Japan’s Taigei-class (“Big Whale”) diesel-electric attack submarines, with four completed by 2025 including the recently ...

Japan’s Sōryū-class diesel-electric attack submarines, commissioned from 2009, form the current backbone of the JMSDF’s ...

In October, Kawasaki Heavy Industries launched Japan’s newest submarine in a ceremony at its shipyard in Kobe, Japan. Named, JS Raigei (“Thunder Whale” in Japanese), the diesel-electric ...

The need for stealth especially led to the creation of the midget submarine. The Japanese constructed four types of midget submarines during the war, the Type A (Ko Gata), Type B (Otsu Gata), Type ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

TOKYO — Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force wants to be part of a nuclear submarine program announced this week by the United States, United Kingdom and Australia, according to an academic who ...

The wreckage of a U.S. submarine from World War II was found off the coast of Hokkaido in northern Japan — after disappearing almost 80 years ago. The USS Albacore, credited with sinking at ...

At the time of World War II, American submarines were no longer than 312 feet with a beam of 27 feet. So, you can imagine America's surprise when two U.S. destroyers picked up a Japanese ...

A long-lost legendary Naval submarine has finally been found — more than 80 years after it was torpedoed by Japanese forces. The USS Harder was found resting 3,000 feet below the ocean near the ...

On Thursday, the Missouri retired aerospace engineer fought back tears as he was notified that a submarine wreck, discovered off the coast of Japan last year, is what remains of the USS Albacore ...