Japan Is (Again) Becoming a Military Powerhouse
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Japan, after more than 70 years, is abandoning its pacifist path and confronting the Chinese challenge.
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Everyone Forgets, because of Chinese Propaganda, that the US, Japan, UK, Australia, Canada (no matter what Trudeau says), and one can easily assume France and x amount of the EU, are all on board to attack China if it starts War. Add up those Navies and Air Forces, add up those Land Masses, Resources, Active Professional Military Numbers, Military Industrial Complex, and even compare the amount of Fight Age Men, and I mind you, the US gets None Americans to Join, to become American, so we can draw upon x amount of the fight age men across both American Continents, as with Materials and War Materials. China is Vastly Out Gunned! But they simply say no, everyone Hates the US so we fight alone, just because they Demand it!
China got forceful and was constantly poking that's why Japan responded with militarisation. And now China is upset that Japanese reacted. Like duh...every action has opposite reaction. Just like Russia did with Ukraine. Like what to you expect. Noone likes being forced upon, noone is gonna accept that without tough fight.
@@randyross5630 as a Ukrainian - you already not fighting alone
Where are all these countries going to get their armies from? All these countries that are increasing military budgets and spending but they are all facing demographic collapse.
It's fascinating, and perhaps a little worrying, to see the world's postwar era coming to an end after 77 years.
It was going to end sometime.
Now it’s better to prepare yourselves for the next Cold War than try to hold on to the fleeting memory of a bygone era.
The post war era is overrated, decades of tension with the USSR, plunder by communists worldwide, USA global order being a mess, only really shining compared to the alternatives at the time, this era however is coming to an end but what will replace it is up in the air.
I for one hope the USA will be reduced in size and reach not because I hate the US people but their government is corrupt beyond belief and a joke that must be corrected both for it's own sake and the world.
one postwar thing that should end/be reformed is the UN security council pretty dumb that countries like india who have like a 7th of humanity in their borders aint on it. or that entire continents have no representation like south america or africa
The problem is that, unlike Germany, many of Japanese leadership (including those who want to repeal article 9) very much believe that their WWII government did nothing wrong
We will live in the new age . And that's good.
Japan is a powerful ally and a terrible foe. A *militarized* Japan is sure to shake up the current status quo.
nice Haiku
hey that rhymes!
Japan isn't what it used to be. 30 years of stagnation with the worlds oldest population, abysmal birth rate and losing most of the growth to upkeep of the elderly. An aging civilization is not a growing civilization. Unless they got androids, Japan is not coming back.
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As a Singaporean, one of the things our history books constantly reminded us was that "we are ultimately responsible for our own defense, no one else would be responsible for defending our country when it comes down to war". Ironically, the one who taught us this lesson the hard way was none other than Imperial Japan in WWII. So yea, mixed feelings about them picking up arms again. But if it comes down to containing the growing geopolitical threat projected by China, I think they would have to do something to break the status quo.
Agree completely, the defence strategy of just being a territorial force is as archaic as it gets, you can't sit back and let the foe throw bombs at you at their leisure. If that means projecting force to neutralise the threat then that's just how it is similar to Australia's 'forward defence' doctrine.
@@krissteel4074 So then why is it not okay for China to project force to neutralize the west who've been trying to balkanize and colonize china continuously for the past two centuries? China, Russia, Iran, DPRK, all have an inalienable right to self defense in the face of wanton western violence all over the world.
While I understand the fear, to be fair Japan is not the nation it used to be, things would have to change a lot for them to repeat the actions of WWII.
@@Chronomatrix I think we learned our lesson. Our pioneering actions in Imperialism was keenly studied by the Japanese, who cranked that up to 11. I think the devastation that followed gave us a pretty good lesson. Don't give potential adversary any ideas - they might just return it to you greatly magnified.
To be fair the brits didn't do a very good job defending Singapore. One could argue worse than France as it wasn't Panzerkampfwagen but bicycles . . .
Japan and Germany both rearming (this time as staunch US allies), the EU expanding into military affairs, and Sweden/Finland joining Nato. The West is seemingly becoming stronger in a more dangerous world.
"The West" More like Civilized nations...
The Crazy thing is its literally the same adversary every time... "Fascism"
Nope. It's a sign of weakness economically and diplomatically.
The West is a terrorist group.
@@crhu319 lol most of asia is allying against China including India
Thankfully.
Japan building up It's military says a lot about the current state of geopolitics. Whoa.
so im Australian: i find it alarming that all our enemy's from WW2 are now our mates, and all our mates are now our enemy's.... it feels like war is fickle, like generation after generation we go to war for glory!!!! and to be part of history. then find out war sucks!!!!! then we say things like "lest we forget" and go anti war for 50 years, then it all starts again... like we are bugs in a broken cycle of death and rebirth
@@johney3734 If the civil war was won by the RoC then thus would change nothing. Just a conflict of interests between the main actors vying for power and domination over others as the state that make the benefit for example with the strengh of it's currency.
@@johney3734 The chance of a another global war is low, because it will either be done really quick or never will happen and ecomic, proxy and other ways would be part of the new age of war.
@@BlazzingZealot i hope you are right
@john Huxley
Do not worry, the countries of the world are running out of resources as the oil age ends. And so are turning on each other and returning to time tested strategies of survival during periods of scarcity. But with nuclear fusion, geothermal, wind, solar, and a million other powerful forms of energy generation, if we are lucky enough to survive the next 50 years, humanity has a peaceful and resource rich future in store. Have faith. Have strength.
It's about time for both Japan and Germany. Both entered a period of understandable apprehension about being global powers. But the war was now a very long time ago and both countries do not resemble the countries they were then at all. Now they're both free, democratic and important but absent powerhouses. The free world needs to band together and to do that we need the free countries of the world to be confident and strong.
What does the "free world" mean?
@@jouvertalandwa5337 Countries whose citizens elect their own leaders in free and fair elections.
@@jouvertalandwa5337 Nations where simply holding up a sign doesn't get you sent to prison. Nations where discrimination isn't so extreme to the point where ethnicities are being driven out or outright removed.
Countries who are willing to protect the current world order. Basically
Japans "democratic system" is litterally described as a one and a half party system.
Sure you can vote and there are multiple parties but the LDP will always win.
This is the same thing you see in Singapore and pre 2000s mexico.
Im not saying japan isnt democratic just it runs a VERY diffrent system to germany and has alot of seperate problems with its democractic system.
@@jacktheuser-ck9qi The west literally does both of those things, their armed actors are never held accountable for wrongdoing, and you're just projecting to keep up the veil of your own moral superiority to "the other," break the conditioning, the west writes its own press releases.
I believe Japan is also working with the UK to develop a next generation fighter jet.
the tempest project is partnered with/in discussions with a wide variety of companies & countries. it's still early days though, so I wouldn't be shocked to see some partners drop out after a few years.
From my understanding that’s not even been agreed upon yet.
There’s talks about merging the U.K.’s and Japans 6th generation fighter programs together.
However the UK and Japan have announced they are working together on the joint development of engine and radar demonstrators.
Italy and Sweden have also made agreements to explore a collaboration on the FCAS programme.
Some British people were wrongly attacked to Japanese because of Asian hate crimes in UK.I really strongly condemn that
Japan was working on its own 6th gen fighter design-- but now yes, is considering teaming up with the UK program. Either way, the result should be amazing, considering how technologically advanced Japan is. Japan sensors and electronics + UK jet engines would be a match made in heaven!
Or working with the USA
As an Indians, we support Japan wholeheartedly, Not only because they are one of the most closet allies but for their own good it's very much important🎌
And Russia...😅
Thank you for making geopolitics accessible in these short and thoughtful analyses.
"If you want peace, prepare for war". Roman general Publius Flavius Vegetius
Nothing encourages agression like weakness. My family fought Japan during WW2. Said the Japanese soldiers were tough, relentless fighters. Today I drive a Nissan, study martial arts developed in Japan, used to play ninja and samurai with cowboys and Indians as a child. As an ex soldier I would be very proud to stand shoulder to shoulder on any battlefield with the Japanese. If possible it's best to avoid wars, but there are few things as fine as strong friends when the fecal matter meets the rotary impeller.
Well said.
A strong Japan-one that is bound by a constitution that calls for a defensive use of its "military" - could be just what the United States and its partners need to help stand up to China in the Western Pacific.
