Japan is looking to convert their version of our Littoral Combat Ships to accommodate F-35Bs. This could be done once it was certain that Vertical Take-Offs and Landings were safe under any conditions. Supermoons etc.

crazy how one airplane altered the strategic, geo-political landscape so quickly.

http://www.janes.com/article/79695/japan-s-mod-releases-study-looking-at-f-35b-for-carrier-ops