What is Japan up to nowadays?

Falling off a demographic cliff while desperately trying to prop up the economy

And you?

Making DDs/LPHs or otherwise know as a "through" "deck" "cruiser" in the UK.

One of their biggest threats is submarines, so it makes sense for them to build these things.

>>58323423
Does the PH in LPH stand for Pearl Harbor?

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those boats are mainly for disaster relief.
in fact, hyuga is now deploying in kumamoto to support airborne aid delivery for recent earthquake.

>>58323330
>desperately trying to prop up the economy

And somewhat succeeding.

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>>58323497

Yes.

>>58323920

I'm sure you don't build ships to military standard just for disaster relief.

Extremely pretty ships though.

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>>58323208
Sup?

I didn't know that Izumo isn't much smaller than Nimitz class.

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>>58324049
>And somewhat succeeding.

Where's the inflation? Where's the high nominal growth necessary to get this falling? The fat lady hasn't sung yet.

>>58324309
It is a lot smaller displacement-wise. Nimitz class is 100,000 long tons displacement and Izumo is 9,500 long tons displacement.

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>>58324309

Nimitz displacement is over 5 times larger than Izumo.

>>58323208
Preparing for war with Russia