text:  We had the opportunity to tour several ships this past week. It included nations that 80 years ago used to be our foes. Now they are friends. Japan is taking part, using a ship capable of moving a large number of troops or evacuees in the event of a disaster. It will show off that capability in a media event later this week. The crew's motto? Any beach is within reach. We have high transport capacity, troops 330 persons or 80.