If it's as big as an aircraft-carrier and looks like an aircraft-carrier, chances are that it is an aircraft-carrier-or can readily be turned into one. In Yokohama on August 6th Japan unveiled its biggest warship since the second world war. Officially, the Izumo is a destroyer; when it enters service in 2015 it will come with a complement of up to 14 helicopters that will be used for anti-submarine warfare and border-surveillance missions.
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