For the math wizzards here: Next time a US submarine collides with a ship, what are the chances that the ship will belong to Japan? http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-01-09-voa16.cfm The Japanese must really think we are aiming at them: "The collision between the USS Newport News and the Japanese vessel Mogamigawa occurred Monday evening south of the Strait of Hormuz, which lies between Iran and Oman."