Japan’s Izumo-class ship may be officially classified as a destroyer, but for China, it hides a much more concerning secret.

However, the Japanese government has been careful to avoid calling its modified Izumo-class destroyers aircraft carriers due to the country’s long-held exclusively defensive security policies ...

The Maritime Self-Defense Force is upgrading its Izumo and Kaga destroyers into de facto aircraft carriers, equipping them to operate the F-35B stealth fighter, which features short takeoff and ...

The approximately 20-second aerial video of the Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Izumo anchored at Yokosuka Naval Base in Kanagawa Prefecture was posted on the Chinese video-sharing website ...

The Japanese warship, JS Kaga, is one of two Izumo-class helicopter destroyers in service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. It was previously conducting trials with fighter jets off the ...

(Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force) A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Izumo-class helicopter carrier has completed its first multilarge deck exercise with foreign navies since being ...

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Peter Barakan visits Izumo to learn about the natural and unseen realms that Hearn treasured. Koizumi Yakumo (Lafcadio Hearn) and his wife, Setsu. He retold the local tales and legends he heard ...