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Submarine Raigei delivered to MSDF

Photo taken on March 6, 2025, shows the submarine Raigei following a ceremony marking its delivery to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force at a shipyard of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. in Kobe, western Japan. The 84-meter submarine weighing about 3,000 tons will be deployed at the MSDF's base in Kure in the western Japan prefecture of Hiroshima.

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Submarine Raigei delivered to MSDF

Photo taken on March 6, 2025, shows the submarine Raigei following a ceremony marking its delivery to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force at a shipyard of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. in Kobe, western Japan. The 84-meter submarine weighing about 3,000 tons will be deployed at the MSDF's base in Kure in the western Japan prefecture of Hiroshima.

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MSDF destroyer Kaga

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 17, 2024, shows the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kaga departing the MSDF's Kure base in the Hiroshima Prefecture city of Kure, western Japan.

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MSDF destroyer Kaga

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 17, 2024, shows the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kaga departing the MSDF's Kure base in the Hiroshima Prefecture city of Kure, western Japan.

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MSDF destroyer Kaga

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 17, 2024, shows the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kaga departing the MSDF's Kure base in the Hiroshima Prefecture city of Kure, western Japan.

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MSDF destroyer Kaga

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 17, 2024, shows the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kaga departing the MSDF's Kure base in the Hiroshima Prefecture city of Kure, western Japan.

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Japan's MSDF destroyer Kaga

KURE, Japan, April 8 Kyodo - Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kaga is shown to the press at the Kure base in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on April 8, 2024, after the completion of the first phase of its modification work, including changes to the ship's bow. (Kyodo)

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Japan's MSDF destroyer Kaga

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kaga is shown to the press at the Kure base in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on April 8, 2024, after the completion of the first phase of its modification work, including changes to the ship's bow.

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Japan's MSDF destroyer Kaga

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kaga is shown to the press at the Kure base in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on April 8, 2024, after the completion of the first phase of its modification work, including changes to the ship's bow.

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Ship carrying missile interceptors returns to Kure

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The transport ship Osumi returns on Dec. 18, 2012, to the Maritime Self-Defense Force base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, from Okinawa Prefecture, carrying back missile interceptors deployed there to prepare for North Korea's rocket launch the previous week.

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Missile interceptors head to Okinawa

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors are loaded onto the Maritime Self-Defense Force transport ship Osumi at an MSDF base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Dec. 3, 2012. Japan expedited deploying the PAC-3 missile interceptors in Okinawa Prefecture to prepare for North Korea's planned rocket launch.

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Missile interceptors head to Okinawa

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Maritime Self-Defense Force transport ship Kunisaki leaving an MSDF base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Dec. 3, 2012, carrying ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors. Japan expedited deploying the PAC-3 missile interceptors in Okinawa Prefecture to prepare for North Korea's planned rocket launch.

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Missile interceptors head to Okinawa

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Maritime Self-Defense Force transport ship Kunisaki leaving an MSDF base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Dec. 3, 2012, carrying ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors. Japan expedited deploying the PAC-3 missile interceptors in Okinawa Prefecture to prepare for North Korea's planned rocket launch.

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Missile interceptors head to Okinawa

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors are loaded onto the Maritime Self-Defense Force transport ship Kunisaki at an MSDF base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, in the early hours of Dec. 3, 2012. Japan expedited deploying the PAC-3 missile interceptors in Okinawa Prefecture to prepare for North Korea's planned rocket launch.

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Missile interceptors head to Okinawa

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors are loaded onto the Maritime Self-Defense Force transport ship Kunisaki at an MSDF base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, in the early hours of Dec. 3, 2012. Japan expedited deploying the PAC-3 missile interceptors in Okinawa Prefecture to prepare for North Korea's planned rocket launch.

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Preparing for intercepting N. Korean rocket

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the transport vessel Kunisaki off the coast of Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, carrying a ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor system, shortly after leaving the Maritime Self-Defense Force base in Kure for Okinawa's Ishigaki Island on April 2, 2012. The interceptor will be deployed ahead of a planned rocket launch by North Korea in mid-April.

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Preparing for intercepting N. Korean rocket

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the transport vessel Kunisaki off the coast of Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, carrying a ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor system, shortly after leaving the Maritime Self-Defense Force base in Kure for Okinawa's Ishigaki Island on April 2, 2012. The interceptor will be deployed ahead of a planned rocket launch by North Korea in mid-April.

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Japan prepares for N. Korea rocket launch

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the transport vessel Osumi, carrying a ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor system, leaving a Maritime Self-Defense Force base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, on April 1, 2012. The interceptor will be deployed on Okinawa's Miyako Island ahead of a planned rocket launch by North Korea in mid-April.

