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Japan to ask recipients to use oil only for antiterror mission

TOKYO, Japan - Senior Vice Foreign Minister Itsunori Onodera (C) and representatives from the United Nations, Britain, France and Pakistan pose for photos at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 5 after signing documents on Japan's refueling mission in the Indian Ocean.

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Ozawa raps gov't plan to extend antiterror mission by 2nd vote

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition leader Ichiro Ozawa on Sept. 11 criticized the government's plan to seek an extension of Japan's antiterrorism operations in the Indian Ocean by holding a second vote in the House of Representatives to overrule the opposition-dominated House of Councillors decision should it vote down the bill.

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DPJ leader Ozawa repeats opposition to extending antiterror law

TOKYO, Japan - German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa pose for a photo prior to their talks at a Tokyo hotel on Aug. 30. Ozawa restated opposition to an extension of Japan's antiterrorism law during the meeting, DPJ lawmakers said.

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Merkel hopes Japan will continue support for antiterror mission

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) attend a joint news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 29 after their talks. Merkel expressed hope that Japan will continue its support for U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in Afghanistan.

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Police conduct antiterror drills prior to world athletics event

OSAKA, Japan - The Osaka prefectural police conducted full-fledged antiterror drills Aug. 16 at an industrial waste disposal site in the city of Sakai with the Athletics World Championship set to start on Aug. 25.

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S. Korea preparing for Asian Games

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) personnel overpower a bus, which is presumed to have been hijacked, during an antiterror drill outside of Incheon Asiad Main Stadium, the main venue for the Sept. 19 to Oct. 4 Asian Games, in Incheon, South Korea, on Aug. 8, 2014.

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S. Korea preparing for Asian Games

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean soldiers take positions during an antiterror drill outside of Incheon Asiad Main Stadium, the main venue for the Sept. 19 to Oct. 4 Asian Games, in Incheon, South Korea, on Aug. 8, 2014. Some 700 soldiers, police officers and firefighters took part in the drill.

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Antiterror drill at Incheon

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean forces and police stage an antiterrorism drill at Incheon international airport near Seoul on Feb. 29, 2012.

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Antiterror drill at Incheon

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean forces and police stage an antiterrorism drill at Incheon international airport near Seoul on Feb. 29, 2012.

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Antiterror drill by S. Korean police for nuclear summit

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean police conduct an antiterrorism drill in Seoul on Feb. 15, 2012, in preparation for the Nuclear Security Summit in the city slated for March 26 to 27, 2012.

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Leaked antiterror files

TOKYO, Japan - Undated photo shows documents on international terrorism investigations which were leaked on the Internet in October 2010. The Metropolitan Police Department admitted the documents were its own internal investigative files and apologized to the public at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2010.

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Leaked antiterror files

TOKYO, Japan - Undated photo shows documents on international terrorism investigations which were leaked on the Internet in October 2010. The Metropolitan Police Department admitted the documents were its own internal investigative files and apologized to the public at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2010.

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Pre-APEC antiterror drill at Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - Security officials simulate checking a bag suspected of containing explosive during an antiterrorism drill at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 15, 2010, ahead of a series of meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum scheduled for November in Yokohama.

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Pre-APEC antiterror drill at Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - A bomb sniffing dog and handler check a suitcase during an antiterrorism drill at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 15, 2010 ahead of a series of meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum scheduled for November in Yokohama.

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Pre-APEC antiterror drill at Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - Security officials simulate checking bags suspected of containing explosive during an antiterrorism drill at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 15, 2010, ahead of a series of meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum scheduled for November in Yokohama.

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Pre-APEC antiterror drill at Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - A bomb sniffing dog and handler check a suitcase during an antiterrorism drill at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 15, 2010 ahead of a series of meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum scheduled for November in Yokohama.

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Antiterror drill ahead of APEC summit

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A joint drill involving police, firefighters and Coast Guard personnel to counter possible terror attacks is held in a coastal commercial area of Yokohama on July 29, 2010, ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in November.

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Full-body imaging trial begins at Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - A man goes through a full-body imaging security scanner for a demonstration at Narita International Airport, east of Tokyo, on July 5, 2010. Japan's first experiment with full-body imaging began at the airport amid privacy concerns as part of antiterror measures.

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Aso calls in Diet for support for antiterror refueling mission

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso speaks during a House of Representatives committee session on the issues of antiterrorism and reconstruction of Iraq on Oct. 17. Aso pressed his case for continuing Japan's contentious antiterrorism refueling mission in the Indian Ocean next year

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Aso vows efforts on antiterror, N. Korea at U.N. meeting

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso speaks to reporters at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Sept. 25 after addressing a U.N. General Assembly meeting.

