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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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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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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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Plastics sail for next-generation freighters

SASEBO, Japan - A 20-meter-tall, 8-meter-wide sail made of reinforced plastics is tested on land in the port city of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Jan. 25, 2014. It has been developed by the University of Tokyo and collaborators from the shipping and shipbuilding industry for cutting cost in maritime transportation. The group is planning to test the prototype sail on the sea as early as October.

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Australian frigate in Japan

SASEBO, Japan - Photo shows inside of the Australian navy's guided-missile frigate Sydney calling at Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 16, 2013. The Australian navy showed reporters the inside of the 4,200-ton vessel, which was in Japan to take part in an exercise of the U.S. 7th Fleet.

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Australian frigate in Japan

SASEBO, Japan - Photo shows the Australian navy's guided-missile frigate Sydney calling at Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 16, 2013. The Australian navy showed reporters the inside of the 4,200-ton vessel, which was in Japan to take part in an exercise of the U.S. 7th Fleet.

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Australian frigate in Japan

SASEBO, Japan - Photo shows inside of the Australian navy's guided-missile frigate Sydney calling at Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 16, 2013. The Australian navy showed reporters the inside of the 4,200-ton vessel, which was in Japan to take part in an exercise of the U.S. 7th Fleet.

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Japan deploys missile interceptors

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Myoko (front) and the Kongo, Aegis destroyers carrying SM-3 missile interceptors, leaving the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Sasebo base in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Dec. 6, 2012. A total of three Aegis destroyers armed with SM-3 missile interceptors left the port for deployment in the East China Sea and Sea of Japan to intercept a North Korean rocket if it appears to be falling on Japanese territory. North Korea says it plans to launch a rocket carrying an "earth observation satellite" sometime between Dec. 10 and 22.

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Japan deploys missile interceptors

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Chokai, an Aegis destroyer carrying an SM-3 missile interceptor, leaving the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Sasebo base in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Dec. 6, 2012. A total of three Aegis destroyers armed with SM-3 missile interceptors left the port for deployment in the East China Sea and Sea of Japan to intercept a North Korean rocket if it appears to be falling on Japanese territory. North Korea says it plans to launch a rocket carrying an "earth observation satellite" sometime between Dec. 10 and 22.

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Japan deploys missile interceptors

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Myoko (front) and the Kongo, Aegis destroyers carrying SM-3 missile interceptors, leaving the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Sasebo base in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Dec. 6, 2012. A total of three Aegis destroyers armed with SM-3 missile interceptors left the port for deployment in the East China Sea and Sea of Japan to intercept a North Korean rocket if it appears to be falling on Japanese territory. North Korea says it plans to launch a rocket carrying an "earth observation satellite" sometime between Dec. 10 and 22.

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Japan deploys missile interceptors

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Myoko (front) and the Kongo, Aegis destroyers carrying SM-3 missile interceptors, leaving the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Sasebo base in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Dec. 6, 2012. A total of three Aegis destroyers armed with SM-3 missile interceptors left the port for deployment in the East China Sea and Sea of Japan to intercept a North Korean rocket if it appears to be falling on Japanese territory. North Korea says it plans to launch a rocket carrying an "earth observation satellite" sometime between Dec. 10 and 22.

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U.S. flattop George Washington

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in April 2011 shows the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington at Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Japan prepares for N. Korean rocket

SASEBO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Maritime Self-Defense Force Aegis destroyer Chokai leaving Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture on April 7, 2012, as part of Japan's preparations for North Korea's planned rocket launch.

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USS Patriot visits Sakaiminato

YONAGO, Japan - Lt. Cmdr. Suzanne Schang (2nd from R), commanding officer of the USS Patriot, is pictured inside the ship at Sakai port in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture on March 5, 2012. The 1,250-ton minesweeper, deployed at the U.S. Navy's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture, arrived at the port the same day to promote friendship with local residents, according to the U.S. Consulate General Osaka-Kobe.

