How Japan is Preparing for War with China
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- Опубликовано: 6 июл 2024
- The Real Reason Japan is Preparing for War
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Join me as I travel to Japan and train as a soldier with the Japanese Special Defense Forces, exploring Japan’s long and complicated relationship with its military - and learn why it is ramping up its military capabilities right now.
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-- VIDEO CHAPTERS --
00:00 Intro
01:07 Johnny Trains with the SDF
04:41 Japan’s Military History
05:30 Increasing Threats
08:07 Preparing to Fight Back
14:29 Gun Training and Bomb Diffusion
18:18 Final Test Fight
21:36 The Bones of the Past
25:32 The Effects on the Land & People
29:52 Conclusion
31:22 Credits
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You’re quite convincing, but I don’t got the need. Also I emailed you fanmail to the email listed on your channel
@@iVirtuallbruh
i am going to bump you up a few points, you were a little low on my rankings after all the joe rogan diss and your radical left views.
Love the video, I remember when I first joined the U.S military and I was confused as well as, but they weren’t that nice to me 😂 hope you enjoyed it
25:21 - "If war breaks out, the first ones to die will not be the politicians who decided to go to war."
Never slipped to politicians brain, not even once
@@zapz It did.
It's a stupid argument, as much as i hate war.
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
"Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things: the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth a war, is much worse. A man who has nothing which he is willing to fight for, nothing which he cares about more than he does about his personal safety, is a miserable creature who has no chance of being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
"Better to fight for something than live for nothing."
"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves."
ps. "Alas, the time of the most despicable man is coming, he that is no longer able to despise himself. Behold, I show you the last man.
“What is love? What is creation? What is longing? What is a star?” the last man asks, and he blinks...."
That's the truth there
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
"Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things: the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth a war, is much worse. A man who has nothing which he is willing to fight for, nothing which he cares about more than he does about his personal safety, is a miserable creature who has no chance of being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
"Better to fight for something than live for nothing."
"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves."
Such an incredible episode man on an increasingly concerning topic. At times living in Japan makes you feel a million miles away from many of the issues in the world today, almost like a bubble. Then you remember, the country is right on the doorstep of several potential massive, unthinkable conflicts and this kind of preparation is essential, if merely only as deterrence. Let's hope a sequel: "I Fought with the Japanese Army" is an episode that need not ever materialise. Keep up the great work mate, this was a brilliant piece of journalism.
Japan is situated between China, N. Korea, Russia and USA. I don't understand how Japanese people aren't worried
Good to see Chris dropping in on here as well!
It's Mr. Affable himself! This video is probably one of the best ones to come out of this channel.
Omg it's chris broad
Now that's a guest appearance not expected here…
「良いとかじゃなくて必要」、この言葉につきますよね。
すばらしい動画を提供してくださりありがとうございます。
from Okinawa
けれど人間は仮説じゃ納得できないんですよね、愚かー
10年前ですが西表島、石垣島を旅して山と海の美しさにとても感動したものです。基地が作られてたのは今回の動画で始めてしりました。
基地ができたことによる島民の皆さんは不安もあるでしょうね。でも無防備ではロシアウクライナの状況、中国の状況鑑みると危険すぎますよね。中国とか自国でやってること以上に平気で何もかも壊しそうです。
給与据置 物価上昇の中税金取られて苦しい日々の生活ではありますが、抑止力であったり万が一の時の沖縄の民間人の方達と自然を守るため自衛隊の方たち税金が使われるなら本望です。
How necessary is it really? Do you count how many US military bases surround China? How many surrounds yours? This is like the bullies accusing others for being aggressive.
@@catsNcodeIt's about the fact that the Chinese are ramping up their military and could threaten the US or their allies, especially Japan and South Korea. You have to think about how the Chinese are so strong, if Japan didn't have those bases, they would be more vulnerable to attack. And for the "bullying" part, the Chinese are attempting to push the south east Asian countries out of the South China sea, so id consider them more of a bully, and those US bases being justified.
@@catsNcode Only if China isn't aggressive, those bases just exist. Only if. Friendship, please?
"Japan is arming itself like it never has before"
I think the editors should have caught this one XD
Johnny doing side missions wasnt anything i expected
wdym side missions? Training with the Japanese Army is part of his CIA mission 😭😭😭
@@lyndonhanzpernites5860Training as a part of the CIA… while making videos consistently antithetical to what the CIA wants and showing off all the CIA war crimes.
