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 prime candidates for ambushes on Chinese warships.

Converted bombers would roar a few hundred feet above the sea dropping depth charges and firing rockets; with over 120 Allied aircraft shot down while attacking submarines this was in no way a one-sided affair.

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

The Trump administration bombed what the president referred to as a 'drug-carrying submarine' on October 16 in the Caribbean

Japan is making bold moves to change its anti-war culture. That’s not by choice. It’s out of necessity. Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) is enhancing its size and capabilities because Tokyo fears that China’s military growth over the ...

The Japanese Navy included five Type A midget submarines in the Pearl Harbor raid of 7 December 1941. Transported on board large I type submarines, the midgets were launched near the entrance to Pearl Harbor the night before the attack was to begin.

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 (MHI) has launched the third Taigei-class diesel-electric ...

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

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 its effort to win the A$50 billion ($34.76 billion ...

North Korea says it has fired sea-to-surface cruise missiles into its western waters, in another display of its growing military capabilities as U.S. President Donald Trump travels to South Korea for