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MSDF ship returns home after Indian Ocean antiterrorism mission

SASEBO, Japan - A Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel (R) is reunited with his family on a pier at the MSDF base in Sasebo Port in Nagasaki Prefecture on Aug. 26 upon returning to the port aboard the 8,150-ton Hamana after having ended a mission to refuel vessels undertaking U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in the Indian Ocean.

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MSDF ship returns home after Indian Ocean antiterrorism mission

SASEBO, Japan - The 8,150-ton Maritime Self-Defense Force ship Hamana returns to Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture on Aug. 26 after having ended its mission to refuel vessels undertaking U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in the Indian Ocean amid controversy as to whether Japan should continue with the mission.

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Search for 'phantom tank' under way in Lake Hamana

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Divers search for the Type 4 Chi-To medium tank reportedly submerged in Lake Hamana at the lake's northern part near its Inohana sub-lake in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture on Jan. 7, 2013. The Imperial Japanese Army produced two units of the tank on a trial basis toward the end of World War II but did not use them in actual warfare and is said to have secretly sunk them in the lake to conceal them from the United States.

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Captain of MSDF ship witnessed vast number of bodies off Phuket

SASEBO, Japan - Cmdr. Makoto Fukahori, captain of the Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel Hamana, speaks to reporters at the MSDF's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Jan. 10 about the vessel's search operations off the Thai resort island of Phuket for victims of the tsunami disaster.

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(2)Major flower exhibition to open in Shizuoka Pref.

HAMAMATSU, Japan - Prince Akishino and his wife Princess Kiko look at flowers displayed at the Shizuoka International Garden and Horticulture Exhibition in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on April 7 after an opening ceremony for the event. The exhibition will be open to the public from April 8 through Oct. 11 at the 56-hectare Lake Hamana Garden, featuring a total of 5 million plants.

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U.S. expects Japan to expand refueling operation

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) supply ship Hamana refuels a U.S. Navy supply vessel in the Arabian Sea in a photo taken on February 2, 2002. The United States is hoping Japan will expand the refueling operation to include the area off Somalia and to cover vessels from Germany and other countries engaged in maritime inspections, Japanese and U.S. sources said in Washington on Sept. 25.

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MSDF vessels return to Japan after Indian Ocean duty

SASEBO, Japan - Three Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) vessels -- the Kurama (L, background), the Kirisame (L, foreground) and the Hamana (R) -- anchor near their home port of Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture on March 16. The vessels returned to the port the previous day after being dispatched to the Indian Ocean as part of Japan's provision of noncombat support to the U.S.-led military operations in Afghanistan.

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(2)3 MSDF vessels leave Sasebo for Indian Ocean

SASEBO, Japan - Two destroyers of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) -- the 5,200-ton Kurama (foreground) and the 4,550-ton Kirisame (background) -- sail from the town of Oseto, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Nov. 9 after leaving the MSDF's Sasebo base earlier in the day. The two destroyers and the 8,100-ton supply ship Hamana are expected to arrive in the Indian Ocean in two weeks, where the three-ship flotilla will conduct a fact-finding mission as part of Japan's plan to provide noncombat support to the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan.

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(4)3 MSDF vessels leave Sasebo for Indian Ocean

SASEBO, Japan - Family members of Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) crew from three warships wave in a pool photo at the MSDF's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 9 as the three vessels leave the base for the Indian Ocean. The three ships -- the 5,200-ton destroyer Kurama, the destroyer 4,550-ton Kirisame and the 8,100-ton supply ship Hamana -- were sent to the area as part of Japan's plan to provide noncombat support to the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan.

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(1)3 MSDF vessels leave Sasebo for Indian Ocean

SASEBO, Japan - The 5,200-ton destroyer Kurama of the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) leaves a wharf of the MSDF's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 9 on a two-month fact-finding mission in the Indian Ocean as part of Japan's plan to provide noncombat support to the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan. The Kurama, along with the 4,550-ton destroyer Kirisame and the 8,100-ton supply ship Hamana, are expected to arrive in the Indian Ocean in two weeks.

