JMSDF Convoy "Murasame" Departs For The Indian Ocean

YOKOSUKA, JAPAN - JANUARY 24: Japan's Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a send-off ceremony for Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) convoy "Murasame" as it departs for the Indian Ocean from their Headquarter Yokosuka District on January 24, 2008 in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan. The refueling operation resume as the Diet passed the Replenishment Support Special Measures Law 2 months after the Anti Terrorism Special Measure Law expired. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)