Japan has picked a fight with China on the assumption that the United States would back it up. In the Trump era, this may have been an unwise bet. To be clear: the People’s Republic of China is an ...
In 1943, Japan proposed the Konishi KX-3, a gigantic flying boat designed to solve the empire’s collapsing supply lines across the Pacific. Planned to weigh over 400 tons and carry up to 1,000 troops ...