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The Japan Self-Defense Force Base Djibouti (Japanese: ジブチ共和国における自衛隊拠点, Hepburn: Jibuchi Kyouwakoku ni okeru Jieitai Kyoten) is a military base operated by the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) located in Ambouli, Djibouti alongside the Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport. [2]
On 27 June 1977, Japan recognized Djibouti as a sovereign state. [2] Diplomatic ties between Djibouti and Japan were established in 1978. [3] Around a decade later, in 1989, the Djiboutian government established an embassy in Tokyo. [1] The Japanese government, on the other hand, established an embassy in Djibouti City in 2009. [1]
The base was leased by Djibouti to the United States in 2002, along with the right to use the neighboring airport and port facilities. The base supports Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa (OEF-HOA) and is the centerpiece of a network of around six U.S. drone and surveillance bases stretching across the continent.
Yasuko Namba (難波 康子, Nanba Yasuko, February 7, 1949 – May 11, 1996 [1]) was the second Japanese woman (after Junko Tabei [2]) to climb the Seven Summits. [3] Namba worked as a businesswoman for Federal Express in Japan, but her hobby of mountaineering took her all over the world.
JGSDF Camp Takigahara (滝ヶ原駐屯地, Takigahara-chūtonchi) is a military base of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, located in Gotemba, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan. It is one of several military facilities located in the foothills of Mount Fuji , and is located across a road from the United States Marine Corps Camp Fuji .
Denali is the highest mountain peak in North America. The Caribbean Plate and the Panama Plate, both of which share geological processes with the North American continent, have their own highest mountain peaks: [11] North America – Denali (6,194 m or 20,322 ft) Caribbean Plate – Acatenango Volcano (3,976 m or 13,045 ft) [22]
Pages in category "Mountain passes of Japan" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... Nisshō Pass; Nozuka Pass; T. Tsuru Pass; U. Usui Pass;
NISEKO TOKYU Grand HIRAFU (ニセコ東急 グラン・ヒラフ, Niseko Tokyu Guran Hirafu) is a ski resort located in the Hirafu area of Kutchan, Abuta District, Hokkaidō, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is a vast snow resort stretching from Niseko Annupuri’s summit (elevation 1,308.5 m) to its base, and it is famous for its fine-quality powder snow.