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Japan prepares for N. Korea rocket launch

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the transport vessel Osumi, carrying a ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor system, leaving a Maritime Self-Defense Force base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, on April 1, 2012. The interceptor will be deployed on Okinawa's Miyako Island ahead of a planned rocket launch by North Korea in mid-April.

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Japan prepares for N. Korea rocket

KURE, Japan - Vehicles carrying ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors are loaded on the transport vessel Osumi at a Maritime Self-Defense Force base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, on March 31, 2012, for deployment on Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, ahead of a planned rocket launch by North Korea.

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Japan destroyers leave for antipiracy mission off Somalia

KURE, Japan - Two Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers, the Samidare (foreground) and the Sazanami (R), leave the MSDF base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, on March 14 for an antipiracy mission off Somalia.

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Japan destroyers leave on antipiracy mission off Somalia

KURE, Japan - Maritime Self-Defense Force Capt. Hiroshi Goto, who leads the force's antipiracy mission off Somalia, speaks to reporters at the MSDF base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, before two MSDF destroyers set sail on the mission March 14.

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Japan destroyers leave for antipiracy mission off Somalia

KURE, Japan - Relatives see off family members standing in line on the deck of the Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Sazanami at the MSDF base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, on March 14. The Sazanami and the destroyer Samidare left the base for an antipiracy mission off Somalia.

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Japan destroyers leave on antipiracy mission off Somalia

KURE, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso addresses a ceremony to see off two Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers leaving for an antipiracy mission off Somalia at the MSDF base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, on March 14.

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Japan destroyers leave on antipiracy mission off Somalia

KURE, Japan - A Maritime Self-Defense Force member bids farewell to his family before leaving for an antipiracy mission off Somalia at the MSDF base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, on March 14.

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Japan destroyers leave on antipiracy mission off Somalia

KURE, Japan - Two Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers, the Samidare (L) and the Sazanami, prepare to set sail for an antipiracy mission off Somalia at the MSDF base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, on March 14.

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Japan orders MSDF dispatch for antipiracy mission off Somalia

HIROSHIMA, Japan - This photo taken Feb. 20 shows two Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers, the Samidare (foreground) and the Sazanami, moored at the MSDF base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture. The two destroyers are to leave the MSDF Kure Base on March 14 for an antipiracy mission off Somalia.

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2 MSDF destroyers to leave for antipiracy mission March 14

HIROSHIMA, Japan - This photo taken February 20 shows two Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers, the Sazanami (L) and the Samidare (R), moored at the MSDF base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture. An execution plan indicated March 4 that the government will dispatch the destroyers on March 14 for an antipiracy mission off Somalia.

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MSDF, coast guard conduct joint antipiracy exercise in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel transport ''pirates'' (in gray clothes) in a drill off Hiroshima Prefecture on Feb. 20. Japan's MSDF and the Japan Coast Guard started a joint antipiracy exercise the same day at the MSDF's Kure base in the prefecture to prepare for a mission off Somalia to protect Japan-linked ships from pirates.

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MSDF, coast guard conduct joint antipiracy exercise in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - ''Pirates'' are held by Japan Coast Guard personnel in a drill off Hiroshima Prefecture on Feb. 20. Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Japan Coast Guard started a joint antipiracy exercise the same day at the MSDF's Kure base in the prefecture to prepare for a mission off Somalia to protect Japan-linked ships from pirates.

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MSDF, coast guard conduct joint antipiracy exercise in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Takanami destroyer (top) approaches a coast guard patrol boat (below), which was playing the role of pirate ship in a drill off Hiroshima Prefecture on Feb. 20. Japan's MSDF and the Japan Coast Guard started a joint antipiracy exercise the same day at the MSDF's Kure base in the prefecture to prepare for a mission off Somalia to protect Japan-linked ships from pirates.

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2 MSDF destroyers set sail on 1st antipiracy exercise

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Sazanami prepares at the MSDF base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, for the force's first full antipiracy exercise Feb. 10. The Sazanami and Kure-based Samidare set sail later in the day for the drill with an eye to a possible mission off Somalia.

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Destroyer Akebono returns from mission in Arabian Sea

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A crew member of the the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Akebono holds his daughter, born while he was away from the country, on returning to the MSDF base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, from a five-month mission in the Arabian Sea on March 23.

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Classified e-warfare manual missing from MSDF ship

TOKYO, Japan - A classified electronic warfare manual is missing from the training ship Aokumo (shown in the photo taken in November 1989) of the Maritime Self-Defense Force at a naval base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Defense Agency officials said Sept. 5.

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2 MSDF ships return from antiterrorism mission in Arabian Sea

SASEBO, Japan - The 8,100-ton supply vessel Towada of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) returns to its base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, on April 25 for maintenance from a mission to support the U.S.-led antiterrorism campaign. Towada and the 3,550-ton destroyer Sawagiri returned home after a five-month mission.

