Yamato met a similar fate in 1945 while on a mission to defend Okinawa, overwhelmed by U.S. carrier-based aircraft. -Shinano, converted into an aircraft carrier, was sunk by the USS Archerfish ...

USA, Oita Prefecture--The last moments of Japan’s mammoth battleship Yamato were captured in extremely rare color footage taken from U.S. military aircraft in World War II, a war-history group said.

The flight in mid-April was made by the first aircraft put in place by leading parcel delivery operator Yamato Group. Yamato Group leases three planes while budget carrier Spring Japan Co., a ...