Japanese Navy Receives Taigei-Class Submarine

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has taken delivery of the second Taigei-class submarine.

“The new submarine of JMSDF～’HAKUGEI’ (White Whale) born in Kobe, Japan, on 14 October,” the Navy posted on its official Twitter account on Thursday.

Japan is preparing to counter increasing activities by China and North Korea in waters near Japan, especially around a group of Japan-administered islands claimed by China in the East China Sea.