Like there are actual CIA misinformation agents pushing inherently right wing aggression into the minds of young men and this is the guy you choose? That literally sounds like something the CIA would make you believe
Blud @@lyndonhanzpernites5860 he doing COD in real life better than us 😭😭 😭
Johny doing 10000 ai generated thumbnails wasnt anything i expected
Bros gonna get the IRL platinum trophy
COD: Johnny Harris
Plot armour will go insane
I’m not meant for war. I could have told you that before you did this. 😂
Nah more like : Call of Harris Weeaboo Warfare
When WWII ended, it wasn't like turning off a light switch - horror to good neighbors - I was born in the middle of 1951, and throughout my preteens war was a real presence in our lives. My father's confusion at meeting ex soldiers from the " other side " that " seems like a good guy," my older sister's real fear of nuclear attack, hundreds of war movies, the Korean War didn't help, so many things to try to figure out. Seeing a collection of photographs from concentration camps in my early teens was transformative. And war never stops. The human race doesn't deserve this incredible world we are born on. The USA and so many other nations seem willing to let psychopaths have incredible power while the world burns around them. Even chimpanzees in the wild are learning how to make rudimentary weapons and wage war on neighboring groups.
I swore to never pay for skins, but I may make an exception for this.
基地があったら狙われる。基地が無ければ一層狙われる。
国民を守って下さる自衛隊の皆様にいつも感謝しています。
沖縄は基地があろうが無かろうが立地的に結局狙われるんだから基地はあった方がいいと思う。自分は沖縄の人じゃないからあんま言えんけど
@@shin8908私も同じ考えです。
@@japanese-h7a 字が読めないの？
Sending ❤ from USA to Japan.
問題は日本国民第一に考えない外国勢力の基地がある事なんだよ
日本の自衛隊が強いのか弱いのかは私には分かりませんが、安心感はすごくあります。国を守ることを仕事に選んでくださってありがとうございます。
Woah, kudos for providing both English and Japanese audio
It took me a whole minute to realize Johnny Harris didn't suddenly speak fully fluent Japanese
Slava Sushi 🍣 Heroyam SAKE 🍶
This should be normalised in all videos ever made. 😃
hahah. amazing to hear!
The world is so funny!
In World War II, the Japanese invaded China and Asia, killing countless China people and Asians!
Two American atomic bombs forced the Japanese emperor to surrender, and Japan became a colony of the United States!
After World War II, the United States launched dozens of wars of aggression in decades, and now it is waging war again with puppet countries like Japan. What a group of militants!
@@johnnyharris Do you think Japan will willingly become the scapegoat of the US🙂
本編での問題提起はもとより、自動翻訳技術の進化には驚かされる。これは今まで言語障壁により視聴者を確保できていた日本のyoutuberが、グローバルな競争に晒されることを意味するでしょう。
このコメントも、Googleの自動翻訳で世界中の人が読むことができると言うのも驚き
非常正确，RUclips的翻译技术令人震惊。但是我对于他们的AI是否能翻译因不同地区之间的语言隔阂而造就的梗表示怀疑。
@@user-hy3jm8tn9i
まぁネットミームやスラングの翻訳は難しいかもしれないですね....
@@user-hy3jm8tn9i It can translate text, and sometimes meaning; but cultural references and figures-of-speech. That one might be a little more difficult. American politicians don't even understand our memes most of the time. It's why they don't like them haha.
Mas quando você recebe a notificação de um comentário seu que foi respondido, o RUclips ainda não permite a tradução desse comentário (e ter esse tipo de opção não deveria ser difícil).
Это работает и в обратную сторону. Теперь японских ютуберов будут смотреть во всем мире👍
こうして防衛力を強化しないと、いつまた沖縄が戦場になるか分からないからね。沖縄だけじゃない、日本全体がそうだと思うよ
japanese GDP hasn't grown in 35 years. Largely due to u.s interference with monetary policies during the late 80s with the plaza accord. It will just be a matter of time until japan is weakened so much that it will be forced to decouple from u.s politically just to survive. u.s trade policies that come as a cost to the japanese economy will be the end of u.s and japanese relationship. Japan has a history of aligning with the strongest existing power. It aligned with the Russians, netherlands, united kingdom, and then germany and then the u.s. It will be just a matter of time when chinese regional influence grows to the extend that will force japan to choose again
意外と軍隊の体験だけじゃなく日本の軍事情勢とか話してんのとてもありがたい😊
The fact they had you practicing on disarming us bombs is some pretty dark humor….
😂
Unfortunately, there are still approximately 300 unexploded ordnance being disposed of in Okinawa every year.
@@satotot3739 I have to leave my house 2-3 times a year because an unexploded bomb is being defused (Cologne, Germany). I guess the Japanese have a similar situation. They say that all unexploded bombs from the Second World War will be defused by 2080. Are there similar calculations for Japan?
@@xxklesx1 In Japan, the Government has not, I believe, set clear targets.
There are media reports that it will take another 70 or 100 years to dispose of unexploded ordnance.
@@xxklesx1 不発弾は日本各地本当にどこからでも出てくるので完全に処理し切るのは難しいと思う
If someone told me 10 years back that this video is on youtube and for free i would have a great laugh.
Are you laughing now?
Tbh, if someone told you that you'd have to pay for videos on RUclips 10 years ago, you'd have an even better laugh, but then realize they were only prophesizing.
Why?
@@jrdsm to get this level of cinematic documentary you'd have to acquire it by either means of membership to a scholastic function or you'd have to purchase the physical copy to view it.
