The defenders of Hong Kong, tens of thousands of miles from any conceivable relief force, surrendered the territory to ...

Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) launched the 12th and final Mogami-class multirole frigate for the ...

What would happen if a modern U.S. supercarrier faced the entire Imperial Japanese Navy of World War II? This thought experiment breaks down the technological gap, firepower, and strategic factors to ...

Gauging an untested opponent: U.S. perceptions of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1918-1941 -- Dismantling the "lesser foe" and the "superior enemy" images, December 1941 to early 1943 -- The elusive ...

A famed Japanese destroyer sunk by U.S. torpedoes during a pivotal battle in World War II has been discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean more than 80 years after it sank, an exploration team ...

Aerial photograph from 2500 feet altitude, looking southward, showing the U.S. Fleet moored in the harbor on May 3, 1940. (Naval History and Heritage Command) Early one morning in fall 1941 Takeo ...

In Japan, an official naming and launching ceremony was held at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard in Nagasaki to mark ...

A Japanese helicopter destroyer, which bears the same name as an aircraft carrier that took part in Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II, visited the Hawaiian harbor on Tuesday. Newsweek ...

Corporation has launched the fifth Awaji-class mine countermeasures vessel (MCMV) on order for the Japan Maritime ...

Sailors stand among wrecked airplanes at Ford Island Naval Air Station as they watch the explosion of the USS Shaw in the background, during the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. (U.S. Navy ...