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Izumo
![Japan Investigates Alleged Chinese Drone Footage of JS Izumo Japan Investigates Alleged Chinese Drone Footage of JS Izumo](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-04-05-144941.jpeg)
Japan Investigates Alleged Chinese Drone Footage of JS Izumo
By Takahashi Kosuke
Multiple photos of the Yokosuka-based USS Ronald Reagan were also allegedly taken by a Chinese drone. The authenticity of the footage hasn’t been determined yet.
![In a First, US Jets Will Fly Off a Japanese Warship This Fall In a First, US Jets Will Fly Off a Japanese Warship This Fall](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-lds-1-_-izumo-putz-3.jpg)
In a First, US Jets Will Fly Off a Japanese Warship This Fall
By Steven Stashwick
Marine Corps F-35B fighters will operate off Japan’s modified “helicopter destroyers.”
![Japan’s Defense Budget Swells to Counter China’s Growing Military Threat Japan’s Defense Budget Swells to Counter China’s Growing Military Threat](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-3588628.jpg)
Japan’s Defense Budget Swells to Counter China’s Growing Military Threat
By Thisanka Siripala
The Abe administration has given its national defense policy a new makeover sparking controversy over efforts to rush militarization.
![Japan Launches Its Largest Post-World War II Warship Japan Launches Its Largest Post-World War II Warship](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-03-26_21-20-06.jpg)
Japan Launches Its Largest Post-World War II Warship
By Ankit Panda
Plus, a new Chinese sub design, North Korean chemical weapons, an Indian naval accident and more. Defense links.
![Is Any Ship Not an Aircraft Carrier Anymore? Is Any Ship Not an Aircraft Carrier Anymore?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sizes/thumbnail/editor8.jpg)
Is Any Ship Not an Aircraft Carrier Anymore?
“By the terms that Americans judge other nations’ warships, the U.S. Navy operates 19 aircraft carriers.”
![Japan’s Grandstanding in the East China Sea Japan’s Grandstanding in the East China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sizes/thumbnail/5878_5243a9b962a5f.jpg)
Japan’s Grandstanding in the East China Sea
The Naval Diplomat salutes the nonchalance with which Japan “unveiled” its new carrier-like helicopter destroyer.
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