@@Shard37but there was content of this quality on RUclips in 2014, ten years ago...
I just love japan and its people even though I'm from the philippines, I respect them from the heart. Peace 🙏🏿 🇯🇵🇵🇭
ありがとう。近い将来、平和を愛する人だけの世界が訪れると良いですね。
ありがとうございます。
あなたのジャーナリズムに敬意を示します。
過去の歴史から学び、歴史に固執せず、日本政府が最先端の防衛力を発揮してくれる事を信じてます。
日本の全てのテレビ局よりも公平なジャーナリズムです。
ありがとう。
あなたの視点を共有してくれてありがとう
すごい johnny!日本語はむずかしいね
より公正なジャーナリズム! China is an entirely different society under the dictator Xi and authoritarian CCP .. [For honest truths, pls read the informative multi-page comment by 'Mister Lianghui' at, "The Coming War on China/Real Stories" on RUclips].. Like I said, China is an entirely different society under Xi.
@@seanmcintosh7416 google translate isn't
@@yaboiad
Balins ponang3
I am a resident of Okinawa. Most Okinawans are not aware of the fact that Okinawa is an important area that is targeted even without the bases. I think this is what complicates the base issue.
With all respect how is this possible after what happened on the island in ww2? Surely the people living there must realise the US didnt invade the island just for shits n giggles right?
@@justarandompally He probably meant that they felt that the base being constructed would make them an even more obvious target than they already are. That is why the lady who was interviewed in the video said, “It’s not good, but it’s necessary,” because even though they are now protected from the threat that they feel quite certain existed before, the base construction made that threat even more certain.
Do you even speak the Okinawan language?
RIP Ryukyu Kingdom
@@LaGloiredesLocaux Has Chinese propaganda really said that?
沖縄の事を、最も中立的な立場で紹介してくれてありがとうございます。
そして今この地域が置かれている状況を身をもって紹介してくれてありがとうございます。
素晴らしい動画でした。
沖縄県民より
「基地があると敵国から狙われてしまう」と基地反対派は言いますが、ウクライナ侵略で最初に狙われたのはキーウ郊外の民間空港でした、基地でもなんでも無かったところです。
基地は攻撃対象として当然ですが、いくら民間でも補給拠点となりうる空港や港湾は狙われます。
Exactly! Okinawa did not become a strategic military target because a base was built there, rather a base was built there because it is a strategic military target.
Johnny, thank you for selecting this sensitive topic. As a Japanese raised in US soil and now living in Tokyo, I understand the delicate balance surrounding this issue. I very much enjoy watching your existing videos unrelated to Japan in the first place and thank you aways for your independent, insightful and inspiring videos.
😮
There is going to be a new chapter added to the tales of Rome and Carthage. I am ready, how about you?
❤
@@samc1497NOT CARTHAGE HE İS OTTOMAN RULE OF ROMANS JAPANESE WERE ASİAN MORE LİKELY TURKS SAME WİTH.
Thanks to the RUclips history. Hope to make people think twice about war. Learning from history to keep citizens safe. Doesn't matter what country they belong it is always always the comman citizens get hurt. ruclips.net/video/R-n1hAG236Y/видео.htmlsi=lfvmvUmt4KRCGeOo
沖縄地元住民です。体を張って沖縄の現状を紹介してくれた事とても感謝しています。素晴らしい動画を作ってくださりありがとうございます。
what danger he faced？your'e talking like he is in a war zone
@@arsenalofdemocracy9985 the words just mean to devote oneself
Hey I’ve wanted to travel to Japan for a really long time and I’ve wanted to leave my country and find somewhere else is Japan / Okinawa a good place to move to?
@@Lennon-cm9lncan you speak Japanese?
話せなくてもどうにかはなりますよ。便利なスマホがあれば
A nice, balanced perspective from both the military and the civilians. It's truly a conundrum how militarization can both serve as a deterrent _and_ a way to make yourself a primary target.
I am always impressed by stories like this. I am starting my Master's thesis in Taiwan very soon, and I believe videos like this will provide inspiration. I too want to help tell a story, but I hope mine will be about the people of Taiwan and their complicated feelings towards China. I want to make something that pushes through that veil and shows the world the intricate complexities beneath all our warmongering and geopolitical posturing. These questions of whether we self-fulfill our own prophecies by preparing for war are important. Keep doing what you do!
"it's very foolish to start a new war when there are still remains from the previous war." Damn that hits hard
The Japanese have long forgotten the damage he did to other countries.
@@SharonLermond also throw in some British, Germany, France, Portuguese, Mongol and Dutch as well.
also while at it, put some Roman Empire, Macedonia, Ottoman Empire
you know what, if you kept digging the past, you'll lit the fire of War again.
the best thing you can do is to Forgive.
bolster your defense, be a strong country that can protect the citizen,
instead of whinning about it.
some of those countries already changed into a more Peaceful country, and given back territories.
what else do you want? for them to become a Warmonger country again?
