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Lets see;
Independence is decommissioned and is in Bremerton.
Forrestal is decommissioned and I think is in Newport.
Saratoga is decommissioned and I think is also in Newport.
America is decommissioned and last I heard was in Philly which is closed so I don't know where it is now.
Midway is going to be a museum in San Diego.
Ranger is in Bremerton, I think.
Constellation is to be decommisioned next month in San Diego.

In any case all these ships are huge and would cost way too much for the Japanese to maintain and operate.

Forrestal is decommissioned and I think is in Newport. Saratoga is decommissioned and I think is also in Newport. America is decommissioned and last I heard was in Philly which is closed so I don't know where it is now.

All three of these were in Philly as as 1998, ( the last time I was up that way). You get a real good view of them from the freeway. I served aboard the America during Gulf War I.

info from Naval Vessel Register

Aircraft carriers known to be in existence:
CV 10 Yorktown; Museum in SC. since 1992 (on National register of historic places)
CV 11 Intrepid; Museum in NYC, NY since 1981 (on NRHP)
CV 12 Hornet; Museum in Alabama since 1998 (on NRHP)
CV 16 Lexington; Museum in Corpus Christi TX since 1992
CV 34 Oriskany; To be scrapped. in Beaumont TX since 1997
CV 41 Midway; To be museum, in Bremerton WA since 1997
CV 59 Forrestal; To be museum, in Newport RI since 1993
CV 60 Saratoga; To be museum, in Newport since 1994
CV 61 Ranger; Reserve fleet, in Bremerton since 1993
CV 62 Independence; Reserve fleet, in Bremerton since 1998
CV 64 Constellation; Active duty, (to be decommed soon)
CV 66 America; To be disposed of, in Philadelphia since 1996

Please note that the CV is not neccesarily their last designation (Lex and Forrestal were both AVT's when decommed)

[Of course all the nukes (65, 68-76) and CV63 and CV67 are still in commission]