Japan's Defense Ministry said the country faces "the most severe and complex security environment" since World War II.

Japan has launched a new Taigei-class sub every year since 2020. These "Big Whale" subs are expected to hunt Chinese warships should a war break out. Their advanced capabilities and stealth make them ...

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has been contracted to mass-produce long-range cruise missiles for Japan’s submarine fleet.

Remarkably, the crew of the USS Barb did sink a Japanese train during World War II—though not with torpedoes. In 1945, under ...

If the Japanese Navy had one shot to crush the Allies and seize control of the Pacific, it was now or never. Vice Admiral ...

Japan's development of nuclear-powered submarines may raise questions about its commitment to the peaceful use of nuclear ...

Japan is belatedly addressing an issue described as critically urgent: how to protect undersea cables used for internet ...

The diesel-electric attack submarine Jingei was launched at a ceremony in Kobe City on October 12, 2022. Credit: Kosuke Takahashi Subscribe for ads-free reading Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is ready to match European rivals and build a fleet of submarines for Canberra entirely at Australian shipyards, a senior Japanese official said on Tuesday, after stumbling in ...

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