The sinking of the Japanese warship Shinano remains one of the most extraordinary naval events of World War II. It follows USS Archerfish and her commander Joseph Enright, a man once removed from ...

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force said it is building up defense capabilities to enhance deterrence and response.

Driven by lessons from World War II and China’s expanding presence, Japan’s strategic orientation is pivoting eastward into the Pacific.

Ports, dry docks and sailor housing were long treated as lower priorities as the Navy focused resources on shipbuilding, ...

Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Co. shut down a nuclear reactor Thursday morning at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant ...

On Apr. 7, 1945, aircraft from the U.S. Navy’s fast carrier task force sank the largest battleship ever built, the Imperial ...

The U.S. Navy rolled out free Wi-Fi for sailors in unaccompanied housing throughout most of Japan on Thursday, bringing the service to just shy of free coverage worldwide. Wi-Fi service was launched ...

A carefully planned Allied operation lured Japanese warships into a lethal kill zone where air power and surface forces ...

The U.S. and Japan have pledged to further expand joint training across Japan’s southwest region, including the first island ...

Japan has ramped up its security cooperation with the Philippines in other ways, too, steadily donating vessels and other ...

The U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s (JGSDF) bilateral exercise “Iron Fist 26” will see approximately ...

A new anti-ship cruise missile, currently under development in Japan, can perform barrel rolls ...