In April 1945, Japan sent the Yamato — the largest and most powerful battleship ever built — on a one-way suicide mission to ...

Musashi entered the Sibuyan Sea as one of the most powerful battleships ever built, but Japan’s Center Force was already in danger. Submarine attacks, lost cruisers, and limited air cover set the ...

The property also places strong emphasis on Japanese dining culture. At Musashi, Aman Tokyo’s omakase experience is led by Master Chef Musashi, whose approach elevates seasonal ingredients into a ...

PAOAY, Philippines — Japan fired an antiship missile outside its territory for the first time on Wednesday, joining American, Philippine and Canadian forces in a maritime strike exercise near the ...

World War II was the largest military conflict in world history, and every side built massive machines of war to try to outdo the other. Japan famously built the largest battleships ever made, the ...

Baki Hanma is back, and he’s stepping into yet another time-bending showdown that pushes this fighting anime to new levels of insanity in Baki-Dou: The Invincible Samurai. The new series arrives on ...

The first and second ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s new patrol vessel class, Sakura and Tachibana, were launched by Japan Marine United (JMU) on Nov. 13, 2025. Credit: Takahashi ...

Miyamoto Musashi’s duels made him a legend. His writings made him immortal. Here’s what history can (and can't) confirm about the man behind the myth. In this 1840s print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ...

National Geographic Explorer-at-Large Bob Ballard revisits the Iron Bottom Sound—rediscovering vessels, and making new finds. The IJN Teruzuki fought fiercely in the first and second naval battles of ...

Soon after the invention and mass adoption of airplanes, governments started used them for war. Suddenly, soldiers had to watch out for flying machines spraying hot lead and dropping bombs. However, ...