Commander apologizes for fire at U.S. Navy's ammunition depot

Commander apologizes for fire at U.S. Navy's ammunition depot

SASEBO, Japan - Capt. Tilghman Payne (R), commander at the Fleet Activities Sasebo naval base, meets with Sasebo Mayor Akira Mitsutake at the city hall on Oct. 22 to convey his apologies for worrying city residents about the fire that occurred at a woodworking shop at the Maehata ammunition depot the previous day.

U.S. naval officer nabbed in stabbing of Japanese woman in Sasebo

U.S. naval officer nabbed in stabbing of Japanese woman in Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - Rear Adm. James Kelly (L), commander of U.S. Naval Forces Japan, visited Sasebo Mayor Akira Mitsutake (back to camera) on Oct. 14 to apologize after a U.S. naval officer was arrested earlier in the day on suspicion of stabbing a Japanese woman in Sasebo.

Nippon Steel, Kobe Steel to form alliance

Nippon Steel, Kobe Steel to form alliance

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Steel Corp. Vice President Makoto Kihara (L) and Kobe Steel Ltd. Vice President Noriyoshi Mitsutake meet the media in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2001. Japan's biggest and fifth-largest steelmakers said they have agreed to form a comprehensive alliance to improve competitiveness.

Mayor asks Kono to prevent surprise U.S. sub calls

Mayor asks Kono to prevent surprise U.S. sub calls

TOKYO, Japan - Sasebo Mayor Akira Mitsutake (R) calls on Foreign Minister Yohei Kono at the Foreign Ministry on April 4. The mayor asked Kono to investigate what caused a U.S. nuclear submarine to stop at Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture without prior notification and to prevent a recurrence.

Nippon Steel, Kobe Steel to form alliance

Nippon Steel, Kobe Steel to form alliance

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Steel Corp. Vice President Makoto Kihara (L) and Kobe Steel Ltd. Vice President Noriyoshi Mitsutake meet the media in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2001. Japan's biggest and fifth-largest steelmakers said they have agreed to form a comprehensive alliance to improve competitiveness.

Commander apologizes for fire at U.S. Navy's ammunition depot

Commander apologizes for fire at U.S. Navy's ammunition depot

SASEBO, Japan - Capt. Tilghman Payne (R), commander at the Fleet Activities Sasebo naval base, meets with Sasebo Mayor Akira Mitsutake at the city hall on Oct. 22 to convey his apologies for worrying city residents about the fire that occurred at a woodworking shop at the Maehata ammunition depot the previous day. (Kyodo)

U.S. naval officer nabbed in stabbing of Japanese woman in Saseb

U.S. naval officer nabbed in stabbing of Japanese woman in Saseb

SASEBO, Japan - Rear Adm. James Kelly (L), commander of U.S. Naval Forces Japan, visited Sasebo Mayor Akira Mitsutake (back to camera) on Oct. 14 to apologize after a U.S. naval officer was arrested earlier in the day on suspicion of stabbing a Japanese woman in Sasebo. (Kyodo)

Mayor asks Kono to prevent surprise U.S. sub calls

Mayor asks Kono to prevent surprise U.S. sub calls

TOKYO, Japan - Sasebo Mayor Akira Mitsutake (R) calls on Foreign Minister Yohei Kono at the Foreign Ministry on April 4. The mayor asked Kono to investigate what caused a U.S. nuclear submarine to stop at Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture without prior notification and to prevent a recurrence.