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5th anniversary of volcanic eruption in Japan

People offer silent prayers at a ski resort in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 23, 2023, the fifth anniversary of the eruption of Mt. Moto-Shirane. The eruption left a Ground Self-Defense Force sergeant major who was training at the ski resort dead and 11 people injured.

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5th anniversary of volcanic eruption in Japan

Mayor Nobutada Kuroiwa of Kusatsu, a hot spring town in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, speaks on Jan. 23, 2023, during an event marking the fifth anniversary of the eruption of Mt. Moto-Shirane, which left a Ground Self-Defense Force sergeant major who was training at the resort dead and 11 people injured.

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Japan's MSDF destroyer in N.Y. for Fleet Week

NEW YORK, United States - The Shirane (L), a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer, approaches the pier at Brooklyn port in New York on May 23, 2012, while a boat of the New York Police Department (R) is patrolling. The Japanese vessel made port to participate in the annual Fleet Week, the weeklong event that kicked off the same day in the year marking the 200th anniversary of the start of the War of 1812 fought between Britain and the United States.

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Japan's MSDF destroyer in N.Y. for Fleet Week

NEW YORK, United States - The Shirane, a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer, sails into position alongside the pier at Brooklyn port in New York on May 23, 2012. The Japanese vessel made port to participate in the annual Fleet Week, the weeklong event that kicked off the same day in the year marking the 200th anniversary of the start of the War of 1812 fought between Britain and the United States.

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Japan's MSDF destroyer in N.Y. for Fleet Week

NEW YORK, United States - Capt. Osamu Takeuchi, Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force officer in charge of destroyer the Shirane, stands with the skyscrapers of Manhattan in the background, in New York on May 23, 2012, after the Japanese vessel made port in Brooklyn the same day to participate in the annual Fleet Week. The weeklong event kicked off the same day in the year marking the 200th anniversary of the start of the War of 1812 fought between Britain and the United States.

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SDF deploys unit for anti-WMD proliferation drill in S. China Sea

SINGAPORE, Singapore - A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force member shows off prowess in overpowering a crew member (2nd from R) of a ''suspect vessel'' to Japanese journalists during a drill under the Proliferation Security Initiative on Aug. 15 on board the Shirane, berthed at Changi Naval Base, Singapore's largest naval base located on the eastern corner of the island. Thirteen countries are taking part in the five-day drill aimed at combating proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

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Koizumi says SDF must improve efficiency to deal with threats

SAGAMI BAY, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) addresses a naval review of the Maritime Self-Defense Force held on board the destroyer Shirane in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture on Oct. 26. He said that Japan's Self-Defense Forces must improve their efficiency to better tackle transnational threats such as terrorism and missile attacks. (Pool photo)

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(2)Int'l Fleet Review held in Tokyo Bay

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's (MSDF) vessel Shirane (foreground), with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi aboard, cruises in Tokyo Bay on Oct. 13 as part of the International Fleet Review of Japanese and foreign ships to mark the MSDF's 50th anniversary. (Pool photo)

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Mori makes SDF naval review in Sagami Bay

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (C) calls on the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) on Oct. 29 to play a major role in improving Japan's international reputation as a trustworthy country. Speaking at an SDF naval review aboard the destroyer Shirane in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture, Mori said, ''I'm proud the SDF has contributed much to international peace by playing its role'' in U.N. peacekeeping missions.

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17 tax school trainees hurt in Gunma bus accident

MAEBASHI, Japan - A sightseeing bus is seen overturned on national Route 292 in the town of Kusatsu, Gunma Prefecture on June 18. Seventeen trainees at the National Tax College suffered injuries, one of them seriously, in the 9:55 a.m. accident. The photo, taken by a Kyodo News helicopter, shows the bus which overturned after failing to negotiate a left curve on the road while heading for Mt. Shirane.

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S. Korean destroyer makes 1st port call to Japan

SASEBO, Japan - King Kwanggaeto (front), a 3,855-ton South Korean navy destroyer, makes a first port call to the western Japan port of Sasebo on Aug. 6, after completing a joint search-and-rescue drill with Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force in the East China Sea. The Japanese destroyer Shirane is seen left of the South Korean vessel in the photo.

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Japan, S. Korea ships in 1st joint naval drill

ABOARD DESTROYER SHIRANE, - Japanese destroyer Tone and two South Korean frigates sail off South Korea's Cheju Island in the first joint naval drill by the two countries on Aug. 5.

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Japan, S. Korea conduct 1st joint naval drill

ABOARD DESTROYER SHIRANE, - Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force and the South Korean Navy conduct a joint search-and-rescue exercise in the East China Sea off South Korea's Cheju Island on Aug. 5. Photo shows the Japanese destroyer Setoyuki (R) close behind a South Korean warship during the first joint military drill by the two countries.

