On a long voyage, such as the one the Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Izumo took last summer, it’s the attention to detail that can make all the difference in keeping the crew happy. Izumo, the ...

When the airframes of two missing Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) helicopters were detected on the Pacific Ocean seabed at a depth of about 5,500 meters in July 2024, it seemed impossible to ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba inspected the Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter carrier Kaga, which is becoming a de facto aircraft carrier, at the MSDF's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture on ...

TOKYO -- One crewman is missing and another has been injured after a fire broke out on a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) minesweeper vessel off the coast of the southwestern prefecture of ...

Several Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels reportedly allowed unvetted personnel to handle top secret information related to national security, with the MSDF’s top uniformed officer signaling his ...

TOKYO, May 1 (Xinhua) -- A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) officer was arrested by police in Tokyo recently on suspicion of possessing drugs, local media reported Friday.

TOKYO -- Japan's Defense Ministry on Tuesday declared dead seven crewmen listed as missing since the fatal collision of two Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) patrol helicopters in April. "I ...