
Yes, they DO. By deep water tonnage, they do, by extended or unlimited range for active deep water use we are more. Japan by every metric has a better *active* navy. This does NOT count ships in reserve, dry dock, short term maintenance or strategic storage. We, along w/(topped by) Russia, have larger overall fleet tonnage. This doesn’t account for quality of assets, nor even if they’re even seaworthy. We(for now,) have a stronger navy. 🇯🇵’s is factually larger 1. We need close the gap.