The Navy’s newest and most advanced amphibious assault ship arrived in Japan this week to take over as flagship of Amphibious ...

Black Ships Festival- The Japan-America Society of Rhode Island is celebrating the 40th Black Ships Festival, a weekend of arts, culture, ...

The amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli will relieve its sister ship USS America as the lead ship of an amphibious ready group at Sasebo Naval Base, Japan, the Navy announced Friday in a news release.

SASEBO, Japan – The America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) arrived in Sasebo, Japan, June 23, as part of a ...

In 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry led a fleet of black ships to shock the peace of Japan. Initial fear gave way to curiosity, and single-sheet woodblock prints shared details about the US retinue ...

The Japanese ships are slightly smaller than the American ones, so 16 might be an upper limit. Japan is buying 42 F-35Bs, plus 105 F-35As. Japan’s carriers will have less capability than ...