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 US Navy drilled on mine warfare with its Japanese counterpart, while Russia and China held joint military drills across the East China Sea and Western Pacific. US Navy and Japan Maritime ...

The Japanese let loose roughly 9,300 balloon bombs during World War II. (U.S. Navy) During World War II, balloons became one of the most feared weapons of the day. Yes, balloons. Although they’re used ...

Japan and South Korea agreed Friday to resume a joint naval search and rescue exercise that was discontinued in 2017. Japan ...

A single torpedo salvo from I-19, often called one of the most damaging in submarine warfare history, singlehandedly crippled an entire carrier task force. Commissioned in the early days of World War ...

A team of scientists discovered a Japanese naval destroyer for the first time since it was sunk by American troops in World War II. Researchers exploring islands off the coast of the Solomon Islands ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Japanese warships docked in New Zealand ’s capital Friday for the first time in almost 90 years amid efforts by Tokyo to deepen its strategic ties in the South Pacific Ocean.

On the morning of Dec. 8, 1941, Sergeant David Akui walked along Waimanalo Beach and spotted what he thought was a sea turtle emerging from the surf. Akui quickly realized he had found something far ...

Over 15 days in November and December, the Navy’s 7th Fleet deployed significant mine warfare units in Japan to work with the Japanese Navy as part of MINEX 3JA. This was the third version of MINEX ...