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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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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 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)