One of Japan’s main goals during World War II was to remove the United States as a Pacific power in order to gain territory in east Asia and the southwest Pacific islands. (Image: National Archives and Records Administration, 80-G-414423.) Both are now MSDF facilities.Top Image: The USS Yorktown is hit on the port side by a torpedo launched from a plane off the Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu during the Battle of Midway on June 4, 1942. The island was the site of the primary long range transmitters used by the IJN and IJA to maintain contact with their far flung forces in World War II. Chichi jima naval base - Communications and Supply base.Minami-Tori-shima - meteorological station with co-located airstrip (now Minami Torishima Airport, a MSDF run facility).Meteorological Stations and other Support Facilities Kure Naval Dockyards - now Universal Shipbuilding Corporation shipyard owned by JFE Holdings and Hitachi Zosen CorporationĬolleges and Training Facilities.Ishikawajima Naval Yard (Sumida River) - now IHI Corporation shipyard.Yokosuka Dockyards - now US Navy Yokosuka Ship Repair Facility and United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka.Kōchi Airfield - now Kōchi Ryōma Airport.Oroku Aerodrome/Oroku Naval Air Base - now the Naha Airport/ Naha Air Base (JSADF, but the MSDF also has a presence).Maizuru Naval District - now a Japan Self-Defense Forces facility and museum.Kure Naval Base - now a Japan Self-Defense Forces facility and museum.
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