Japan’s Sōryū-class submarines are the backbone of the JMSDF’s undersea force and some of the most capable non-nuclear subs afloat. -Evolving from the Oyashio-class, they added air-independent ...

The Japanese Navy, or as they’re officially known, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), is slated to operate a total of twelve Sōryū-class submarines. These diesel-electric attack ...

In October, Japan’s newest Taigei-class attack submarine reached a new milestone. During a ceremony at manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Kobe City, Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force launched ...

In one of Keiko Kawano's recent classes, more than a dozen Tokyo art school students held mirrors to their faces, stretching the sides of their mouths upward with their fingers: they were practising ...

Japan has launched the first of a new class of attack submarines. (Courtesy of Japan's Defense Ministry) MELBOURNE, Australia — Japan has launched the first of a new class of diesel-electric ...

The ship is the first Zumwalt class to visit Yokosuka since USS Zumwalt’s 2022 visit, which was the first ever port call for the class in the Western Pacific region. USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), ...

Japan has begun offering classes and celebrating holidays that encourage men to appreciate their wives. Right now Japan is in the midst of a fertility crisis, which could be partly related to the lack ...

There is a frequent saying in sport that form is temporary but class is permanent. And that certainly proved to be the case at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium on Friday -- although that is not to say that ...