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Defense force officer arrested over confidential data leak

URAGA, Japan - A car carrying Maritime Self-Defense Force Lt. Com. Sumitaka Matsuura arrives at a police station in Uraga, south of Tokyo, on Dec. 13. Matsuuchi was arrested for allegedly taking materials, including highly confidential data, from the computer system taskforce in the U.S. Aegis defense system, in violation of Japan's bilateral agreement with the United States.

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150th anniversary of Commodore Perry's arrival in Japan marked

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Sailboats parade off Yokosuka in Tokyo Bay on May 3 in celebration of the 150th anniversary of U.S. Commodore Matthew C. Perry's arrival in Japan in 1853. Perry led a squadron of four ships and took anchor at Uraga near Yokosuka, a mission that prompted Japan to end more than 200 years of national seclusion and conclude a treaty with the United States the following year.

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MSDF minesweeper Uraga returns to home port in Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - A Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) member holds his baby on the MSDF minesweeper Uraga as the vessel returned Dec. 31 to its home base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture after delivering supplies to Afghan refugees in Pakistan.

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Relief supplies for Afghan refugees unloaded in Karachi

KARACHI, Pakistan - Relief goods for Afghan refugees, mostly blankets and tents, are unloaded from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) minesweeper tender Uraga at Pakistan's Karachi port on Dec. 12.

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MSDF minesweeper tender arrives in Karachi

KARACHI, Pakistan - Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force's (MSDF) minesweeper tender Uraga, which is on a mission to deliver relief supplies for Afghan refugees, is anchored at Karachi port Dec. 12. The 5,650-ton Uraga set sail from Japan on Nov. 25 with two other ships, marking the first time for a Japanese military contingent to provide assistance to combat forces since the end of World War II.

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(6)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

SASEBO, Japan - The 3,550-ton destroyer Sawagiri sets sail from Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 25, 2001. The ships joins the 8,100-ton supply ship Towada, which left Kure base in Hiroshima Prefecture, and the 5,650-ton minesweeper tender Uraga, which left Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture, earlier in the day to head toward the Indian Ocean to provide logistical support to U.S.-led attacks in Afghanistan and offer relief aid to Afghan refugees.

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(4)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The 5,650-ton minesweeper tender Uraga sails off the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) Yokosuka base for Karachi, Pakistan, on Nov. 25, 2001.

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(3)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

YOKOSUKA, Japan - A daughter hugs her daddy as he walks toward his minesweeper tender Uraga at the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) Yokosuka Base on Nov. 25, 2001.

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(2)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Family members wave flags to see off the crewmen of the 5,650-ton minesweeper tender Uraga at the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) Yokosuka Base on Nov. 25, 2001.

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(1)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Defense Agency chief Gen Nakatani addresses the crewmen aboard the minesweeper tender Uraga on Nov. 25, 2001 before their departure for the Indian Ocean to provide logistical support to U.S.-led military operations in Afghanistan and offer relief aid to Afghan refugees. ''This is a very important task for our country. I hope you fulfill your jobs in an orderly manner,'' he said.

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U.S. carrier Kitty Hawk leaves Yokosuka with MSDF escort

YOKOSUKA, Japan - U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk sails in the Uraga Channel in the Gulf of Tokyo on Sept. 21 after leaving its home port of Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture in an apparent reaction to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. It is believed the Kitty Hawk is heading for the Indian Ocean. Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force ship (2nd from L) and a U.S. vessel (L) escorted the aircraft carrier.

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Largest unit of floating airport enters Tokyo Bay

The largest piece of a giant floating steel sheet enters Tokyo Bay on July 3, pulled by tugboats. The steel sheet will be used for construction of a huge floating airport. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over the Uraga Channel off Kannonzaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, just south of Tokyo, on the morning of July 3.

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(6)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

SASEBO, Japan - The 3,550-ton destroyer Sawagiri sets sail from Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 25, 2001. The ships joins the 8,100-ton supply ship Towada, which left Kure base in Hiroshima Prefecture, and the 5,650-ton minesweeper tender Uraga, which left Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture, earlier in the day to head toward the Indian Ocean to provide logistical support to U.S.-led attacks in Afghanistan and offer relief aid to Afghan refugees.

