JS Yamagiri (DD-152) is an Asagiri-class destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

[1] It is the first major combat vessel in the JMSDF to have a female captain.

On February 29, 2016 Miho Otani became the first woman to command a destroyer in active duty.

[3] As of 2016, the vessel had around ten female crew members with designated accommodation and toilets for them.

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