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Indian frigate in Sasebo

Capt. Rajat Kumar of the Indian Navy frigate Sahyadri speaks during a welcome ceremony at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 28, 2025, as the vessel makes a port call as part of bilateral defense cooperation.

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Indian frigate in Sasebo

The Indian Navy frigate Sahyadri is pictured at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 28, 2025, during its port call as part of bilateral defense cooperation.

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Japan tourism promotion in Hanoi

Members of the opera company at Huis Ten Bosch seaside resort in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, perform a piece from their repertoire set in Vietnam and the southwestern Japan city of Nagasaki, during an event promoting Japanese regional tourism in Hanoi on Sept. 30, 2025.

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Emperor at cultural festival in Nagasaki

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako wave after watching stage performances at a cultural and art festival in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 14, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Emperor at cultural festival in Nagasaki

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (2nd from L) and Empress Masako applaud stage performers at a cultural and art festival in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 14, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Emperor at cultural festival in Nagasaki

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend the opening ceremony of a cultural and art festival in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 14, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Emperor at cultural festival in Nagasaki

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend the opening ceremony of a cultural and art festival in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 14, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Emperor at cultural festival in Nagasaki

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend the opening ceremony of a cultural and art festival in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 14, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Emperor at cultural festival in Nagasaki

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend the opening ceremony of a cultural and art festival in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 14, 2025. (Pool photo)

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New Miffy attraction in southwestern Japan theme park

Miffy poses in front of a new attraction, featuring the Dutch rabbit character made famous by author Dick Bruna, at Huis Ten Bosch, a Dutch-themed seaside resort in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 10, 2025, during a media preview ahead of its official opening on Sept. 12.

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New Miffy attraction in southwestern Japan theme park

Miffy poses in front of a new attraction, featuring the Dutch rabbit character made famous by author Dick Bruna, at Huis Ten Bosch, a Dutch-themed seaside resort in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 10, 2025, during a media preview ahead of its official opening on Sept. 12.

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New Miffy attraction in southwestern Japan theme park

Miffy poses for a photo during a ceremony for a new attraction, featuring the Dutch rabbit character made famous by author Dick Bruna, at Huis Ten Bosch, a Dutch-themed seaside resort in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, alongside Kotaro Takamura (C), the president of Huis Ten Bosch Co., on Sept. 10, 2025, ahead of its official opening on Sept. 12.

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New Miffy attraction in southwestern Japan theme park

Miffy poses for a photo during a ceremony for a new attraction, featuring the Dutch rabbit character made famous by author Dick Bruna, at Huis Ten Bosch, a Dutch-themed seaside resort in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, alongside Kotaro Takamura (C), the president of Huis Ten Bosch Co., on Sept. 10, 2025, ahead of its official opening on Sept. 12.

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New Miffy attraction in southwestern Japan theme park

Miffy poses for a photo during a ceremony for a new attraction, featuring the Dutch rabbit character made famous by author Dick Bruna, at Huis Ten Bosch, a Dutch-themed seaside resort in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, alongside Kotaro Takamura (C), the president of Huis Ten Bosch Co., on Sept. 10, 2025, ahead of its official opening on Sept. 12.

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U.S. Navy deploys amphibious assault ship at Sasebo base

SASEBO, Japan, June 24 Kyodo - Video taken on June 23, 2025, shows the deck of the U.S. Navy's amphibious assault ship Tripoli, unveiled to the media at its base in Sasebo in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki. (Kyodo)

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U.S. Navy deploys amphibious assault ship at Sasebo base

Photo taken on June 23, 2025, shows the U.S. Navy's amphibious assault ship Tripoli, unveiled to the media at its base in Sasebo in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki.

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U.S. Navy deploys amphibious assault ship at Sasebo base

Photo taken on June 23, 2025, shows the deck of the U.S. Navy's amphibious assault ship Tripoli, unveiled to the media at its base in Sasebo in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki.

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U.S. Navy deploys amphibious assault ship at Sasebo base

Photo taken on June 23, 2025, shows the U.S. Navy's amphibious assault ship Tripoli, unveiled to the media at its base in Sasebo in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki.

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Huis Ten Bosch seaside resort

Actor Kanna Hashimoto attends a ceremony at the Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 19, 2025, marking the opening on June 21 of Miffy Wonder Square, a new area of the Dutch-themed seaside resort.