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(3)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

YOKOSUKA, Japan - A daughter hugs her daddy as he walks toward his minesweeper tender Uraga at the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) Yokosuka Base on Nov. 25, 2001.

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MSDF minesweeper tender arrives in Karachi

KARACHI, Pakistan - Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force's (MSDF) minesweeper tender Uraga, which is on a mission to deliver relief supplies for Afghan refugees, is anchored at Karachi port Dec. 12. The 5,650-ton Uraga set sail from Japan on Nov. 25 with two other ships, marking the first time for a Japanese military contingent to provide assistance to combat forces since the end of World War II.

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MSDF minesweeper Uraga returns to home port in Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - A Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) member holds his baby on the MSDF minesweeper Uraga as the vessel returned Dec. 31 to its home base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture after delivering supplies to Afghan refugees in Pakistan.

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(4)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The 5,650-ton minesweeper tender Uraga sails off the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) Yokosuka base for Karachi, Pakistan, on Nov. 25, 2001.

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150th anniversary of Commodore Perry's arrival in Japan marked

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Sailboats parade off Yokosuka in Tokyo Bay on May 3 in celebration of the 150th anniversary of U.S. Commodore Matthew C. Perry's arrival in Japan in 1853. Perry led a squadron of four ships and took anchor at Uraga near Yokosuka, a mission that prompted Japan to end more than 200 years of national seclusion and conclude a treaty with the United States the following year. (Kyodo)

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MSDF's minesweeper tender Uraga in Mutsu Bay

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's minesweeper tender Uraga (L) is pictured in Mutsu Bay, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, on July 22, 2015. The MSDF opened to the press on the same day a minesweeping exercise it conducted with the U.S. Navy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. helicopter seen in minesweeping exercise

A U.S. helicopter is seen engaged in a landing and takeoff drill on the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's Uraga, a mine sweeper tender, during a minesweeping exercise by the MSDF and the U.S. Navy in Mutsu Bay, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 22, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Defense force officer arrested over confidential data leak

URAGA, Japan - A car carrying Maritime Self-Defense Force Lt. Com. Sumitaka Matsuura arrives at a police station in Uraga, south of Tokyo, on Dec. 13. Matsuuchi was arrested for allegedly taking materials, including highly confidential data, from the computer system taskforce in the U.S. Aegis defense system, in violation of Japan's bilateral agreement with the United States. (Kyodo)

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Uraga

Uraga==Date:unknown, Place:Yokosuka, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Entrance of the simoda harbour

Shimoda is known as a port opened to foreigners at the end of the Edo era. The Shogunate appointed a Shimoda Bugyo (magistrate) there in 1853, when the US fleet came to Uraga and demanded that ports be opened for trade. The Shogunate ordered them to enter Shimoda Harbour. It was also here that Perry landed in 1854. Shimoda was blessed with the features of a good natural harbor. The first US Consulate was opened here, the scene of a diplomatic drama between the US and Japan.==Date:unknown, Place:Shimoda, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number19‐29‐0]

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(2)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Family members wave flags to see off the crewmen of the 5,650-ton minesweeper tender Uraga at the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) Yokosuka Base on Nov. 25, 2001.

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(1)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Defense Agency chief Gen Nakatani addresses the crewmen aboard the minesweeper tender Uraga on Nov. 25, 2001 before their departure for the Indian Ocean to provide logistical support to U.S.-led military operations in Afghanistan and offer relief aid to Afghan refugees. ''This is a very important task for our country. I hope you fulfill your jobs in an orderly manner,'' he said.

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Largest unit of floating airport enters Tokyo Bay

The largest piece of a giant floating steel sheet enters Tokyo Bay on July 3, pulled by tugboats. The steel sheet will be used for construction of a huge floating airport. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over the Uraga Channel off Kannonzaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, just south of Tokyo, on the morning of July 3.

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Largest unit of floating airport enters Tokyo Bay

The largest piece of a giant floating steel sheet enters Tokyo Bay on July 3, pulled by tugboats. The steel sheet will be used for construction of a huge floating airport. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over the Uraga Channel off Kannonzaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, just south of Tokyo, on the morning of July 3.