And Japan will get theit revenge and beleive me that will be bad for you
Stand shoulder to shoulder but your country commands them & any other allies
It's like your the boss, they're the followers
So you'll probably order them to fight with American troops, now that's a shoulder to shoulder moment
(I'm assuming that every nato & non-nato ally are gonna be led by American officers, no matter what branch they are)
@@didyoumissedmegobareatersk2204 hahaha
The Japanese aircraft carriers specifically can only accommodate the F-35Bs, which are the ones with vertical takeoff and landing capabilities, because they used to be helicopter carriers. They also have 2 more smaller helicopter carriers that can be converted for this purpose. The four combined could carry about as many fighters as China's huge new aircraft carrier, just to put it in perspective. So semi-secretly, Japan can already project some air power overseas. If Japan and the US intentionally set it up this way to sneak up on everyone, that's extremely clever. There's no hiding the construction of aircraft carriers, unless people don't think they're aircraft carriers. And the conversion process mostly only took refitting the deck with some heat resistant plates.
i would also add that at least japan have more than one port where to park their carrier
Xina's "huge new aircraft carrier" with its not-yet-operational electromagnetic aircraft launch system.
@@compassroses and the Chinese carriers rely on 'flopping fish' J-15 with low combat radius and armament capability.
I think it’s important to note that the Japanese most likely arent looking for parity with chinese forces as that would be an arduous and possibly impossible task, they just need to be able to effectively deter aggression and pull their weight as a US ally not match china pound for pound
@@blazinchalice Good play on "Flying Shark"! Reverse engineering has drawbacks when compared to the trial-and-error education of original innovation = you can't steal "know-how".
As an American in the process of joining the military, I happily welcome the idea of Japan building up its military. You guys are our allies and the thought of you becoming more capable of defending your country, your loved ones, and your allies, brings a sense of shared duty and brotherhood. Our relatives might have fought eachother, but the world changes, so if it comes down to it - we will fight together! Amerika kara no ai, kanpai!
Hence why i joined the army xD
American military , literally an imperial force for US corporation /domination , and resource extraction . What exactly are you proud of my dude ? Fighting for your corporate overlords in the name of freedom and so called democracy while brutalizing countries worldwide ?
World is better of w/o this brutal empire meddling in intl affair . The sooner it fades away , the sooner we can talk abt peace .
Too bad my country is full of super patriots like you .
Don’t join the military
@@Velocity____I joined the army so I could get $ and have dudes lick milk off my body
When comparing Japan's new military budget to China's current budget it is important to remember that much of China's military budget is spent on controlling its own populace.
Thanks for the good laugh.
someone's been watching too much american media
that and corruption
Nah, tf lmao...they would have different funds for that.
But salaries and pensions of a much larger military does get deviated from Chinese defence budget
corruption is in every country, not notable to point out
As an American, Japan is always in my top three of most important/best allies. All the allies are great but Japan has been nothing but a pleasure to deal with since the war. Never invading somewhere, not breaking the laws, works super hard and defends democracy. It's kind of like when you get in a physical fight with someone in school and afterwards you become friends - you've earned each other's respect. Japan is right up there with the UK for the USA.
1)en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt_of_Honor how the US sees its best ally
2)en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_Accord how the US treats its best ally
Yes ignoring the other minor fight where the US felt threatened by Japanese growth and basically forced it to mess up its currency causing a bubble
Yes but neither of these 2 allies have fought alongside the US in all her conflicts, others have.
@@Minchya UK has been fighting alongside the US
War mongers stop warmongering. You Americans have destroyed many countries in the world.
“Noooo you can’t defend yourself! You have to uphold a 80 year treaty that the other parties want to change too!”
They're not in any danger, they're creating a pretext so they can have an expansionist military force again. They didn't reckon with their history of fascism, no one in the west did, and now it's repeating again. Just another wave of reactionary, brutish military states being raised up by western capital to kill non-whites and enforce capitalism. AGAIN.
The Japanese public consistently supports the status quo. Constitutional revision is still a nonstarter.
@@blazinchalice yea the USA was never a repressive leader in the region . It just wanted the trade routers open
@@Niclaas1999 Two towers? Quite anti American of you to say.
As an Australian I have no issue with Japan developing their military. They are a close ally now and something must be done about China, China is our biggest problem threat so whatever help we can get is crucial
Right on bud I’m Japanese and it’s nice to see other countries viewing us as allies. China is also a concern of mine and it’s not a secret that they don’t think highly of Japan
Japan remilitarizing will probably trigger a response from China. They very much remember the Rape of Nanking over there. All sorts of reminders and memorials so it's still very much a part of modern day relations with Japan.
@@tylermiller7943 I mean for crying out loud, WW 2 was over 50 years ago now, Japan has shown they only want peace. Yet China still eyes them with suspicion. You don't see the US holding a grudge with with Japan, Italy, Austria, or Germany. They've all become strong allies, while China and Russia continue with threats, Russia's already shown with Ukraine that they can't be trusted, and China is trying to bully others out of the South China Sea. I thin the US is the only reason they don't go to war with other countries that are US allies. They know it would pretty much be mutually assured destruction. Most wars the US have fought have ben justified to some degree, WW 1 and 2, easy. Vietnam and Korea, stop the spread of Communism so Democracy can reign, War on Terror, controversial, but someone had to at least teach the Jihadis a lesson, even if how it was handled was pretty bad. China has no logical reason for what it's doing, it's a bully, and rarely tries to work with others, a war for Taiwan is unjustified. And right now all they're doing is making an alliance against them possible, there could be an alliance of Taiwan, US, Australia, Japan, South Korea, India, Vietnam, Phillis, and others who want China to behave.
japan once nearly wiped china off the map. people have forgotten that japan at one time was the third strongest military in the world. We nuked them for fuck sake because a conventional war with them would go on for years and cost millions of lives. Japan rearming as a ally is great news to my ears as a american. We can use all the help we can get in the pacific if the need arises and japans always had a technologically superior navy to Russia and china its time we see the Japanese fleet rise again.
Because you have emu
I dread to see how would Japan look like militarised. 5 good years and we will see real functioning Gundams. Yes, please.
Don't get my hopes up.
Gundams launching off of carriers! I WANT! :D
Well, probably not really. But, I'm sure Japan's military planners are looking at the effectiveness of drones in the Ukraine War, and with their leadership in robotics and high-tech, I imagine we're going to be seeing some pretty impressive/scary robotic combat platforms in the next decade or two.
Then it would become Red Alert 3 all over again
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Japan had a military dictatorship leading their imperial ambitions, which overthrew their civilian govt. Japan demilitarized to stabilize and legitimize its civilian govt, not just at the whim of the US. Rather important here. Demilitarizion was not a mistake; it was a necessary transitional phase.
The US wanted japan to stay militarized so Japan can help in the case against communism but insisted on being pacifist.
Was* is the important word here.
The millitary simply needs to be a parlamentary army, like most millitaries in Europe and the USA
@@saosaqii5807 well they insisted on letting the US shoulder the burden of their security needs, yes
@@blazinchalice The JSDF was founded and expanded precisely because they don't want to be reliant on the US for defence and security. The JSDF is somehow bigger than the UK armed forces despite not being an "army"
For decades and before the rise of the China’s Navy, Japan’s Navy had been quietly sitting at the #3 spot for World’s largest navies by gross (aka BIG SHIPS) tonnage. While Great Britain’s Navy and military has been downsizing for decades to fuel their social spending agendas, fellow island nation Japan has maintained their vigilance in the face of increasingly hostile neighbors like China, North Korea and Russia.
There's also the rest of NATO that can quickly come to Britain's aid if need be, and all they have to realistically face is Russia.
Japan has to face 3 nations at once. The only ones in the region that can properly help are South Korea and a US forces stationed there. Any reinforcements would have to cross seas and oceans before they could help.
@@madensmith7014 South Korea has to keep an eye on their own neighbour though, any conflict involving China and the west will involve North Korea too.
Its because the threats aren’t as close to us. Better for us to have a smaller, better trained expeditionary style force than a large army that is less flexible. Size =/= capability. The current Royal Navy warships are far more capable than their predecessors 20-30 years ago. See Type 26 and 45 Destroyers and the Invincible and Queen Elizabeth class carriers as examples.
@@atrlawes98 and then have the same issues as what the empire got at the start of ww1, following your people's colonisation of my people your empire had a small expeditionary force, was better trained with their bolt actions than the Germans, but took massive casualtys and had to rush in new recruits who where not up to par with the more experience French and German army's.
@@gidi3250 In fairness both the German and French armies ended up throwing raw recruits into the line by the end of 1914 as well. See the “Kindermord” of the First Battle of Ypres. The French threw young recruits in following their catastrophic losses in August and September. The biggest issue wasn’t that the quality of troops declined to a level below the French and Germans it was that British commanders didn’t have experience of commanding large formations and they encountered the same difficulties all sides did when it came to offensive action in trench warfare.
All that is to say, that while we may have a small army, NATO commanders do have experience of commanding some large formations we will also most likely be under American command at the Army group level so it wont matter as much. We also wont be fighting a war within 150 miles of the UK like WW1.
I am a Japanese. As I use the interpreter, there is a funny place. At first I want you to know the current situation of Japan. North Korea fires a missile into the sea near the shore of Japan regularly, and five of the Chinese missile are driven into the exclusive economic zone of Japan on August 4. Besides, Russia and a Chinese fleet go around Japan, and the Japanese feels danger every day. I will agree to Japan letting you strengthen the armaments in future.