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Huis Ten Bosch seaside resort

Actor Kanna Hashimoto attends a ceremony at the Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 19, 2025, marking the opening on June 21 of Miffy Wonder Square, a new area of the Dutch-themed seaside resort.

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Huis Ten Bosch seaside resort

Photo taken on June 19, 2025, shows Miffy Wonder Square, a new area of the Dutch-themed Huis Ten Bosch seaside resort, in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, ahead of its public opening on June 21.

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Bridge girder blocks road in southwestern Japan

A bridge girder about 30 meters long and 140 tons blocks a prefectural road in Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 15, 2025, after it fell over while being transferred for work to expand an expressway.

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U.S. amphibious transport dock ship San Diego

Photo taken on Oct. 22, 2024, shows the interior of the U.S. Navy amphibious transport dock ship San Diego at a U.S. Navy base in Sasebo in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki. The U.S. Navy unveiled the ship to the media a day before the start of the joint Japan-U.S. "Keen Sword" exercise, with a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade boat seen in the picture.

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U.S. amphibious transport dock ship San Diego

Photo taken on Oct. 22, 2024, shows the interior of the U.S. Navy amphibious transport dock ship San Diego at a U.S. Navy base in Sasebo in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki. The U.S. Navy unveiled the ship to the media a day before the start of the joint Japan-U.S. "Keen Sword" exercise.

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U.S. amphibious transport dock ship San Diego

Photo taken on Oct. 22, 2024, shows the interior of the U.S. Navy amphibious transport dock ship San Diego at a U.S. Navy base in Sasebo in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki. The U.S. Navy unveiled the ship to the media a day before the start of the joint Japan-U.S. "Keen Sword" exercise.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in Sasebo

Gen. Yoshihide Yoshida (R), chief of the Japan Self-Defense Forces Joint Staff, and Adm. Steven Koehler, the U.S. Pacific Fleet commander, hold a joint press conference aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego at U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo, a U.S. Navy base in the southwestern city of Sasebo on Oct. 22, 2024, a day before the start of the joint Japan-U.S. "Keen Sword" exercise.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in Sasebo

Gen. Yoshihide Yoshida (R), chief of the Japan Self-Defense Forces Joint Staff, and Adm. Steven Koehler, the U.S. Pacific Fleet commander, hold a joint press conference aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego at U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo, a U.S. Navy base in the southwestern city of Sasebo on Oct. 22, 2024, a day before the start of the joint Japan-U.S. "Keen Sword" exercise.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in Sasebo

Gen. Yoshihide Yoshida (R), chief of the Japan Self-Defense Forces Joint Staff, and Adm. Steven Koehler, the U.S. Pacific Fleet commander, hold a joint press conference aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego at U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo, a U.S. Navy base in the southwestern city of Sasebo on Oct. 22, 2024, a day before the start of the joint Japan-U.S. "Keen Sword" exercise.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in Sasebo

Gen. Yoshihide Yoshida (R), chief of the Japan Self-Defense Forces Joint Staff, and Adm. Steven Koehler, the U.S. Pacific Fleet commander, shake hands after a joint press conference aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego at U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo, a U.S. Navy base in the southwestern city of Sasebo on Oct. 22, 2024, a day before the start of the joint Japan-U.S. "Keen Sword" exercise.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in Sasebo

Gen. Yoshihide Yoshida (R), chief of the Japan Self-Defense Forces Joint Staff, and Adm. Steven Koehler, the U.S. Pacific Fleet commander, shake hands after a joint press conference aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego at U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo, a U.S. Navy base in the southwestern city of Sasebo on Oct. 22, 2024, a day before the start of the joint Japan-U.S. "Keen Sword" exercise.

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CORRECTED: Japan's PM Kishida at lower house by-election campaign

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida makes a stump speech in Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 15, 2023, ahead of a House of Representatives by-election on Oct. 22.

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Japan's PM Kishida at lower house by-election campaign

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida waves to the crowd in Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 15, 2023, during the campaign for the House of Representatives by-election on Oct. 22.

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U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Nimitz at Sasebo port

Photo shows the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Nimitz making a port call at Sasebo port in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan on May 19, 2023, for the first time in about nine years.

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U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Nimitz at Sasebo port

Photo shows the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Nimitz making a port call at Sasebo port in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan on May 19, 2023, for the first time in about nine years.