😂😂😂😂
@@SharonLermond you han chinese also forgot what your ancestors did to ancient people in Southern China during Han dynasty conquest against ancient people in Southern China.. which ancient people in Southern China were related to population in Southeast Asia today.. and not to mention about genocide against Tibetan people decades ago.
This is a bar
29:35 “i wouldn’t say it’s good, i would say it’s necessary”… man that right there sums up so much. Hits hard.
A peaceful island doesn't need an army.
@@user-xg3id8my6j 島民がむざむざ殺されても同じことが言えるのか？
@@user-xg3id8my6j
その通り。
中国海警局の船は必要ありません。
@@user-xg3id8my6j yeah? The last big conflict didn't really favore countries not focusing on defending. In WW2 it took Allies 4 countries to sacrifice before standing up to Germany just because "if they don't build army there will not be a war" stupid mentality. Nobody wants war, nobody wants to die in stupid war, but if you have country next to you who is increasing his military and claims over you, people will suffer in any way, just in one, you have Chance of detering it without fight if the odds are not in their favour.
There we see a shopkeeper reasoning way more wisely than a lot of politicians do…
チベット、ウイグルは軍事力無くても狙われて滅茶苦茶にされたよ。
You are just brainwashed by Western fake news😭
😅😅🤣
If you're talking about the slave owners, then yes, they were destroyed
Sounds like you've been consuming too much USA propaganda
I bet you don't even know where Tibet and Uighur are.
One of the best made and interesting documentary I've ever seen!
I'm currently traveling in Japan and here in Okinawa you can experience the exact feelings that this video gives...
Tropical paradise, in a military fortress where fighter jets wake you up every morning.
Never felt so safe, unsafe and definitely uncomfortable at the same time.
This story needs to be listen.
👏👏👏
"Even though we don't understand a word of each other's language, I don't know what I'd do without him."
This is the essence of military training. It's why joint activities, between branches or between nations, are so important.
i won't be surprised if Johnny harris became the next generation "The Last Samurai", keeping Tom Cruise's legacy alive
An American soldier recently rap3d a minor-aged female in Okinawa recently. Where is news about this?
"Can I please have a bigger hat?"
Goes outside, everyone is wearing a different, much less silly hat.
I thought the same thing 🤣 like bro no one out here is wearing those haha
lol i know right??
"Lets give the American the American hat that they wear in call of duty to show our respect for his culture."
@@johnnyharris This hat often used by the special forces ! Not a silly hat at all but it was given to you as a form of respect like : "Thank you for coming here to do an important journalistic work on the JSDF, our country, you have came from a very far land to cover the preparations of our defense and for that we will let you use the special forces hat, tier 1 work!."
@@annaaihara1092 you were there?
I love all your videos for sure. But this is by far, your best reporting. Best story. Best story told well. Best overall by far. That is not to diminish the quality of your other videos. Every single one is top notch. But rather I want to emphasize just how amazing this video is. Thank you.
This was brilliantly done, massive props to you and your team
Iz: - Johnny, you should lose some weight.
Johnny : - Loud and clear, I'm going to Japan to train with the Japanese army.
fr lol
Thanks to the RUclips history. Hope to make people think twice about war. Learning from history to keep citizens safe. Doesn't matter what country they belong it is always always the comman citizens get hurt. ruclips.net/video/R-n1hAG236Y/видео.htmlsi=lfvmvUmt4KRCGeOo
日本のメディアは自衛隊に対して余り良い印象を与えないように報道するので彼のように紳士に自衛隊について語って説明してくれる動画はありがたいです。日本のテレビでは見せない自衛隊の姿を知ることができました。
I am very surprised to hear about the ignorance by Japanese citizens of the SDF activities due to Japanese TV not showing them. Is there an ideological thing going on with the owners and editors of Japanese TV? Disapproval, fear?
@@Video2Webb
日本ではアメリカのように軍隊を誇らしく思うという人は多くいません(私は誇らしいと思いますが)。なぜなら日本では軍隊は先の大戦の原因を作った元凶として小学生の頃から教育させられるからです。ただし多くの日本人は自衛隊が日本にとって必要であることを正しく理解できています。有事の際や災害が発生した際に必ず助けてくれるのが自衛隊だとわかっているからです。しかし一部の中国や韓国の息がかかった日本人や日本人になりすましている人々が自衛隊に対して非礼な発言やデモを行っています。少数派は声が大きいと言いますし、日本では「出る杭うたれる」ということわざがあるので大半の日本国民はそういった人々を白い目で見て呆れています。
@@Video2Webb日本のあるメディアは一部の日本人から｢韓国に買収されている｣と言われるまで反日本的な報道ばかりします
たとえばドラマで原爆を半分馬鹿にする形で揶揄したり、本来同盟国であるはずの韓国軍艦船が自衛隊機にレーダーを照射するという敵対行動をした際は、韓国が不利になる情報はあまり出さず、日本を非難ばかりしていました。
日本人の多くはメディアの言うことは全て正しいと信じているので厄介です。
日本という国は前線にあるためとても複雑であり、どこに敵がいるかわかりません
@@Video2WebbI think it’s a continuation of the propaganda they started after WW2. From a history of battles, warriors and conflicts, present-day Japanese people are the complete opposite - conflict avoidance, seeking peaceful solutions, being non-confrontational - those are all instilled from a young age. That’s also possibly the reason history lessons about WW2 are sanitized. As a result, Japanese people now are some of the most peaceful and non-aggressive people I know. This was done to basically change the country from one ruled by the military to a civilian-driven one like the US. It worked too well, I think. They don’t want to think of even the idea of war. This is why it’s hard to convince regular Japanese people I talk to that arming the JSDF is not inviting war, but preparing for the future - which can be seen as increasingly worrying given China’s recent actions.
