article_snippet: Japan's navy took delivery of Japan's navy biggest warship .
article_snippet: States in the Pacific, was delivered to Japan's navy in a crowning achievement for the nation's military forces.
article_snippet: The Japanese navy's new aircraft carrier, named the Izumo, cruises towards Yokosuka Base, in Kanagawa, Japan .
article_snippet: Here civilians watch as it departs from Yokohama Base, south of Tokyo .
article_snippet: the warship is considered symbolic of Japan's growing military capabilities .
article_snippet: General Nakatani, Japan's Minister of Defence, told media at its commissioning ceremony in Japan today: 'the warship can serve in a wide range of roles including .
article_snippet: Based at Yokosuka naval base near Tokyo, also the home port .
article_snippet: General Nakatani, Japan's Defense Minister, speaks to naval soldiers during the commissioning ceremony of the Izumo warship .
highlights_snippet: Japan's navy has officially taken control of biggest warship the country has owned since the Second World War .
  