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Japanese MSDF submarine 'Soryu' at launching ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's submarine "Soryu" is launched at a ceremony at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s shipyard in Kobe, western Japan, in December 2007. The sophisticated Soryu-class sub is seen as a potential candidate as Australia, keeping a watchful eye on China's expanding maritime military power, considers replacing its aging submarine fleet.

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New sub at Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The new submarine Zuiryu is deployed at the Maritime Self-Defense Force base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo on April 2, 2013. The 2,950-ton Soryu-class sub was commissioned in March 2013.

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New sub at Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The new submarine Zuiryu is deployed at the Maritime Self-Defense Force base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo on April 2, 2013. The 2,950-ton Soryu-class sub was commissioned in March 2013.

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Wreckage of 4 Japanese aircraft carriers found off Midway

TOKYO, Japan - A U.S. team reported on Oct. 29 the discovery of wreckage of four Japanese aircraft carriers sunk during the Battle of Midway in 1942. This is a file photo of Kaga, one of the four Japanese carriers found by Nauticos Corp., a deep-sea surveying firm based in Maryland, and the U.S. Navy's Naval Oceanographic Office. The other three Japanese carriers found are the Akagi, Soryu and Hiryu.

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Japanese submarine arrives in Sydney

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Soryu-class submarine Hakuryu arrives at HMAS Kuttabul Naval Base in Sydney on April 15, 2016, to take part in an exercise with the Royal Australian Air Force and Royal Australian Navy. The Hakuryu is the first Japanese submarine to enter Sydney Harbor since World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soryu Gate and Osugataiwa Rock at Haruna Shinto Shrine

The God of worship is Kasanreishin. The shrine building is of Gongen style rebuilt in the fourth year of Kansei (1792), and a rare rock called Osugata iwa stands in the background. The rock is seen in the center of the photo by the Soryu Gate further from the stone steps. Several people can be seen including priests. What looks like a gas lantern can be seen in the fore.==Date:unknown, Place:Gunma, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number40‐18‐0]

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Japanese MSDF submarine 'Soryu' at launching ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's submarine "Soryu" is launched at a ceremony at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s shipyard in Kobe, western Japan, in December 2007. The sophisticated Soryu-class sub is seen as a potential candidate as Australia, keeping a watchful eye on China's expanding maritime military power, considers replacing its aging submarine fleet. (Kyodo)

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Soryu Gate and Osugataiwa Rock at Haruna Shinto Shrine

Soryu Gate and Osugataiwa Rock at Haruna Shinto Shrine==Date:unknown, Place:Gunma, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Wreckage of 4 Japanese aircraft carriers found off Midway

TOKYO, Japan - A U.S. team reported on Oct. 29 the discovery of wreckage of four Japanese aircraft carriers sunk during the Battle of Midway in 1942. This is a file photo of Kaga, one of the four Japanese carriers found by Nauticos Corp., a deep-sea surveying firm based in Maryland, and the U.S. Navy's Naval Oceanographic Office. The other three Japanese carriers found are the Akagi, Soryu and Hiryu.