自衛隊を好意的に報じてる番組もたくさんあると思うけど
フィルターバブルなどによってそういう報道しかあなたの目に入ってないだけでは
I'm glad you interviewed ！ I want people all over the world to know about the situation Japan finds itself in
From Japan
Thank you so much Johnny!
You are awesome!
You convey stories so clearly, you captivate our attention on every one of your episodes!!!
あなたのビデオに敬意を表します。
退役自衛官より
I respect your good video.
From veteran a JSDF soldier.
🌏🇵🇭♥️🇯🇵🗾
quality journalism at its finest
More like NATO propaganda.
Gotta have REAL Eyes to Realize Real Lies 👀
propaganda much? seems they had to send him away after talking too much CIA history.
funny how the bad guys are now good because they are now armed by the imperial superpower, weird things huh?
nothing but parroting American lies haha
Do you think an independent journalist could make it into another countries boot camp without being supported by the deep state?
1969年に国連の報告書で東シナ海に石油埋蔵の可能性があることが指摘されると、
それまで何ら主張を行っていなかった中国は、
日本の閣議決定から76年後の1971（昭和46）年になって、
初めて尖閣諸島の「領有権」について独自の主張をするようになりました。
（内閣官房ホームページより）
中華民国時代の主張を完全に無視したね😅
閣議決定する前にちゃんと無主地であることを周辺国に確認を取った？なかったよね。閣議決定した後にちゃんと周辺国に周知した？なかったよね。
you got that right. early 1950s official Chinese map clearly ignored the island
From a Japanese perspective, Japan's military situation is extremely complex.
Japan is located in a highly precarious position in terms of national security, yet discussing the military openly in Japan is taboo. For instance, within the Self-Defense Forces, terms like "infantry" and "weapons" are prohibited as they are considered aggressive. "Infantry" is termed as "regular units" and "weapons" as "defense equipment." (By the way, in Japan, even the word "war" is avoided as being aggressive, and instead "emergency situation" is used.) The Japanese Communist Party, which advocates for the abolition of the Self-Defense Forces, is a significant third party in Japan, which might seem very strange when considering Japan's security needs.
However, due to a long-standing taboo against war and the military in Japan, the government has carefully crafted its propaganda. It has argued that the Self-Defense Forces are necessary to protect the nation from disasters. In fact, the media has opportunistically jumped on this government propaganda, broadcasting Self-Defense Forces PR programs on television almost every week, which enjoy high viewership. Thirty years ago, the Self-Defense Forces were seen as a place for "criminals," but now, almost all citizens admire them.
Thus, the Japanese government has effectively used the widespread public support for the Self-Defense Forces to continually increase military spending. As a result, state-of-the-art warships are being launched one after another, and Japan has even purchased 100 F-35s from the United States. These facts are disregarded by Japanese who believe that the military and their daily lives are completely disconnected.
Can you understand this twisted relationship between the Japanese people, the Self-Defense Forces, and the government? While the citizens support the Self-Defense Forces as a "disaster relief team," the government strengthens the military under the guise of this popularity. The Self-Defense Forces are steadily reinforced, yet most Japanese are unaware that this is a measure to protect the homeland from war.
Since Japan's defeat in World War II, its pacifism has been steadily distorted, and the government has used propaganda and concealment to strengthen the military. However, speaking as a Japanese person, if China or Russia were to invade Japan despite having such a military, Japanese people would likely panic.
Very interesting! Thank you for the insight
"Japan has even purchased 100 F-35s from the United States"
This is the sentence I've been looking for. Why am I not surprised hahaha. Don't forget that military hardware is being bought so it can be used SO you have to buy another one. US economy is based on state capitalism - wars and conflicts...
Please pay attention to Asian history. Japan has always invaded China for nearly a thousand years. During World War II, Japan, as an Asian Nazi, tried to end Chinese civilization, but China never invaded Japan, and even the Chinese Communist Party never took the initiative to start a war.
The Japanese are still unwilling to admit their crimes that they committed in World War II, such as slaughterless civilians and the Nanjing Massacre.Japan is a country that refuses to reflect. In contrast, Germany's reflection is more thorough.
