Japan's MoD announced that a company has been selected to build the next generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) that will be operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Nagasaki launched today "Yahagi", the fifth Mogami-class vessel.

Royal Navy's River-class patrol ship HMS Mersey and Echo-class survey vessel HMS Enterprise carried out bilateral exercises with JMDSF ships JS Kashima and JS Shimakaze off the Dorset coast in the English Channel.

Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) ships conducted joint training exercises with JMSDF ships in the Mediterranean Sea on June 6.

Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Maritime Systems Co., Ltd. held a delivery ceremony and a self-defense ship flag raising ceremony for the frigate ‘Kumano’ (くまの). The event means the ship, known as 30FFM, was officially commissioned with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

The U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) conducted anti-submarine warfare (ASW) torpedo training in Tokyo Bay, March 8-10.

The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force commissioned the submarine "Taigei," (S513) the lead submarine of the Taigei-class, with a ceremony at the Kobe Shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Shin Kurushima Hashihama Dockyard launched "YOT-02" on 2 February 2022. The vessel is the second of two Yard Oiler Tankers for the JMSDF.

Five flat tops, along with some of their escorts and air wings, from the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) conducted a massive photo exercise on January 22, 2022 in the Philippine Sea.