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U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Nimitz at Sasebo port

Photo shows the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Nimitz making a port call at Sasebo port in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan on May 19, 2023, for the first time in about nine years.

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U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Nimitz at Sasebo port

Photo shows the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Nimitz making a port call at Sasebo port in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan on May 19, 2023, for the first time in about nine years.

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U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Nimitz at Sasebo port

Photo taken from Kyodo News helicopter shows the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Nimitz making a port call at Sasebo port in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan on May 19, 2023.

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'Super Eco-Ship' launched in Sasebo

FUKUOKA, Japan - The ''Super Eco-Ship'' tanker Nadeshiko Maru, an environmentally friendly vessel that is driven by electric motors, was launched in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture on Sept. 11. The 749-ton oil tanker, built with assistance from the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency, uses a contra-rotating propulsion system driven by two electric motors, with electricity supplied by four generators. Compared with diesel engine ships, the design supposedly improves energy efficiency and reduces the emission of carbon dioxide by about 10 percent.

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MSDF ship returns home after Indian Ocean antiterrorism mission

SASEBO, Japan - A Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel (R) is reunited with his family on a pier at the MSDF base in Sasebo Port in Nagasaki Prefecture on Aug. 26 upon returning to the port aboard the 8,150-ton Hamana after having ended a mission to refuel vessels undertaking U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in the Indian Ocean.

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MSDF ship returns home after Indian Ocean antiterrorism mission

SASEBO, Japan - The 8,150-ton Maritime Self-Defense Force ship Hamana returns to Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture on Aug. 26 after having ended its mission to refuel vessels undertaking U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in the Indian Ocean amid controversy as to whether Japan should continue with the mission.

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New U.S. amphibious assault ship deployed in Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan, Dec. 9 Kyodo - Photo taken Dec. 6, 2019, shows the deck of the U.S. Navy's newest amphibious assault ship America at Sasebo base in southwestern Japan. The vessel was deployed at the base the same day, replacing the Wasp.

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Crown Prince Naruhito at sports event for disabled

SASEBO, Japan - Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito (L) watches the 14th National Sports for the Disabled archery event, in the city of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2014.

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Crown Prince Naruhito at sports event for disabled

SASEBO, Japan - Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito watches the 14th National Sports for the Disabled archery event, in the city of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2014.

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Launch ceremony for electric boat for tours off Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - A launch ceremony is held for a new electric excursion boat, the Mirai, in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Sept. 26, 2014. The boat will be used to carry tourists around the Kujukushima Islands off the Japanese city, starting on April 1, 2015.

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Virtual horseback riding game at theme park in western Japan

NAGASAKI, Japan - Visitors to the Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, enjoy a virtual horseback riding game on July 6, 2014, wearing high-quality 3D goggle-type monitors that make them feel as if they are real jockeys.

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Welfare center received warning about teen held for murder

SASEBO, Japan - Photo taken July 31, 2014, shows a child welfare center in Sasebo in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Nagasaki. The center was informed last month that a 16-year-old girl arrested for allegedly killing and partially dismembering a classmate had exhibited disturbing behavior.

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Teen planned murder of classmate: police

SASEBO, Japan - People who attended a funeral service for Aiwa Matsuo, a 15-year-old high school student who was allegedly murdered by a classmate, send off her coffin in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, in southwestern Japan on July 29, 2014. The arrested classmate has admitted to planning the murder.

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Teen planned murder of classmate: police

SASEBO, Japan - People who attended a funeral service for Aiwa Matsuo, a 15-year-old high school student who was allegedly murdered by a classmate, cry as they send off her coffin in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, in southwestern Japan on July 29, 2014. The arrested classmate has admitted to planning the murder.

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Teen planned murder of classmate: police

SASEBO, Japan - A mourner extends her hand to a hearse carrying the coffin of Aiwa Matsuo, a 15-year-old high school student who was allegedly murdered by a classmate, as people who attended her funeral service send it off in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, in southwestern Japan on July 29, 2014. The arrested classmate has admitted to planning the murder.

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16-yr-old girl arrested for murder says she wanted to kill someone

SASEBO, Japan - Police officers on July 28, 2014, carry a large item that looks like a mattress from the apartment building where a 16-year-old girl allegedly murdered a high-school classmate two days earlier in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture. The suspect, whose name is being withheld because she is a minor under age 20, said she "wanted to kill someone" and suggested she also wanted to dismember a body, investigative sources said the same day. The victim's head and left hand were severed.