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Japan: Trump Arrives at U.S. Navy Yokosuka Base Aboard Marine One 2

U.S. President Donald Trump, visiting Japan, arrived at the U.S. Navy’s Yokosuka Base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Tuesday afternoon, October 28 aboard Marine One, accompanied by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Several videos of Marine One flying over the Tokyo metropolitan area were posted on social media.

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Japan: Trump Arrives at U.S. Navy Yokosuka Base Aboard Marine One

U.S. President Donald Trump, visiting Japan, arrived at the U.S. Navy’s Yokosuka Base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Tuesday afternoon, October 28 aboard Marine One, accompanied by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Several videos of Marine One flying over the Tokyo metropolitan area were posted on social media.

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New U.S. Naval Forces Japan commander

The new commander of U.S. Naval Forces Japan, Rear Adm. Ian Johnson, speaks at a change of command ceremony on June 26, 2024, at the Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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[Breaking News]U.S. carrier Ronald Reagan leaves Yokosuka

The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan leaves the Yokosuka naval base in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on May 16, 2024, for an overhaul after a more than eight-year deployment. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington will be deployed to the base later in the year.(Kyodo)

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U.S. carrier Ronald Reagan leaves Yokosuka

The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan leaves the Yokosuka naval base in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on May 16, 2024, for an overhaul after a more than eight-year deployment. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington will be deployed to the base later in the year.

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U.S. carrier Ronald Reagan leaves Yokosuka

Capt. Daryle Cardone, commanding officer of the U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan, holds a press conference on the vessel berthed at the Yokosuka naval base in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on May 16, 2024, as it leaves the base for an overhaul after a more than eight-year deployment. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington will be deployed to the base later in the year.

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U.S. carrier Ronald Reagan leaves Yokosuka

The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan leaves the Yokosuka naval base in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on May 16, 2024, for an overhaul after a more than eight-year deployment. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington will be deployed to the base later in the year.

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U.S. carrier Ronald Reagan leaves Yokosuka

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel holds a press conference on the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan, berthed at the Yokosuka naval base in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on May 16, 2024, as the vessel leaves the base for an overhaul after a more than eight-year deployment. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington will be deployed to the base later in the year.

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U.S. carrier Ronald Reagan leaves Yokosuka

Crew members of the U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan line up as the vessel leaves the Yokosuka naval base in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on May 16, 2024, for an overhaul after a more than eight-year deployment. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington will be deployed to the base later in the year.

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Japan's MSDF conducts Tomahawk training ahead of delivery

Photo taken on March 28, 2024, shows a launch pad for land-based Tomahawk cruise missiles on the U.S. Navy's McCampbell destroyer anchored at its naval base in Yokosuka near Tokyo. Training by Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel aboard the U.S. destroyer is shown to the media the same day, with Japan planning to buy 400 land-based Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States for their deployment on the MSDF Aegis destroyers in fiscal 2025.

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Japan's MSDF conducts Tomahawk training ahead of delivery

Photo taken on March 28, 2024, shows a launch pad for land-based Tomahawk cruise missiles on the U.S. Navy's McCampbell destroyer anchored at its naval base in Yokosuka near Tokyo. Training by Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel aboard the U.S. destroyer is shown to the media the same day, with Japan planning to buy 400 land-based Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States for their deployment on the MSDF Aegis destroyers in fiscal 2025.

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Japan's MSDF conducts Tomahawk training ahead of delivery

Training by Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel aboard the U.S. Navy's McCampbell destroyer is shown to the media at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka near Tokyo on March 28, 2024, as Japan plans to buy 400 land-based Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States for their deployment on the MSDF Aegis destroyers in fiscal 2025.

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Japan's MSDF conducts Tomahawk training ahead of delivery

Training by Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel aboard the U.S. Navy's McCampbell destroyer is shown to the media at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka near Tokyo on March 28, 2024, as Japan plans to buy 400 land-based Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States for their deployment on the MSDF Aegis destroyers in fiscal 2025.

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New U.S. Navy commander vows to continue close ties with Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan - New U.S. Naval Forces Japan commander Rear Adm. Richard Wren (L) shakes hands with his predecessor Rear Adm. James Kelly prior to a replacement ceremony at the U.S. navy base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on April 9. Wren pledged to ''continue'' close and amicable bilateral ties with Japan.

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U.S. aircraft carrier Reagan to arrive in Yokosuka by October

YOKOHAMA, Aug. 25 Kyodo - Rear Adm. Matthew Carter, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Japan, talks to the press at the Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Aug. 19, 2015. He said the U.S aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan is expected to arrive at the base between September and October 2015. The Ronald Reagan will replace the George Washington which left Japan in May.

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Rear Adm. Alexander at press conference in Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Rear Adm. John Alexander, commander of U.S. Navy's Battle Force 7th Fleet/Task Force 70/Carrier Strike Group 5, speaks during a press conference at Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, on Nov. 25, 2014, upon the return there of U.S. aircraft carrier George Washington. He said a ceremony will be held at Naval Base San Diego, California, in August 2015 to mark the replacement of the George Washington in Japan by the Ronald Reagan.

