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

Japan has quietly crossed a threshold in naval warfare, installing a massive high-energy laser on a dedicated test ship and beginning live trials at sea. The system, rated at 100-kilowatt power, is ...

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

Crewmembers of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's JS Shimakaze guided missile destroyer hold a U.S. flag toward the U.S. Navy's USNS Harvey Milk oiler during an exercise in the Virginia Capes’ ...

One of the Japanese navy’s in-service Mogami-class frigates. Australia is procuring a larger, upgraded version. (Gordon Arthur) Japan has struggled to export cutting-edge defense equipment. However, ...

Japan's Ministry of Defense is upset with the Chinese navy frigate that locked onto a Japanese navy ship with radar usually used to target and shoot missiles. No shots were fired, but this passive ...

TOKYO, Japan -- Seven Navy sailors are missing and one was injured after a U.S. destroyer collided early Saturday morning with a merchant ship off the coast of Japan, the country's coast guard ...