New MSDF patrol ship

New MSDF patrol ship

Photo taken on Nov. 13, 2025, shows a new Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force patrol ship, the Tachibana, after its launch ceremony in Yokohama near Tokyo. The 95-meter vessel with an engine displacement of 1,900 tons will be commissioned in 2027.

New MSDF patrol ship

New MSDF patrol ship

Photo taken on Nov. 13, 2025, shows a new Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force patrol ship, the Sakura, after its launch ceremony in Yokohama near Tokyo. The 95-meter vessel with an engine displacement of 1,900 tons will be commissioned in 2027.

Giant solar power generator completed in central Japan

Giant solar power generator completed in central Japan

TOWN OF ANPACHI, Japan - A ship-shaped solar power generator, completed in the village of Anpachi, Gifu Prefecture, by Sanyo Electric Co., is put to media preview Dec. 20. The structure that cost 3.3 billion yen to build, is 315 meters long, 37.1 meter high and 13.7 meter wide. Equipped with 5,000 solar cell panels, it can generate 530,000 kilowatts of electricity annually, reducing 95 tons of carbon dioxide, Sanyo said. Pictured to the fore is a JR Tokai Shinkansen bullet train.

Giant solar power generator completed in central Japan

Giant solar power generator completed in central Japan

TOWN OF ANPACHI, Japan - A ship-shaped solar power generator, completed in the village of Anpachi, Gifu Prefecture, by Sanyo Electric Co., is put to media preview Dec. 20. The structure that cost 3.3 billion yen to build, is 315 meters long, 37.1 meter high and 13.7 meter wide. Equipped with 5,000 solar cell panels, it can generate 530,000 kilowatts of electricity annually, reducing 95 tons of carbon dioxide, Sanyo said. Pictured to the fore is a JR Tokai Shinkansen bullet train.