Sasebo
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Oct 8, 2026
John GrillsNARRATOR
Addendum 7831.2, the USS Henry Ford incident.
John GrillsNARRATOR
Between November 1995 and April 1996, the USS Henry Ford was stationed at Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyushu.
John GrillsNARRATOR
As vital modernizations were being carried out at the nuclear-powered supercarrier's home port of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture.
John GrillsNARRATOR
During this time, the crew were permitted to engage in an extended period of shore leave and partook in varied recreational activities.
John GrillsNARRATOR
One of these activities was surf fishing, a recreational sport which was popular across the rocky beaches of Sasebo.
John GrillsNARRATOR
In March 29th, 1996, PFC Michael Higgins successfully caught a large unidentified fish measuring approximately seven meters in length.
John GrillsNARRATOR
Unwilling to abandon such an enormous and strange catch, he and the other military personnel on the beach took a picture posing with the fish before hauling it up to wash and smuggle it aboard the USS Henry Ford at night.
John NicelySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
So, uh, I was anxious to, to, uh, come home.
John NicelySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And, uh, when, uh, we got to Sasebo, Japan, and, uh, we were given unlimited access to the slop chute, as we call it.
John NicelySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
This is a beer hall.
John NicelySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Uh, we were given unlimited, uh, access to the slop chute.
Devon WalkerHOST
Okay.
Leonard OuztsGUEST
Yeah, we lived in Sasebo, Japan.
Leonard OuztsGUEST
Um, when 9/11 happened, we were living out there.
Devon WalkerHOST
Okay
ChuckHOST
Well, not
Kent PerryGUEST
Tokyo, but yeah, Sasebo, Japan.
Kent PerryGUEST
So I actually lived in Sasebo, Egypt.
Kent PerryGUEST
I was only there for about 10 days.
ChuckHOST
Fair.
Bobby JonesGUEST
I was stationed in Yokosuka, Japan.
Bobby JonesGUEST
I was stationed in Sasebo, Japan.
Bobby JonesGUEST
I know how this is supposed to work.
Bobby JonesGUEST
And the problem with this fundamentally is you don't have assets, you don't have personnel, and most importantly, you've taken strategic focus off of them.
FumiUNKNOWN
MARさん、MARさんっていうのはどこでべん-勉強したんで、ダ-ダ-ダンスを？
MizukiGUEST
元々佐世保で-
FumiUNKNOWN
うん
MizukiGUEST
...あ、長崎の佐世保っていうところでダンスを始めて-
Fred GalvinHOST
And although I would say they don't have the same capabilities in their Navy and they don't have the same quantity and capabilities in their Air Force.
Fred GalvinHOST
the pace of their growth in ship manufacturing, as well as in, I mean, the hockey stick growth of how they're building out their naval and air forces is reminiscent of what you saw in Yokosuka and Sasebo prior to World War II.
Fred GalvinHOST
You saw it there in the late 30s, what Japan was doing.
Fred GalvinHOST
Now, we see the same historical trend oscillating and just switch out the name of Japan and China, and we see it happening again.
Rajka MarieHOST
Quite a few of you have asked if my family and I were okay, and we are.
Rajka MarieHOST
We're safe here in Sasebo.
Rajka MarieHOST
If you'd like to help Kumamoto, please consider donating to the recovery efforts.
Rajka MarieHOST
From my international listeners, you can look up the Japanese Red Cross Society or the Yahoo Japan Relief Fund.
Rajka MarieHOST
Okay, now let's talk about kimono.
Rajka MarieHOST
According to the calendar, it's officially autumn in Japan.
Rajka MarieHOST
The mornings and evenings here in Sasebo are finally getting cooler, which is lovely, but daytime, still hot, like properly hot.
Rajka MarieHOST
And personally, I'm not ready to put my summer kimono nor yukata away just because the calendar says that I should.
Keito SwanGUEST
I'm from the U.S.
Keito SwanGUEST
I was born in Japan, actually, in Sasebo.
Keito SwanGUEST
My dad was in the Navy.
Keito SwanGUEST
My mom's Japanese.