Japanese Navy

Japanese Navy can refer to:

  • the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869-1947
  • the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, 1947 – present

Famous quotes containing the words japanese and/or navy:

    “No human being can tell what the Russians are going to do next, and I think the Japanese actions will depend much on what Russia decides to do both in Europe and the Far East—especially in Europe.”
    —Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)

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