海上自衛隊の最新鋭潜水艦の命名式、進水式が去る10月14日、三菱重工神戸造船所で行われた。命名式で岸信夫防衛大臣が”「たいげい」と命名” と宣言すると、国歌君が代の吹奏と共に日章旗が翻り、続いて進水式に移り軍艦マーチの演奏で乾ドック(神戸造船所No.1 Dock) に海水が注入され、式典が終了した。(The launching ceremony for a Japanese Navy’s new diesel-electric submarine, conducted on October 14, 2020. Scheduled to be commissioned in March 2022, Taigei, means “big Whale”, will be followed by at least two more sister ships. The Taigei, 3000-ton sub., is equipped with improved detectability sonar system, and a lithium-ion battery system that ensure quiet operation and longer submerged endurance.)