Japan approved 847.2 billion yen ($5.4 billion) defense spending in the fiscal 2025 supplementary budget amid growing ...

Summary and Key Points: Japan’s Soryu-class submarines, introduced in 2009, are a key component of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) as tensions rise in the South China Sea. -Equipped ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The Sōryū-class is also the first class of Japanese submarines that uses air-independent propulsion technology. Though the class is diesel-electric, some of the subs ...

Japan has commissioned a new hunter-killer submarine that can operate in shallow seas to protect borders. Called Raigei or Thunder Whale, the diesel-electric submarine is initially planned to operate ...

SYDNEY/TOKYO April 19 (Reuters) - Japan's advanced attack Soryu submarine carried out drills with Australia's navy on Tuesday as a German company launched a campaign to advertise its expertise - as a ...