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Japan, S. Korea conduct 1st joint naval drill

ABOARD DESTROYER SHIRANE, - Helicopters take off from the destroyer Shirane of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) in the East China Sea off South Korea's Cheju Island on Aug. 5. as part of joint search-and-rescue exercises with the South Korean navy. The drills, in which ships of the two countries trained in responding to a fire on a civilian vessel, were the first joint military exercises by the two countries.

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Japanese, S. Korean ships head for joint naval drills

PUSAN, South Korea - South Korean and Japanese naval ships leave Pusan port in South Korea on Aug. 4 for the first bilateral search-and-rescue exercises, to be held in the East China Sea off South Korea's Cheju Island. The photo shows Japanese destroyer Shirane (below).

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Pusan citizens protest arrival of Japanese destroyer

PUSAN, South Korea - Some 50 local citizens protest the arrival of the Japanese destroyer Shirane at the Pusan port in southern South Korea on Aug. 2. The vessel will take part in Japan-South Korea joint naval exercises in international waters east of the South Korean island of Cheju.

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Pusan citizens protest arrival of Japanese destroyer

PUSAN, South Korea - Some 50 local citizens protest the arrival of the Japanese destroyer Shirane at the Pusan port in southern South Korea on Aug. 2. The vessel will take part in Japan-South Korea joint naval exercises in international waters east of the South Korean island of Cheju.

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17 tax school trainees hurt in Gunma bus accident

MAEBASHI, Japan - A sightseeing bus is seen overturned on national Route 292 in the town of Kusatsu, Gunma Prefecture on June 18. Seventeen trainees at the National Tax College suffered injuries, one of them seriously, in the 9:55 a.m. accident. The photo, taken by a Kyodo News helicopter, shows the bus which overturned after failing to negotiate a left curve on the road while heading for Mt. Shirane.

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(2)Int'l Fleet Review held in Tokyo Bay

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's (MSDF) vessel Shirane (foreground), with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi aboard, cruises in Tokyo Bay on Oct. 13 as part of the International Fleet Review of Japanese and foreign ships to mark the MSDF's 50th anniversary. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Toyota arm starts producing all-new Sienta minivan in north Japan

Takeshi Shirane, president of Toyota Motor East Japan Inc., speaks during a ceremony on July 29, 2015, to commemorate the start of full-scale production of Toyota's all-new Sienta compact minivan at a factory in Ohira, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SDF deploys unit for anti-WMD proliferation drill in S. China Se

SINGAPORE, Singapore - A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force member shows off prowess in overpowering a crew member (2nd from R) of a ''suspect vessel'' to Japanese journalists during a drill under the Proliferation Security Initiative on Aug. 15 on board the Shirane, berthed at Changi Naval Base, Singapore's largest naval base located on the eastern corner of the island. Thirteen countries are taking part in the five-day drill aimed at combating proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. (Kyodo)

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Japan's MSDF destroyer in N.Y. for Fleet Week

NEW YORK, United States - The Shirane, a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer, sails into position alongside the pier at Brooklyn port in New York on May 23, 2012. The Japanese vessel made port to participate in the annual Fleet Week, the weeklong event that kicked off the same day in the year marking the 200th anniversary of the start of the War of 1812 fought between Britain and the United States. (Kyodo)

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Japan's MSDF destroyer in N.Y. for Fleet Week

NEW YORK, United States - Capt. Osamu Takeuchi, Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force officer in charge of destroyer the Shirane, stands with the skyscrapers of Manhattan in the background, in New York on May 23, 2012, after the Japanese vessel made port in Brooklyn the same day to participate in the annual Fleet Week. The weeklong event kicked off the same day in the year marking the 200th anniversary of the start of the War of 1812 fought between Britain and the United States. (Kyodo)

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Japan's MSDF destroyer in N.Y. for Fleet Week

NEW YORK, United States - The Shirane (L), a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer, approaches the pier at Brooklyn port in New York on May 23, 2012, while a boat of the New York Police Department (R) is patrolling. The Japanese vessel made port to participate in the annual Fleet Week, the weeklong event that kicked off the same day in the year marking the 200th anniversary of the start of the War of 1812 fought between Britain and the United States. (Kyodo)

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Volcanic eruption in Japan

Photo taken Jan. 24, 2018, shows the gondola lift at the Kusatsu Kokusai Ski Resort in Kusatsu, eastern Japan, with its capsules' windows broken by rocks and covered with volcanic ash after Mt. Moto-Shirane erupted the day before. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Week after volcanic eruption in Japan

An official of the Kusatsu Kokusai Ski Resort in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, prays for Takayuki Izawa on Jan. 30, 2018, a week after the 49-year-old Ground Self-Defense Force sergeant major was killed in the eruption of Mt. Moto-Shirane while training at the ski resort. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Week after volcanic eruption in Japan

Officials of the Kusatsu Kokusai Ski Resort in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, pray for Takayuki Izawa on Jan. 30, 2018, a week after the 49-year-old Ground Self-Defense Force sergeant major was killed in the eruption of Mt. Moto-Shirane while training at the ski resort. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Week after volcanic eruption in Japan

