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The Sasebo Naval Base (Japanese: 佐世保基地, Hepburn: Sasebo Kichi), also simply known as the JMSDF Sasebo Naval Base, is a group of ports and land facilities of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), which are scattered in multiple districts of Sasebo City, Kyushu, and where the Sasebo District Force [] are located.
Sasebo was a popular liberty port for navy personnel. In September 1945, the U.S. Marine Corps' Fifth Division landed at Sasebo, and in June 1946, U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo was established. When war broke out in Korea three years later, Sasebo became the main launching point for the United Nations and the U.S. Forces.
Sasebo Naval District (佐世保鎮守府, Sasebo chinjufu) was the third of five main administrative districts of the pre-war Imperial Japanese Navy. Its territory included the western and southern coastline of Kyūshū , the Ryukyu Islands , Taiwan and Korea , as well as patrols in the East China Sea and the Pacific
The U.S. military maintains hundreds of installations, both inside the United States and overseas (with at least 128 military bases located outside of its national territory as of July 2024). [2] According to the U.S. Army, Camp Humphreys in South Korea is the largest overseas base in terms of area. [ 3 ]
Sasebo (佐世保市, Sasebo-shi) is a core city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is the second-largest city in Nagasaki Prefecture, after its capital, Nagasaki . As of 1 April 2024 [update] , the city had an estimated population of 230,873 in 102,670 households, and a population density of 540 persons per km 2 . [ 1 ]
E.J. King was founded in 1948 by the name of Dragon School in a small wooden building at the heart of the Dragon Gulch residential military base of the southern Japanese city of Sasebo. Despite the strong naval presence in the port city, the U.S. Army handled most of the establishment and construction of the officially named Sasebo (American ...
After the surrender of Japan, On September 22, 1945, the 5th Marine Division landed at Sasebo, and in June 1946, United States Fleet Activities Sasebo was formally established on a portion of the former Sasebo Naval Arsenal. The remaining portion of the shipyards was given into civilian hands with the establishment of Sasebo Heavy Industries in ...
Elden Ring sold 13.4 million copies worldwide by the end of March 2022 and 28.6 million by September 2024, making it one of the best-selling video games of all time. [ 99 ] [ 100 ] It was the best-selling game in several regions between February and March 2022, [ 101 ] [ 102 ] and is the fastest-selling Bandai Namco game of all time.