Around japan but outside of EEZ. The same shit can be said about US units sailing and flying around China.
I will say that as a US service member, I'm happy to see Japan's strength increase. We may have been enemies in WW2, but as things stand now, I would count Japan as the US's closest ally, along with the UK.
Part 2 to this video here: "How The US Should Have Spent The Afghanistan War Budget" by 'Second Thought'.
@@Freedomajax It's interesting how wars between nations can turn into great friendships. Like the US was birthed through a war with Brittan. After a few more wars with them, we're now the greatest allies. Same with Japan and Germany.
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This is necessary to balance the power in Asia where China has a clear monopoly of military power
The threat of war is the only thing keeping the peace, the ancient Romans recognized this and any state that still exists now also realized it. You cannot be a pacifist in a warring world, if you kill someone that was trying to kill you then it's moral courage and in contrast, pacifism is immoral cowardice. Great comment!
Not spending anything on an armed force and hoping that you'd survive is a pacifist daydream.
This isn't entirely true, at least not in practice, on paper and in theory China has the strongest military in Asia but in reality thrir military is totally untested and their only real military experience in the last 40 or so years has been in war games with other countries.
India has more experience as does Vietnam. China's experience is limited.
This is why some people call China a paper dragon, in an actual war with the US, they'd get stomped in a matter of months, personally i dunno but i do think that China have made themselves seem a lot stronger than they are purely as a deterrent.
@@rezarfar while I agree that China is an untested paper military tiger, Asia still needs another strong military power to make the possibility of winning a war less likely for China. That will prevent them from going to war in the first place. Peace is only achieve when countries don't think they will benefit from a war.
@@rezarfar you shouldn’t forget China defeated India in 1962 and captured entire Arunachal Pradesh.today’s China is far stronger than that time.your military was tasted with Pakistan.so no comparison!
@@tafrihulislam9753 then 17 years later they lost to Vietnam worse than the Americans did. 1 month 30k chinese killed. 18 years 52k Americans killed. Then no other wars. Unarmed college kids and some fish.
Im from finland, and am glad that people are finally starting to think military power as an extend of peaceful political negotions tool, which unfortunatelly hasnt changed since ever. Dispite the worlds interconnected trade, resources and production, having a strong army to deter hpstile actions are extremelly valuable, one of the reasosn why many european countries are yealous of finland and i think poland
Switzerland
Hidden and camouflaged artillery, bunkers, tanks and air runways everywhere.
Bridges that can all be set up with explosives rapidly to slow enemy movement inland.
People rag on about US "imperialism". The US military is the strongest stabilizing force in the world. And one part no one ever talks about is maritime security, of which the US Navy is by and far the biggest contributor. And that is playing out alot in the South China Sea.
China right now reminds me of Imperial Japan 100 years ago
@@chriswhite3692 USN has been doing the heavy lifting for some time now, and has been doing so while suffering from budgetary constraints.
@@blazinchalice Also the people of the US suffer from less social, medical and Gov't services due to Defence spending priorities. Many countries that it protects have a better quality of life for their citizens by not spending as much on Defence.
@@Minchya
But also the US wouldn't do it if they wouldn't gain anything from it. Especially US citizens always treat it like they accidentally slipped into the role of the world hegemon but it was actively taken.
America 🇺🇸 and Japan 🇯🇵 we will together be one with one another we ❤️ our friendship with the Greatest Countries ❤️
Weeaboo + yellow fever = cringe
As an American Sailor, I have worked many times with the JMSDF. They are some of the most capable and impressive sailors in the world. In the end, another strong democracy in Asia is a good thing for everyone.
Democracy is a meme that needs to die.
The Japanese citizens are still very much into pacifism and maintains that majority opinion meanwhile the government shows signs of wanting to militarize but can't fully due to its citizens.
People wanting governments with lots of guns is ideal.
Not to mention the stagnation of Japanese economy since the 90s bubble crisis. I doubt they can maintain an arms race with China in the indo-pacific without relying on US which is also showing signs of stagnation of influence around the world.
that all changed with russia threat and russia doing naval exercises with china around japan, also russia and china during those naval exercises violating japanese air space many times. i believe japan will get nukes to deter russia or china from ever thinking of invading japan.
@@K警官 and also japan had aging population which exacerbates economic stagnation these why i very skeptical japan can compete alone with china
@@K警官 China has dozens of major issues that should be noted, half of which I don’t even remember the details of.. water shortages/contamination, energy and agriculture issues, its financial system looks magnitudes worse than what the US was dealing with prior to the 2008 financial crisis, manufacturing costs in china are about as much as the US.. 2% cheaper technically.. but the sunk costs of infrastructure (factories and shipping) makes it costly to transition into other markets. You got Tofu Dreg buildings, massive corruption engrained into society, a slowing economy that many suspect to be worse than official stats. China is in a vulnerable geographic position with the 1st island chain, yes OBOR mitigates this somewhat but most trade (90%) is via oceans and not just Chinese trade.. trade globally. One of the fastest ageing populations on earth which directly affects consumption which is how many countries grow their economies... on top of the fact much of the developed world is going through a Japanese style population decline which means exports will stagnate or decline rapidly in the next few decades. The US is likely going to be the only nation of size to grow during this period. Take note of all the fallout effects from the invasion of Ukraine, food and energy shortages, the US has them in spades but I'm thinking of the immigration and refugees that will come from half the world going to crap. Well anyway hope yall have a good rest of your day lol
Nothing's wrong with Japan becoming a Military powerhouse. It's even safer for the world since there are aggressive power houses around Asia and Eastern Europe.
Agreed. Also I think a country which is firmly against war is exactly the type of country I would trust to be the one holding the biggest military powerhouse.
@Jk I've lived in Japan a few weeks at a time, work with many Japanese businesses in Asia, they are totally different from before the war. I can assure you Koreans are more aggressive and war hungry than Japanese. Chinese are at the top
@@CrimsonAlchemist thats not what he meant
@Jk yup
@Jk There is no history of Japan being aggressive towards Asia since ancient times. China did it.
It is quite amazing to consider that not too long ago, Japan and the USA were fighting each other as two of the most powerful militaries on Earth... and now consider that they have become friends are forming up a team together. Japan + USA is a tremendously powerful combination of technology and power.
also that China and Russia were allies in WW2, but enemies in the 50s onwards. It's as if Americans cannot be trusted and two-faced.
no one can stand against the USA and Japans combined might
@@dr.floomple7529 not just that
But the entire world under American command
But it might end up those countries will be annexed by the US
just following their whim, any complaints will be seen as a criminal act
@@dr.floomple7529 Russia is probably the only country that can withstand both of them. Since it's incredibly hard to invade all of Russia plus the nukes will deter the US nukes.
@@ardel-4964 Russia doesn’t seem to be as strong as a lot of people think it is, from what I’ve seen some of their equipment is basically thrown together and just look at how much they are struggling in Ukraine. Ik they are not using their full military might but they really should not be struggling that much. Plus the only time we have really seen the USA use their full power was in WW2 and the USA has grown stronger since. Though you are kinda right about the nukes but the USA would be better off from a nuclear war than Russia because the population of Russia is mostly in one area that is much smaller than the USA.
Asian geopolitics needs a balancer, would like to see Japan develop itself into another major military might, greetings and support from italy.
Support from italy, how ironic LMAO. In all seriousness I agree though.
With the looming threat from China, Japan better be
All you need is a German
@@IluvDelutaya 😏
@@IluvDelutaya oh no...... Anyway
Good. The free world needs a strong Japan. Love from France.
I heard nearly the second Russia invaded Ukraine, France almost Surrendered. I bought a Used Rifle from France, it said Never Fired, Only Dropped Once.
I will always hold it against you Frenchies, for Killing the Ross' Cousins, the French Crown and Kind off... You know France had a Queen Ross, I assume like Euphemia Ross Queen of the Scots misidentified Historically as de Ross or of Clan Ross, when ever since the 4th Earl of Ross, Hugh Ross (died in the Crusades) we've had the Surname Ross centuries before the Advent of Surnames from Hugh Ross' partial Descendants the English Crown.
"free world" lol
@@I_hu85ghjo a lot more free than the other parts lol
@@I_hu85ghjo you are right... Is a bit of a Joke! But his Frenchie Pride won't let him say the American Empire for which I am a Vassal... China, little old China wants to take on the Whole of the American Empire, well as seen in Iraq they Will feel the Weight of a Hundred Nations.
Japan is one of our greatest ally, just as Britain is. We will fight alongside them and defend the homeland. Its a land of warriors and inspiration. We will always protect the sovereignty and economic prosperity. Its our greatest gift after the devastating conflict in WW2. Their culture uniqueness,work ethic and economic creativity is unrivaled in history. We will fight alongside each other and we will be unstoppable.