@@user-ks1we8gd7rvery true, but with China, it's all about opportunity. They have never had the opportunity to humble its longest rival. And as shown with their government's language in the past few years, they are open about openly reclaiming their disputed territory with force, despite the possibility of many lost lives and the possiblity of break of a war.
(Edit: best thing to do is give China the benefit of the doubt, while continuing to gradually strengthen defense).
The later portion of this video on the islanders’ perspective was so heavy, but necessary. Thank you Johnny for showing the perspectives of the people and not just making a lighthearted video about training with the military. As a southeast asian whose own grandparents barely survived Japanese occupation during WWII, these histories are not something we should readily forget.
Thanks to the RUclips history. Hope to make people think twice about war. Learning from history to keep citizens safe. Doesn't matter what country they belong it is always always the comman citizens get hurt. ruclips.net/video/R-n1hAG236Y/видео.htmlsi=lfvmvUmt4KRCGeOo
Honestly this video is great
It is frustrating to see someone walking the same old path Imperial Japan had walked
Yeah, even though everyone forgets and never accuses what the west has done for hundreds years, tho.
The Japanese have long forgotten the damage he did to other countries.
Johnny doing Johnny stuff and the Japanese army doing Japanese things.
😂😂😂
And locals saying words
@@johnnyharris locals saying local words
@@johnnyharrisi can imagine you hearing a lot of "daijoubu" and "wakaranai" from locals 😅
type shit
the music selected for your videos has such a huge impact on my emotions
You're a fantastic journalist and a big inspiration for me. I also was raised in a cult church and I thought I would never amount to anything in life because of the scars it left me. You remind me constantly of my dreams, of my goals and after dealing with a relapse of depression, warching your videos has given me a lot of strength and I start to believe in myself again. I am a good writer and I'm interested in independent journalism. Slowly, I've been getting confidence back and when I make it, I'll be sure to list you among the most important people in my journey towards doing something that matters
This is actually wholesome. And also the fact that they allowed him to join them.
As a mascot?
There's also a group in S.Korea that also went thru similar training (albeit a lot longer and varied)
it's also on RUclips under the channel Korean Englishman as 2 two different series (one is with a priest and a UK army Major with spec ops training, another with a group of university age students)
Free well edited and produced propaganda... unless he was paid. Idk
I’m not sure if “wholesome” is the word. Many militaries have “day in the life” videos like these to serve as recruitment tools 😂
@@Volcanic73its white propaganda tho so its fine
すごくわかりやすく日本のどのメディアより公平に報道してて感心した！日本に興味を持ってくれてありがとう！！！
Japanese media is way too biased
The filmmaking and story here is so beautiful. Insanely well done.
This youtube video really went in. Thanks Johnny and your tea for making this. MUCH RESPECT...
日本の事を伝えてくれてありがとうジョニー。日本から愛を込めて
日本語で「日本軍」や「日本兵」を聞くのは久しぶりだ
皇軍
I was born in the US and my father is a former US Army officer, but I was born in Japan so joined the JGSDF. At first, I thought about joining the US Army, but I wanted to protect Japanese. Japan is currently in a very difficult situation, but I want to fight for my country without sparing my life.
The Last Samurai.
Dude…..xD
Comparing the JSDF and Taliban is like comparing... well the calm mannered and respected Japanese to religious zealot barbarians who belong in the the 17th century but yea good joke I guess lol.
@@ronaldmcboggled9855 It's the same sir, The culture of suicidal attacks to destroy the opponents and defend your country is one of Japanese culture..
I mean, you forgot kamikaze? A lot of islamic resistance got their inspiration from Japanese on WWI and WWII:]..
@@Zantigableiaust I talking about modern culture but I will engage. Who won the samurai wars? the western more modern army? what did the kamikaze attacks achieve? prolonged defeat of of the "Japanese empire". To me it only resulted in young men giving there lives for a outdated ideology that only zealots. believed. So if you think lives are disposable for your ideology then I hope you never get to govern but I am open to counter opinions.
this is a painfully funny comment
You did a great job training with the Japanese Army
I spent two years taking new recruits and prepping them for basic training in the Army
You did well
Necer have i ever watched a video so cool and yet deliver important information and emotions
When Mr Takamatsu prayed over the bones and asked them to let him show the world… man I broke. He speaks so gently with the people who gave their lives for their island.. thank you sir for bringing them home and giving them their due respect ❤
平和にありたいという希望が平和をもたらすのではなく、相応の軍事力が平和をもたらすのはウクライナをみても明白
yep so true. even in today's interconnected world, reliant global economies and increased cultural exchange and mutual understandings; politicians will always be drunk on power no matter the will of their people. deterrence is key
E X A C T L Y...When will the verbose idealists and utopians learn that strength delivers peace and sometimes one has to exert the strength in order to stop a war happening, or fight it down to the end. Who said that life comes easy in this universe? It's no picnic and one needs to never appease anyone like Iran, Russia, China. Easier said than done I know 🙄😒
@@Video2Webb I'm not overly idealistic enough to believe that military force isn't a proven way to enforce peace. There's definitely a place for it. But I also think you can't rely heavily on might to make right, because then you end up in situations like the United States' where - due to their immense military - they tend to put forward the stick 90% of the time that a carrot would work better instead.
