A Japanese Type A mini-submarine on an eastern Oahu beach after it was found on December 8, 1941.US Naval History and Heritage Command Early on December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese warplanes swarmed ...

Until the end of World War II, Japan celebrated its surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, as a glorious victory. But the patriotic legend also created a victim: Kazuo Sakamaki, a lieutenant ...

But did you know that the Japanese also tried to attack us by submarine? That part of the story still takes a little digging to find. Mainly because the attack was considered an abysmal failure: Four ...

TOKUSHIMA, Japan—Nobuo Matsubara still remembers the visit to his home by a naval officer in January 1942. The officer told the family that Nobuo’s older brother, Kazuo, had been killed fighting for ...

Oahu’s Japanese history is one of immigration, civil rights, war and commerce. And although no visit to the island is complete without remembering that past (partly by spending time at Pearl Harbor), ...

The Japanese had also sent in five midget submarines — two-man, battery powered vessels equipped with torpedoes. Because they were so small they had a devastating potential to sneak deep into the ...

One of the most peculiar naval vessels employed in the battle of Pearl Harbor is the Japanese midget submarine. One such vessel, manned by Ensign Kazuo Sakamaki, failed in its mission to attack and ...

Early on December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese warplanes swarmed Pearl Harbor. Their attack sunk and damaged dozens of US ships and killed thousands of Americans. Five Japanese mini-submarines also ...