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Japan submarines
![Japan Commissions Second Taigei-Class Diesel-Electric Attack Submarine Japan Commissions Second Taigei-Class Diesel-Electric Attack Submarine](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-03-20-133922.jpg)
Japan Commissions Second Taigei-Class Diesel-Electric Attack Submarine
By Takahashi Kosuke
The JS Hakugei, like others of its class, is equipped with lithium-ion batteries.
![Japan Launches Third Taigei-Class Submarine for JMSDF Japan Launches Third Taigei-Class Submarine for JMSDF](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-10-12-140347.jpg)
Japan Launches Third Taigei-Class Submarine for JMSDF
By Kosuke Takahashi
The newly launched Jingei SSK is expected to enter service in March 2024.
![Japan Commissions First New Taigei-Class Diesel-Electric Attack Submarine Japan Commissions First New Taigei-Class Diesel-Electric Attack Submarine](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-03-09-132622.jpg)
Japan Commissions First New Taigei-Class Diesel-Electric Attack Submarine
By Kosuke Takahashi
Submarine-launched missiles could give Tokyo the much-debated “enemy base attack capability.”
![Japan’s Kono Says He Supports Building Nuclear Submarines Japan’s Kono Says He Supports Building Nuclear Submarines](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-09-28-6.jpg)
Japan’s Kono Says He Supports Building Nuclear Submarines
By Steven Stashwick
The leading candidate to succeed Prime Minister Suga announced his support for building nuclear-powered subs, but acknowledged the challenges.
![Why Provide Nuclear Submarines to Australia, But Not South Korea or Japan? Why Provide Nuclear Submarines to Australia, But Not South Korea or Japan?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-09-21-12.jpg)
Why Provide Nuclear Submarines to Australia, But Not South Korea or Japan?
By A. B. Abrams
Australia’s strategic location makes its deployment of SSNs a much greater asset to broader Western interests than if other U.S. allies did the same.
![What Does the New 2+2 Dialogue Mean for the India-Japan Relationship? What Does the New 2+2 Dialogue Mean for the India-Japan Relationship?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-modi-abe-13.jpg)
What Does the New 2+2 Dialogue Mean for the India-Japan Relationship?
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
The new mechanism holds significance not only within bilateral ties, but for Indian foreign policy and the region more generally.
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