Fire hits Japanese whaling ship in Antarctica, 1 missing: report

Fire hits Japanese whaling ship in Antarctica, 1 missing: report

SYDNEY, Australia - A fire broke out on Feb. 15 on a Japanese whaling ship, the Nisshin Maru (file photo taken in September 1996 at Tokyo's Oi pier), in Antarctic waters, leaving one person missing, local media reported. The 8,030-ton ship is part of an Institute of Cetacean Research fleet the Japanese government has tasked with undertaking what it calls research whaling.

Counterterrorism drill conducted in Tokyo Bay

Counterterrorism drill conducted in Tokyo Bay

TOKYO, Japan - Officers from the Tokyo Coast Guard overpower a mock terrorist during a joint counter terrorism drill at the Oi container pier in Tokyo on July 14. About 100 officers from nine local and central government agencies took part in the drill.

12 Chinese arrested in Tokyo as suspected illegal immigrants

12 Chinese arrested in Tokyo as suspected illegal immigrants

TOKYO, Japan - Police hold a man (C), one of 12 people believed to be Chinese they arrested on Nov. 7 at Oi pier in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on suspicion of entering Japan illegally from China's Dalian via the port of Kobe.

Counterterrorism drill conducted in Tokyo Bay

Counterterrorism drill conducted in Tokyo Bay

TOKYO, Japan - Officers from the Tokyo Coast Guard overpower a mock terrorist during a joint counter terrorism drill at the Oi container pier in Tokyo on July 14. About 100 officers from nine local and central government agencies took part in the drill. (Kyodo)

Fire hits Japanese whaling ship in Antarctica, 1 missing: report

Fire hits Japanese whaling ship in Antarctica, 1 missing: report

SYDNEY, Australia - A fire broke out on Feb. 15 on a Japanese whaling ship, the Nisshin Maru (file photo taken in September 1996 at Tokyo's Oi pier), in Antarctic waters, leaving one person missing, local media reported. The 8,030-ton ship is part of an Institute of Cetacean Research fleet the Japanese government has tasked with undertaking what it calls research whaling. (Kyodo)

Oi pier in Tokyo

Oi pier in Tokyo

File photo taken June 14, 2019, shows Oi pier in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward, with trucks running near Tokyo port. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

12 Chinese arrested in Tokyo as suspected illegal immigrants

12 Chinese arrested in Tokyo as suspected illegal immigrants

TOKYO, Japan - Police hold a man (C), one of 12 people believed to be Chinese they arrested on Nov. 7 at Oi pier in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on suspicion of entering Japan illegally from China's Dalian via the port of Kobe. (Kyodo)