Despite not officially labeling it an aircraft carrier due to pacifist constitutional policies, Japan's upgraded Kaga enhances its air capabilities in the contested East China Sea, drawing ...

Japan was one of the greatest naval powers during World War II when it fielded over 20 aircraft carriers until the end of the war. However, the country scrapped all of its carriers after its ...

In the three years following the Battle of Midway, the Japanese built six aircraft carriers. The U.S. built 17. American industry provided almost two-thirds of all the Allied military equipment ...

TOKYO/TAIPEI--A Chinese aircraft carrier entered Japan’s contiguous waters for the first time on Wednesday, Japan’s defense ministry said, the latest in a string of military maneuvers that has ...