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50th anniversary of Kammon Bridge in Japan

Photo shows the Kammon Bridge connecting Kitakyushu (front) in Fukuoka Prefecture, on Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu, and Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, on the western tip of the island of Honshu, on Nov. 14, 2023, the 50th anniversary of its opening.

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50th anniversary of Kammon Bridge in Japan

Photo shows the Kammon Bridge connecting Kitakyushu (front) in Fukuoka Prefecture, on Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu, and Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, on the western tip of the island of Honshu, on Nov. 14, 2023, the 50th anniversary of its opening.

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Opening of Kammon Bridge to traffic

Photo taken on Nov. 14, 1973, shows the Kammon Bridge on its opening day. The 1,068-meter-long bridge connects Kitakyushu (front) in Fukuoka Prefecture, on Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu, and Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, on the western tip of the island of Honshu.

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Opening of Kammon Bridge to traffic

Photo taken on Nov. 14, 1973, shows the Kammon Bridge on its opening day. The 1,068-meter-long bridge connects Kitakyushu (front) in Fukuoka Prefecture, on Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu, and Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, on the western tip of the island of Honshu.

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Illumination of Kammon Bridge in Japan

The 1,068-meter Kammon Bridge connecting Shimonoseki (front) in Yamaguchi Prefecture, on the western tip of Japan's main island of Honshu, and Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, on the southwestern main island of Kyushu, is illuminated on Nov. 12, 2023, ahead of its 50th anniversary of opening on Nov. 14.

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Illumination of Kammon Bridge in Japan

The 1,068-meter Kammon Bridge connecting Kitakyushu (L) in Fukuoka Prefecture, on the southwestern main island of Kyushu, and Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, on the western tip of Japan's main island of Honshu, is illuminated on Nov. 12, 2023, ahead of its 50th anniversary of opening on Nov. 14.

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Illumination of Kammon Bridge in Japan

The 1,068-meter Kammon Bridge connecting Shimonoseki (front) in Yamaguchi Prefecture, on the western tip of Japan's main island of Honshu, and Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, on the southwestern main island of Kyushu, is illuminated on Nov. 12, 2023, ahead of its 50th anniversary of opening on Nov. 14.

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Mine destroyed under sea

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 13, 2013, shows water spouting from the sea as the Maritime Self-Defense Force disposed of a mine in the Kammon Straits off Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture. The mine, found buried in the seabed off Shimonoseki in June, was dropped by a U.S. bomber around the end of World War II.

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Osprey test flights in Japan

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft flies over the Kammon Straits, with the city of Kitakyushu seen in the background, after taking off from the Marines' Iwakuni Air Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Sept. 21, 2012. The aircraft flew over Japan for the first time in test flights amid persistent safety concerns among local people, following the Japanese government's announcement that they are safe to fly.

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Ship carrying Osprey heads for U.S. airbase in Iwakuni

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The Green Ridge cargo ship carrying the first shipment to Japan of U.S. military MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft passes the Kammon Straits under the Kammon Bridge on the western tip of Honshu at 8:24 p.m. on July 22, 2012, headed for the U.S. Marines' Iwakuni Air Station.

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Downpour causes flood

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Muddy water turns the Kammon Strait brown in a photo taken over Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on July 14, 2010. Extensive areas of Japan have seen flooding and landslides after downpours.

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Cargo inspection drill

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The Japan Coast Guard and customs authorities staged a joint drill simulating inspection of a ship suspected of carrying cargo linked with North Korea in the Kammon Strait on July 2, 2010.

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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Japan Coast Guard staff inspect the damaged Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama in Kitakyushu on Oct. 28, 2009. The vessel's bow was damaged in a collision with the South Korean container ship Carina Star the previous night in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures.

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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Japan Coast Guard staff inspect the damaged Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama in Kitakyushu on Oct. 28, 2009. The vessel's bow was damaged in a collision with the South Korean container ship Carina Star the previous night in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures.

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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 28, 2009, shows the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama, whose bow was damaged the previous night after colliding with the South Korean container ship Carina Star in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures.

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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2009, shows the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama (front) and the South Korean container ship Carina Star (middle). The two vessels collided in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures the previous night. The Kammon Bridge is seen in the background.

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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2009, shows the damaged Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama in Kitakyushu. The vessel's bow was damaged the previous night after colliding with the South Korean container ship Carina Star in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures.

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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2009, shows the damaged Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama in Kitakyushu. The vessel's bow was damaged the previous night after colliding with the South Korean container ship Carina Star in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures.

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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2009, shows the South Korean container ship Carina Star. Its right side was damaged in a collision with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama the previous night in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures.

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Damaged MSDF destroyer Kurama

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2009, shows the damaged Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama in Kitakyushu in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka. The vessel's bow was damaged the previous night after colliding with the South Korean container ship Carina Star in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures.

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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama gets hosed down Oct. 28, 2009, as it caught fire after colliding with the South Korean container ship Carina Star the previous night in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures.

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Damaged MSDF destroyer Kurama

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The bow of the destroyer Kurama of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force is seen damaged after a collision with the South Korean-registered container vessel Carina Star in the Kammon Strait in western Japan on Oct. 27, 2009.

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Container after collision with destroyer

FUKUOKA, Japan - The South Korean-registered container vessel Carina Star is seen after its collision with the destroyer Kurama of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force in the Kammon Strait in western Japan on Oct. 27, 2009.

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Damaged MSDF destroyer Kurama

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The bow of the destroyer Kurama of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force is seen damaged after a collision with the South Korean-registered container vessel Carina Star in the Kammon Strait in western Japan on Oct. 27, 2009.

