TOKYO (AP) -- Japan was searching Sunday for an unidentified foreign submarine detected in its territorial waters earlier in the day, the Defense Ministry said.... ...full story at AP
from AP on Sun, Sep 14 2008
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Japanese midget submarine wreck »
YouTube video -36m depth Bonin Islands Tokyo Japan.
This is a Japanese navy midget submarine"kouhyoteki" wreck.
Water temp was 20 degrees top to bottom..
Thanks to Fisheye dive shop and my buddy Mizushobai-san.
The Fisheye is rebreather friendly dive shop. |
| 14 Sep 08 |
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National › Unidentified sub enters deep into western Japan territorial waters » Japan Today An unidentified foreign submarine temporarily entered deep into Japanese territorial waters between Shikoku and Kyushu islands, western Japan, on Sunday morning, Defense Ministry officials said.… |
| 21 Sep 08 |
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| 26 Feb 08 |
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Bill aims to keep foreign ships moving » Japan Times Japan plans to establish a new law that would ban foreign ships from staying in its territorial waters without a legitimate reason, government officials said Tuesday. Read the full story . . . |
| 29 Aug 08 |
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Sub's radioactive leak not harmful, U.S. says » Japan Times The U.S. government Friday filed its final report on the submarine USS Houston's radioactive leak earlier this year, saying it had no adverse effect on human health or the environment, the Foreign Ministry said. The incident came to light on Aug. 1 when... |
| 07 Aug 08 |
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National › U.S. sub leaked radioactive water at 2 other Japan ports, Singapore » Japan Today The Foreign Ministry announced Thursday that the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered submarine Houston leaked water containing trace amounts of radiation at two other Japanese ports in… |