U.S. sends second aircraft carrier to Japan for G-7

Navy flexes muscle, possibly in preparation for Chinese reaction to communique

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An E-2C Hawkeye prepares to launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Philippine Sea on March 10. © U.S. Navy

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia diplomatic correspondent

HIROSHIMA, Japan -- The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and units from its carrier strike group arrived in Sasebo, Japan, on Friday for a scheduled port visit, the U.S. Navy announced.

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