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Radioactive waste loaded onto cargo ship in Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - A container with low-level radioactive waste generated by the Japan-deployed U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington is loaded onto a cargo ship at a U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on May 3, 2014, for transportation to the United States for disposal.

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U.S. flattop George Washington leaves Yokosuka base

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The U.S. aircraft carrier George Washington leaves its home port at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Aug. 6, 2012.

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U.S. flattop George Washington returns to Yokosuka base

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The U.S. aircraft carrier George Washington returns to its home port at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on July 26, 2012.

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U.S. flattop George Washington returns to Yokosuka base

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The U.S. aircraft carrier George Washington returns to its home port at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on July 26, 2012.

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New U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Van Buskirk

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk, the new commander of the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet, speaks during a replacement ceremony on Sept. 10, 2010, on the USS Blue Ridge, the fleet's flagship vessel, at the naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Van Buskirk is succeeding Vice Adm. John Bird.

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U.S. nuke-powered vessels spent record 324 days in Yokosuka in 2009

YOKOSUKA, Japan - This photo taken in November 2009 shows the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington entering the U.S. Yokosuka Naval Base, west of Tokyo. U.S. nuclear-powered military vessels, including the George Washington, remained at the base for a record total of 324 days in 2009, the Yokosuka municipal government said Jan. 8, 2009.

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U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The U.S. aircraft carrier George Washington is docked in the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 23, 2009. The carrier will be opened to the public on Dec. 5 at the base south of Tokyo.

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Exchange center opens at Yokosuka U.S. base

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Capt. Daniel Weed (L), head of the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, and Mayor Yuto Yoshida cut the tape to mark the opening of a cultural exchange center at the base Nov. 18, 2009. The center, which will host events organized both by Japanese and Americans, is the first facility in a U.S. military base in Japan to allow free access by the general public.

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U.S. aircraft carrier Nimitz at Yokosuka base

TOKYO, Japan - The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Nimitz sails off Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture to make a port call at the U.S. naval base in the city south of Tokyo on Aug. 24. The U.S. Navy said the move is intended to provide the crew with rest and replenish supplies, but observers said it may be part of U.S. efforts to make Yokosuka a hub for aircraft carriers.

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U.S. aircraft carrier Nimitz at Yokosuka base

TOKYO, Japan - The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Nimitz sails off Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture to make a port call at the U.S. naval base in the city south of Tokyo on Aug. 24. The U.S. Navy said the move is intended to provide the crew with rest and replenish supplies, but observers said it may be part of U.S. efforts to make Yokosuka a hub for aircraft carriers.

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U.S. aircraft carrier Nimitz at Yokosuka base

TOKYO, Japan - The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Nimitz sails off Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture to make a port call at the U.S. naval base in the city south of Tokyo on Aug. 24. The U.S. Navy said the move is intended to provide the crew with rest and replenish supplies, but observers said it may be part of U.S. efforts to make Yokosuka a hub for aircraft carriers.

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U.S. aircraft carrier Nimitz at Yokosuka base

TOKYO, Japan - The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Nimitz sails off Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture to make a port call at the U.S. naval base in the city south of Tokyo on Aug. 24. The U.S. Navy said the move is intended to provide the crew with rest and replenish supplies, but observers said it may be part of U.S. efforts to make Yokosuka a hub for aircraft carriers.

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U.S. Navy commander reassures Japan 'safe' from N. Korean rocket

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Outgoing U.S. Naval Forces Japan Commander Rear Adm. James Kelly speaks at a press conference at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on March 30. Kelly reassured the Japanese that their country is safe from potential threats that might be posed by the rocket North Korea plans to launch early next month.

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U.S. nuclear sub Ohio pays 1st port call in Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The U.S. nuclear-powered submarine Ohio (C) makes its first port call at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in Japan on Oct. 16.

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U.S. carrier Kitty Hawk bids farewell to Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan - With sailors forming the word ''Sayonara'' on the fly deck, the U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk bids farewell to Japan as it heads out of the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on May 28, ending its nearly 10-year forward-deployment mission in Japan. The 47-year-old carrier, which is expected to be decommissioned next year, will be replaced by the nuclear-powered George Washington in August.

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U.S. carrier Kitty Hawk leaves Japan ending mission

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Seen off by well-wishers, the U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk heads out of the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa on May 28, ending its nearly 10-year forward-deployment mission in Japan. The 47-year-old carrier, which is expected to be decommissioned next year, will be replaced by the nuclear-powered George Washington in August.

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Top U.S. Navy official meets press over tax driver's murder

YOKOSUKA, Japan - U.S. Naval Forces Japan Commander Rear Adm. James Kelly speaks at a press conference at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka on April 5. Earlier in the day, Kelly met with the bereaved family of Masaaki Takahashi, a 61-year-old taxi driver who was allegedly killed by 22-year-old U.S. Navy seaman Olatunboson Ugbogu in Yokosuka on March 19, and apologized to them.

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U.S. carrier Kitty Hawk open to last public viewing

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Capt. Todd Zecchin (L), the captain of the 82,000-ton U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk, chats with a citizen on the deck during the ship's public viewing at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, south of tokyo, on Dec. 8.

