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GSDF anti-disaster drill

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Middle Army conducts an anti-disaster drill in Kaiyo in the western Japan prefecture of Tokushima on Jan. 13, 2025, simulating a magnitude 9.0 earthquake striking off Japan's Kii Peninsula near the Nakai Trough that runs along the country's Pacific coast.

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GSDF anti-disaster drill

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Middle Army conducts an anti-disaster drill in Kaiyo in the western Japan prefecture of Tokushima on Jan. 13, 2025, simulating a magnitude 9.0 earthquake striking off Japan's Kii Peninsula near the Nakai Trough that runs along the country's Pacific coast.

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GSDF anti-disaster drill

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Middle Army conducts an anti-disaster drill in Kaiyo in the western Japan prefecture of Tokushima on Jan. 13, 2025, simulating a magnitude 9.0 earthquake striking off Japan's Kii Peninsula near the Nakai Trough that runs along the country's Pacific coast.

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Japanese survey ship joins Japan-S. Korea radioactivity survey

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The Japan Coast Guard survey ship Kaiyo heads out to sea from Moji port in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture on Sept. 11 to take part in a joint Japan-South Korea radioactivity survey mission in the southwestern region of the Sea of Japan, including waters close to the disputed Takeshima island, or Dokdo in Korean. The mission, which will last until Sept. 18, is intended to study possible impact of radioactive wastes dumped by the former Soviet Union and Russia.

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Japan, S. Korea to jointly survey radiation in Sea of Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Coast Guard research ship Kaiyo leaves Moji port in the city of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 7 to survey the level of radiation in the Sea of Japan with South Korean researchers.

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2 survey ships leave for Tokyo after Japan-S. Korea row settlement

YONAGO, Japan - Two Japan Coast Guard survey ships, the Kaiyo (fore) and the Meiyo (back), leave for Tokyo on April 23 a day after Japan agreed with South Korea to drop its plan to carry out a maritime survey near a group of disputed islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Japan holding off maritime survey seeking breakthrough with S. Korea

SAKAIMINATO, Japan - Photo taken at 1:20 p.m. April 20 shows the Japan Coast Guard survey vessel Kaiyo (fore), on a mission to conduct a maritime survey near the disputed islets in the Sea of Japan, standing by off Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, as the government puts off the start of the survey, seeking a breakthrough with South Korea through unofficial talks to head off a confrontation.

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School modeled on Eton opens in Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - New students attend an entrance ceremony at Kaiyo Academy, a high school modeled on Britain's renowned public school Eton that opened April 8 in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture. About 120 students were recruited from all over Japan through very competitive selection for the boys-only boarding school offering junior high and senior high school education.

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Underwater camera filmed bodies in suspected N. Korea spy ship

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken on February 25, 2002 shows the Japan Coast Guard survey ship Kaiyo in operation to investigate a suspected North Korean spy ship lying at the bottom of the East China Sea. Sources close to the investigation said April 1 that a remote-controlled camera filmed several bodies in the spy ship.

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Commercial service of dual-mode vehicle begins in Japan

KAIYO, Japan : A dual-mode vehicle, capable of running on roads and railway tracks, begins commercial service in the Tokushima Prefecture town of Kaiyo, western Japan, on Dec. 25, 2021

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Commercial service of dual-mode vehicle begins in Japan

A dual-mode vehicle, capable of running on roads and railway tracks, begins commercial service in the Tokushima Prefecture town of Kaiyo, western Japan, on Dec. 25, 2021

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Commercial service of dual-mode vehicle begins in Japan

A dual-mode vehicles, capable of running on roads and railway tracks, begins commercial service in the Tokushima Prefecture town of Kaiyo, western Japan, on Dec. 25, 2021

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Commercial service of dual-mode vehicle begins in Japan

A dual-mode vehicles, capable of running on roads and railway tracks, begins commercial service in the Tokushima Prefecture town of Kaiyo, western Japan, on Dec. 25, 2021

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Commercial service of dual-mode vehicle begins in Japan

A dual-mode vehicles, capable of running on roads and railway tracks, begins commercial service in the Tokushima Prefecture town of Kaiyo, western Japan, on Dec. 25, 2021

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Commercial service of dual-mode vehicle begins in Japan

Photo taken on Dec. 25, 2021, in the Tokushima Prefecture town of Kaiyo, western Japan, shows dual-mode vehicles, capable of running on roads and railway tracks, ahead of the start of commercial service later in the day.

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Commercial service of dual-mode vehicle begins in Japan

Photo taken on Dec. 25, 2021, in the Tokushima Prefecture town of Kaiyo, western Japan, shows a ceremony to inaugurate commercial service of dual-mode vehicles, capable of running on roads and railway tracks.

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Commercial service of dual-mode vehicle begins in Japan

Photo taken on Dec. 25, 2021, in the Tokushima Prefecture town of Kaiyo, western Japan, shows dual-mode vehicles, capable of running on roads and railway tracks, ahead of the start of commercial service later in the day.

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Commercial service of dual-mode vehicle begins in Japan

Photo taken on Dec. 25, 2021, in the Tokushima Prefecture town of Kaiyo, western Japan, shows dual-mode vehicles, capable of running on roads and railway tracks, ahead of the start of commercial service later in the day.

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Dual-mode vehicle

A dual-mode vehicle capable of running on roads and railway tracks is pictured during a training run in the Tokushima Prefecture town of Kaiyo, western Japan, on Nov. 27, 2021.

