Shipshape

Oh, look — Japan went and built itself a baby aircraft carrier:

The ship, which has a flight deck that is nearly 250 meters (820 feet) long, is designed to carry up to 14 helicopters. Japanese officials say it will be used in national defense – particularly in anti-submarine warfare and border-area surveillance missions – and to bolster the nation’s ability to transport personnel and supplies in response to large-scale natural disasters, like the devastating earthquake and tsunami in 2011.
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The tensions over the islands, along with China’s heavy spending on defense and military modernization, have heightened calls in Japan for beefed-up naval and air forces.

China has nothing to complain about. If they hadn’t been blundering around the local waters, working up their ever-larger navy, Japan would never have launched the Izumo.