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	US Naval Technical Mission to Japan: Reports in the Navy Department Library
		Sasebo, located on the island of Kyushu, is in a provincial and agricultural area of Japan, as far removed from the scientific and technical centers in the vicinity of Tokyo as it is possible to be and yet remain on the main islands of the Empire.
		When Japan was forced to change from offensive to defensive warfare, she realized it would cost the lives of many brave men, but coolly and efficiently she devised plans and equipment which would take numerous enemy lives in exchange for each native son.
		Japan was far behind us in the field of electronics, but her experiments with a "Death Ray" may have the unique outcome of saving countless lives threatened by tuberculosis.
	www.history.navy.mil /library/guides/japan.htm (7929 words)

	Ministry of the Navy of Japan - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Japanese Naval Ministry was established at the end of the 19th century, along with the Imperial Navy.
		The Navy was less politically influential than the Army, but they prided themselves on their cosmopolitan attitudes, breadth of experience, and logical approach to problems.
		The Naval Ministry was willing to agree to this, seeking to maintain their alliance with the world's great naval powers, but the General Staff refused to agree to the terms.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Ministry_of_the_Navy_of_Japan (454 words)

	Japan Navy Mobilized After Mystery Submarine Spotted
		A navy P3C patrol plane spotted the submarine near the Okinawa islands, 1,600 km (1,000 miles) southwest of Tokyo, in an area close to another series of islets at the heart of a territorial dispute between Japan and China.
		The Japan Coast Guard is in charge of the security of the country's coastline and waters, and the navy is ordered into action only when the government perceives a threat to lives or a security beyond the powers of the Coast Guard to handle.
		China, occupied by Japan in the 1930s and 1940s, is upset by Koizumi's annual visits to honor war dead at a Tokyo shrine and the two countries have a long-running dispute over the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, some 200 km (124 miles) northwest of the area where the submarine was found.
	www.prisonplanet.com /Pages/Nov_04/101104_japan.html (576 words)

	Japan Is Not an Air Power (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Japan has 106 combat squadrons altogether of which some 35 are pursuit and the rest are divided equally among light and heavy bombardment and observation.
		Japan was thus at least two years behind the parade two years ago (the 97 series of models did not go into service until 1938, of course).
		Japan’s aircraft factories, following several years of intensive effort on the part of the government to encourage their development, now are in a position to produce about 2,500 planes a year of all types—if they can get the materials.
	rwebs.net /avhistory/history/japan.htm (2770 words)

	Imperial Japanese Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It was the third largest navy in the world by 1920 behind United States Navy and Royal Navy, and perhaps the most modern at the brink of World War II.
		The origins of the Imperial Japanese Navy trace back to early interactions with nations on the Asian continent, beginning in the early medieval period and reaching a peak of activity during the 16th and 17th centuries at a time of cultural exchange with European powerss during the Age of Discovery.
		After two centuries of stagnation during the country's ensuing seclusion policy under the shoguns of the Edo period, Japan's Navy was comparatively backward when the country was forced open to trade by American intervention in 1854.
	www.kiwipedia.com /japanese-navy.html (274 words)

	Interwar Japan
		Japan and Britain, both of whom wanted to keep Russia out of Manchuria, signed the Treaty of Alliance in 1902, which was in effect until in 1921 when the two signed the Four Power Treaty on Insular Possessions, which took effect in 1923.
		Japan's military expansionism and quest for national self- sufficiency eventually led the United States in 1940 to embargo war supplies, abrogate a long-standing commercial treaty, and put greater restrictions on the export of critical commodities.
		Japan countered that it would not use force unless "a country not yet involved in the European war" (that is, the United States) attacked Germany or Italy.
	www.shsu.edu /~his_ncp/IntJapan.html (8730 words)

