Japan flexes its military muscle

Posted by Matt in October 31st, 2006

DISPLAY OF STRENGTH IS SEEN AS MESSAGE AFTER N. KOREA TEST

ABOARD THE KURAMA - Nearly 50 warships crowded the bay just south of Tokyo, all flying the Rising Sun flag. Sea-to-sea missiles roared off the decks of several destroyers, and submarines emerged like a pod of whales from the surf.

More than an exercise, this was a message: In Asia’s accelerating arms race, Japan is determined not to fall behind.

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