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Interview with U.S. Secretary of Energy Granholm

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm gives an interview aboard the world's first liquefied hydrogen carrier developed by a Japanese company at a port in the northern Japan city of Otaru on April 14, 2023. Granholm was visiting Japan to attend the Group of Seven ministerial meeting on energy and climate issues starting from April 15 in the nearby city of Sapporo.

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Interview with U.S. Secretary of Energy Granholm

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm gives an interview aboard the world's first liquefied hydrogen carrier developed by a Japanese company at a port in the northern Japan city of Otaru on April 14, 2023. Granholm was visiting Japan to attend the Group of Seven ministerial meeting on energy and climate issues starting from April 15 in the nearby city of Sapporo.

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Interview with U.S. Secretary of Energy Granholm

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm gives an interview aboard the world's first liquefied hydrogen carrier developed by a Japanese company at a port in the northern Japan city of Otaru on April 14, 2023. Granholm was visiting Japan to attend the Group of Seven ministerial meeting on energy and climate issues starting from April 15 in the nearby city of Sapporo.

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Interview with U.S. Secretary of Energy Granholm

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm gives an interview aboard the world's first liquefied hydrogen carrier developed by a Japanese company at a port in the northern Japan city of Otaru on April 14, 2023. Granholm was visiting Japan to attend the Group of Seven ministerial meeting on energy and climate issues starting from April 15 in the nearby city of Sapporo.

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Inside of Sun Princess cruise ship

SAPPORO, Japan - The interior architecture of Princess Cruise, a cruise ship operated by Princess Cruise Lines Ltd. of the United States, is shown to the press at Otaru port in Hokkaido on June 28, 2014, prior to its departure for an 8-day cruise.

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Luxury liner Sun Princess visits Otaru, northern Japan

SAPPORO, Japan - The 77,000-ton Sun Princess, a cruise ship operated by Princess Cruise Lines Ltd. of the U.S., makes a port call in Otaru, Hokkaido, on June 28, 2014, prior to departure for an eight-day cruise around sightseeing spots in the northernmost Japanese prefecture and Sakhalin, Russia.

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Luxury facilities of Sun Princess cruise ship opened

SAPPORO, Japan - A casino aboard the 77,000-ton Sun Princess, a cruise ship operated by Princess Cruise Lines Ltd. of the U.S., is unveiled to the press at Otaru port in Hokkaido on June 28, 2014, prior to departure for an eight-day cruise around sightseeing spots in the northernmost Japanese prefecture and Sakhalin, Russia.

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Blue illumination lights up Otaru Canal

OTARU, Japan - Some 5,000 floating LED light bulbs decorate the Otaru Canal in Otaru, Hokkaido, on Dec. 22, 2013, conjuring up an image of starry night skies. The illumination event was organized by the port city's tourism board for the second consecutive year.

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Aegis warship

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in February 2011 shows the Fitzgerald, a U.S. destroyer equipped with the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System, at Otaru port in Hokkaido, northern Japan. The United States moved the Fitzgerald on April 1, 2013, to waters near the Korean Peninsula in response to the increasingly threatening rhetoric exhibited by North Korea.

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U.S. destroyer in Japan

SAPPORO, Japan - The Fitzgerald, a U.S. destroyer equipped with the most advanced Aegis missile guidance system, calls at Otaru port in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Feb. 4, 2011. The U.S. Navy said the call was for friendship and exchanges.

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Liquefaction test carried out by simulating earthquake

SAPPORO, Japan - Engineers from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Port and Airport Research Institute created a state of liquefaction (photo) by simulating an earthquake at an experimental airfield in Otaru, Hokkaido, on Oct. 27. The earthquake was simulated by sequential blasts over two minutes of 1.8 tons of explosives buried in 580 locations, according to engineers who took part in the project. The experiment showed that there were no signs of liquefaction in areas injected with water-solidifying chemicals, they said.

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U.S. aircraft carrier enters Hokkaido port

OTARU, Japan - The U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk sails into Otaru port in Hokkaido on July 1.

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U.S. aircraft carrier enters Hokkaido port

OTARU, Japan - Japanese locals demonstrate against the entry of the U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk into Otaru port in Hokkaido on July 1.

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U.S. Navy's John S. McCain visits Otaru Port, Hokkaido

OTARU, Japan - The U.S. Navy Aegis ship John S. McCain, based in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, visits Otaru Port in Hokkaido on Feb. 5 for a five-day stay for its crew and replenishment of necessary supplies amid protest from citizens' groups.

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Japanese, Russian coast guards conduct joint drill

OTARU, Japan - A Russian Federal Border Guard Service patrol ship (R) and a Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel conduct a joint drill June 5 off Otaru port in Hokkaido to reinforce border control cooperation.

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Hokkaido police raid N. Korean ship over fake $100 bills

SAPPORO, Japan - Police officers tussle with crew members of the North Korean freighter Jihysan anchored at Otaru port in Hokkaido on April 24 as they searched the ship for evidence that one of the crew used fake $100 bills to buy goods.

