CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The names of Japanese sailors who went down with the Yamato — once the largest battleship afloat during World War II — will be added to a memorial commemorating the ...

Leiji Matsumoto, the famed Japanese manga and anime creator of epic space sagas including "Galaxy Express 999" and "Space Pirate Captain Harlock", has died aged 85, his office said on Monday.

The Yamato was unique compared to other warships from the era, not only because it was the largest battleship on the sea. It was different in that it embodied the entire Imperial Japanese war ...

Yamato: The Largest Battleship in History . At almost 72,000 tons, the Japanese Yamato was the largest battleship in history. Commissioned in 1941, a few days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, ...

Key Points and Summary on Yamat0-Class Battleships – The Imperial Japanese Navy’s WWII-era Yamato-class warships were the largest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed, boasting ...