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USS Patriot visits Sakaiminato

YONAGO, Japan - The USS Patriot arrives at Sakai port in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture on March 5, 2012. The 1,250-ton minesweeper, deployed at the U.S. Navy's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture, visited there to promote friendship with local residents, according to the U.S. Consulate General Osaka-Kobe.

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U.S. flattop wraps up disaster support in Japan

SASEBO, Japan - Rear Adm. Robert Girrier, commander of the Carrier Strike Group Seven at the Ronald Reagan Strike Group, speaks in a press conference aboard the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan at Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture on April 19, 2011. The Ronald Reagan called at the port the same day after concluding its participation in the U.S. forces' Operation Tomodachi to provide relief in northeastern Japan areas hit by the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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U.S. flattop wraps up disaster support in Japan

SASEBO, Japan - The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan's skipper, Capt. Thom Burke, speaks in a press conference aboard the vessel at Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture on April 19, 2011. The Ronald Reagan called at the port the same day after concluding its participation in the U.S. forces' Operation Tomodachi to provide relief in northeastern Japan areas hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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U.S. flattop G. Washington in Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - Aerial photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington (back) which arrived at Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 5, 2011. It is the first visit to Sasebo by the aircraft carrier.

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U.S. flattop G. Washington in Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - Aerial photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington (C) which arrived at Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 5, 2011. It is the first visit to Sasebo by the aircraft carrier.

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U.S. flattop G. Washington in Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - Aerial photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington which arrived at Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 5, 2011. It is the first visit to Sasebo by the aircraft carrier.

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Kirisame departs on antipiracy missions

SASEBO, Japan - The Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kirisame leaves Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Dec. 1, 2010, to take part in antipiracy operations off Somalia as family member of the crew members wave goodbye. The destroyer Yuudachi also left the port the same day.

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U.S. nuclear sub calls at Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - The U.S. nuclear-powered submarine La Jolla enters the U.S. naval base in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Aug. 4 after another U.S. nuclear-powered sub was found to have leaked a small amount of radiation at the port in March.

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U.S. nuclear aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan visits Sasebo port

FUKUOKA, Japan - The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan enters Sasebo Port in Nagasaki Prefecture, where a U.S. Navy base is located, on July 28. The 102,000-ton Ronald Reagan is the 10th nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to visit Sasebo since the Enterprise stopped there in 1968.

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U.S. warship Nimitz visits Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - Local residents express opposition to a visit by the U.S. Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz at Sasebo port, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Feb. 11.

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U.S. warship Nimitz visits Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - The U.S. Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz makes its first port call at Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Feb. 11. The 91,487-ton Nimitz is the ninth nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to stop at Sasebo port.

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U.S. warship Nimitz visits Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - The U.S. Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz makes its first port call at Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Feb. 11. The 91,487-ton Nimitz is the ninth nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to stop at Sasebo port.

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U.S. warship Nimitz visits Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - Aircraft sit on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz off Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Feb. 11. The 91,487-ton Nimitz makes its first port call at Sasebo the same day.

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Support ship leaves Japan to join refueling mission

NAGASAKI, Japan - The 13,500-ton Oumi, a Maritime Self-Defense Force support ship, sails off Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Jan. 25 after leaving a base in Sasebo to join the Murasame, a destroyer that departed from a different port the previous day for antiterrorism refueling operations in the Indian Ocean.

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MSDF destroyer returns after missile interception test

SASEBO, Japan - Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force Aegis destroyer Kongou returns to its home port in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Jan. 4 after a successful missile interception test with a Standard Missile-3 system on Dec. 17 in space over the Pacific near Hawaii.

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U.S. nuclear-powered carrier Ronald Reagan visits Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - The U.S. Navy's latest-model nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Ronald Reagan, enters Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture on Feb. 24. The 102,000-ton carrier, with a crew of more than 5,000, is scheduled to stay at the port for five days to provide the crew rest, replenish supplies, and promote exchanges with local residents.

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Nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier calls at Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - The nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln is seen off Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture on May 25. Later in the day, the 102,000-ton flattop with about 6,000 crew members entered Sasebo port for a five-day stay aimed at providing rest for its personnel and to replenish supplies.