True. Also I hope Japan makes some real life Gundams some day:)
Will be pretty stoppable
@@kakinator2365 Unstoppable
@@Libertarianmobius1 tell that to Russians and Chinese ICBMs. All your military spending would be useless in case of war as nobody is insane enough to try and fight you with anything other than tactical nukes.
@@georgeousthegorgeous Lets see if the Russian missiles even work anymore
"Japanese militarism was defeated in WWII and it will be defeated again!" said Song, hurling mouthfuls of briny spittle everywhere as if his own country had anything to do with Japan's defeat and didn't spend the war getting brutalized by the Japanese.
The CCP owes it's _existence_ to the Japanese invasion of Manchuria. Their destabilization of the Chinese nationalists is what pushed them back to Taiwan in the first place.
Very very true. Some people seem to forget that the Chinese revolution wasn't some romanticized fight of gallantry and bavery, It was a backstab and a betrayal.
I mean in some battles Chinese nationalist soldiers were literally laying down their lives with grenades clinched in their chests waiting for tanks to roll over them...
Facts!
They are really asking for a worse Nanjing.
@@photonz634 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@photonz634 Nice war crime boosting. What both the Japan and West do not understand is that the era of imperialism was only possible with extreme imbalances in military technology and industrial capacity. There is no Nanjing 2.0 possible when the Japanese navy can't conduct any amphibious landing in any part of China without getting totally wiped.
It’s such a shame that Japan is being forced to leave their pacifist doctrine behind and build a strong military because of their neighbors, however I am glad they aren’t ignoring the threats around them and are taking steps to protect themselves, I believe Japan is one of our greatest allies.
That they are.. Historically and Presently Many Veiw the attack on pearl Harbor as Dishonorable and are actually remorseful regarding Japan attacking america when they were once friends. As my Friend Natsuri says "The death was terrible but japan betrayed america, it is shameful for us". lol Japanese people are awesome..
Lol. I'm sure their neighbors are threatened more by them rearming than china. After all, imperial Japan caused much havoc in the region, even commiting atrocious to Chinese people during that era. It's definitely glossed over in western media, but the surrounding nations definitely remember.
Hitler's Germany, USSR, get alot of screen time as big bad evils, but Japan gets mentioned in passing breath, even though it was an AXIS power.
@@ColinoDeani just curious, are they shameful of attacking china and denying the Nanjing massacre?
@@irone7050 yes.. the youth are..
@@ColinoDeani that's news to me. I thought the younger generations were ignorant about it and even deny it or having the attitude of "what does the fault of my an ancestor has anything to do with me"
"Remilitarize" a.k.a. become a normal country like, say, the US, UK, France, Spain and the Netherlands (all former colonial/imperial powers).
Japan already has an military but only for self defense
The context is Japan will expand its military and no longer be as pacifist to counter a growing and now declining China.
@@saosaqii5807 lol japan's sdf's aren't even nearly strong enough to defend themselves. they are relying heavily to support from the usa.
@@ntglf467 literrally a pacifist nation !
did that went over ur head
Which is a bit ironic considering the Japanese military in its current state ranks the fifth strongest in the world and ahead of all European nations.
@@user-pn3im5sm7k yeah but is it enough to fight back china which is ranked 3rd right now? i don‘t think so, especially if they invest even more into their military
GOOD! Japan's a major ally and her full return to maintaining a viable defence establishment as part of a combined 1st world effort to deter Chinese expansionism is needed. As a Brit, I also particularly welcome close Japanese collaboration with us in developing a 6th gen fighter/strike aircraft
Japan needs to retake their islands that they lost against the Russians they own them
It will also be good if they were able to deter western expansionism, with the ammount of influence the west has(and it being responsible for conflict), and the ammount of millitary bases they have for global influence. It's the beginning of a new world order. "Asia for Asians 2.0 electric boogaloo"
Chinese expansionism on what exactly?
@@Ben-.- On all and any neighbours that China's repugnant Marxist rulers decide it can absorb or rob.
Why? Aren't you too familiar with either the vile political dogma involved or the history of the CCP''s particularly nasty regime (even by communist standards)?
@「N」 Hong Kong is Chinese territory, and you can’t blame them for taking back Taiwan when it’s the “Republic of China” to unify China. Past Chinese dynasties have done the same, there would be a division amongst them after a dynasty collapses. When a new dynasty formed, it reunified China and made it stronger. Tibet was also a part of China way back in the 13th century. And if you’re gonna talk about “Chinese expansionism” then why don’t you talk about what America has done to the Middle East?
As an American, I agree with Japan arming themselves. I believe they should build up their military. The Japanese have always been warriors. It’s in their blood. Japanese and Americans are very good at war. When we’re fighting together, we’re unstoppable.
😂😂😂.
Japan are good at war , America’s record especially recently is terrible .
@@alastairbrewster4274 Americas record as of recently? Are you disregarding their record before “recently”. Because that’s the only way your opinion would be valid.
@@EliasRoy suck it.😂
It is afraid, feel it
Both Germany and now Japan are reaching the third act of their redemption arc
Good one
Yeah, let's just hope they keep their depravity in check this time
Meanwhile, their former enemies, Russia and China, never redeemed themselves
We have Italy, we just need also Austro Hungarian lol
What a interesting material. Thanks for your work guys!!
I would love to see Japan get stronger again. Let them show the Chinese who is the boss. They bullied us here in SEA.
The legendary Yamato battleship and Schewerer Gustav. Japan and Germany had an insane ww2 weaponry. I can't imagine now what they're capable of.
Japan, India and S. Korea are our best bet at keeping China in check, given they have a much more personal interest in it.
Those countries have literally no interest in confronting china, especially not with this brinkmanship, because their economies are entirely inter-dependent. The US is the only country that wants to contain china because it's a psychosis of control.
India is not that trustworthy from the democratic free world pov. They are playing both sides, buying tons of Russian weapons and oil, refusing to condemn russia and putin. India is also playing with authoritarianism and ultra nationalism just like China. India is just a temporary partner, but not "part of the family " I'd say.
An Asian almost identical to NATO alliance would do the trick.
You need to add the Philippines, Vietnam and Australia to the list. They've all had issues with China's expansion in the area
@@waynedutton3737 the filipino people are chill and kind usually but man bringing up the issues about the islands that were stolen from our country makes everyone's blood boil so an issue is where it begin which quickly escalated to severe hatred towards the ccp
You know that the situation is dire when a pacifist nation is re-arming itself.
"Ohhh shit here we go again"
-cj from gta san andreas
@@Choomz_2704 Its all fun and games until they get nuked again
Nanking 2.0 coming to ur nearby asian countries soon
Only a pacifist nation because US told it to be pacifist. Japan is ultra nationalist
It's pacifism by force. Like Switzerland.
Go Japan, strong, innovative, peaceful nation. Help us preserve freedoms from the communists
@Off Road Guy no not at all, the free aspects of our countries prevent this, but they are alot closer. Yes. Collusion between the media and state, government expansion etc. Yeah that's the road there- the Dems do try but will never usurp total power like other communist dictators
Peaceful? Lmao
@@verbalwound5874 yeah, after the big aggression Japan chilled out a lot, 3rd biggest economy now,. There's these little islands that have been claimed by china (of coarse, and Japan located in-between the countries. Japan got its fair share, and never built anything on the islands in a 50 years so as to not ever upset the neighbor
The situation in Japan is completely different from that of Germany. Japan is surrounded by China, North Korea, and Russia, making it a very dangerous situation.
It is natural for Japan to build up its military.
It is like saying that our country has nuclear weapons and will build up its military, but Japan is not allowed to do so. If you are going to criticize Japan, the countries you criticize should also stop building up their militaries.
From the US, I dislike the way the video characterizes American attitudes towards Japan. Yes, our nations were at war in WW2, but ever since, our nations have had very warm relationships. I certainly consider Japan one of my favorite foreign nations, if not my favorite outright. If Japan wants to rearm, I see no problem with that whatsoever. The Japanese people have embraced democracy with fervor, recognizing the value of personal freedom, liberty, and human rights. So yes, as an American, I love Japan and her people. The only people who get to decide Japan's future are the Japanese people.
The narrator always fails to elaborate that the social reforms were mad in by part the Americans, which helped shape japan into the nation it is today
you kind of forgot that Japanese people got traumatized( somewhat ) after you ( Americans ) dropped two nuclear weapons. thus making Japanese people a pacifist thus leaving the politicians divide between arming( an American allies duty ) and disarming ( the Japanese peoples pacifism )
Funny how the Japanese hates the America for the bomb but refuse to acknowledge the war crime they did lol.
@@bigbrotherdsad6535 its like the american freeing the filipinos but just bought it from spain and comitted a genocide ie filipino american war 1899
@@carlosboral2923 extremely short-sided and illogical opinion
Japans militarization is definitely reducing the risk of a conflict. Weakness provokes attacks. Strenght provokes peace. World war 2 could never have happened if the allies had been in a militarily strong position. War's don't happen if both sides are strong.
