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Japanese, Indonesian defense ministers in Yokosuka

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (2nd from R) and his Indonesian counterpart Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin (3rd from R) visit the Maritime Self-Defense Force's base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, to inspect the latest Mogami-class escort vessel, FFM, and a new Taigei-class submarine on Nov. 17, 2025.

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Japanese, Indonesian defense ministers in Yokosuka

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (2nd from R) and his Indonesian counterpart Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin (3rd from R) visit the Maritime Self-Defense Force's base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, to inspect the latest Mogami-class escort vessel, FFM, and a new Taigei-class submarine on Nov. 17, 2025.

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Japan defense chief at MSDF's Yokosuka base

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (front, L) visits the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's destroyer Mogami at the MSDF's base in Yokosuka, near Tokyo, on Nov. 7, 2024.

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Japan: Heavy Rains Hit Tohoku Region, Causing Flooding And Mudslides In Yamagata 3

Heavy rains hit the Tohoku region on Friday, July 26, causing rivers to burst their banks in Yamagata Prefecture, causing severe flooding and mudslides. A police car heading to the scene of a rescue call was swept away near a bridge over a tributary of the Mogami River in Yamagata Prefecture on Thursday. Three people were missing in the vicinity, including two police officers who were in the police car.

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Japan: Heavy Rains Hit Tohoku Region, Causing Flooding And Mudslides In Yamagata 4

Heavy rains hit the Tohoku region on Friday, July 26, causing rivers to burst their banks in Yamagata Prefecture, causing severe flooding and mudslides. A police car heading to the scene of a rescue call was swept away near a bridge over a tributary of the Mogami River in Yamagata Prefecture on Thursday. Three people were missing in the vicinity, including two police officers who were in the police car.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

Photo taken on July 26, 2024, in Sakata in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Yamagata shows the Mogami River swollen following heavy rain.

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Japan: Heavy Rains Hit Tohoku Region, Causing Flooding And Mudslides In Yamagata 2

Heavy rains hit the Tohoku region on Friday, July 26, causing rivers to burst their banks in Yamagata Prefecture, causing severe flooding and mudslides. A police car heading to the scene of a rescue call was swept away near a bridge over a tributary of the Mogami River in Yamagata Prefecture on Thursday. Three people were missing in the vicinity, including two police officers who were in the police car.

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Japan: Heavy Rains Hit Tohoku Region, Causing Flooding And Mudslides In Yamagata

Heavy rains hit the Tohoku region on Friday, July 26, causing rivers to burst their banks in Yamagata Prefecture, causing severe flooding and mudslides. A police car heading to the scene of a rescue call was swept away near a bridge over a tributary of the Mogami River in Yamagata Prefecture on Thursday. Three people were missing in the vicinity, including two police officers who were in the police car.

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Japan MSDF vessel

Photo taken by a Kyodo News reporter on board a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter shows the MSDF destroyer Mogami taking part in an international fleet review in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2022.

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Heavy rain hits northeastern Japan

Photo taken Aug. 4, 2022, shows the swollen Mogami River in Oe in Yamagata Prefecture, with a riverside residential area inundated after heavy rain hit parts of northeastern Japan.

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Heavy rain hits northeastern Japan

Photo taken Aug. 4, 2022, shows the swollen Mogami River in Oe in Yamagata Prefecture, with a riverside residential area inundated after heavy rain hit parts of northeastern Japan.

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Heavy rain hits northeastern Japan

Photo taken Aug. 4, 2022, shows the Mogami River in Nagai in Yamagata Prefecture with a high water level after heavy rain hit parts of northeastern Japan.

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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Mogami

A launching ceremony is held for Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Mogami in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on March 3, 2021.

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State forest in Yamagata Pref. to be used for biomass fuel

Shigemi Takahashi (L), mayor of the town of Mogami in Yamagata Prefecture, shakes hands with an official of the Forestry Agency's Yamagata forest management office on April 6, 2015, in the northeastern Japan town after signing a deal to make use of trees in the Sugenosawa national forest for biomass fuel. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Mogami

A launching ceremony is held for Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Mogami in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on March 3, 2021.

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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Mogami

A launching ceremony is held for Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Mogami in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on March 3, 2021.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in northeastern Japan

People work at a flooded watermelon field in Oishida in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 30, 2020, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in northeastern Japan

People work at a flooded watermelon field in Oishida in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 30, 2020, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in northeastern Japan

People clean their flooded house in Oishida in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 30, 2020, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows fire engines seen near a flooded residential area in Oe in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2020, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows flooded houses and agricultural fields in the city of Shinjo (foreground) and the village of Okura (background) in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2020, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows flooded houses and agricultural fields in Shinjo in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2020, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

People stay at a temporary evacuation center in the flood-hit town of Oishida in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2020, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

People stay at a temporary evacuation center in the flood-hit town of Oishida in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2020, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

A woman disinfects her hands at a temporary evacuation center in the flood-hit town of Oishida in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2020, to prevent coronavirus infection after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

Photo taken on July 29, 2020, shows an electric fan set up at a temporary evacuation center in the flood-hit town of Oishida in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

A child eats watermelon at a temporary evacuation center in the flood-hit town of Oishida in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2020, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in northeastern Japan

People clean their flooded house in Oishida in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 30, 2020, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows flooded houses in Oishida in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2020, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows flooded houses in Oishida in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2020, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows flooded houses and agricultural fields in Okura in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2020, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows flooded houses and agricultural fields in Okura in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2020, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows flooded houses in Shinjo in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2020, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

A man looks at a flooded residential area in Oishida in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2020, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

A man cleans up his home in the flood-hit town of Oishida in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2020, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

A man cleans a muddy road in the flood-hit town of Oishida in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2020, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

Rescued people are carried on a boat in a flooded residential area in Murayama in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2020, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows a flooded residential area in Shinjo in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2020, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

Photo shows a submerged light truck in Oishida in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2020, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

Photo taken July 29, 2020, shows a flooded residential area in Okura in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2020, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows a flooded residential area in Okura in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2020, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

Waste is strewn on a bridge over the swollen Mogami River in Oishida in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2020, after heavy rain. Seen in the front are flood-control sandbags.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

Photo taken July 29, 2020, from a Kyodo News plane shows drainage work under way in a flooded farm area in Okura in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows flooded agricultural fields and factories in Murayama in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2020, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows flooded agricultural fields and a residential area in Murayama in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2020, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

People clean up a barber shop in the flood-hit town of Oishida in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2020, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

People clean a muddy road in the flood-hit town of Oishida in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2020, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

A man cleans up in the flood-hit town of Oishida in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2020, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows a flooded residential area in Oishida in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2020, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows a flooded residential area in Murayama in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2020, after the Mogami River overflowed due to heavy rain.