Hidden beneath the waves lies one of Japan’s most haunting wartime secrets — the Wooden Ghost. This mysterious submarine, crafted in secrecy during the final days of World War II, was built from wood to evade radar detection and change the course of naval warfare. But before it could reveal its true potential, the ocean swallowed it whole, erasing nearly all traces of its existence. For decades, historians and divers have searched for clues about Japan’s lost wooden submarine — a ghost ship that