Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
escort ship "Kurama" leads other vessels during a fleet review in water
off Sagami Bay, south of Tokyo, on Oct. 14, 2012.
ABOARD THE JS YUDACHI (AP) -- Japan's navy marked its 60th anniversary with a major exercise intended to show off its maritime strength. The display comes amid a tense territorial dispute with China.
About 40 ships - including state-of-the-art destroyers, hovercraft able to launch assaults on rough coastlines and new conventionally powered submarines - took part in Fleet Review 2012, the maritime equivalent of a military parade. About 30 naval aircraft, mostly helicopters, also participated Sunday.
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