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Aso vows efforts on antiterror, N. Korea at U.N. meeting

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (L) and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon shake hands at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 25 prior to their talks. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Aso vows efforts on antiterror, N. Korea at U.N. meeting

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso delivers a speech at the United Nations General Assembly meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 25.

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Aso sees halting antiterror refueling mission possible

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Taro Aso speaks in an interview with Kyodo News and other media organizations at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 5. Aso suggested that Japan could suspend the refueling mission in the Indian Ocean for U.S.-led antiterrorism operations when the temporary law authorizing it expires in January.

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Replenishment ships head to Indian Ocean on antiterror mission

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The 4,550-ton destroyer Ikazuchi of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force leaves its base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on April 20 for its refueling mission in the Indian Ocean. The 13,500-ton fleet support ship Mashu also set off from its port in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, the same day on the mission.

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Japan destroyer returns home from antiterror mission

NAGASAKI, Japan - A crew member of the Japanese destroyer Kirisame poses for a photo with his daughter on landing at the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 22. The 4,550-ton vessel, which had been dispatched to the Indian Ocean on refueling mission in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and near Afghanistan, returned home after a temporary law authorizing the mission expired Nov. 1.

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Japan destroyer returns home from antiterror mission

NAGASAKI, Japan - The Japanese destroyer Kirisame, which had been dispatched to the Indian Ocean on refueling mission in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and near Afghanistan, cruises to the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 22 after a temporary law authorizing the mission expired Nov. 1.

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Japan destroyer returns home from antiterror mission

NAGASAKI, Japan - The Japanese destroyer Kirisame, which had been dispatched to the Indian Ocean on refueling mission in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and near Afghanistan, is back home at the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 22 after a temporary law authorizing the mission expired Nov. 1.

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Japan destroyer returns home from antiterror mission

NAGASAKI, Japan - The Japanese destroyer Kirisame, which had been dispatched to the Indian Ocean on refueling mission in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and near Afghanistan, is about to berth at the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 22. The 4,550-ton vessel returned home after a temporary law authorizing the mission expired Nov. 1.

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Antiterror drill at Chitose airport, gateway to 2008 G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Members of a police bomb disposal unit remove a mock explosive device from the departure lobby at New Chitose Airport outside Sapporo on Oct. 29 in an antiterrorism drill held as part of security preparations for the 2008 Group of Eight Summit at the Lake Toya resort in Hokkaido. New Chitose Airport will be used by most dignitaries attending the G-8 summit.

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Osaka holds annual antiterror exercise at Kansai airport

KANSAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Japan - In an antiterror sea-and-land drill held at the Kansai International Airport on Oct. 25, two Japan Coast Guard patrol boats corner a speed rubber boat used by suspected terrorists. Kansai International Airport opened a second runway in August, and the Japan Coast Guard and other security agencies decided to conduct this year's drill around the off-shore runway for their annual antiterrorist exercise.

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Koike wants mission to back Afghan antiterror campaign extended

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Yuriko Koike speaks in a group interview with Kyodo News and several other Japanese news organizations at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on July 11. Koike expressed the desire to extend the Maritime Self-Defense Force's mission to refuel U.S.-led coalition forces in the Indian Ocean in support of the antiterrorism campaign in Afghanistan beyond the current expiration date of Nov. 1.

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Japan women join antiterror mission in Indian Ocean for 1st time

SASEBO, Japan - Female crew members of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force's fleet support ship Oumi line up for photos before the 13,55-ton ship leaves the MSDF Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on March 14 for the Indian Ocean. A total of 16 women were deployed in the area for the first time in an operation that began in 2001 based on a special law against terrorism.

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Replenishment ship leaves for Indian Ocean on antiterror mission

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Family members of crewmen bid farewell as the 8,150-ton replenishment ship Tokiwa of the Maritime Self-Defense Force sets sail from its home port in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 14 for a new round of antiterrorism mission in the Indian Ocean.

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Diet extends SDF's antiterror mission into 5th year

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda (L) bows in appreciation as the House of Councillors voted to extend an antiterrorism law into its fifth year on Oct. 26, clearing the way for Tokyo to maintain the Self-Defense Forces' maritime refueling support for the U.S.-led antiterrorism campaign for another year.

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Lower house passes bill to extend antiterror law by 1 yr

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Representatives special committee on support for Iraqi rehabilitation passes a bill on Oct. 18 to extend an antiterrorism law another year to allow Japan to continue refueling U.S.-led coalition vessels in the Indian Ocean. The special antiterrorism law, due to expire Nov. 1, was enacted in October 2001 after the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States that year. The legislation was extended for two years in October 2003.