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Dual-mode vehicle

A dual-mode vehicle capable of running on roads and railway tracks is pictured during a training run in the Tokushima Prefecture town of Kaiyo, western Japan, on Nov. 27, 2021.

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Dual-mode vehicle

A dual-mode vehicle capable of running on roads and railway tracks is pictured during a training run in the Tokushima Prefecture town of Kaiyo, western Japan, on Nov. 27, 2021.

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Dual-mode vehicle

File photo taken in the Tokushima Prefecture town of Kaiyo, western Japan, in August 2021, shows a dual-mode vehicle with its train wheels down for use on tracks. The former microbus with retractable train wheels is expected to begin commercial service by the end of the year.

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Dual-mode vehicle

File photo taken in the Tokushima Prefecture town of Kaiyo, western Japan, in August 2021, shows a dual-mode vehicle with its tire wheels down for use on roads. The former microbus with retractable train wheels is expected to begin commercial service by the end of the year.

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Underwater camera filmed bodies in suspected N. Korea spy ship

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken on February 25, 2002 shows the Japan Coast Guard survey ship Kaiyo in operation to investigate a suspected North Korean spy ship lying at the bottom of the East China Sea. Sources close to the investigation said April 1 that a remote-controlled camera filmed several bodies in the spy ship.

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Japan holding off maritime survey seeking breakthrough with S. K

SAKAIMINATO, Japan - Photo taken at 1:20 p.m. April 20 shows the Japan Coast Guard survey vessel Kaiyo (fore), on a mission to conduct a maritime survey near the disputed islets in the Sea of Japan, standing by off Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, as the government puts off the start of the survey, seeking a breakthrough with South Korea through unofficial talks to head off a confrontation. (Kyodo)

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2 survey ships leave for Tokyo after Japan-S. Korea row settleme

YONAGO, Japan - Two Japan Coast Guard survey ships, the Kaiyo (fore) and the Meiyo (back), leave for Tokyo on April 23 a day after Japan agreed with South Korea to drop its plan to carry out a maritime survey near a group of disputed islets in the Sea of Japan. (Kyodo)

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Japan, S. Korea to jointly survey radiation in Sea of Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Coast Guard research ship Kaiyo leaves Moji port in the city of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 7 to survey the level of radiation in the Sea of Japan with South Korean researchers. (Kyodo)

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Japan begins sending "My Number" ID numbers to residents

A resident in the western Japan city of Kaiyo, Tokushima Prefecture, receives a card bearing a 12-digit identification number from a postal worker on Oct. 23, 2015. About a dozen of Japan's 47 prefectures began mailing the numbers the same day under a new social security and tax number system known as the "My Number" system, to be put into use in January. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dutch-built steamship marks 150th anniv. since launch

Takamitsu Enomoto (far R), a great-grandson of Enomoto Takeaki who was on board the steamship Kaiyo Maru when it was launched in Dordrecht in the Netherlands in 1865, and others look at a plate at a former shipyard in the western Dutch city on Oct. 30, 2015. They gathered to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the launch of the vessel, which was one of Japan's first modern warships. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese survey ship joins Japan-S. Korea radioactivity survey

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The Japan Coast Guard survey ship Kaiyo heads out to sea from Moji port in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture on Sept. 11 to take part in a joint Japan-South Korea radioactivity survey mission in the southwestern region of the Sea of Japan, including waters close to the disputed Takeshima island, or Dokdo in Korean. The mission, which will last until Sept. 18, is intended to study possible impact of radioactive wastes dumped by the former Soviet Union and Russia. (Kyodo)

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Japanese survey ship joins Japan-S. Korea radioactivity survey

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The Japan Coast Guard survey ship Kaiyo heads out to sea from Moji port in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture on Sept. 11 to take part in a joint Japan-South Korea radioactivity survey mission in the southwestern region of the Sea of Japan, including waters close to the disputed Takeshima island, or Dokdo in Korean. The mission, which will last until Sept. 18, is intended to study possible impact of radioactive wastes dumped by the former Soviet Union and Russia. (Kyodo)

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School modeled on Eton opens in Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - New students attend an entrance ceremony at Kaiyo Academy, a high school modeled on Britain's renowned public school Eton that opened April 8 in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture. About 120 students were recruited from all over Japan through very competitive selection for the boys-only boarding school offering junior high and senior high school education. (Kyodo)

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Business leaders building school modeled on Eaton, Harrow

GAMAGORI, Japan - Top executives from three major companies including Toyota Motor Corp. in the central Japan region break ground at a construction-inauguration ceremony of ''Kaiyo Academy'' in the city of Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, in January. (Kyodo)

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Admission fees to school supported by businesspersons will be hi

Nagoya, Japan - Primary-school children attend a special study course of Nagoya-based cram school Meirin Seminar for those who take an entrance exam of ''Kaiyo Academy,'' to open in the city of Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, in spring 2006. (Kyodo)

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Dual-Mode Vehicle

Photo taken in Kaiyo, western Japan, on March 9, 2019, shows a Dual-Mode Vehicle with its train wheels down for use on tracks. The former microbus with retractable train wheels is designed to provide support between roads and railways when transportation is disrupted in natural disasters such as a massive earthquake. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dual-Mode Vehicle

Photo taken in Kaiyo, western Japan, on March 9, 2019, shows a Dual-Mode Vehicle with its train wheels down for use on tracks. The former microbus with retractable train wheels is designed to provide support between roads and railways when transportation is disrupted in natural disasters such as a massive earthquake. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo