HMS Queen Elizabeth made a historic arrival to Japan on September 4. It has been decades since a U.K. carrier has made a port call to the country so the visit is a powerful demonstration of the U.K.’s close and enduring partnership with Japan. The Japanese defense minister welcomed the British aircraft carrier and said "the involvement of European nations in the Indo-Pacific region is key to peace and stability." Japan will be the carrier’s easternmost stop before it returns to the U.K. later this year. (Read more...)