	Asia Times Online - The trusted news source for information on Japan
		Japan's soldiers will be able to fight alongside their United States' comrades in and beyond Asia - at least that's the idea behind the recent package of proposed national security laws aimed at equipping the country's military to fight evil at home and abroad.
		Japan's lawmakers are almost certainly in for another round of incomprehensible parliamentary debates and even "brain-dead parliamentary sessions", as the liberal Asahi Shimbun suggests.
		Japan's Supreme Court, guardian of the country's constitution, preferred never to rule on the constitutionality of the armed forces, even though the communist party as well as other associations and unions opposing the existence of armed forces repeatedly requested a ruling on the legality of Japan's military over decades.
	atimes.com /atimes/Japan/FD03Dh02.html (1830 words)

	AP Wire \| 01/10/2007 \| Japan seeks probe of ship collision (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Shiozaki said Japan was informed by Washington that the U.S. Central Command was engaged in operations for maritime security in the area when the accident occurred and that the submarine's bow had been damaged.
		Japan's Foreign Ministry said it is in regular communication with the U.S. side, exchanging findings.
		The bow of the submarine was traveling submerged when it hit the stern of the Mogamigawa as the vessels were passing through the Straits, the U.S. Navy and Japan's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
	www.kansascity.com /mld/kansascity/news/local/16423652.htm (349 words)

	Japan Also Rises - Council on Foreign Relations
		To wit: Japan's pacifist constitution includes a strict prohibition on the creation of a regular army, as well as spending more than 1 percent of GDP on the military.
		Yet 1 percent of Japan's GDP is enough to rank it fourth in world military spending, with only the United States, China, and France ahead on the list.
		Even acknowledging their highly capable navy, Japan's forces are small compared with the 2.25 million under arms in China, the one million-plus-strong North Korean military, or even the 660,000 South Koreans in uniform.
	www.cfr.org /publication/10441/japan_also_rises.html (1069 words)

	Japan
		Discussions to make a ministry out of the agency have been going on for decades and, unlike true government ministries, the Defense Agency is still an organization under the Cabinet Office headed by the prime minister, and it cannot submit bills independently to the cabinet for approval.
		While some commentators in Japan fear that this is clearly a request to upgrade the country's military capabilities beyond a level necessary for self-defense, Nabers is less alarmist, maintaining that the problem is likely to resolve itself in the long term.
		Japan's neighbors, however, suspecting a latent Japanese militarism, will disagree and US troops are unlikely to be withdrawn from Japan any time soon, as very recent US comments on the "strategic importance" of American bases on Japanese soil suggest.
	www.atimes.com /japan-econ/DE16Dh01.html (1201 words)

	CNN - Fired admiral gives public apology - Nov. 20, 1995 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		TOKYO (CNN) -- The U.S. Navy admiral who announced plans to retire after touching off outrage with his off-the-cuff remark about the rape of a Japanese schoolgirl spoke out again Sunday, but this time Richard Macke was apologetic.
		But his resignation and continued apologies (213K AIFF sound or 213K WAV sound) may not be enough for Japanese demanding the removal of 47,000 U.S. troops stationed in Japan.
		In the rape trial, one of the three accused U.S. servicemen, Navy Seaman Marcus D. Gill, 22, has admitted in court that he raped the girl.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9511/macke_speaks (470 words)

	Japan Launches First Defense Ministry Since WWII
		Abe, Japan's first premier to be born after the war, made the creation of a defense ministry one of his top priorities.
		Japan's parliament enacted laws in December to create the full defense ministry and to instill patriotism at schools, breaking two taboos lingering since defeat in World War II.
		In a groundbreaking move, Japan sent troops on a reconstruction mission to Iraq, the first time since 1945 that it had deployed to a country where fighting was underway.
	www.spacewar.com /reports/Japan_Launches_First_Defense_Ministry_Since_WWII_999.html (1052 words)

	Japan - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It is bound by the Sea of Japan, the Korea Strait and the East China Sea to the west, the Pacific Ocean to the east and the La Perouse Strait to the north.
		Central Japan is marked by the convergence of three mountain chains that form the Hida Mountains or Japanese Alps.
		In 1973 Japan experienced an oil crisis which exposed the country's deficiency of local energy supplies, however, by the second oil crisis of 1979 Japan was a world leader in energy saving technology.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/japan.htm (1995 words)

