Japan maintains that its largest surface warships are helicopter destroyers, yet their size, full-length flight decks, and ...

A Japanese navy destroyer torpedoed during a crucial Second World War battle has finally been discovered on the Pacific Ocean floor 80 years after it sank. The Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer ...

Japan has quietly crossed a threshold in naval warfare, installing a massive high-energy laser on a dedicated test ship and ...

Japanese media reported that the incident occurred on July 4 as China conducted live-fire drills. Authorities say it might have been a mistake, but are still questioning the warship's captain. Japan's ...

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — The Japanese government plans to upgrade its eight Aegis-equipped guided-missile destroyers over coming years with Tomahawk cruise missiles purchased from the U.S., a ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Self Defense Force patrolled the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday for the first time in an attempt to send a message to China, the Yomiuri newspaper reported, citing multiple ...

Equipping Japanese ships with Tomahawk missiles demonstrates Japan’s commitment to US Indo-Pacific strategy. The Japanese Kongo-class destroyer Chokai is en route to San Diego for modifications that ...

The US announced approval of an arms sale to Japan to provide support for Japanese Aegis class destroyers on Tuesday. Amid Japan's recent consecutive military expansion moves and Japanese Prime ...

The Tomahawk missiles will give Japan a powerful weapon with which to deter China. Yet the broader issue of the missiles’ short supply, and low replenishment rates, remains unsolved. A fundamental, ...

A pair of Japanese destroyers shot down targets using a new type of defensive missile off Hawaii last week, according to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency. The live fire was part of a two-week exercise ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan scrapped a plan to have Chinese navy officers tour a destroyer equipped with high-tech radar, Japanese media reported on Friday, but a U.S. embassy spokesman denied the move ...

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