Japan has launched the second of a new class of diesel-electric submarines, named Hakugei. (Japanese MOD photo) MELBOURNE, Australia – Japan has launched the second of a new class of diesel-electric ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa – Tokyo is moving forward with plans to field submarine-launched missiles capable of striking enemy ships as it looks to strengthen its counterstrike capabilities and standoff ...

Capt. David Schappert, left, commander of Submarine Squadron 15, observes the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine JS Soryu as it arrives in Apra Harbor, Guam, for a port visit, June 7, 2018.

The new subs' lithium-ion batteries greatly increase the submarine’s endurance operating underwater, though they do come with some risk. The subs are also Japan’s first coed submarines, with ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Japan on Monday continued to track a suspected Chinese submarine that appeared to skirt its territorial waters north of Okinawa over the weekend. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense ...

Japan has launched the first of a new class of attack submarines. Taigei, or “Great Whale,” is the first of at least three new submarines designed to maintain Tokyo’s undersea edge against a growing ...

Unpacking the Local Impact of China’s Mega-Projects on Kyrgyzstan’s Regions The diesel-electric attack submarine Jingei was launched at a ceremony in Kobe City on October 12, 2022. Credit: Kosuke ...

The Taigei submarine was commissioned at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard in the city of Kobe on March 9. (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force) MELBOURNE, Australia — Japan has commissioned the ...

TOKYO/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Japan will get the chance to pursue an unprecedented military export deal when its defense and foreign ministers meet their Australian counterparts in Tokyo next month. Japan ...

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese navy submarine and a commercial ship collided off Japan's southern coast on Monday, causing minor injuries to three crewmembers of the submarine and damage to its mast, defense ...