Key Points and Summary: Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has introduced "mini-aircraft carriers," such as the JS Kaga and JS Izumo, refitted to deploy F-35B stealth fighters. These vessels ...

Key Point - Japan reworked two “helicopter destroyers” into F-35B–capable flattops, threading the needle between Article 9 constraints and rising Chinese pressure. Here’s how it became legal—and ...