Category talk:Cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy

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Cruisers are listed directly in Category:Cruisers of Japan and indirectly through its by-class subcategories. Also certain of these same cruisers are directly in Category:Cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy and indirectly through its by-class subcategories. Is there some purpose in this duplicative structure? Hmains (talk) 18:01, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]