	US Navy hands murder suspect to Japan police - Boston.com
		The U.S. Navy handed over a U.S. sailor suspected of killing and robbing a 56-year-old Japanese woman to Japanese police on Saturday, a spokesman said.
		Japan's foreign ministry expressed satisfaction with the U.S. handling of the incident.
		Many in the Yokosuka area also opposed to U.S. Navy plans to replace the aging conventionally powered Kitty Hawk with what would be the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be based in Japan, the only country ever hit by atomic bombs.
	www.boston.com /news/world/asia/articles/2006/01/07/us_navy_to_hand_murder_suspect_to_japan_police?mode=PF (446 words)

	The Korea Times : Seoul Slams Japan’s Complaint on Name of Vessel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Hong Ik-sun of the Navy points at ``Dokdo Ham,'' a 14,000-ton-class amphibious landing vessel that was launched Tuesday at a shipyard of Hanjin Construction and Industries in Pusan.
		During a news conference in Japan, Hosada expressed his uneasiness over the naming of the Dokdo Ham, saying it is ``beyond his understanding’’ that South Korea named the vessel after a group of islets in the East Sea.
		A total of 958 ministry officials participated in the fundraising campaign of the Korean-Japanese civic group, dubbed the ``Alliance for Asian Peace and History Education,’’ according to the ministry.
	times.hankooki.com /lpage/200507/kt2005071319555368040.htm (582 words)

	Newsvine - U.S. Submarine, Japanese Ship Collide
		The bow of the submarine was traveling submerged when it hit the stern of the supertanker Mogamigawa as the vessels were passing through the Straits, causing minor damage to the Japanese vessel, the U.S. Navy and Japan's Foreign Ministry said.
		The Japanese government said it was informed of the crash by the Navy and the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo.
		Fleets of U.S. and allied navy vessels patrol the Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea and western Indian Ocean, attempting to block smuggling of weapons to Iraq and Somalia, nuclear components to Iran, as well as the movement of drug shipments and terrorists.
	www.newsvine.com /_news/2007/01/08/512028-us-submarine-japanese-ship-collide (615 words)

	Top Literature - Ministry of the Navy of Japan
		Military History of Japan during World War II
		The Japanese Naval Ministry was established at the end of the 19th century, along with the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN).
		The IJN was broadly based on the British Royal Navy and initially its major vessels were built in the United Kingdom.
	encyclopedia.topliterature.com /?title=Ministry_of_the_Navy_of_Japan (453 words)

	Japan's Navy proposes a limited invasion of the Australian mainland
		On 7 March 1942, the Japanese Navy agreed that the Army plan to compel Australia to surrender to Japan was the better one, and the Navy plan was deferred.
		With Japanese-occupied island chains and the powerful Japanese Navy blocking direct access by the United States Navy to relieve the beleaguered American garrison in the Philippines, Japan's Navy General Staff appreciated that Australia’s survival as a free nation and ally would be of vital importance to the United States.
		The navy committed itself to eliminating British forces in the Indian Ocean and undertook not to launch any major campaign beyond the Pacific perimeter in the near future (that is towards Fiji, Samoa, or Hawaii).
	www.users.bigpond.com /battleforaustralia/battaust/AustInvasion/JapNavy_AustInvasion.html (5174 words)

	Japan seeks probe of ship collision - Boston.com
		Japan pressed Wednesday for a thorough investigation of a collision between a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine and a Japanese oil tanker near one of the world's most crucial shipping lanes.
		A U.S. nuclear-powered submarine and the tanker collided in the Arabian Sea, the U.S. Navy and Japanese government said Tuesday.
		TOKYO --Japan pressed Wednesday for a thorough investigation of a collision between a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine and a Japanese oil tanker near one of the world's most crucial shipping lanes.
	www.boston.com /news/world/asia/articles/2007/01/10/japan_seeks_probe_of_ship_collision (445 words)