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Daiei manager Oh in motorcade

FUKUOKA, Japan - Fukuoka Daiei Hawks manager Sadaharu Oh (R) responds to cheers from fans Nov. 7 during a parade in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, marking the Pacific League champions' victory in the Japan Series. Oh and Chihiro Hamana (L), head of the Hawks' players association, raise their hands on a convertible, with team owner Isao Nakauchi, chairman of major supermarket chain operator Daiei Inc., behind Hamana.

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(4)3 MSDF vessels leave Sasebo for Indian Ocean

SASEBO, Japan - Family members of Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) crew from three warships wave in a pool photo at the MSDF's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 9 as the three vessels leave the base for the Indian Ocean. The three ships -- the 5,200-ton destroyer Kurama, the destroyer 4,550-ton Kirisame and the 8,100-ton supply ship Hamana -- were sent to the area as part of Japan's plan to provide noncombat support to the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan.

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MSDF vessels return to Japan after Indian Ocean duty

SASEBO, Japan - Three Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) vessels -- the Kurama (L, background), the Kirisame (L, foreground) and the Hamana (R) -- anchor near their home port of Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture on March 16. The vessels returned to the port the previous day after being dispatched to the Indian Ocean as part of Japan's provision of noncombat support to the U.S.-led military operations in Afghanistan.

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Abe addresses MSDF antiterrorism mission in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI, Abu Dhabi - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses members of the Maritime Self-Defense Force supporting the U.S.-led antiterrorism operations aboard the supplu vessel Hamana berthed at a port in Abu Dhabi on April 29. Abe was in Abu Dhabi on the second leg of his five-nation tour of the Middle East. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Abe addresses MSDF antiterrorism mission in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI, Abu Dhabi - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe poses for a photo with the crew of the Maritime Self-Defense Force supply vessel Hamana berthed at an Abu Dhabi port on April 29. Abe told the crew, ''Your activities are highly appreciated internationally. I hope that you will proudly accomplish the mission and return to Japan in good shape.'' (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Abe addresses MSDF antiterrorism mission in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI, Abu Dhabi - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe inspects the the Maritime Self-Defense Force supply vessel Hamana oberthed at an Abu Dhabi port on April 29. Abe told the crew he hopes they will help ''write a new chapter for Japan on the frontlines of international contribution,'' referring to the recent upgrading of the Self-Defense Forces' overseas activities into one of its primary duties from previous subordinate status. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Abe addresses MSDF antiterrorism mission in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI, Abu Dhabi - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (center right) inspects the the Maritime Self-Defense Force supply vessel Hamana oberthed at an Abu Dhabi port on April 29. Abe told the crew he hopes they will help ''write a new chapter for Japan on the frontlines of international contribution,'' referring to the recent upgrading of the Self-Defense Forces' overseas activities into one of its primary duties from previous subordinate status. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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MSDF ship returns home after Indian Ocean antiterrorism mission

SASEBO, Japan - The 8,150-ton Maritime Self-Defense Force ship Hamana returns to Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture on Aug. 26 after having ended its mission to refuel vessels undertaking U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in the Indian Ocean amid controversy as to whether Japan should continue with the mission. (Kyodo)

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MSDF ship returns home after Indian Ocean antiterrorism mission

SASEBO, Japan - A Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel (R) is reunited with his family on a pier at the MSDF base in Sasebo Port in Nagasaki Prefecture on Aug. 26 upon returning to the port aboard the 8,150-ton Hamana after having ended a mission to refuel vessels undertaking U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in the Indian Ocean. (Kyodo)

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Japanese supply ship refuels U.S. naval vessel

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's (MSDF) supply ship Hamana (R) refuels a U.S. naval vessel in the Arabian Sea in one of undated photographs released by MSDF on Dec. 4, 2001. The photos were taken by a patrol helicopter of the MSDF's destroyer Kirisame, one of the six MSDF ships dispatched to the Indian Ocean under Japan's new antiterrorism law.

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Hiroshige - 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Print 31

31 Maisaka - View of Imaki Point jutting out into the sea, and a white Fuji (without outline) in the distance. This station was a fishing port lying on the south-eastern edge of Lake Hamana. The Lake Hamana and the Pacific Ocean meet at this point and travellers had to cross this mouth of the lake by boats. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858). The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido - Hoeido edition (1831-4) Date: 1831 - 1834

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Dismembered human body parts found in lake in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows police officers searching at the edge of Lake Hamana in Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on July 8, 2016, after dismembered human body parts were found earlier in the day in and around the lake. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dismembered human body parts found in lake in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Lake Hamana and the Miyakoda River (foreground) in Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on July 8, 2016. Dismembered human body parts were found the same day in and around the lake, prompting police to launch an investigation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Maritime force ships may go to Thailand for rescue mission

TOKYO, Japan - Japan decided on Dec. 28 to send (from L to R) Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kirishima, supply vessel Hamana and destroyer Takanami to waters off Thailand so that a helicopter attached to the convoy can help search for missing people following Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunamis. (Kyodo)

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Captain of MSDF ship witnessed vast number of bodies off Phuket

SASEBO, Japan - Cmdr. Makoto Fukahori, captain of the Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel Hamana, speaks to reporters at the MSDF's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Jan. 10 about the vessel's search operations off the Thai resort island of Phuket for victims of the tsunami disaster. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Elementary school children wave to a Tokyo Olympic torch relay runner (bottom, R) from boats on Lake Hamana in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Hamamatsu, central Japan, on June 23, 2021.

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(2)3 MSDF vessels leave Sasebo for Indian Ocean

SASEBO, Japan - Two destroyers of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) -- the 5,200-ton Kurama (foreground) and the 4,550-ton Kirisame (background) -- sail from the town of Oseto, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Nov. 9 after leaving the MSDF's Sasebo base earlier in the day. The two destroyers and the 8,100-ton supply ship Hamana are expected to arrive in the Indian Ocean in two weeks, where the three-ship flotilla will conduct a fact-finding mission as part of Japan's plan to provide noncombat support to the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan.

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(2)Major flower exhibition to open in Shizuoka Pref.

HAMAMATSU, Japan - Prince Akishino and his wife Princess Kiko look at flowers displayed at the Shizuoka International Garden and Horticulture Exhibition in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on April 7 after an opening ceremony for the event. The exhibition will be open to the public from April 8 through Oct. 11 at the 56-hectare Lake Hamana Garden, featuring a total of 5 million plants. (Kyodo)

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(1)3 MSDF vessels leave Sasebo for Indian Ocean

SASEBO, Japan - The 5,200-ton destroyer Kurama of the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) leaves a wharf of the MSDF's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 9 on a two-month fact-finding mission in the Indian Ocean as part of Japan's plan to provide noncombat support to the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan. The Kurama, along with the 4,550-ton destroyer Kirisame and the 8,100-ton supply ship Hamana, are expected to arrive in the Indian Ocean in two weeks.

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U.S. expects Japan to expand refueling operation

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) supply ship Hamana refuels a U.S. Navy supply vessel in the Arabian Sea in a photo taken on February 2, 2002. The United States is hoping Japan will expand the refueling operation to include the area off Somalia and to cover vessels from Germany and other countries engaged in maritime inspections, Japanese and U.S. sources said in Washington on Sept. 25. (Kyodo)

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Daiei manager Oh in motorcade

FUKUOKA, Japan - Fukuoka Daiei Hawks manager Sadaharu Oh (R) responds to cheers from fans Nov. 7 during a parade in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, marking the Pacific League champions' victory in the Japan Series. Oh and Chihiro Hamana (L), head of the Hawks' players association, raise their hands on a convertible, with team owner Isao Nakauchi, chairman of major supermarket chain operator Daiei Inc., behind Hamana.

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Japan-Russia joint rescue dril

A helicopter tries to lift a wounded crew member from Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) supply vessel Hamana in the first Japan-Russia joint mock search and rescue drills off the Russian Far East port of Vladivostok on Wednesday July 29. Sailing in the background is the Russian destroyer Admiral Vinogradov which is also taking part in the one-day drills. ==Kyodo