The Maritime Staff Office told The Asahi Shimbun that officer ... Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japan’s war dead, is located in that district. It has often been at the center of an ongoing ...

A pair of People’s Liberation Army Navy frigates sailed around Japan’s southwest islands ... Coast Guard and international maritime affairs.

TOKYO -- Japan will create a new maritime ... with plans for 10 new ships by fiscal 2027. The new maritime transport group will have a staff of about 100 people and two transport ships at first.