Wow, Japan is about to send their largest warship to the South China Sea.

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This is a pretty big deal. They haven't done anything like this since WW2. Looks like they heeded the words of God Emperor TRUMP and they're taking more responsibility for their own defense.

The Chinese absolutely HATE the Japanese, so this is going to cause major tension. A 10/10 troll job by the Japs so to speak. We should watch how this develops very closely.

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Japan plans to dispatch its largest warship on a three-month tour through the South China Sea beginning in May, three sources said, in its biggest show of naval force in the region since World War Two.

China claims almost all the disputed waters and its growing military presence has fueled concern in Japan and the West, with the United States holding regular air and naval patrols to ensure freedom of navigation.

The Izumo helicopter carrier, commissioned only two years ago, will make stops in Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines and Sri Lanka before joining the Malabar joint naval exercise with Indian and U.S. naval vessels in the Indian Ocean in July.

It will return to Japan in August, the sources said.

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