TOKYO >> On an island off the coast of Nagasaki, ruins that seem on the verge of collapse stand clustered behind a high ...

The densely arranged high-rises during the peak of the isle created a silhouette resembling the famed battleship Tosa. The likeness earned Hashima the nickname of Battleship Island. No residents ...

and one Tosa-class battleship. Even at this point, the allure of combining heavy guns with aircraft carrying capacity remained. Many of the conversions continued to carry heavy (although not ...