(2) Japan-hosted WMD maritime drill begins

SAGAMI BAY, Japan - A French navy man tries to go on board a mock suspect boat during the Japan-hosted multilateral maritime exercise to intercept weapons of mass destruction that began in waters southwest of Tokyo on Oct. 26. Vessels and aircraft from Japan, the United States, Australia and France are taking part in the two-day drill off Sagami Bay in Kanagawa Prefecture, while 18 other countries have sent observers.

Sample
PDF Preview

Product Code
ILEA001106099

Registered date
2004/10/26 00:00:00

Credit
Kyodo / Kyodo News Images

Media source
2004 Kyodo News

Media size
1864 × 1228 pixel

Resolution
dpi

Deployment size
573.77(KB)*

Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos

Japan hosts int'l fleet review

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) boards the Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Izumo to inspect an international fleet review in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Nov. 6, 2022. Twelve countries took part in the international fleet review, being held in Japan for the first time since 2002.

Japan hosts int'l fleet review

Photo taken by a Kyodo News reporter aboard a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter shows vessels taking part in an international fleet review in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2022, including the MSD destroyer Izumo (R) and a Korean Navy vessel (L, front). Twelve countries took part in the international fleet review, being held in Japan for the first time since 2002.

Japan hosts int'l fleet review

Photo taken by a Kyodo News reporter aboard a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter shows vessels taking part in an international fleet review in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2022, including the MSD destroyer Izumo (front). Twelve countries took part in the international fleet review, being held in Japan for the first time since 2002.

Japan hosts int'l fleet review

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (top, C) delivers a speech to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel during an international fleet review in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2022. Twelve countries took part in the international fleet review, being held in Japan for the first time since 2002.

Japan MSDF vessel

Photo taken by a Kyodo News reporter on board a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter shows the MSDF transport ship Kunisaki taking part in an international fleet review in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2022.

Japan MSDF vessel

Photo taken by a Kyodo News reporter on board a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter shows the MSDF minesweeper Awaji taking part in an international fleet review in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2022.

Japan MSDF vessel

Photo taken by a Kyodo News reporter on board a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter shows the MSDF replenishment ship Oumi taking part in an international fleet review in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2022.

Japan MSDF vessel

Photo taken by a Kyodo News reporter on board a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter shows the MSDF destroyer Kumano taking part in an international fleet review in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2022.

Japan hosts int'l fleet review

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) boards the Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Izumo to inspect an international fleet review in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Nov. 6, 2022. Twelve countries took part in the international fleet review, being held in Japan for the first time since 2002.

Japan hosts int'l fleet review

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (far L) inspects an international fleet review from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Izumo in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2022. Twelve countries took part in the international fleet review, being held in Japan for the first time since 2002.