Officials of the Kusatsu Kokusai Ski Resort in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, pray for Takayuki Izawa on Jan. 30, 2018, a week after the 49-year-old Ground Self-Defense Force sergeant major was killed in the eruption of Mt. Moto-Shirane while training at the ski resort. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Erupted volcano in Kusatsu, Japan

Photo taken Jan. 28, 2018, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the crater (circled) on Mt. Moto-Shirane in Kusatsu in Japan's Gunma Prefecture that erupted Jan. 23. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Post-eruption of Mt. Moto-Shirane

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 28, 2018, shows a crater of Mt. Moto-Shirane in Kusatsu, Gunma Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, after its eruption on Jan. 23. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Post-eruption of Mt. Moto-Shirane

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 28, 2018, shows a crater of Mt. Moto-Shirane in Kusatsu, Gunma Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, after its eruption on Jan. 23. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Post-eruption of Mt. Moto-Shirane

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 28, 2018, shows a crater (bottom L) of Mt. Moto-Shirane in Kusatsu, Gunma Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, after its eruption on Jan. 23. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Slopes reopen at ski resort near volcanic eruption

Skiers take a ski lift at Kusatsu Kokusai Ski Resort in Gunma Prefecture on Jan. 27, 2018, as the Aobayama slopes at the resort reopened the same day. Nearby Mt. Moto-Shirane erupted on Jan. 23, killing a Ground Self-Defense Force sergeant major training at the resort and injuring 11 skiers.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcano in Japan

File photo taken in December 1982 shows a plume of smoke coming from Mt. Shirane, near Mt. Moto-Shirane, which erupted Jan. 23, 2018, in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic eruption in Japan

Foreign tourists take to the slopes at the Kusatsu Kokusai Ski Resort near Mt. Moto-Shirane in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 24, 2018, a day after the volcano erupted. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic eruption in Japan

Police officers, along with fire and rescue workers, head by car to a ski resort near Mt. Moto-Shirane in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 25, 2018, to inspect the site after it was hit by a volcanic eruption two days earlier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic eruption in Japan

Fire and rescue officers head by car to a ski resort near Mt. Moto-Shirane in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 25, 2018, to inspect the site after it was hit by a volcanic eruption two days earlier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic eruption in Japan

Fire and rescue officers head by car to a ski resort near Mt. Moto-Shirane in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 25, 2018, to inspect the site after it was hit by a volcanic eruption two days earlier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic eruption in Japan

Holes can be seen in the ceiling of a gondola lift cabin at a ski resort in Kusatsu in Japan's Gunma Prefecture near Mt. Moto-Shirane on Jan. 24, 2018, after the volcano erupted the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic eruption in Japan

Volcanic rocks and ash from Mt. Moto-Shirane in Japan's Gunma Prefecture are pictured inside a gondola lift cabin at a ski resort in Kusatsu near the volcano on Jan. 24, 2018, a day after it erupted. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic eruption in Japan

Photo taken Jan. 24, 2018, shows a broken window of a gondola lift at the Kusatsu Kokusai Ski Resort near Mt. Moto-Shirane in Gunma Prefecture in eastern Japan that erupted the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic eruption in Japan

Photo taken Jan. 24, 2018, shows gondola lifts with windows broken by volcanic rocks at the Kusatsu Kokusai Ski Resort near Mt. Moto-Shirane in Gunma Prefecture in eastern Japan that erupted the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic eruption in Japan

Photo taken Jan. 24, 2018, shows gondola lifts with windows broken by volcanic rocks at the Kusatsu Kokusai Ski Resort near Mt. Moto-Shirane in Gunma Prefecture in eastern Japan that erupted the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police inspect eruption-hit ski resort

Police officers gather at a restaurant at the foot of Mt. Moto-Shirane in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, before they head to inspect a disaster-hit ski resort near the active volcano after its eruption the previous day.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police inspect eruption-hit ski resort

Photo taken on Jan. 24, 2018 shows a vehicle carrying police officers to inspect a ski resort near Mt. Moto-Shirane in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, hit by the eruption of an active volcano the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police inspect eruption-hit ski resort

Police officers head for ski slopes near Mt. Moto-Shirane in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, for an inspection on Jan. 24, 2018, a day after the active volcano erupted. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police inspect eruption-hit ski resort

Police officers head for ski slopes near Mt. Moto-Shirane in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, for an inspection on Jan. 24, 2018, a day after the active volcano erupted. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police inspect eruption-hit ski resort

Police officers head for ski slopes near Mt. Moto-Shirane in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, for an inspection on Jan. 24, 2018, a day after the active volcano erupted. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police inspect eruption-hit ski resort

Police officers head for ski slopes near Mt. Moto-Shirane in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, for an inspection on Jan. 24, 2018, a day after the active volcano erupted. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Skier, snowboarder at Kusatsu ski resort after eruption

Visitors at a ski resort near Mt. Moto-Shirane in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, head for the slopes on Jan. 24, 2018, a day after the active volcano erupted. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo