Koizumi-backed incumbent loses Yokosuka mayoral race

Koizumi-backed incumbent loses Yokosuka mayoral race

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Yuto Yoshida (C), a 33-year-old newcomer, beat incumbent mayor Ryoichi Kabaya backed by former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in the Yokosuka mayoral election in Kanagawa Prefecture on June 28.

U.S. navy commander offers apology over murder of taxi driver

U.S. navy commander offers apology over murder of taxi driver

YOKOSUKA, Japan - U.S. Naval Forces Japan Commander Rear Adm. James Kelly (R) hands a letter of apology to Yokosuka Mayor Roichi Kabaya at Yokosuka city hall on April 3 over the suspected murder of a Japanese taxi driver by a U.S. sailor. Kelly visited the city hall together with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer

U.S. ambassador offers apology over murder of taxi driver

U.S. ambassador offers apology over murder of taxi driver

YOKOSUKA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (2nd R) and other members of his delegation bow in apology over the suspected murder of a Japanese taxi driver by a U.S. sailor during a meeting with Yokosuka Mayor Roichi Kabaya (2nd R) at Yokosuka city hall on April 3.

Yokosuka civic group requests referendum on carrier deployment

Yokosuka civic group requests referendum on carrier deployment

YOKOSUKA, Japan - A member of a civic group in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, hands a direct petition to Mayor Ryoichi Kabaya (far right) on Jan. 17 to set a local ordinance to hold a referendum on whether or not to allow the deployment of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base.

Yokosuka mayor says to accommodate U.S. nuke aircraft carrier

Yokosuka mayor says to accommodate U.S. nuke aircraft carrier

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Yokosuka Mayor Ryoichi Kabaya tells an assembly of municipal legislators on June 14 that he believes it is inevitable the port city will accommodate a U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be deployed as a replacement for the diesel-powered Kitty Hawk at a major naval base in the Kanagawa prefecture city.

Yokosuka mayor shows readiness to accept U.S. nuclear carrier

Yokosuka mayor shows readiness to accept U.S. nuclear carrier

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Yokosuka Mayor Ryoichi Kabaya (far left) is in talks with Foreign Minister Taro Aso (far right) at the Yokosuka city hall on June 12. Kabaya expressed readiness to host a U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at the U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Kelly apologizes over death of Japanese woman in Yokosuka

Kelly apologizes over death of Japanese woman in Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Rear Adm. James Kelly (L), commander of the U.S. Naval Forces Japan, apologizes to Yokosuka Mayor Ryoichi Kabaya at the Yokosuka city hall in Kanagawa Prefecture on Jan. 6 over the death of a Japanese woman in the city. A 21-year-old U.S. sailor is being held in confinement at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka in connection with the incident.

Yokosuka mayor says to accommodate U.S. nuke aircraft carrier

Yokosuka mayor says to accommodate U.S. nuke aircraft carrier

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Yokosuka Mayor Ryoichi Kabaya tells an assembly of municipal legislators on June 14 that he believes it is inevitable the port city will accommodate a U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be deployed as a replacement for the diesel-powered Kitty Hawk at a major naval base in the Kanagawa prefecture city. (Kyodo)

Yokosuka civic group requests referendum on carrier deployment

Yokosuka civic group requests referendum on carrier deployment

YOKOSUKA, Japan - A member of a civic group in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, hands a direct petition to Mayor Ryoichi Kabaya (far right) on Jan. 17 to set a local ordinance to hold a referendum on whether or not to allow the deployment of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base. (Kyodo)

U.S. navy commander offers apology over murder of taxi driver

U.S. navy commander offers apology over murder of taxi driver

YOKOSUKA, Japan - U.S. Naval Forces Japan Commander Rear Adm. James Kelly (R) hands a letter of apology to Yokosuka Mayor Roichi Kabaya at Yokosuka city hall on April 3 over the suspected murder of a Japanese taxi driver by a U.S. sailor. Kelly visited the city hall together with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (Kyodo)

Yokosuka mayor shows readiness to accept U.S. nuclear carrier

Yokosuka mayor shows readiness to accept U.S. nuclear carrier

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Yokosuka Mayor Ryoichi Kabaya (far left) is in talks with Foreign Minister Taro Aso (far right) at the Yokosuka city hall on June 12. Kabaya expressed readiness to host a U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at the U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. (Kyodo)

U.S. ambassador offers apology over murder of taxi driver

U.S. ambassador offers apology over murder of taxi driver

YOKOSUKA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (2nd R) and other members of his delegation bow in apology over the suspected murder of a Japanese taxi driver by a U.S. sailor during a meeting with Yokosuka Mayor Roichi Kabaya (2nd R) at Yokosuka city hall on April 3. (Kyodo)

Kelly apologizes over death of Japanese woman in Yokosuka

Kelly apologizes over death of Japanese woman in Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Rear Adm. James Kelly (L), commander of the U.S. Naval Forces Japan, apologizes to Yokosuka Mayor Ryoichi Kabaya at the Yokosuka city hall in Kanagawa Prefecture on Jan. 6 over the death of a Japanese woman in the city. A 21-year-old U.S. sailor is being held in confinement at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka in connection with the incident. (Kyodo)

Koizumi-backed incumbent loses Yokosuka mayoral race

Koizumi-backed incumbent loses Yokosuka mayoral race

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Yuto Yoshida (C), a 33-year-old newcomer, beat incumbent mayor Ryoichi Kabaya backed by former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in the Yokosuka mayoral election in Kanagawa Prefecture on June 28. (Kyodo)