Japan new Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has publicly called for Tokyo to consider acquiring nuclear powered submarines ...

Key Points and Summary – Nuclear attack subs like the U.S. Virginia-class bring speed, range, and deep-water agility—key in ...

The Japanese Navy included five Type A midget submarines in the Pearl Harbor raid of 7 December 1941. Transported on board large I type submarines, the midgets were launched near the entrance to Pearl ...

A single torpedo salvo from I-19, often called one of the most damaging in submarine warfare history, singlehandedly crippled an entire carrier task force. Commissioned in the early days of World War ...

Learn about the history and mission of Japan’s contemporary navy as you explore three levels of exhibits and walk through a decommissioned submarine at a free museum near Hiroshima. The Japan Maritime ...

Despite the successes of the I-19 in the war, Japan was never able to connect these victories with a larger strategy for defeating the Americans and their allies. Japan’s role in the Second World War ...