on Tuesday, citing local authorities. Calling the rescue of those impacted by the earthquakes a battle against time, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that the government has already dispatched a number of self-defense force troops to the impacted areas and will continue to provide assistance. A series of strong earthquakes, with major ones of up to a preliminary 7.6 magnitude, hit on Monday at a shallow depth on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa prefecture. The Japan Meteorological Agency has officially named i

ASDF to supply drinking water to eruption-hit Tonga

Preparation is under way at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 20, 2022, to airlift drinking water to Australia for supply to Tonga. An undersea volcanic eruption in mid-January triggered a tsunami that caused severe damage to the South Pacific island nation. The Self-Defense Forces airplanes carrying potable water left Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture on the night of the day.

ASDF conducts 1st field survey for Tokyo missile shield candidat

TOKYO, Japan - Members of Air Self-Defense Force set up antennas to test radio on Jan. 14 at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward ahead of the Defense Ministry's first field survey for deploying the land-based ballistic missile interceptor to defend the Japanese capital. The photo was taken on Jan. 14, 2008. (Kyodo)

High court raises damages amount over air drill noise

KANAZAWA, Japan - Plaintiffs carry a banner April 16 to the Kanazawa branch of the Nagoya High Court. The same day, the court raised the damages, to 1,118 million yen, the state must pay 1,580 people living around the Air Self-Defense Force base in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, over noise pollution from air drills. (Kyodo)

GSDF begin removing snow to rescue isolated people in Niigata

TSUNAN, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force troops remove snow from a road leading to the town of Tsunan, Niigata Prefecture, on Jan. 10. In an area of the town located between Nagano and Niigata prefectures, around 200 people of 69 households are isolated by heavy snowfall. (Kyodo)

More helicopters sent to Pakistan for quake victims

SAYAMA, Japan - Air Self-Defense Force members load a helicopter into a C130 transport plane in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, on Oct. 21 to help victims of the Oct. 8 earthquake in Pakistan. Three helicopters from Japan are now operating there.

(1)Bird flu scare in Japan

TAMBA, Japan - Members of the Ground Self-Defense Force, clad in protective suits, head for Asada Nosan Co.'s Funai poultry farm in Tamba, Kyoto Prefecture, on March 5 to help in disinfection operations there. The farm had more than 200,000 birds. Many of them died and the rest are being culled.

GSDF team in Kyoto town for bird flu cleanup

KYOTO, Japan - A disaster-prevention squad from the Ground Self-Defense Force deploys in Tamba, Kyoto Prefecture, March 5 to join local bird flu cleanup efforts. The team is expected to dig holes to bury around 15,000 chickens from Takada farm, the second farm in the town to be hit by bird flu. (Kyodo)

ASDF training jet crashes, pilot killed

SENDAI, Japan - Rescuers search the wreckage of an Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) T-2 training jet that crashed in a forested area in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 22. The pilot, identified as Second Lt. Keita Yogo, 25, was found dead.

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