Japan was already militarizing.
Heck the Japanese were the first to field an aircraft carrier in East Asia after ww2.
Japan created large fleets of Missile Destroyers & Submarines 80s & 90s
Mind you in the 80-90s China was still using tanks on top of fishing boats as warships.
Japans continued militarization is the cause of escalation.
@@leihtory7423 interesting didnt know that. Saw that Germany is also doing the same so guess now its only a matter of time
in today's world a war between near peers is too costly so countries only really go to war if they think they can win quickly. russia went to war since they massively overestimated their own ability to wage war and massively underestimated Ukraine's ability to slow them down and wear them out. China has routinely threatened war with Japan and Taiwan because they think they could beat either but a Japan with a real military would be able to defeat any Chinese attack or invasion, so it would actually make the region safer.
@@leihtory7423 china has been making threats for a long time though. they caused several crises in the taiwan straits even before they had a navy, resorting to shelling Taiwanese beaches from the mainland. chinas been attacking boats in international waters they lay claim to and theyve built artificial islands with air bases on them to extend their reach across east and southeast asia. the only thing that got China to back down during each Taiwan strait crisis were American carrier fleets but now china is building tons of anti ship missiles and their own aircraft carriers. china has also been building a fleet of amphibious landing craft and even aired recruitment videos showing their marines storming beaches from them, an ad pretty much aimed at Japan and Taiwan since those are the only places they'd need to send a ton of amphibious landing craft. chinas been the aggressor in their relationship since the end of WW2 and Mao defeated the ROC.
@@arthas640
And Japan and Korea and Taiwan have amphibious Fleets.
Hell our country has been training amphibious landings with Japan Korea USA for decades.
Why CANT China have an Amphibious landing forces?
Why CANT China build a bunker near the Indian Border.
When India built a bunker near the Chinese border?
India entered China border killed Chinese troops, because of bunker.
utter Hypocrisy
Why CANT China build Military Islands in the West Philippines Seas.
When Taiwan,Vietnam & Malaysia illegally built military islands in West Philippines Waters.
Why CANT China Externd its EZZ with artficial Islands.
When Japan and South Korea extends their EEZ with artificial Islands.
Why CANT China Fly in ADIZ of Taiwan.
When USA Japan South Korea Fly in in ADIZ of China.
See the Bullshit?
Rules for thee but not for me.
Their treating the Chinese like Second Class Nation.
The US Japan alliance is the most crutial strategic relationship in the world today.
I'll fight shoulder to shoulder with my Japanese allies 🇺🇲🇯🇵
I was stationed in Japan from 65 to 70. I befriended a number of Japanese navy and army veterans.
They were all very honorable men. None of them agreed with Japanese war atrocities in Korea, China and the Philippines.
I have an understanding of the latent Japanese warrior spirit.
Japan has the ability, if awaken by China, to be the most formidable foe that China could ever imagine.
I am glad that Japan and America are Allies.
to find you westerners respect our traditions is wonderful, we always know our enemies have been capable, but now that the west is our allies, we can now focus on china
@@MaxHunterUserCR
We are one. America+Japan= strength 🙏
The old, someone else must have done it excuse. I'm sure they were very kind when you were a visitor in Japan in the 1960s.
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” - George Santayana
I see this as good news, Japan can be a very powerful counterbalance to China so I honestly support this
There once was a time when a number of nations wanted to be powerful counterbalances to their neighbours. Then it became a vicious cycle of the same thing. And that's how WWI was eventually made.
@@dinitroacetylen people who read about history would understand what’s happening today with the military build up is not a good sign. Historically country’s don’t build up military just for the hell of it. They are eventually used.
A better way to counterbalance China would be if Australia and the Western part of Siberia (captured from a weakened Russia) were donated to resource poor Asians. Chinese could also be allowed to immigrate to these places. China's demographic crisis and the combined economic might of the global south would prevent China from selfish action.
as a korean(south) im a little worried....
I, for one, see this as a positive development. Japan will always be allied with the West, and anything that further curtails China's increasing bellicosity and influence (and indirectly counters Russia) can only be a good thing.
And here's the other part of the picture: Japan has incredibly good technological capabilities. If they revive their own weapons industry (rather than simply continuing to source from the US/UK) they are likely to develop some game-changing new weaponry, that we will be able to benefit from, just as they have benefited from our weapons tech for decades now.
Many have speculated that the Epsilon rocket developed by JAXA are capable of being retrofitted as missiles. It uses solid fuel, which is good for long term storage and rapid deployment, and automatic guidance which is resilient to jamming.
They're fewer and smaller rockets. Japan can't make the best guidance systems either.
@@tritium1998 Japan doesn't make guidance systems. Each suppliers and ultimately each individual person in charge of the development makes determines how good the guidance is. So unless you know in depth who the suppliers of the components are and how good of a tracking record they have, I don't think I can trust that observation.
WW2 buff here. I'd be for a Japanese rebuild. I trust them. My whole sense about Japan today, the whole vibe is a purely positive one. The difference a fairly long, and complex relationship makes changes everything.
Man I would love to see a Japanese Navy on par with the US Pacific fleet. Nuclear carriers and attack subs.
Yea their navy really pushed the US Navy to its limit during WW2. The only way I'd like to see them on par again is if they remained an alley... But that seems like a slippery slope
not good. if that happens and America declines, Japan is on a rampage again
@@chimchim2_ is not though if you understand the context as to why they attacked the US.
@@sinoroman yea didn't go so well last time. Buuuut maybe things are different now?
@@SICKFREDO I do understand the context. What do you think I'm missing?
We've officially moved past the postwar era and into something else completely.
"Cold War 2.0" I think it will be called, just a guess (i hope it stays Cold)
Hopefully not a new "prewar era"...
Japan rearming is great for everyone but China and Russia. It ensures China is kept in check, even as the US declines from its position as lone superpower. Japan still has border disputes with Russia and interests opposed to China
Japan expanding their military in the 1920s: PANIK
Japan expanding their military in the 2020s: KALM
These Americans and Especially seeing ausisez cheet about that😵🤣
Imagine A Such Secret Country such as japan forgor their history and pain caused by USA
@@didyoumissedmegobareatersk2204 Japan sowed the wind and reaped the whirlwind. Attacking Pearl Harbor was a monumentally awful decision and ultimately resulted in the complete destruction of their military and industrial base.
As a German, I can only congratulate Japan on their new course. The comments read a lot about Germany's 100 billion for its military and Germany and Japan rebuilding their armies. This may certainly frighten some people and create skepticism. With history, it's no wonder! But I think both states have learned their lesson and are now flawless democracies that are able to share values and human rights. Ultimately, it is states like Russia, China and others that trample on international law and give supremacy to the law of the stronger. We must stand united against this and rip off the masks of the autocracies of this world and expose them as unjust states. Sorry for my bad english.
"Flawless democracies" that's impossible
Neither country learned anything, the exact same imperial, fascistic attitudes are right there at the surface and anyone who's even vaguely aware can see them.
@@heinzdoof1575 You are delusional
Are you kidding me? Japan is a single-party political system and the one advocating for rearmament are the same ones that still deny their WW2 war crimes and still worship class A criminls at Yasukuni, so to bring back their glorious Showa era. The world isn't worried about Germany rebuilding their military -- they had serious soul-searching after defeat and to this date remembers the horrors of their fathers (though but if they started memorializing Hitler and reminiscing about their glorious pre-WW2 Germany, they won't be left alone.) Japan on the other hand got off the hook easy in spite of their war atrocity and defeat largely due to the growing communist threat in EA at the time.
I agree with you that Germany and Japan need to do this. But I think its dangerous to call any country flawless. They are not flawless democracies. Japan especially has some democratic deficiencies... Ask the Japanese themselves and most people under age of 40 will tell you there is room for improvement.
Japan has a right to have its own military strong
As a Japanese, I would like to express my opinion that Japan has not the slightest intention of invading other countries with military power. We just need to be strong enough to defend our country from China & Russia, that are trying to invade our country. Until now, because we were under the aegis of the US, and enemies were not increasing their military activities, we thought that the conventional military force we had could protect the peace in our country. However, in light of the situation where the power of the US is weakening and China is growing stronger, we have decided that we cannot protect our country with the military power we have now. (Forgive my DeepL English.)
For westerners, it may not matter if Japan is invaded by China or Russia, but for us it is a serious matter. Unlike the WW2 era, our political system has completely changed and postwar education has instilled American ideology in us. So our generation has no desire to start a war. Westerners think of the Axis powers as eternally evil, but we are different now.
Japan has quite a bit of history with invading across the sea into Korea, China and even Russia. Japan is inherently limited to its geography being a densely populated island with few natural resources. Maybe the situation now is defensive but what about 20 years time?
