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Japanese survey ship joins Japan-S. Korea radioactivity survey

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The Japan Coast Guard survey ship Kaiyo heads out to sea from Moji port in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture on Sept. 11 to take part in a joint Japan-South Korea radioactivity survey mission in the southwestern region of the Sea of Japan, including waters close to the disputed Takeshima island, or Dokdo in Korean. The mission, which will last until Sept. 18, is intended to study possible impact of radioactive wastes dumped by the former Soviet Union and Russia.

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U.S. minesweeper Defender shown to press at Moji Port

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The U.S. mine countermeasure ship Defender's device to find mines is shown to the press at Moji Port in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on March 17, 2014.

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U.S. minesweeper Defender arrives at Moji Port

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The U.S. mine countermeasure ship Defender arrives at Moji Port in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on March 17, 2014.

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U.S. minesweeper Defender's pilothouse

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The pilothouse of the U.S. mine countermeasure ship Defender is opened to the press at Moji Port in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on March 17, 2014.

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Japan, S. Korea to jointly survey radiation in Sea of Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Coast Guard research ship Kaiyo leaves Moji port in the city of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 7 to survey the level of radiation in the Sea of Japan with South Korean researchers.

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2 ships leave Kitakyushu for salvage work on sunken vessel

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The 2,474-ton Koyo Maru (foreground) and the 493-ton support ship Wakashio Maru leave Moji port in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on July 4 to salvage a suspected North Korean spy ship which sank in the East China Sea after a shoot-out with Japan coast guard patrol boats last December.

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Idemitsu Museum of Arts (Moji) opens in Kitakyushu

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The Idemitsu Museum of Arts (Moji) opens April 21 at Moji port in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Pref. The building is a renovation of an old warehouse in a block of historic buildings. Run by major oil distributor Idemitsu Kosan Co., the Idemitsu Museum of Arts has two other branches, in Tokyo and Osaka. It owns some 20,000 works of art.

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Japan's MSA ships leave for joint drills with S. Korea

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Crew members of three Japan's Maritime Safety Agency (MSA) vessels stand at salute at Moji port in the southwestern Japan city of Kitakyushu on Oct. 3 before leaving for joint drills with South Korean vessels, in which they will simulate the rescue and cleanup of a collision of two vessels. The patrol boats are the 3,200-ton Echigo, the 1,200-ton Hakata, and the 180-ton Inasa.

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Japan, S. Korea to jointly survey radiation in Sea of Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Coast Guard research ship Kaiyo leaves Moji port in the city of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 7 to survey the level of radiation in the Sea of Japan with South Korean researchers. (Kyodo)

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Ferry operator launches new ship linking Osaka, Kitakyushu

A passenger room on the brand-new Ferry Osaka II is shown to the press by Meimon Taiyo Ferry Co. on Sept. 16, 2015. The ship, equipped with nursing rooms and a children's playroom, began serving the 12.5-hour route the same day between Osaka Nanko port in Osaka and Shin-Moji port in Kitakyushu, southwestern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ferry operator launches new ship linking Osaka, Kitakyushu

The brand-new Ferry Osaka II is shown to the press at Osaka Nanko port in Osaka, western Japan, by Meimon Taiyo Ferry Co. on Sept. 16, 2015. The ship, equipped with nursing rooms and a children's playroom, began serving the 12.5-hour route the same day between Osaka Nanko and Shin-Moji port in Kitakyushu, southwestern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese survey ship joins Japan-S. Korea radioactivity survey

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The Japan Coast Guard survey ship Kaiyo heads out to sea from Moji port in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture on Sept. 11 to take part in a joint Japan-South Korea radioactivity survey mission in the southwestern region of the Sea of Japan, including waters close to the disputed Takeshima island, or Dokdo in Korean. The mission, which will last until Sept. 18, is intended to study possible impact of radioactive wastes dumped by the former Soviet Union and Russia. (Kyodo)

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Japanese survey ship joins Japan-S. Korea radioactivity survey

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The Japan Coast Guard survey ship Kaiyo heads out to sea from Moji port in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture on Sept. 11 to take part in a joint Japan-South Korea radioactivity survey mission in the southwestern region of the Sea of Japan, including waters close to the disputed Takeshima island, or Dokdo in Korean. The mission, which will last until Sept. 18, is intended to study possible impact of radioactive wastes dumped by the former Soviet Union and Russia. (Kyodo)

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The Moji Harbour

This is the port of Moji as seen from Mt. Fudetate when facing south. In the centre left is a salt field. Moji was designated a special exporting harbor in 1889 and, consequently, Moji Port Office was established. This photo was probably taken shortly before the salt field development in 1890.==Date:unknown, Place:Moji, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number58‐1‐0]

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The Moji Harbour

Moji, which was a lonely village in the early Meiji Period, started development as a coal-loading port from after 1887. The port especially flourished for military as well as general purposes during the Sino-Japanese War. This photo shows the coal heaps and carts.==Date:unknown, Place:Moji, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number8‐36‐0]

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The Moji Harbour

Moji is one of the entrance ports to Kyushu, facing the Kanmon channel and Shubo nada. It flourished as an important crossroad for transportation from the olden days, but during the Edo, it was only a lonely village. Development began with the establishment of the Port Building Company in 1889. This photo is believed to be that of the initial stages of the development of the port.==Date:unknown, Place:Moji, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number8‐33‐0]

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2 ships leave Kitakyushu for salvage work on sunken vessel

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The 2,474-ton Koyo Maru (foreground) and the 493-ton support ship Wakashio Maru leave Moji port in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on July 4 to salvage a suspected North Korean spy ship which sank in the East China Sea after a shoot-out with Japan coast guard patrol boats last December.

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17 Asians arrested at Kitakyushu port

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo shows the South Korean freighter Jang Yung aboard which 17 Asians were found hiding and arrested April 4. Japan Coast Guard officials said six of them claimed they are Chinese the 11 others claimed to be Bangladeshis. The ship left the southern Korean port Pusan on April 3 and arrived at Moji on April 4.

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Idemitsu Museum of Arts (Moji) opens in Kitakyushu

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The Idemitsu Museum of Arts (Moji) opens April 21 at Moji port in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Pref. The building is a renovation of an old warehouse in a block of historic buildings. Run by major oil distributor Idemitsu Kosan Co., the Idemitsu Museum of Arts has two other branches, in Tokyo and Osaka. It owns some 20,000 works of art.

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Japan's MSA ships leave for joint drills with S. Korea+

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Crew members of three Japan's Maritime Safety Agency (MSA) vessels stand at salute at Moji port in the southwestern Japan city of Kitakyushu on Oct. 3 before leaving for joint drills with South Korean vessels, in which they will simulate the rescue and cleanup of a collision of two vessels. The patrol boats are the 3,200-ton Echigo, the 1,200-ton Hakata, and the 180-ton Inasa.