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Drill assuming radioactive leak from U.S. nuke sub held in Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - A drill based on the idea of a radioactive leak occurring from a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine was held Nov. 15 at the port of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture.

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(1)Destroyer, plane leave for Sumatra to help tsunami victims

SASEBO, Japan - The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama (front), carrying a crew of 330, leaves Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture on Jan. 14 to take part in the ongoing tsunami relief efforts in Indonesia's northern Sumatra Island.

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(2)U.S. nuclear-powered flattop stops in Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - People protest a port call by the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier John C. Stennis (back) at Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture on Aug. 21.

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(1)U.S. nuclear-powered flattop stops in Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier John C. Stennis (C) enters Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture on Aug. 21, guarded by patrol boats, ahead of making a port call. At left are boats carrying people protesting the visit.

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(2)U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier stops over in Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln sails toward Sasebo port, in western Kyushu, on Aug. 16, escorted by Japan Coast Guard patrol boats. The 102,000-ton Nimitz-class vessel, with about 5,350 crew members aboard, made a stopover in Sasebo port, Nagasaki Prefecture, en route to operations in the Middle East.

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(3)U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier stops over in Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln is at anchor outside Sasebo port on Aug. 16. U.S. Navy officials said the ship's stopover in Sasebo, en route to operations in the Middle East, is part of U.S. operations worldwide and to highlight the U.S. presence in East Asia.

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(1)U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier stops over in Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln sails off the western coast of Kyushu on August 16. The 102,000-ton Nimitz-class vessel, with about 5,350 crew members aboard, made a stopover in Sasebo port, Nagasaki Prefecture, en route to operations in the Middle East.

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2 destroyers leave to replace other ships in Arabian Sea

SASEBO, Japan - The 3,850-ton destroyer Asakaze of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) leaves the MSDF's Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture on July 1 for the Indian Ocean. The Asakaze and the 4,555-ton destroyer Inazuma, which left Kure port in Hiroshima Prefecture the same day, will replace two vessels that are providing logistic support for the U.S. war in Afghanistan.

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MSDF vessels return to Japan after Indian Ocean duty

SASEBO, Japan - Three Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) vessels -- the Kurama (L, background), the Kirisame (L, foreground) and the Hamana (R) -- anchor near their home port of Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture on March 16. The vessels returned to the port the previous day after being dispatched to the Indian Ocean as part of Japan's provision of noncombat support to the U.S.-led military operations in Afghanistan.

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MSDF destroyer heads to Indian Ocean

SASEBO, Japan - The Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) destroyer Sawakaze sails off Sasebo port, Kyushu, on Feb. 13 to replace part of the MSDF fleet deployed in the Indian Ocean as part of Japan's support for U.S.-led military action against terrorism. The 3,950-ton destroyer will join two other MSDF ships that left their home ports Feb. 12.

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8 MSDF vessels leave Sasebo port for 'regular drill'

SASEBO, Japan - The Aegis destroyer Kongou (R) of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) leaves Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture on Oct. 13 along with seven other destroyers and one support ship. MSDF officials denied that their departure has any link to an earlier plan to dispatch four of them to the Indian Ocean on an information-gathering mission. They said the fleet departed to take part in ''regular drills scheduled in this fiscal year.''

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Germantown takes in landing ship off Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - U.S. dock landing ship Germantown accommodates a landing boat off Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 2 before heading for an undisclosed destination along with two other amphibious force ships and two minesweepers.

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U.S. amphibious assault ship Essex leaves Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - The 40,532-ton U.S. amphibious assault ship Essex leaves Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 2, heading for an undisclosed destination along with two dock landing ships and two minesweepers. The movement is believed to be connected to an expected retaliation by the U.S.-led multinational forces against the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States.

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U.S. Navy's Essex loaded with ammunitions

SASEBO, Japan - The U.S. Navy's amphibious assault ship Essex is loaded with ammunitions and other supplies at Sasebo port, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Sept. 20.