TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- Two Japanese

destroyers set sail Saturday on an anti-

piracy mission off Somalia, the Japanese
defense ministry said, marking the first
policing action for the country's Maritime
Self-Defense Force.

Pirates are caught on camera off the

Somalian coast.

Because of restrictions in Japan's

constitution, the nation's military is limited
to a "self-defense" role.
The Japanese Cabinet approved the
mission Friday. The MSDF's major
overseas missions have focused on
background support, such as transport and
refueling, Japan's Kyodo news agency
said.
MSDF members aboard the destroyers
may fire warning shots if they encounter
pirates. However, under Japanese law
they are not allowed to harm the pirates
except in self-defense, Kyodo reported.
The Japanese government submitted an
anti-piracy bill to the Diet, Japan's
parliament, on Friday which would provide
the MSDF more latitude against pirates. It
would allow the MSDF to fire on boats that
close in on commercial ships after repeated
warnings, Kyodo reported.
The bill would also enable the MSDF to
protect any ship, including those without a
Japanese connection -- a provision
government officials say is needed to fulfill
Japan's international obligations, Kyodo
said.
Japan Coast Guard officers are aboard the
destroyers to process judicial matters,
including collecting evidence and handling
suspects, in the event that the vessels
encounter pirates, Kyodo reported.
The move comes after Somali pirates
released a Japanese-owned vessel that
was hijacked in the pirate-infested Gulf of
Aden in November, according to a
nongovernmental group that monitors
piracy. The ship was released last month.
Roughly 400 MSDF personnel and eight
coast guard officers are aboard the two
destroyers, each of which carry two SH-
60K patrol helicopters and two speedboats,
officials told Kyodo.
The 4,650-ton Sazanami and 4,550-ton
Samidare destroyers left their base in the
southern port city of Kure after a ceremony
attended by Prime Minister Taro Aso and
Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada,
Kyodo reported.
Once the destroyers reach the Gulf of
Aden in two to three weeks, they will escort
vessels linked to Japan, such as Japanese-
registered ships, vessels with Japanese
nationals or cargo on board, or ships
operated by Japanese shipping firms,
Kyodo said.
The waters off Somalia have become a
pirate hotspot in recent years, with more
than 40 vessels hijacked in 2008 alone,
according to the International Maritime
Bureau. This has prompted a number of
countries to send warships to the region in
an effort to combat the problem.
set sail off
policing to police (third-person singular simple
present polices, present participle policing, simple
past and past participle policed)
1. (transitive) To enforce the law and keep order
among (a group).
Extra security was hired to police the crowd at
the big game.
1. Cabinet A storage closet either separate from,
or built into, a wall.
2. A group of advisors to a government or business
entity.
3. (politics, often capitalized) In parliamentary and
some other systems of government, the group of
ministers responsible for creating government
policy and for overseeing the departments
comprising the executive branch.
1. Background One's social heritage; what one
did in the past/previously.
The lawyer had a background in computer
science.
2. A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the
rear or behind the main subject; context.
3. Information relevant to the current situation
about past events; history.
4. A less important feature of scenery (as opposed
to foreground.)
 There was tons of noise in the background.
The photographer let us pick a background for
the portrait.

Warning to warn (third-person singular simple

present warns, present participle warning, simple
past and past participle warned)
1.(transitive) To make (someone) aware of
impending danger etc.
We waved a flag to warn the oncoming traffic.
2. (transitive) To caution (someone) against

unwise or unacceptable behaviour.

He was warned against crossing the railway
tracks at night.
Don't let me catch you running in the corridor
again, I warn you.
warning (plural warnings)
1. The action of the verb warn; an instance of

warning someone.
2. Something spoken or written that is intended to
warn.
The boss gave him a warning that he would be
fired if he did not desist from his behaviour.

1. Latitude (geography) The angular distance

north or south from the equator, measured along
the meridian of that particular point.
 2. (geography) An imaginary line (in fact a circle)
around the Earth running parallel to the equator.
3. The relative freedom from restrictions.

1. Handling A touching, controlling, managing,

using, take care of, etc., with the hand or hands,
or as with the hands. See handle
○ The heavens and your fair handling Have

made you master of the field this day -

Spenser
2. (art) The mode of using the pencil or brush;

style of touch - Fairholt

3. A criminal offence, the trade with stolen goods.

to handle (third-person singular simple present

handles, present participle handling, simple past
and past participle handled)
1. (intransitive) To use the hands.

○ They have hands, but they handle not -

Psalm 115:7
2. To touch; to feel with the hand.
○ Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not

flesh - Luke 24:39

3. To use or hold with the hand.
○ About his altar, handling holy things -

Milton
4. To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to
wield; often, to manage skillfully.
 ○ That fellow handles his bow like a
crowkeeper - Shakespeare, King Lear, IV-vi
5. To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take
care of, with the hands.
○ The hardness of the winters forces the

breeders to house and handle their colts six

months every year - Sir W. Temple
6. To receive and transfer; to have pass through

one's hands; hence, to buy and sell; as, a

merchant handles a variety of goods, or a large
stock
7. To deal with; to make a business of.
○ They that handle the law knew me not -

Jeremiah, 2:8
8. To treat; to use, well or ill.
○ How wert thou handled being prisoner -

Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part I, I-iv

9. To manage; to control; to practice skill upon.
○ You shall see how I'll handle her -

Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, V-i

10.To use or manage in writing or speaking; to
treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection.
○ We will handle what persons are apt to

envy others - Bacon

Hijacked to hijack (third-person singular simple

present hijacks, present participle hijacking, simple
past and past participle hijacked)
To forcibly stop and seize control of some
vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a
destination (especially an airplane, truck
or a boat).
Personnel
Ton

Used in
countries
such as
United
ton" Kingdom
2,240 1,016
(UK) that
formerly
used the
imperial
system
short
ton, "ton" Used in North
2,000 907
net (US) America
ton
tonne, "metric 2,205 1000 The Tonne is also
metric ton" known as the
ton (US) Metric Ton in
areas which use
the metric
 measurement
system, such as
the UK.
Conveniently, the
weight is less than
2% difference to
the Long Ton.

Hotspot A hot spot is a region of high or

special activity within a larger area of low
or normal activity
1. a dangerous place of violent political unrest
2. a lively and entertaining place, such as a
nightclub