对于和英国一样的岛国日本来说,海军在其国家安全中的重要地位是不言而喻的。近代日本海军的建设虽然起步较晚,但其发展却相当迅速。为了实现日本称霸东亚、进而争霸世界的野心,日本海上自卫队一直将赶超世界主要海军强国作为其建军的奋斗目标。因此,世界各海军强国在海军建设方面的任何新动向和新举措,都会引起日本海上自卫队的关注。上一期为大家讲述了从日本到第一艘 For the island nation of Japan, like Britain, the Navy’s important position in its national security is self-evident. Although the construction of modern Japanese navy started later, its development has been rather rapid. In order to achieve Japan’s ambition to dominate East Asia and further to hegemony in the world, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force has been overtaking the world’s major naval power for its goal of building the military. Therefore, any new trends and new initiatives by naval powers in the world in the naval construction will arouse the attention of Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force. The last issue for everyone from Japan to the first ship