Lets remember this : "Japan was responsible for drawing the U.S. into World War II after it launched a surprise attack on the U.S naval base Pearl Harbor in 1941." & "The conflict escalated massively when the U.S dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945"-this is false as the conflict ended almost immediately when that happened...it did not escalate 'massively'...
- Plan xBx , Somewhere common sense exists, United States, 07/8/2013 04:16
The Japanese are just playing one up-manship on China who are presently building two 50/60,000 ton Type 089 aircraft carriers based on ex soviet models. The ships are due to be finished by 2015 in Changxingdao Shipyard, Shanghai. Sukhoi Su-33s (navalized Flankers) are the aircraft most likely to be flown from these carriers, but China is also developing its own multirole fighter, the Shenyang J-15. Over the past 30 years China has bought four retired aircraft carriers for study. HMAS Melbourne and ex-Soviet carriers Minsk, Kiev and Varyag.
- GEF , Belfast, 07/8/2013 04:16
China and Japan have been in a state of cold war for decades. Now China is building 4 aircraft carriers, so Japan has every right to defend itself.
- CowboyJoe , Sydney, Australia, 07/8/2013 04:05
China has a massive military and nuclear ICBM.s etc.....how can Japan or happened ?
- paul martin , Tokyo, Japan, 07/8/2013 04:02
You can catch a Ryanair flight to this thing, if you're going to Tokyo.
- Brian Boru , Clontarf, Ireland, 07/8/2013 04:00
This just looks like a midget aircraft carrier, but then again, Japan is a very small country.
- zhen_wan , Cardiff, United Kingdom, 07/8/2013 03:59
Party of One , Buffalo NY, The ONLY aggressive nation ATM is the US .
- DC , swansea, United Kingdom, 07/8/2013 03:42
Look out China ! Especially, since this boat is part of the big picture.
- ramblin rose , fertiliser, 07/8/2013 03:21
Let's be realistic. It's Japan. It's obviously a Gundamn carrier!
- MoparMojo , Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 07/8/2013 03:15