William Cole, Visit to affirm Japan ties; Secretary of State Clinton will
meet with Japan's foreign minister in Hawaii as part of a 13-day trip.
Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Oct. 23, 2010. http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/hawaiinews/20101023_visit_to_affirm_japan_ties.html
My comment:
(a) Apparently besides the December exercise on retake of Senkaku Islands,
there is a November missile defense test by a Japanese destroyer.
(b) For JS Kirishima, see JDS Kirishima (for Japan Defense Ship* Kirishima)
* Inside Japan it is officially 自衛艦 Self Defense Ship.
(i) JDS Kirishima (DDG-174) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JDS_Kirishima_(DDG-174)
(named for Mount Kirishima)
霧島山: 九州南部の鹿児島県と宮崎県県境付近に広がる火山群の総称.
Ja.wikipedia.org
(ii) Kongō class destroyer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kong%C5%8D_class_destroyer
(builders: Mitsubishi and IHI Corp. from 1990-1998; a modification of the
United States Navy's Arleigh Burke class destroyer; section 2 Namesakes: All
Kongō-class destroyers take their names from Japan's mountains, the class
name referring to Mount Kongō [金剛山, in 大阪府] )
(c) 美国国务卿下周出访亚太六国 http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2010/10/101023_usa_asia_clinton.shtml