"I feel like this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," a Japanese researcher who confirmed the vessel told Newsweek in an ...

A Japanese navy destroyer torpedoed during a crucial Second World War battle has finally been discovered on the Pacific Ocean floor 80 years after it sank. The Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer ...

A famed Japanese destroyer sunk by U.S. torpedoes during a pivotal battle in World War II has been discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean more than 80 years after it sank, an exploration ...

What would happen if a modern U.S. supercarrier faced the entire Imperial Japanese Navy of World War II? This thought experiment breaks down the technological gap, firepower, and strategic factors ...

The USS New Orleans was struck by a Japanese “Long Lance” torpedo during the November 1942 Battle of Tassafaronga, off the coast of Guadalcanal. The powerful explosion sheared off nearly a third of ...

TOKYO: A shipwreck thought to be the Teruzuki, an Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer, was recently found on the seabed off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, according to a US marine survey team.

More than 3,400 people were killed at Midway, and the vast majority of casualties were Japanese service members, according to the National WWII Museum. About 362 U.S. troops were among the dead.

More than 80 years ago, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a devastating surprise attack against U.S. air and naval forces at Pearl Harbor. Many Americans today believe the attack was totally ...

The wreck of the Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Akagi was discovered in 2019 by a team from Vulcan Inc. aboard the organization’s research vessel R/V Petrel during a mapping expedition ...

The USS Edsall was overpowered by a Japanese fleet in the Indian Ocean but fought valiantly to the end, the U.S. Navy said. It was found in deep waters south of Australia's Christmas Island.

BATTLESHIP YAMATO - In 1934 the Japanese begin designing The Yamato, the most powerful battleship in history. Japan is determined to retain control in the Pacific so builds a ship 30 percent ...

Measuring over 134m (440ft) long, Teruzuki was the Imperial Japanese Navy ’s second Akizuki-class destroyer built with air-search radar.