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Whaling Mother Ship Built in Japan for 1st Time in 73 Years
<p>SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi (Jiji Press) — A ceremony to mark the completion of Japan’s first new domestically built whaling mother ship in 73 years was held in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Friday.</p>
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Call me overly suspicious, but, given the timing, I have to wonder if she will also be doing more than a bit of ELINT/SIGINT and acoustic surveillance, along with other types of 'Oceanic Research' on the side.