Japan insists that its Izumo class ships are helicopter destroyers, not aircraft carriers, yet their size and layout tell a ...

Japan maintains that its largest surface warships are helicopter destroyers, yet their size, full-length flight decks, and ongoing modifications tell a more complicated story. Designed within ...

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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 ...

The captain of a Japanese warship that reportedly sailed into Chinese waters this summer has been replaced, according to Japan’s defense minister. Defense Minister Minoru Kihara, at a news conference ...

Beijing lodged a complaint with Tokyo after a Japanese warship steamed into Chinese territorial waters last week, Japanese media reported Thursday. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS ...

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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 ...

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, ...

The US landed an F-35 stealth fighter on Japan's new aircraft carrier for the first time. US and Japanese forces are integrating the short-takeoff/vertical landing F-35B onto the JS Kaga. The Kaga is ...