During the late 1800s the Japanese navy was having a problem with beriberi among its sailors.

在十九世纪末期，日本海军中的水兵就颇受脚气病的困扰。

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The US Navy said Monday that it had repositioned its vessels away from a damaged Japanese nuclear power plant after crew members were exposed to radiation.

美国海军方面周一表示， 在机组人员遭受核辐射之后，他们已将航空母舰重新安置在距日本核电站较远的地方。

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The American Navy turned back the Japanese in the battle but lost an aircraft carrier and a destroyer. (AP Photo)

战斗中美国海军打退日本人，但损失了一艘航空母舰和一艘驱逐舰。

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Earlier this week, Japan's Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera said a Chinese navy frigate close to the islands had locked its weapon-targeting radar on a Japanese navy ship on 30 January.

BBC: China rejects Japan radar-lock allegation

China's Foreign Ministry has said it is conducting an "earnest, solemn" investigation into Tokyo's claim that a Chinese frigate put a radar lock on a Japanese navy ship last month.

BBC: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Yuudachi

They have been at the heart of considerable diplomatic tension between China and Japan, most recently in January when Japan said a Chinese frigate put a radar lock on a Japanese navy ship near the islands - something China disputes.

BBC: China anger at Japan-Taiwan disputed island fishing deal