Both aspects of diplomacy need to be used depending on the situation, but when you heavily invest in your military you typically try and show that it was worth all the billions you spent on it. And when things actually come to blows, governments need to remember that the winning force can't just leave as soon as things are over - the military has to be remembered as, by far the best, forms of destruction _and_ reconstruction. Without the latter, the former has no meaning other than wanton carnage.
it's a sad truth of the world that we seem to have to relearn over and over. Peace without strength is simply impossible
@@ojisankusai I think if you look modern history, the US overwhelmingly uses diplomacy and other soft methods to achieve its goals rather than military force. The big exception is Iraq 2003, and there were certainly ulterior motives behind that.
Thank you for this video. I’m sure it was a great experience
Thank you nice video. Really impressive serious and important perspective. Your battle training was very cool and just fitted SDF uniform. 😊
24:20 he’s so dedicated and respectful. God bless that man
We got Johnny in the military before gta 6
😂😂😂
If any country has the capacity to come out with incredible innovation its Japan. ❤ to Japan from USA
日本人です。
日本の自衛隊及びに国際情勢について多くの海外の方々に知ってもらって感激です。
日常を守ってくれている自衛隊に感謝😊
It’s an army.
Japan is amazing and I'm glad that the US and Japan are such close allies. We were at war with each other not long ago, and now we will fight for each other. 🇺🇲🇯🇵
@@bonganimavuso7638 There isn't an army in Japan.Japan can't have an army in the constitution
If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, it is a duck. Japan does have an army.
The Battle of Okinawa happened in 1945 with Japan fighting against the United States, fast forward 79 years later and the two forces are now fighting alongside each other defending the same soil. What a crazy world we live in.
现在日本领土内，有一百多个美军基地。😂😂
why? its basically the same as any other country defending their colonies land.
Oooo your comment is getting hit with 50-cent army comments lol
Except American forces are not in Okinawa for "defense".
@@doltecbyal They absolutely are. They serve as a check to adversaries like the CCP and their questionable territorial claims
Wow what a great episode! Thank you for sharing your experience and this story
日本軍と表しているのが素敵💓
So touching seeing the gentleman doing his best to return the remains of what used to be grandfathers or great grandfathers to their descendants today. I truly appreciated him for what he did. Thank you Mr. Takamatsu
He is the best of us, bless his soul.
Eyyy the first 5 mins of yelling 😂😂
Great work on this one. Editing was top notch for the narrative
Credit to Johnny Harris and crew, this was a really beautiful and humane piece of documentary reporting.
🙌🙌
Great video mate. Extremely informative. No prejudice. Thank you for sharing it
「基地があるから狙われる」本気でそう考えるのはふざけてると思わざるをえない
「玄関に鍵をかけるからこじ開けられて侵入される」って言ってるのと同じなんだよな。
暴論だって事に気づかない😢
基地があるから狙われるのではなく地政学上台湾海域での中国軍にとって重要な島だから狙われる。基地があれば攻撃させるのは間違いではないが基地が無くても占領される。大した戦闘は起きないだろうが住民は確実に中国本土に強制移住させられる。結局のところ有事があれば確実に島は壊滅的被害を受ける事になる。。残念ながらそういう立地の島なのである。
「スナイパーと大量のSPに守られたホワイトハウスか何も無いボロ屋に同じ量の金塊が入ってるがどっちを攻めるか」
の質問に反対運動してる奴らはホワイトハウスって答えてるんだから
金貰って活動してないなら本気でなんらかの知的障害を持ってるとしか考えられない
基地がある「要塞がある攻めにくい、やめておきたい」とはならない人たちの意見なので
Twitterで航空機の増槽（補助タンク）を爆弾といい指摘も無視できる人たちです
You have ACTUAL footage of you training with the Japanese military.... yet you choose to use AI for a thumbnail????
He likes to use the WWII aesthetics as a way of frightening the Chinese.
@@thelastdefenderofcamelot5623 That's even way more messed up. But that can't be true, Johnny is a good person, AI is just dumb
@@frisianwarrior2295AI isn't dumb
And? Let the goat be
@@blue.mangos AI is immoral and he has real footage which would have been way more impressive to use and would have made me click faster
Beautiful episode...as a Marine who spent 2 and a half years in Okinawa and around the Japanese military and locals...i can tell you their amazing people 🤙
💖💖💖🫶👍😁👍 We Will Support Japan 🇯🇵... Greetings From The Philippines 🇵🇭
基地があっても無くても戦術的に重要な地点なので攻められます。
ならば最初から基地を作って未然に防止するしかない。
抑止力に繋がるので基地は必要不可欠
japanese GDP hasn't grown in 35 years. Largely due to u.s interference with monetary policies during the late 80s with the plaza accord. It will just be a matter of time until japan is weakened so much that it will be forced to decouple from u.s politically just to survive. u.s trade policies that come as a cost to the japanese economy will be the end of u.s and japanese relationship. Japan has a history of aligning with the strongest existing power. It aligned with the Russians, netherlands, united kingdom, and then germany and then the u.s. It will be just a matter of time when chinese regional influence grows to the extend that will force japan to choose again
did CIA provide you that line?
