TOKYO -- Japan plans to develop portable harbors that would let the Self-Defense Forces deploy quickly on the country's islands in the East China Sea.
Large transport ships could offload supplies where only small ports exist now

The transport ship Kunisaki of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force. (Photo by Ryo Nemoto)
TOKYO -- Japan plans to develop portable harbors that would let the Self-Defense Forces deploy quickly on the country's islands in the East China Sea.