@@dadikkedude
Indeed, the depletion of oil has forced Japan into war. That is true. However, today Japan has diversified its imports of crude oil, LNG, and coal to reduce the risk of energy depletion. And we have plenty of nuclear power plants and water resources. So, Japan is unlikely to invade a foreign country because of energy depletion. Besides, Japan is not exactly a puppet state, but it is basically running its government according to the will of the US. As long as US domination continues, Japan will not and cannot invade a foreign country, no matter how many years it may be in the future.
True.
After Iraq and Afghanistan, Americans have basically had enough of the military and elected Trump to go back to being isolationist.
Before, people would be fine with humanitarian missions. But now, people are pretty hostile to the military doing anything but self defence.
@@dadikkedude Japan would still be the same.
You underestimate how much the Americans have changed the country.
Before, Japan was trying to establish an empire similar to the British.
After the Americans, they funneled their ambition towards their corporations.
Most first world advanced economies do not care about territorial gains. They know it is useless most of the time.
The past few wars the Americans have been involved in, were purely out of fear of some enemy. Not for territorial reasons.
The Americans gained very little oil wealth from Iraq and Afghanistan, and have lost more than they have gained.
The only thing Americans gained, was a renewed sense of security, even with the Taliban takeover. But that is it.
I would say China is much more likely to warmonger than Korea or Japan.
Simply by merit of the old CCP governors from Mao time, such as XiJinping, that still have the old mentality of territorial gains.
I'm all for it. Every people's have a right to defend themselves.
Germany is investing 100 billion into the military. Japan is beefing up. Isn't it exciting seeing a band getting back together?
Yes yes, I know Italy... but they'd only switch sides anyway.
Tbf they Are part of Belt and Road..
Only italy remaining than the trio will be complete
Precise 105 billion for Japan and around 95 billion for Germany. As for Italy they quit the BRI but they're likely to get overshadowed. The days of USA being the only world power are over. Same for China and Russia. Russia's days are numbered and China is decaying rapidly. Most likely we will see the rise of regional powers who have good relations with eachother.
Israel for the middle east.
Japan and India for most of Asia.
Germany for Europe (or France or Poland if they rise)
Turkey for the Balkans.
Usa for North and maybe South America. (Brazil could be the regional power for South America)
And Africa would pretty much be a wild card on who rules. Most likely Christian Africa vs Arab Africa.
I think the world is heading towards regional powers that get along and perhaps Africa? This period would ofc end probably by some African power. What do you think?
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Mussolini's grand daughter is a politician. So. The combo is back but it's on the right side now.
Australia feels safer knowing that Japan is taking these steps.🥰
I believe we (Australia) should deepen ties to all like minded nations, but Japan shares our biggest fear. An over militarised, aggressive, belligerent, and arrogant China. 🥺
Review history once
And I bet Your Soldiers won't like that
@@didyoumissedmegobareatersk2204
What inane, imbecilic and worthless PLA propaganda. It smacks of fear and desperation, so that’s almost the definitive every line held by Beijing. The West is not a monster, we are a family; we don’t fear our differences.
We embrace them, Germany and Japan were long, long ago much like China. So we had to enter into conflict, and it was through this conflict that the West learnt the hollowness of war.
China, and Russia seek conflict, they seek an enemy. For they are the enemy, their regimes are evil and oppressive; they brainwash and isolate their entire countries, they imprison millions, they torture, they kill.
They over centralise their power, and make increasingly irrational decisions, based on the limited abilities of their increasingly unbalanced leaders. They spend 3x 4x the money they spend on their military keeping their populations under control. And they invest heavily into their military to help them maintain authority.
@@didyoumissedmegobareatersk2204 its actually funny reading a comment like this.
@@didyoumissedmegobareatersk2204 Japan is not the same Japan during WW2 is… They are not being ruled by an imperialist government… It is understandable that the Free World should support Japan to militarised again to counter China since the Chinese government is being aggressive with its neighbouring countries in Asia…. Japan militarising will change the geopolitical situation in the Far east with looming threats from China and North Korea…
Maybe if Australians stopped bullying Japanese saying they are Chinese, duh
Good Job Japan! Forever Brother Nations 🇯🇵🤝🇩🇪
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It is absolutley critical and justified that Japan takes its national defence more serious. They need to increase their defence spending to at least 2% of GDP I would even argue that they should invest more than that. It would give them the capacity to modernize and expand their equipment and systems on a broad scale. That would make them not only the third biggest defence spender in terms of GDP but it would enhance their capabilties as well. Their defence industry which is very well equipped and capable will have the necesary resources to invest in the future defence systems by increasing their R&D. They can employ more talented workers and spend more on experiments which increases the pace of development and secure their way to advanced progression of SciFi technology. It will be a very interesting development and one that is so over due. The free world is counting on Japan and more than ever is a strong Japan needed to ensure the peace and prosperity in the Pacific. It is certainly a good news. And for all those ney sayers, Japan did hold back for so long, the last 6 decades they only spend 0.9% avg. which makes them the lowest spender of all the developed countries. There are many studies that show that Japan is by far the most peaceful country in the Pacific. Their spending, military conduct, diplomacy, military/political culture, system of governance and feelings/perception/worldview of the population all that put together in an scientific assessment shows their peaceful conduct and nature. Over the decades Japan earned the trust of the world and proved that the old Japan is gone and replaced by a new peaceful Japan. If you disregard the typical biased states, every other state in the world is interested and wishes a stronger Japan that takes more responsibilty in terms of defence. If you take also into account the changing geopolitical landscape of the Pacific it is absolutley understandable and necessary that Japan reacts to the changing times. In order to face those challanges it is necessary for them to spend more and take defence more serious. And the world welcomes it.
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As a side note they increased their defence spending from 0.9% to around 1% of GDP. So its not a huge increase. So please dont let yourself be manipulated by the anti Japanese propaganda put out by the ususal suspects to phrame it as though Japan is "rearming" and that its really "dangerous". Nothing can be further from the truth. So be careful by the agenda and dont let yourself be sucked into their narrative. They want to maintain a weak pacifist Japan to exploit their weakness and use it for political,geopolitical and military purposes. They are exploiting the power vacuum for a long time and thats not for the benefit of the wider world. Its clear that a strong Japan is needed for a more prosperous and peaceful world. The region is highly sensitive and we all know that Japan can play an important balancing act to hold the peace there.
It's critical that Japan acknowledges its abominable actions during its imperial era completely and without white washing. If we need to destroy Japan again to get them to realize "militarism bad" then that's the only correct course of action. Japan lost the right to military self defense when it raped an entire continent, they have done nothing to earn that privilege back.
Japan has alot of debt
Yeah it justifies because of their interests. But rearming is another question.
The Japanese debt hit new high of 266% this year. The yen is also devaluating against the dollar just like euros.
So it’s looking not well for japan especially to remilitarize as to how long their population could cope with the debt since their citizens have been encouraged to buy debts to maintain their stagnating economy after the bubble crisis.
It’s also crucial for japan to maintain its slice of pie gained from their economic miracle period.
@@K警官 Almost 90% of their national debt is domestically owned (in terms of Yen), and the central banks own nearly half of it. This is one of the main reason why they haven't defaulted yet.
This also means that the BOJ can actually 'write off' alot of the debt in the future (so they technically just printed money).
@@K警官 Im sorry but you have no understanding of economic. Im not an expert but at least I have 2 degrees in economicds and some experiance in this branche. Their debt is not an issue. It is by far domestically held by Japanese people, institutions and corporations. That means they owe themselfs the money. Its their state. Debt is only an issue if it is owed by external entities and in foreign currency and if you cant pay it. But Japan has neither of those issues. The debt is issued in Yen ie their own currency they themselfs controle and its owed to their people and regarding the outside debt its minisucle in comparison to the size of their economy which is after all the 3rd biggest economy in the world. There is no issue with debt. Please research the topic more in depth to better understand the dynamic of it and not just parrot what someone in social media said with a very superficial understanding of the nature of the topic.
As a Canadian, I'm very, very pleased and reassured to see our Japanese friends and allies are gearing up in the face of China's rise. I hope they stay safe, over there. ✌
Unfortunately, your country is in bed with China.
I'm Cambodian I'm love Canada culture I'm wish one day I'm go to visit Canada one
And Japan as well
Yep American here we are with you Japan, India, Australia and Canada!
@@s5r581 I'm sure you would have a great time over in Canada.
@@s5r581 Be sure to say you hate Trudeau, he's a stain on our country and so is his government.
This is my opinion as a Japanese.
The biggest obstacle to Japan's military expansion is its constitution. One of the most important tenets of the Japanese Constitution is the renunciation of pacifism and military power, and the Constitution has never been amended.
Also, the majority of Japanese people always want to give up war, and many of the Japanese around me have negative opinions about military expansion. Ironically, these were made by GHQ occupation rules.