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Japanese rescue ship returns home after Ehime Maru mission

KURE, Japan - The Japanese submarine rescue ship Chihaya returned to its base in Kure, western Japan, on Dec. 16 after completing its four-month mission to help search for the nine victims who went down with the fishing training vessel Ehime Maru off Hawaii. Defense Agency chief Gen Nakatani (R) bows to members of the bereaved families who visited the base to greet the Chihaya crew.

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(6)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

SASEBO, Japan - The 3,550-ton destroyer Sawagiri sets sail from Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 25, 2001. The ships joins the 8,100-ton supply ship Towada, which left Kure base in Hiroshima Prefecture, and the 5,650-ton minesweeper tender Uraga, which left Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture, earlier in the day to head toward the Indian Ocean to provide logistical support to U.S.-led attacks in Afghanistan and offer relief aid to Afghan refugees.

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(5)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

KURE, Japan - Family members wave flags as the 8,100-ton supply ship Towada sets sail from Kure base in Hiroshima Prefecture for Pakistan on Nov. 25, 2001.

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Japanese sub rescue ship heads for Hawaii

KURE, Japan - The submarine rescue ship Chihaya leaves the Maritime Self-Defense Force base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, for Hawaii on Aug. 10 to take part in salvaging the Japanese fisheries training ship Ehime Maru, which sank in waters off Hawaii in February after colliding with a surfacing U.S. submarine. The ship carries 130 MSDF personnel.

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MSDF to supply drinking water to eruption-hit Tonga

Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows drinking water and other relief supplies bound for Tonga being loaded onto the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's transport vessel Osumi at its base in Kure in Hiroshima Prefecture on Jan. 24, 2022. The South Pacific islands nation suffered severe damage after an undersea volcanic eruption and related tsunami struck around 10 days earlier.

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Relief supplies bound for Tonga

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force transport vessel Osumi prepares to depart from its base in Kure in Hiroshima Prefecture on Jan. 24, 2022, carrying drinking water and other relief supplies bound for Tonga. The South Pacific island nation suffered severe damage after an undersea volcanic eruption and related tsunami struck around 10 days earlier.

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Relief supplies bound for Tonga

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force transport vessel Osumi departs from its base in Kure in Hiroshima Prefecture on Jan. 24, 2022, carrying drinking water and other relief supplies bound for Tonga. The South Pacific island nation suffered severe damage after an undersea volcanic eruption and related tsunami struck around 10 days earlier.

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Relief supplies bound for Tonga

Drinking water and other relief supplies bound for Tonga are loaded onto the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's transport vessel Osumi at its base in Kure in Hiroshima Prefecture on Jan. 24, 2022. The South Pacific islands nation suffered severe damage after an undersea volcanic eruption and related tsunami struck around 10 days earlier.

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Relief supplies bound for Tonga

Drinking water and other relief supplies bound for Tonga are loaded onto the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's transport vessel Osumi at its base in Kure in Hiroshima Prefecture on Jan. 24, 2022. The South Pacific islands nation suffered severe damage after an undersea volcanic eruption and related tsunami struck around 10 days earlier.

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MSDF to supply drinking water to eruption-hit Tonga

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows drinking water and other relief supplies bound for Tonga being loaded onto the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's transport vessel Osumi at its base in Kure in Hiroshima Prefecture on Jan. 24, 2022. The South Pacific islands nation suffered severe damage after an undersea volcanic eruption and related tsunami struck around 10 days earlier.

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Relief supplies bound for Tonga

Drinking water and other relief supplies bound for Tonga are loaded onto the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's transport vessel Osumi at its base in Kure in Hiroshima Prefecture on Jan. 24, 2022. The South Pacific islands nation suffered severe damage after an undersea volcanic eruption and related tsunami struck around 10 days earlier.

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MSDF destroyer Samidare

People wave to Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Samidare departing the MSDF's Kure base in the Hiroshima Prefecture city of Kure, western Japan, on Jan. 9, 2022.

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(5)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

KURE, Japan - Family members wave flags as the 8,100-ton supply ship Towada sets sail from Kure base in Hiroshima Prefecture for Pakistan on Nov. 25, 2001.

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(6)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

SASEBO, Japan - The 3,550-ton destroyer Sawagiri sets sail from Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 25, 2001. The ships joins the 8,100-ton supply ship Towada, which left Kure base in Hiroshima Prefecture, and the 5,650-ton minesweeper tender Uraga, which left Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture, earlier in the day to head toward the Indian Ocean to provide logistical support to U.S.-led attacks in Afghanistan and offer relief aid to Afghan refugees.

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2 MSDF destroyers set sail on 1st antipiracy exercise

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Sazanami prepares at the MSDF base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, for the force's first full antipiracy exercise Feb. 10. The Sazanami and Kure-based Samidare set sail later in the day for the drill with an eye to a possible mission off Somalia. (Kyodo)