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Japanese Naval Ship Involved in Collision With Chinese Fishing Vessel in East China Sea

Japanese Naval Ship Involved in Collision With Chinese Fishing Vessel in East China Sea

By Ankit Panda
The incident resulted in damage to JS Shimakaze.

History’s First Seaborne Airstrike Took Place in East Asia

History’s First Seaborne Airstrike Took Place in East Asia

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The world’s first naval-launched air raid took place during the siege of Tsingtao in the first year of World War I.
Did a Failure to Plan for Anti-Submarine Warfare Doom the Imperial Japanese Navy?

Did a Failure to Plan for Anti-Submarine Warfare Doom the Imperial Japanese Navy?

By Robert Farley
Anti-submarine warfare was a blind spot for Imperial Japan, with deadly results.

Imperial Japan's Naval Contributions to the First World War

Imperial Japan's Naval Contributions to the First World War

By Robert Farley
What drove the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I?

The Battle of Midway, 75 Years On

The Battle of Midway, 75 Years On

By Ankit Panda
75 years later, the Battle of Midway stands as one of the greatest all-time naval victories.

What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?
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What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?

What Does China's New Aircraft Carrier Mean for the Liaoning?

What Does China's New Aircraft Carrier Mean for the Liaoning?

By Robert Farley
China seems to be taking the same careful approach to its carrier program as Japan took during the interwar period.

The Strategic Lessons of 1944's Battle of the Philippine Sea

The Strategic Lessons of 1944's Battle of the Philippine Sea

By Robert Farley
1944’s Battle of Philippine Sea holds some interesting lessons for how we think about military power.
This Naval Battle Could Have Changed the Course of WW2

This Naval Battle Could Have Changed the Course of WW2

By Ben Ho Wan Beng
If the Battle of the Philippine Sea had played out differently, Japan's navy might have been decimated by June 1944.

Japan's Fearsome World War II-Era 'Zero' Fighter Takes to the Skies

Japan's Fearsome World War II-Era 'Zero' Fighter Takes to the Skies

By Ankit Panda
Plus, U.S. officials revise their opinion on North Korea's nuclear test, India steps up cyber cooperation, and more. Links.

What If Japan Had Won The Battle of Midway?

What If Japan Had Won The Battle of Midway?

By Benjamin David Baker
One of the most decisive battles of the Second World War could have ended up very differently. Be glad it didn’t though.

Imperial Japan's Last Floating Battleship

Imperial Japan's Last Floating Battleship

By Robert Farley
Just one Japanese battleship survived to see the end of the Pacific theater of the Second World War.
Imperial Japan's Musashi: The Greatest Battleship Ever Built?

Imperial Japan's Musashi: The Greatest Battleship Ever Built?

By Robert Farley
The HIJMS Musashi has an important lesson to teach us on military obsolescence.

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