Japan is now facing a major transformation. We must change from being a country that receives protection from the United States to a country that fights alongside the United States.
As a Chinese, I can't help but to be concerned when Japanese textbooks says that they were the victims of WWII and omitting events such as Nanjing massacre, when war criminals are enshrined and worshipped, when pre schooler children are taught militarism. I sincerely hope Japan doesn't forget the carnage of WWII and is simply building up a military for self-defence. I hope our countries do not go to war. Peace.
@@CrayCow The best way is for East Asian countries to get along. I am Japanese, but I love Chinese culture and have many Chinese friends. It is very bad for countries with similar cultures to be hostile to each other. It would be one of the best ways for Japan to accept war reparations, but Japanese sentiment toward China is very high...
I wish for Japan-China friendship.
Love China from Japan🇨🇳🤝🇯🇵！
@@いみ-v6j ゲ～
"It would be one of the best ways for Japan to accept war reparations"
actually you Japan doesn't need that when Maou Zedong still alive and saying to Japanese diplomat "we thanking to Japanese invasion aganist KMT, without Japanese we (CCP) can't win against KMT" also he never saying anything about Nanjing and what Japanese did in WW2
so basicly Japanese doesn't need accept war reparations from CCP today who actually never fought against Japanese Empire in first place
CCP is the one who doesn't have rights to blaming Japanese over WW2 when CCP actually did genocide more than 50 millions Chinese people in peace time even today we have Uyghur Genocide, also invading and mass killing millions Tibetian, Manchurian, Uyghur, and deny about Tiananmen Square 1989, now we have CCP military and politic bully with hypocritical toward Taiwan and Japan for decades after Maou Zedong died
this is the reason why your Japanese sentiment toward China is very high, as Indonesian Chinese here i know about those Mainland Chinese well, so now don't trying get along with those wumao (pro-CCP) like CrayCow, otherwise you will be brainwashed to guilty over Anti-Japanese propaganda made by CCP
i don't want that happend to you and the rest of Japanese
@@No_Anime_No_Life. I understand about it. The Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War are completely different things. When I see the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese people criticizing Japan's acts of war, I imagine that both the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China are the same country of Chinese people.
From that point of view, it seems a little strange that Taiwan is stepping up cooperation with Japan.
I think that political propaganda is the root cause of rising anti-Chinese sentiment in Japan today. As long as Japan is an ally of the United States, there are TV programs and news that are hostile to China on a daily basis. Also, in terms of education, attention is focused only on the war between Japan and the United States, and events in Asia are neglected.
In any case, I hope that peace will come to East Asia. Of course, Not in the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. Hearts of iron 4 is enough for war.
Had the pleasure of working with the JGSDF multiple times including through exercises working alongside and against the US Marines. Overall, an impressive military force and very motivated to win and defend their homeland. Seeing them take back roles and responsibilities in the defense of the Pacific after learning hard lessons in WW2 makes me feel privileged to be a part of their remilitarization. Hopefully Article 9 can be amended and the Japanese public will shift to a more favorable view of their defenders. As for the steadfast men and women of the JSDF, I’m happy to count them as Allies. Kampai and Banzai my friends.
If the Japanese name their next carrier Akagi, Hiryu or Soryu, we’ll know they mean business.
If Japan does that, then I also want to see cute anime girls painted on the hull to perhaps soften the impact for anyone with bad memories of fighting them in WW2:)
After naming another ship "Yamato" and losing her, this many not be the best strategy to maintain moral -- but it would be quite bold of them.
@@angelarch5352 that is so smart
@@angelarch5352 4th Anti-Tank Helicopter Squadron
Same thing happening here in Germany. I'm an Australian Jew living in Germany, and I can tell you, I would much rather Germany and Japan have strong militaries rather than certain other countries. This century is about to get crazy yall... I hope you are ready.
Germany: Increases military budget
Japan: Becoming a military powerhouse
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"We were bad, but now we're good"
Og no not the Germans we can't afford to give the Germans guns we're f*cked I guess
@Disappointed Idealist I know, its a joke
everyone is just quietly thinking to themselves “dont you fuckin do it, we’re giving you another chance -_-“
What a time to be alive...
Japan, and the free world needs a strong Japan.
😵Believe me Y'll form uSA then pack your bag and go to somewhere in Europe..cause Japanzzis will Surely tKe their Revenge
Apart from the US Navy, Japanese Navy is the only one in the region with enough operational range to conduct escort patrols/sea lanes interdiction down to the Indian Ocean (apart, of course, navies from countries already exposed to that ocean).
Why it matters a lot?
Well, because that means Japan can have access to Gulf oil; while, if needed, interdict/contest the same access by China’s Navy.
Even a marginal disruption of oil shipments from Gulf area to China would have tremendous consequences.
That’s how big of a news is for Japan to build up its military (Navy, first of all).
If gulf oil is whole point then I guess no navy other than Indian Navy has better assets and capabilities placed in the region. Look the island chains of India, plus the strategic location of mainland sothern India, and obviously the decently big enough Indian Navy.
I think Japanese navy will have a bigger part to play in the south China sea. Whereas the Indian Navy will be the biggest player in the Indian Ocean region.
@@kunalmandhare3144 India's navy definitely will not be able to dominate the Indian ocean, maybe Kashmir but their naval capabilites are far overrated by none other than the Indians themselves
@@J_X999 foreign sources rank India above china and japan in power projection capabilities
@@riderchallenge4250 Haha, it is funny that you may believe that rubbish. China is way ahead of India in terms of power.
@@J_X999 awww I can feel you are dis heartened. My condolences are with you.
Given just how different Japanese culture is now compared to Japanese culture during its imperialist days through WW2, I actually have no reservations about a militarized modern Japan. One more country able to adequately defend itself from external threats is a good thing to me.
As a native Japanese, trust me the core of Japanese culture and the mindset hasn’t really changed since those times. Im not saying this as a good thing nor a bad thing. Just the “image” of a country has changed.
@@kn2549 That's a good thing by the way.
Japan is a highly capable ally of the West with exceptional military ability. Any country thinking they can bully them will be in for a terrible surprise.
if Japan thinks it can do anything to Russia or China it's deeply wrong. ICBMs with nuclear warheads don't miss and can't be shot down.
to be fair, the size of their military is laughable
wyte man's alacky will be dealt with fairly ,justice will come ,don't worry.
Japan has had a good military aka defense force for quite awhile. Little experience but highly technically and strategically educated along with higher end equipment
Japan is the key to the indo-Pacific Economic Framework, they are vital for peace and prosperity.... Americans Respect and admire Japan!
Just watched a couple of these videos. Intelligent. Historically accurate. Insightful. Relevant. Outstanding work contained within a sea of shallow, often completely off kilter inaccurate information on UA-cam. These presentations are 1 of the exceptions filling a void our media and UA-cam sadly lacks- media that often likely has far greater resources at its disposal than your organization
19th century strikes buck.
War,war never changes.
I still remember old articles about how Japanese soldiers were regarded “weak”before joining into war.
RIP Abe
I was very found of him I am a Mexican American born man,politics aside he died because I believe he truely did not want his country to be potentially wiped out by his belligerent neighbors, some called him a war monger I believe he was just a realist. God bless you Abe
Just my opinion I don't mean to offend any of my Japanese brotbers
Just so you know, he was a war crimes denier. That doesn’t mean that Japan shouldn’t prepare to defend itself but let’s be critical of politicians, especially if they deny past war crimes.
His granddad was a war criminal and before the war ended his dad was gonna do a kamikaze so no f*ck him he even refused to apologize to victims of comfort women you American liberals shouldn't speak on other countries
@@blascantu7221 bro they did some wicked shit with the experiments in Manchuria,the rape of Nanking,cannibalizing pows because no food,but idk atomic bombings two cities 2 cities of the map,fire bombing Dresden, we did war crimes as well in my book (WW2) we just didn't do a dam Holocaust or hurt 14 million women like the soviets imo we went light lol,im sure he was smart he knew what he did but when have you met a politician who speaks 100 percent from the heart of truth?lol
@@blascantu7221 These Brainwashed Weeb won't understand for real..
I mean they are happy about it..imagine what Japanese might be thinking their society,their Values..lmao i bet if they achieve ICBM Americans will get their Japanese Gift In Whole
@@blascantu7221 Can you list which war crimes he denied? He has denied the comfort women slave narrative perpetuated by the CCP and Korea. When it was actually us, America, who did it first.
It is a fact that in 1944 US intelligence officers investigated the comfort women issue in Japan. Mind you we were enemies at the time. The report stated:
“a comfort girl is nothing more than a prostitute or ‘professional camp follower’ attached to the Japanese Army for the benefit of the soldiers,” or “they lived in near luxury… they had plenty of money.”
So in this regard, Abe was correct.
