Japan’s acquisition of the ASEV destroyers will allow it to be a more proactive bulwark against Chinese aggression.

World War II ships that sank near the Ogasawara Islands ... although other reports claimed the units were Japanese ships sunk by the Americans. Japan is made up of 6,852 islands and both volcanic ...

An expedition crew led by Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen found the famous USS Juneau, where the five Sullivan brothers perished during WWII, 4,200 meters below the surface on the floor of the ...

USA, Oita Prefecture--The last moments of Japan’s mammoth battleship Yamato were captured in extremely rare color footage taken from U.S. military aircraft in World War II, a war-history group said.

Within hours of testing, the ship was engulfed in the ... the Empire of Japan announced its surrender, leading to the end of World War II. The US forces quickly moved in to launch Operation ...

The Portland-class USS Indianapolis played an essential role in the outcome of World War II, being the ship ... and firepower, the Japanese destroyed the ship in 1941. The Missouri served in ...

Eleven explosive ordnance disposal divers from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Sub Area Activity Okinawa unit set off ...

Built at a cost of US$ 47 million, the 9,300-ton Kangei Maru has a slipway to haul up to 70- ton fin whales, and can store up to 600 tons of meat. Japan has launched a brand new whaling fleet ...