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Police confiscate fake $100 bills from N. Korean ship

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows one of fake $100 bills police confiscated aboard the North Korean freighter Jihysan anchored at Otaru port in Hokkaido on April 24. Police said one of its crew members used fake $100 bills to buy goods.

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Japan Coast Guard board ferries for World Cup finals

NIIGATA, Japan - Japan Coast Guard staff participate in a ceremony May 30 on a ferry at Niigata port on the Sea of Japan coast to begin patrolling ferries running between Niigata and Otaru, Hokkaido during the World Cup finals. (World Cup 2002)

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U.S. aircraft carrier invites public aboard at Otaru port

OTARU, Japan - The U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk, currently docked for its four-day stop at Otaru port in the northernmost main island of Hokkaido, welcomed the public aboard on Oct. 14 for a two-day public viewing. The public was allowed onboard from 9 a.m., an hour earlier than originally planned after about 2,300 people had lined up at the port early in the morning. The visitors walked along the 81,123-ton carrier's flight deck and through its aircraft hangars. Its fighter planes were a favorite attraction for photographers.

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U.S. flattop Kitty Hawk arrives in Hokkaido port

OTARU, Japan - The U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk sails into Otaru port in Hokkaido on Oct. 13 for a four-day port call ''for friendship,'' as members of citizens groups chant their opposition. Officials of the U.S. Consulate General in Sapporo said the visit is intended to allow the crew to rest and participate in exchanges with locals.

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U.S. Navy's John S. McCain visits Otaru Port, Hokkaido

OTARU, Japan - The U.S. Navy Aegis ship John S. McCain, based in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, visits Otaru Port in Hokkaido on Feb. 5 for a five-day stay for its crew and replenishment of necessary supplies amid protest from citizens' groups. (Kyodo)

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Liquefaction test carried out by simulating earthquake

SAPPORO, Japan - Engineers from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Port and Airport Research Institute created a state of liquefaction (photo) by simulating an earthquake at an experimental airfield in Otaru, Hokkaido, on Oct. 27. The earthquake was simulated by sequential blasts over two minutes of 1.8 tons of explosives buried in 580 locations, according to engineers who took part in the project. The experiment showed that there were no signs of liquefaction in areas injected with water-solidifying chemicals, they said. (Kyodo)

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Hokkaido police raid N. Korean ship over fake $100 bills

SAPPORO, Japan - Police officers tussle with crew members of the North Korean freighter Jihysan anchored at Otaru port in Hokkaido on April 24 as they searched the ship for evidence that one of the crew used fake $100 bills to buy goods. (Kyodo)

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U.S. aircraft carrier enters Hokkaido port

OTARU, Japan - Japanese locals demonstrate against the entry of the U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk into Otaru port in Hokkaido on July 1.(Kyodo)

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U.S. aircraft carrier enters Hokkaido port

OTARU, Japan - The U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk sails into Otaru port in Hokkaido on July 1. (Kyodo)

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U.S. destroyer in Japan

SAPPORO, Japan - The Fitzgerald, a U.S. destroyer equipped with the most advanced Aegis missile guidance system, calls at Otaru port in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Feb. 4, 2011. The U.S. Navy said the call was for friendship and exchanges. (Kyodo)

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Inside of Sun Princess cruise ship

SAPPORO, Japan - The interior architecture of Princess Cruise, a cruise ship operated by Princess Cruise Lines Ltd. of the United States, is shown to the press at Otaru port in Hokkaido on June 28, 2014, prior to its departure for an 8-day cruise. (Kyodo)

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Luxury liner Sun Princess visits Otaru, northern Japan

SAPPORO, Japan - The 77,000-ton Sun Princess, a cruise ship operated by Princess Cruise Lines Ltd. of the U.S., makes a port call in Otaru, Hokkaido, on June 28, 2014, prior to departure for an eight-day cruise around sightseeing spots in the northernmost Japanese prefecture and Sakhalin, Russia. (Kyodo)

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Japanese, Russian coast guards conduct joint drill

OTARU, Japan - A Russian Federal Border Guard Service patrol ship (R) and a Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel conduct a joint drill June 5 off Otaru port in Hokkaido to reinforce border control cooperation. (Kyodo)

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Police confiscate fake $100 bills from N. Korean ship

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows one of fake $100 bills police confiscated aboard the North Korean freighter Jihysan anchored at Otaru port in Hokkaido on April 24. Police said one of its crew members used fake $100 bills to buy goods. (Kyodo)

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U.S. flattop Kitty Hawk arrives in Hokkaido port

OTARU, Japan - The U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk sails into Otaru port in Hokkaido on Oct. 13 for a four-day port call ''for friendship,'' as members of citizens groups chant their opposition. Officials of the U.S. Consulate General in Sapporo said the visit is intended to allow the crew to rest and participate in exchanges with locals.