It seems to me increasingly that we seem to have been oblivious that the post World War II international order, the so called Cold War did not in fact end in the 1989-1991 period, but rather concluded the second act, and we have now finally reached the final one. Japan building aircraft carriers for the first time since ww2, and ironically calling one Kaga, after the original lost during the battle of Midway, really seems to me as an assembling of a full cast of actors for some kind of international endgame no one can predict. In a way it reminds me of the decade before ww1, with all players arming themselves, all chess pieces being put into place, initial proxy clashes between the major powers, and everyone just waiting for that final spark to set off the powder keg, with no one apparently being able to prevent it.
They way you describe this all, really makes it seem like the world wars are a novel series... A *Trilogy* if you will, which is both disturbing yet intriguing because you're right. And the way I see it is
The prologue is the war of 1870s (the franco prussian war, one of the main sparks between those two bitter rivals)
Ww1(also known as Book 1), the first installment, all the european players are armed and eager to fight, only to come out of it not only devastated but absolutely traumatized (most specifically france) the european world order was forever rewritten, never to return to what it was past.
Then the interlude being the interwar being the rise of communism, fascism and imperialism, which back then grew only in the darkest alleys now finding their foothold in the mentally scarred population of the "central powers" of the past (most specifically germany and austria) whilst nations like the US and the UK were in a sense of decline until the central powers, now under a new name finally had the chance to strike, which comes...
WW2(Book 2), now with their asian ally to the east who's imperial goals came far before that of germany and Italy, the japanese come into play since 1905 they've played a dominant yet quiet role (seemingly similar to now)
Europe once more is under fire, with both east and west falling with relative ease,
the french, once so proud and mighty, they who bled the germans dry before in the battlefields of verdun and many more was still traumatized, horrified, and weakened by the events and was unable to recuperate and adapt unlike their reformed foes, which is why they had fallen so quickly as they did now, whilst britain, protected by the ocean and it's high seas fleet since the era of Napoleon was but an arms reach of the reich. Still defiant but they were close if not for the same american allies who broke the first world war's stalemate, supplying them dearly.
Now come the USSR, the lesser of two evils in this great war, which became Germany's next target, which would soon be a grave mistake, despite seeming like the russian empire at first, it's economy and sheer production capabilities soon slowed and showed the nazis that they were no longer the incapable military as for the time of the tzar but something completely different, things play out and the European theater comes to a close, which brings us to japan.
Who at this time thought after years of promptly gathering strenght in silence thought they could finally have the strength to push their ww1 agenda of "liberating" the asian colonies whilst also solving their blockade crisis by the americans by blitzing them, which didn't occur. As narcissism soon made them underestimate their american foes who unlike in the first world war, actually was at serious threat by the japanese, up until midway which then completely turned the fight, much like the kursk of the eastern front, once they lost the initiative it was all to over for this empire.
Now i can continue further but the cold war up until now would be a long explanation, now if we go by a trilogy then, it really would seem like the "endgame" of our geopolitics would most definitely be the third world war
I hope book 3 holds off until we have real life Gundams to fight in it. Yes!!!
War is a continuation of politics by other means. Communist China in the Xi Jinping era has sought out a new Cold War, and continuously stated that it intends to use military force to capture all its claimed lands in the South China Sea, including Taiwan.
This is why everyone is arming for conflict: just as Austria crossing the red line of invading Serbia started WWI, just as Germany crossing the red line of invading Poland started WWII, and just as the Soviets crossing any number of red lines could have started WWIII, Communist China invading Taiwan would be crossing a red line and start WWIII.
In each of these cases, the world armed for conflict when the crossing of a red line became a real possibility. Twice we devolved into world war, with the original Cold War only the possibility of a nuclear exchange stopped us, hopefully that will be the case again (though it’s unclear these days whether countries would actually use nukes, even in a world war, which may unfortunately limit the inhibitions of malign actors). But it’s totally understandable why the world is arming: Beijing has sworn to invade a place that Washington has likewise sworn to defend.
Definitely how true right? Seems stage is set. Like repeated simulation.
Japan has always been a military powerhouse.
It’s the only other country aside from USA that has a deep water navy force that could take almost any country.
Imma just be honest with my opinion Japan has anime, good food, cool cars, nice people. I’m all for them rebuilding their military
Having a strong Japan is important to keep China at bay.
I as an American I hope that Japan becomes a powerful nation and Ally but please remain close to the United States we love Japanese culture and influence. Why would we want a weak Japan how could that be good for anyone.
awesome commentary and amazing production! thanks!
Even as Japan has focused on defensive capabilities and that includes carefully avoiding the word "military" for its armed forces, the nation's government has seen the dangers posed by potential, adversaries including China, North Korea, and Russia.
And curiously China in case Japan comes into conflict for X reason whether it is Taiwan or something, will have a lot of resentment for the past of Imperial Japan, Japan is currently playing with Fire, you must know the BIG risk it will take directly with it.
@@Alfredo12 I think Japanese soldiers protecting Taiwan from communist invasion will do wonders to fixing that image of imperial japan.
@@Kaiserboo1871 Nop
The German Bundeswehr isn't a "military" by that logic then, even though it's built some of the most proliferated guns, tanks, and submarines that other militaries also use, so what's your dumb point? Japan has had similar military spending to the UK or France for decades only for you to act like it hasn't been trying just because it's still weaker.
@@Kaiserboo1871 Quite the opposite. Japan would surrender yet again with the same flag it still uses, and most of the world already has a different recognition of Taiwan to you despite you thinking you own the world.
Not a surprise. It's had a powerful navy for quite some time now. As a close ally to the US, I would expect that Japan would be up to the task of maintaining the free world in a very tricky area where it is in close proximity to China and North Korea.
Japan and Germany will be superpowers within the next 15 years
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It's worth noting that Japan, Germany and Russia are not the same countries of 80 years ago. The Japanese empire ceased to exist. The Soviet Russian Socialist Republic ceased to exist. Germany was split in two very different countries until 30 years ago... For one, I am glad that countries are thinking of defending themselves against autocratic regimes. We have seen the threat is very real.
On the other part, the threat of war is very real... Maybe World War 3 started already, and we don't know it yet, the same way the people of Europe didn't know what would come once Nazi Germany invaded Poland.
@Priyam Zada it's a parliamentary monarchy and the Emperor doesn't hold real power, nor do most Japanese even care about the monarchy anymore (outside of culture)
German Reich capitualated. Empire of Japan reformed into today's State of Japan, so there is some old residue.
Trust me bro Rearming Germany won't have future consequences For a third time
Japan is famously known that Most Class A war criminals founded the current government. I'm sure Arming Japan won't have future consequences
@@gtPacheko And all the same exact military-industrial interests that controlled Japan during WWII (newsflash, hirohito wasn't in control of anything, either, lol) are the exact ones in power now, and have been for decades. Literally NOTHING has changed in the Japanese psyche or political arena in those intervening decades. Average Japanese is politically despondent and easily controlled, remilitarizing will only make that worse and chill political expression even more.
The Japanese empire never "ceased to exist"
While the empire technically fell, in exchange for all findings the experiments japan conducted on Chinese, Korean and south East Asians, many leaders were in fact granted immunity and were allowed to continue to rule.
Japan : Use 1% of GDP on self defense
Also Japan : become fifth most powerful armies in planet..
It’s funny seeing re-militarization by Germany and Japan being so broadly supported but contextually it simply makes sense.
Because Russia and China are their equivalents from their...dark times.
so im Australian: i find it alarming that all our enemy's from WW2 are now our mates, and all our mates are now our enemy's.... it feels like war is fickle, like generation after generation we go to war for glory!!!! and to be part of history. then find out war sucks!!!!! then we say things like "lest we forget" and go anti war for 50 years, then it all starts again... like we are bugs in a broken cycle of death and rebirth
@@johney3734 What former allies are now your opponents?
@@d4arx china +Russia
@@johney3734 Ah, forgot about them. Sorry for that
Good analysis and interesting commentary.
Thanks for posting!
It's the end of post-WW2 era. New times ahead. And they are quite scary.
Let go Japan 🇯🇵🇺🇸👍🏿
An interesting fact: the US are actually considering a future Japan a possible military and economic competitor in Asia. Also, if Japan wanted, they could have the Nuclear bomb in a few months.
source?
The US considers everyone a competitor, as they should
Japan is already an economic competitor, has been for many decades
@@robertochieng1069 The Japanese? The same Japanese that worsened their economy continualy for 25 years? LOL
@@robertochieng1069 that's why the US fucked Japan's champion GDP with a bubble in the early 90s, the damage sill hurts deep until today
Japan militarizing again would be interesting. Imagine a jet with a hello kitty on the side raining hellfire down on you? That’d be something to see lol
There's a Japanese fighter squadron with anime depictions of their respective pilots.
Finally Japan can build up their carriers and the carriers are really needed. Shinzo Abe was a great man who realized this threat hopefully in good time. Japan and USA needs each other and the rest of the democratic world needs Japan and USA.