	The Hindu News Update Service
		Tokyo, Jan. 10(AP): Japan on Wednesday pressed for a thorough investigation of a collision between a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine and a Japanese oil tanker near one of the world's most crucial shipping lanes.
		The supertanker Mogamigawa was docked in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday and still undergoing a survey of its damage to determine a cause, said Masato Yamaguchi, a spokesman for the vessel's shipping company, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. Results could take another day, he said.
		The Newport News is based in Norfolk, Virginia, and is part of a U.S.-led multinational task force patrolling the Persian Gulf and nearby seas.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/holnus/003200701101221.htm (549 words)

	CNFJ Regional Ministry Services (RMS)
		To provide religious ministry from the sea across the land into the life of every Sea Services personnel and their families.
		Command Religious Ministry Services provide spiritual ministry, pastoral care, religious programming, and advisory leadership within command organizations and operations in support of the free exercise of religion for all sea service personnel and their families.
		The COMNAVFORJAPAN Regional Ministry Services (RMS) is responsible for advising the Commander on issues of religious ministry including manpower and personnel, issues with ethical implications, quality of life and work.
	www.cnfj.navy.mil /chaplain/n00c.htm (148 words)

	US military probes reported near-miss with Japanese navy plane
		The US military said Wednesday it was investigating a report that its F-16 jets nearly hit a Japanese navy plane.
		Japan's navy told the transportation ministry that the US Air Force jets came as close as 450 meters (yards) to a Beechcraft aircraft last Thursday over northern Aomori prefecture.
		Some 40,500 US troops are stationed in officially pacifist Japan under a security alliance and have frequently come under criticism from local residents over their behavior on and off the job.
	www.infowars.com /articles/world/japan_near_miss_navy_plane.htm (218 words)

	ZNet \|Japan \| Japan's Indian Ocean Naval Deployment:
		Firstly, in 2004 the Koizumi government committed Japan to rapid deployment of a theatre missile defence system in conjunction with the United States, the most potent part of which will be the sea-based system centred on Japan's four Aegis-class destroyers.
		US concern to reposition Japan within US global strategy coincided with the desire of the dominant elites in the LDP, Foreign Ministry and Defense Agency to push away both the domestic and foreign restrictions on Japan becoming a "normal state" status.
		[10] For example, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs press release announcing the October 2005 extension of this law was headed: Japan decides to continue to dispatch MSDF vessels to the Indian Ocean in order to support international efforts to fight against terrorism (Extension of the Anti-Terrorism Special Measures Law).
	www.zmag.org /content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=17&ItemID=9990 (1849 words)

	SURRENDER OF JAPAN, 2 September 1945
		Formal Surrender of Japan, 2 September 1945 -- Aircraft Flyover as the Ceremonies Conclude;
		One was issued to each man who was on board the ship on 2 September 1945, when the surrender of Japan was formalized on her decks.
		At anchored in Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 September 1945, the day that Japanese surrender ceremonies were held on her deck.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/events/wwii-pac/japansur/js-8.htm (1134 words)

	The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Japan seeks probe collision between U.S. sub, Japanese oil tanker
		Japan seeks probe collision between U.S. sub, Japanese oil tanker
		TOKYO — Japan pressed Wednesday for a thorough investigation of a collision between a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine and a Japanese oil tanker near one of the world's most crucial shipping lanes.
		Shiozaki said Japan was informed by the U.S. that the U.S. Central Command was engaged in operations for maritime security in the area when the accident occurred and that the submarine's bow had been damaged.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2003519337_submarine11.html?syndication=rss (386 words)

	US-Japan Project Oral History Program
		Though Japan has recently passed a Freedom of Information Act, its impact upon scholarly access to significant Japanese official records remains to be determined, leaving such interviews a critical source of information on the making of foreign, defense and economic policies within the Japanese government.
		As many of the interviews presented translation challenges in connection with idiomatic expressions and other instances of technical language, we are also providing copies of the original Japanese transcripts, which can be downloaded in Adobe PDF format.
		The National Security Archive U.S.-Japan Project would like to express its appreciation to the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership for its generous support of the Project's Oral History Program in Japan, and to Professors Iokibe and Murata, and their associates for their efforts in support of this program.
	www.gwu.edu /~nsarchiv/japan/ohpage.htm (1261 words)

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