Sasebo

is a Japanese city in Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Saga no Ran" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 826.

It has been recognized as a special city since 2001.Jacobs, A.J.  "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s,"  Urban Studies Research (2011),  Table 3 ; retrieved 2012-12-18.

History
In 1866, Sasebo was established as a major port for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN).

Sasebo became an American Naval base in 1945.

Today it is the center of a military district of the  or JMSDF. Harvard University, Fairbanks Center for Chinese Studies ,  "Recent Developments in China's Naval Modernization and Foreign Policy  Activism,"  April 2011; retrieved 2011-12-11.

References

Other websites


 Sasebo Tourist Information site  in English

Category:Cities in Nagasaki Prefecture