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Damaged MSDF destroyer Kurama

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The bow of the destroyer Kurama of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force is seen damaged after a collision with the South Korean-registered container vessel Carina Star in the Kammon Strait in western Japan on Oct. 27, 2009.

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Damaged MSDF destroyer Kurama

FUKUOKA, Japan - The destroyer Kurama of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama gets hosed down Oct. 27, 2009, after it caught fire following a collision with the South Korean container vessel Carina Star in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures.

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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Straits

FUKUOKA, Japan - A fire blazes on the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces destroyer Kurama after it collided with a South Korean container ship in the Kammon Straits between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures on Oct. 27, 2009. The fire was brought under control, but the destroyer could not navigate by itself or drop anchor as its bow was damaged badly.

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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean container in Kammon Straits

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa speaks at a news conference at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2009, after the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces destroyer Kurama collided with a South Korean container ship in the Kammon Straits in Fukuoka Prefecture. The 5,200-ton destroyer caught fire following the collision and three crew members were slightly injured.

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MSDF destroyer Kurama

TOKYO, Japan - This undated file photo shows the destroyer Kurama of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. The destroyer was seriously damaged in a collision with a South Korean-registered container vessel in the Kammon Strait in western Japan on Oct. 27, 2009.

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KAMMON BRIDGE

KAMMON BRIDGE==Date:March, 1973, Place:Yamaguchi,Fukuoka,JAPAN, (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

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S. Korean ferry, freighter collide in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The South Korean ferry Panstar Dream (in photo), carrying 347 passengers and crew members, collided with a South Korean cargo ship Nov. 3 in the Kammon Strait between Japan's Honshu and Kyushu islands, Japan Coast Guard officials said. No one was injured. Photo provided by the coast guard. (Kyodo)

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Damaged MSDF destroyer Kurama

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The bow of the destroyer Kurama of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force is seen damaged after a collision with the South Korean-registered container vessel Carina Star in the Kammon Strait in western Japan on Oct. 27, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Damaged MSDF destroyer Kurama

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The bow of the destroyer Kurama of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force is seen damaged after a collision with the South Korean-registered container vessel Carina Star in the Kammon Strait in western Japan on Oct. 27, 2009. (Kyodo)

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MSDF destroyer Kurama

TOKYO, Japan - This undated file photo shows the destroyer Kurama of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. The destroyer was seriously damaged in a collision with a South Korean-registered container vessel in the Kammon Strait in western Japan on Oct. 27, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Damaged MSDF destroyer Kurama

FUKUOKA, Japan - The destroyer Kurama of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama gets hosed down Oct. 27, 2009, after it caught fire following a collision with the South Korean container vessel Carina Star in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures. (Kyodo)

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Container after collision with destroyer

FUKUOKA, Japan - The South Korean-registered container vessel Carina Star is seen after its collision with the destroyer Kurama of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force in the Kammon Strait in western Japan on Oct. 27, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Damaged MSDF destroyer Kurama

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2009, shows the damaged Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama in Kitakyushu in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka. The vessel's bow was damaged the previous night after colliding with the South Korean container ship Carina Star in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures. (Kyodo)

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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2009, shows the South Korean container ship Carina Star. Its right side was damaged in a collision with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama the previous night in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures. (Kyodo)

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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Japan Coast Guard staff inspect the damaged Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama in Kitakyushu on Oct. 28, 2009. The vessel's bow was damaged in a collision with the South Korean container ship Carina Star the previous night in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures. (Kyodo)

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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2009, shows the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama (front) and the South Korean container ship Carina Star (middle). The two vessels collided in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures the previous night. The Kammon Bridge is seen in the background. (Kyodo)

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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2009, shows the damaged Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama in Kitakyushu. The vessel's bow was damaged the previous night after colliding with the South Korean container ship Carina Star in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures. (Kyodo)

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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2009, shows the damaged Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama in Kitakyushu. The vessel's bow was damaged the previous night after colliding with the South Korean container ship Carina Star in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures. (Kyodo)

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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 28, 2009, shows the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama, whose bow was damaged the previous night after colliding with the South Korean container ship Carina Star in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures. (Kyodo)

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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama gets hosed down Oct. 28, 2009, as it caught fire after colliding with the South Korean container ship Carina Star the previous night in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures. (Kyodo)

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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Japan Coast Guard staff inspect the damaged Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama in Kitakyushu on Oct. 28, 2009. The vessel's bow was damaged in a collision with the South Korean container ship Carina Star the previous night in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures. (Kyodo)

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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean container in Kammon Straits

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa speaks at a news conference at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2009, after the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces destroyer Kurama collided with a South Korean container ship in the Kammon Straits in Fukuoka Prefecture. The 5,200-ton destroyer caught fire following the collision and three crew members were slightly injured. (Kyodo)

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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Straits

FUKUOKA, Japan - A fire blazes on the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces destroyer Kurama after it collided with a South Korean container ship in the Kammon Straits between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures on Oct. 27, 2009. The fire was brought under control, but the destroyer could not navigate by itself or drop anchor as its bow was damaged badly. (Kyodo)

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Cargo inspection drill

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The Japan Coast Guard and customs authorities staged a joint drill simulating inspection of a ship suspected of carrying cargo linked with North Korea in the Kammon Strait on July 2, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Downpour causes flood

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Muddy water turns the Kammon Strait brown in a photo taken over Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on July 14, 2010. Extensive areas of Japan have seen flooding and landslides after downpours. (Kyodo)