Yokosuka Naval Base

U.S. Navy to replace aircraft carrier at Yokosuka...
The USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, seen in this photo, is expected to replace the George Washington at Yokosuka Naval Base. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
June 01, 2013
The USS George Washington aircraft carrier stationed at the Yokosuka Naval Base will be replaced by a similar Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier in 2015, sources said...
U.S. frustrated with Japan's initial response to...
An aerial view of the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka Naval Base (Photo by Naoko Kawamura)
March 07, 2013
Between late on March 14, 2011, and early the next morning, a top secret diplomatic cable arrived at the Foreign Ministry.
PROMETHEUS TRAP (1): U.S. frustrated with Japan's...
An aerial view of the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka Naval Base (Photo by Naoko Kawamura)
January 28, 2013
Editor's note: This is the first part of a series that has run in the past under the overall title of The Prometheus Trap. This series deals with the differences between Japan...
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