Japan plans to put into service 12 new compact, missile-equipped Mogami‑class warships as a deterrence against China and ...

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

The draft defense budget sets a new spending record for the 12th straight year amid mounting regional threats and U.S.

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

Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched the 12th Mogami-class guided-missile frigate on order for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) will conduct joint exercises with the Royal Navy. Last week, the Royal Navy flagship aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales departed Darwin, Australia, ...

JS Raigei, the fourth Taigei-class diesel-electric submarine with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Credit: The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) A Japanese Defense Ministry panel called ...

Members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force wave to USS George Washington (CVN-73) as the aircraft carrier departed a bilateral training for South Korea. Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force photo ...

On December 18, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force held the naming and launching ceremony of its new mine countermeasures ...

Sailors aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) man the rails and return salutes while receiving passing honors from Sailors of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kongo-class ...