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Lower house passes bill to extend antiterror law by 1 yr

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R in front row) Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura, Defense Agency Director General Yoshinori Ono and Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda bow in appreciation as the House of Representatives special committee on support for Iraqi rehabilitation passes a bill to extend an antiterrorism law another year on Oct. 18.

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(2)Tokyo police conduct antiterror drill at subway station

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department conducts a drill April 26 at Tokyo's Nagatacho Station to prepare for the possibility of a chemical attack on the Tokyo subway system, as part of nationwide efforts to tighten security against terror attacks.

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(1)Tokyo police conduct antiterror drill at subway station

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department conducts a drill April 26 at Tokyo's Nagatacho Station to prepare for the possibility of a chemical attack on the Tokyo subway system, as part of nationwide efforts to tighten security against terror attacks.

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Osaka police conduct antiterror drill at Kansai airport

OSAKA, Japan - Members of the Osaka prefectural police's quick-response team, clad in full-protective gear, conduct rescue operations at Kansai International Airport during a drill to prepare for possible nuclear, biological and chemical attacks.

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Japan extends Arabian Sea refueling mission for 6 months

TOKYO, Japan - Cabinet ministers (shown) at a meeting on Oct. 21 extended the government's naval logistic support in the Arabian Sea for U.S. antiterror operations in Afghanistan for six months following the extension this month of a two-year law on the mission.

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Karzai unaware Japan supported U.S. Afghan campaign

KABUL, Afghanistan - Japan's former Defense Agency chief Gen Nakatani (L) meets Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) on Aug. 6 in Kabul. Nakatani said Karzai was unaware Japan gave logistical support to the U.S.-led antiterror campaign in Afghanistan, adding Japan must make more efforts at publicity.

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Coalition leader urges dispatch of Aegis destroyer

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Takeshi Noda (C), leader of the New Conservative Party (NCP), the smallest of the three ruling parties, listens to an officer during his inspection tour of the 7,250-ton Kirishima, one of Japan's four Aegis destroyers equipped with advanced antimissile and antiaircraft systems, in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, on Nov. 27. Afterwards, Noda urged the dispatch of the destroyer to support U.S.-led antiterror operations in and near Afghanistan.

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MSDF ship returns to Nagasaki from antiterror duty

SASEBO, Japan - Crew members of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Asakaze are reunited with their family members after the ship returned to Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Oct. 29 from the Indian Ocean. They provided four months of logistical support to U.S.-led antiterrorism forces there.

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MSDF ship returns antiterror duties

MAIZURU, Japan - A crew member of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) destroyer Haruna holds his daughter Aug. 7 on returning to Maizuru, Kyodo Prefecture after six months in the Indian Ocean providing support to U.S.-led antiterrorism forces there.

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Diet authorizes antiterror SDF deployment

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Councillors on Nov. 30 approves by a vote of 191-41 the government's dispatch of the Self-Defense Forces to the Indian Ocean to provide logistical support to the U.S.-led campaign in Afghanistan. The House of Representatives gave its support Nov. 27.

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S. Korea proposes joint World Cup antiterror panel with Japan

NEW YORK, United States - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Han Seung Soo (R) shakes hands with former Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa prior to their talks at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 11. Han proposed that Japan and South Korea establish a joint committee to prevent terrorism at next year's World Cup soccer finals to be co-hosted by the two countries.

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Japan should make own decisions on antiterror action: Baker

OSAKA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Howard Baker delivers a lecture in Osaka on Nov. 5. He said Japan should form an independent judgment on measures to support the United States following the Sept. 11 terror attacks on New York and Washington.

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Japan should make own decisions on antiterror action: Baker

OSAKA, Japan - U.S. ambassador to Japan Howard Baker delivers a lecture in Osaka on Nov. 5. He said Japan should form an independent judgment on measures to support the United States following the Sept. 11 terror attacks on New York and Washington.

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Diet authorizes antiterror SDF deployment

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Councillors on Nov. 30 approves by a vote of 191-41 the government's dispatch of the Self-Defense Forces to the Indian Ocean to provide logistical support to the U.S.-led campaign in Afghanistan. The House of Representatives gave its support Nov. 27.

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Lower house passes bill to extend antiterror law by 1 yr

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R in front row) Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura, Defense Agency Director General Yoshinori Ono and Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda bow in appreciation as the House of Representatives special committee on support for Iraqi rehabilitation passes a bill to extend an antiterrorism law another year on Oct. 18. (Kyodo)