Japan's navy might have been decimated by June 1944. One of the most decisive battles of the Second World War could have ended up very differently. Be glad it didn’t though. Just one Japanese ...

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER After the effective destruction of the Imperial Japanese Navy and Air Force in battles from 1942 to 1945, the U.S. was given free rein to wage ...

Driven by the backlash, Ishiwara had no choice but to dispatch soldiers. The Imperial Japanese Navy’s land forces started combatting the Chinese military in Shanghai in August, expanding the ...

His grandfather, Prince Hiroyasu, was a top commander of the Imperial Japanese Navy, heading the General Staff. The prince was a strong advocate of war against the United States and Britain.

Nicknamed the “Tokyo Express” by their opponents, the Japanese “tin cans” acquired the grudging respect of the Americans for ...