Japanese ship arrives in E. Timor's Suai on peacekeeping mission

Japanese ship arrives in E. Timor's Suai on peacekeeping mission

SUAI, East Timor - Japanese troops unload cargo from the 3,200-ton amphibious force ship Oosumi at Suai, East Timor, on March 28 to set up a base for United Nations peacekeeping operations. The Japanese contingent is scheduled to take over operations from a Pakistani team in mid-April.

Japan's MSA ships leave for joint drills with S. Korea

Japan's MSA ships leave for joint drills with S. Korea

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Crew members of three Japan's Maritime Safety Agency (MSA) vessels stand at salute at Moji port in the southwestern Japan city of Kitakyushu on Oct. 3 before leaving for joint drills with South Korean vessels, in which they will simulate the rescue and cleanup of a collision of two vessels. The patrol boats are the 3,200-ton Echigo, the 1,200-ton Hakata, and the 180-ton Inasa.

Japanese ship arrives in E. Timor's Suai on peacekeeping mission

Japanese ship arrives in E. Timor's Suai on peacekeeping mission

SUAI, East Timor - Japanese troops unload cargo from the 3,200-ton amphibious force ship Oosumi at Suai, East Timor, on March 28 to set up a base for United Nations peacekeeping operations. The Japanese contingent is scheduled to take over operations from a Pakistani team in mid-April.

Japan's MSA ships leave for joint drills with S. Korea+

Japan's MSA ships leave for joint drills with S. Korea+

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Crew members of three Japan's Maritime Safety Agency (MSA) vessels stand at salute at Moji port in the southwestern Japan city of Kitakyushu on Oct. 3 before leaving for joint drills with South Korean vessels, in which they will simulate the rescue and cleanup of a collision of two vessels. The patrol boats are the 3,200-ton Echigo, the 1,200-ton Hakata, and the 180-ton Inasa.