The Japanese warship, JS Kaga, is one of two Izumo-class helicopter destroyers in service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. It was previously conducting trials with fighter jets off the ...

The Kaga was unveiled to Japanese media on Monday ... second in the Izumo class of helicopter carriers - the largest warships Japan has built since the end of the second world war in 1945.

They include three transport ships working with units tasked to defend Japan’s outlying islands and amphibious rapid deployment brigades. The Kaga, the MSDF’s largest destroyer, which held a ...

KUALA LUMPUR – Japanese and U.S. fleets met this week for a first-ever anti-submarine warfare exercise in the South China… ...

The Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train connects Tokyo with Toyama, Ishikawa and (since March 2024) Fukui Prefecture. This ...

The Maritime Self-Defense Force is upgrading its Izumo and Kaga destroyers into de facto aircraft carriers, equipping them to operate the F-35B stealth fighter, which features short takeoff and ...

One thing is certain, as naval ships have only gotten larger ... it is still an active part of the Japanese fleet. Once updates are completed, the Kaga will be able to launch aircraft such as ...