Ship JS KAGA DDH-184 in the Izumo class of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF), as it arrives at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia on Tuesday, September 18, 2018. The Japanese ...

The Japanese aircraft carrier—in function, if not in name—will soon be ready to carry F-35B Lightning II fighter jets.

TOKYO – A pair of Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II stealth aircraft became the first fighters to fly from a Japanese carrier since World War II after landing and taking off from the JS Izumo on Sunday.

U.S. Marine Corps fighters will fly from Japan’s first fixed wing aircraft carrier in more than half a century. JS Izumo recently underwent a refit that allowed her to operate F-35Bs. The deployment ...

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On May 9, the Japanese Ministry of Defense announced it has found that a video posted on social media that claimed to have been shot by a Chinese drone flying over the JS Izumo is highly likely to be ...

The second Izumo-class ship leaves dry dock with a redesigned bow, advancing Japan’s plan to adapt its helicopter carriers ...

On Saturday morning, the JS Ise, one of Japan’s largest Hyuga-class helicopter destroyers, arrived at the Port of Manila. The vessel is part of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and is ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. U.S. treaty ally Japan is a step closer to fielding its first aircraft carriers since World War II following ...

It's named after an aircraft carrier that attacked Pearl Harbor For the last day of President Donald Trump’s highly stage-managed state visit to Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took him to tour the ...