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U.S. carrier Kitty Hawk open to last public viewing

YOKOSUKA, Japan - More than 15,000 citizens visit the 82,000-ton U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk during the ship's public viewing at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, on Dec. 8.

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Unionized workers at U.S. military bases in Japan go on strike

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Striking Japanese workers hold a rally outside the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture on Nov. 21. The workers went on strike, the first nationwide work stoppage action in 16 years by the 16,000-member All Japan Garrison Forces Labor Union, to protest proposed cuts in benefits as a result of Japan's plan to curtail host-nation support for U.S. bases.

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Japan, U.S. conduct safety drills ahead of nuke carrier deployment

YOKOSUKA, Japan - U.S. Navy emergency personnel and officials from the Yokosuka city government are engaged in their first joint safety drill at the municipal office on Nov. 8 aimed to deal with possible nuclear accidents ahead of the deployment in August 2008 of a U.S. Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo.

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649 people sue state over dredging at U.S. Yokosuka base

YOKOSUKA, Japan - A group of people from Kanagawa and five other prefectures head for the Yokosuka branch of the Yokohama District Court on July 3 to file a lawsuit demanding the state suspend dredging under way in line with the planned deployment of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, in 2008.

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Yokosuka mayor says to accommodate U.S. nuke aircraft carrier

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Yokosuka Mayor Ryoichi Kabaya tells an assembly of municipal legislators on June 14 that he believes it is inevitable the port city will accommodate a U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be deployed as a replacement for the diesel-powered Kitty Hawk at a major naval base in the Kanagawa prefecture city.

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U.S. Navy warship enters Nagasaki port despite local opposition

NAGASAKI, Japan - About 80 people demonstrate at Nagasaki port to protest the arrival there on Feb. 10 of the U.S. Navy destroyer Stethem from the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. They oppose the ship's visit following a murder-robbery case in Yokosuka involving a U.S. sailor in January.

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U.S. Navy warship enters Nagasaki port despite local opposition

NAGASAKI, Japan - The U.S. Navy destroyer Stethem from the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, enters Nagasaki port Feb. 10. Locals voiced opposition to the port call following a murder-robbery case in Yokosuka involving a U.S. sailor in January.

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U.S. Navy cruiser enters Hokkaido port despite local opposition

MURORAN, Japan - The Chancellorsville, an Aegis-equipped U.S. Navy cruiser deployed at Kanagawa Prefecture's Yokosuka Naval base, enters Hokkaido's Muroran port Feb. 3. Following a murder-robbery case in Yokosuka involving a U.S. sailor in January, the city of Muroran called for the U.S. Consulate General in Sapporo to postpone the cruiser's arrival.

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Police arrest U.S. sailor on robbery-murder charges

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Members of civic groups hold placards outside the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka prior to the handover of American sailor William Reese to Japanese police on Jan. 7. Later in the day, police arrested the serviceman on suspicion of robbing and killing a Japanese woman in Yokosuka on Jan. 3.

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Kelly apologizes over death of Japanese woman in Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Rear Adm. James Kelly (L), commander of the U.S. Naval Forces Japan, apologizes to Yokosuka Mayor Ryoichi Kabaya at the Yokosuka city hall in Kanagawa Prefecture on Jan. 6 over the death of a Japanese woman in the city. A 21-year-old U.S. sailor is being held in confinement at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka in connection with the incident.

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Kanagawa gov. slams Japan gov't over nuclear-powered carrier

WASHINGTON, United States - Visiting Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa speaks to reporters in Washington on Oct. 27 about a Japan-U.S. agreement to deploy a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to a U.S. naval base in Yokosuka in the prefecture in 2008.

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Japan agrees to allow 1st U.S. nuke-powered carrier

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer speaks about a U.S.-Japan agreement to deploy a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to a U.S. naval base in Yokosuka at a news conference at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Oct. 28.

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Baker thanks Japan for support in fight against terrorism

YOKOSUKA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Howard Baker speaks at a ceremony in his honor aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk, docked at U.S. Yokosuka Naval Base in Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on April 5. He thanked Japan for its cooperation in the fight against terrorism.

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U.S. carrier leaves Yokosuka with MSDF escort

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk sails off its home port at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, on Sept. 21, escorted by ships of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF). The MSDF said the escorting of the U.S. carrier is part of its antiterrorism activities, related to the Sept. 11 attacks on New York's World Trade Center and the Pentagon near Washington.

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U.S. Navy commander in Japan welcomes SDF's dispatch

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Rear Adm. Robert Chaplin, the commander of the U.S. Navy in Japan, speaks at a news conference Sept. 20 at the Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo. He welcomed Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's pledge to enable Japan's Self-Defense Forces to provide logistical support to the U.S. military.

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(8)Terrorist attacks

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk is seen berthed at the naval base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, on Sept. 18. The U.S. Forces told Japan they will conduct takeoff and landing drills for Kitty Hawk-based jet fighters at Iojima Island in the Pacific on Sept. 20-26.