Ummm... Razor61... Hyuga was only mentioned as a comparison... the article (and thread) are about Japan's planned NEW class which will be significantly
larger than the Hyuga class.
And Strategypage has it wrong (as usual)...
Japan's constitution makes NO mention whatsoever of aircraft carriers!
Here is the only part of the Constitution which mentions military matters:
CHAPTER II: RENUNCIATION OF WAR
Article 9:
Aspiring sincerely to an international peace based on justice and order, the Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as means of settling international disputes. 2) In order to accomplish the aim of the preceding paragraph, land, sea, and air forces, as well as other war potential, will never be maintained. The right of belligerency of the state will not be recognized.
THE CONSTITUTION OF JAPAN