@@Western_Decline if you knew basic battlefield tactics, you would know.
@@Western_Decline did CCP provide you that line?
Bruh there's 800 US bases outside the U.S. and most of them surrounds China. But you guys think China is the aggressive one lmao. How much more military bases you guys need?
Famous Last Words: “I’m not meant for war.”
Ukraine's army volunteers are telling of that...
@@PrograError Russian conscripts are proving that about a thousand times per day...
@@TheMcIke one is common man as Hero, another is unwilling minced meat.
It's obvious which is better.
@@PrograError And? Volunteers are not your own nationals compared to conscripts sent to die in a meat grinder. Its obvious what country is famous for having a military doctrine based on sending millions and millions of "minced meat" straightfoward at the enemy to die.
"My extreme lack of martial arts" 😅
地元の方のお話が聞けて良かったです。丁寧なレポートをありがとうございます。
suggestion, pls move the hardcoded subtitles a little bit higher than where youtube's own captions appear.
想像や憶測ではなく
実際に見て体験して学んだことを詳らかに伝える。
これこそがジャーナリズムです。
日本のメディアも見習って欲しい👊🥺
The two ruthless enemies during ww2 training together? That’s crazy.
Just 80 years back ; today's enemies (China and Russia) were allies 🙂
Alliances changed frequently before WW2. It's not like Japan can fight America across the Pacific either.
yeah because the US was kind to them post-occupation; they didn't mistreat the locals like a colonial would, they built back japan even stronger with shared partnership.
@@nick_0
米兵による多少の性暴行や犯罪は適切に裁いていただけるとありがたいというのが大半の日本人の本音です。
Satire
Amazing video. Such important work and look into the reality of war (and preparation of war). The prayer of the bone hunter kinda broke me. It felt both wholesome and hopeless... Thanks for this Gem of a video.
“This time, we will become the remains”
Damn. Breathtaking, great work as always
"Japan prepares war with China" - Korean sitting there sweating like Deja Vu
also japan's continued use of the imperial flag is utterly tasteless
@@maltymcfry勝手に帝国旗って言ってるけど、違うからなw
@@maltymcfrycry about it
@@maltymcfry😅
@@maltymcfry meaningless. no one shouted like you before 2002.
Him calling a Stryker IFV a "tank" repeatedly triggered the armchair general in me lol
😂
There are people all over the world who feel the same way.
In Japan, there are people who post on Twitter mistaking armored vehicles for tanks, and they are often pointed out by well-informed people.
I am gonna sound like one but that's not a Stryker, it's an LAV-25 IFV which is only used by the USMC. Strykers are used by the Army.
APC? IFV? Nah tank. Potato tomato.
That one should be an LAV-25, which the Marines use. The Army uses strykers.
日本へ来てくれてありがとうございます。この島には中国の活動家が沢山います。米軍基地、自衛隊基地はこの島に必ず必要であると思います
Thanks Johnny , a great perspective and coverage indeed !
29:41 love this shot of the shop owner addressing the dilemma of military bases but somehow gets interrupted by a customer
It's like breaking the 4th wall and saying "you dont have enough time to think. life goes on"
The Japanese have long forgotten the damage he did to other countries.
I was thinking this too, beautifully written. Thank you for sharing!
You make 30 min feel like 10. That’s beautiful production & journalism ! Thank you for your work.
the armor that went down that LCAC in the beach isn’t a tank, it’s an APC (Armored Personnel Carrier).
自衛官も毎日多国籍軍に狙われる中毎日訓練やら防衛と国民のために戦い続けてる努力としてそのドキュメンタリーの動画見さしてもらいましたけどまた第二次世界大戦と同じ悲劇を繰り返す事はありえるしいつ狙われるのか分からない状況の中で日米共同でお互い日本を守る努力があるのがとても感謝だし頑張ってんだなって思いましたね同じ日本人としてはとても感謝してますね
二战的悲剧是你们挑起来的😅为了避免二战的悲剧你们应该解除武装。
"Japan is arming itself, like it never before" was funny. 😂
Exactly. where have you been dude.
@@leenyok85 During World War II, Japan armed itself. Japan once invaded China, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Myanmar, Brunei Darussalam, Portuguese Timor, New Guinea, and Nauru. Before that, it invaded Korea and Okinawa (Ryukyu), and killed at least 30 million people in China alone.
@@zerorolland1335 Japan and their war crimes
@@zerorolland1335 ラオス、カンボジア、フィリピン、マレーシア、インドネシア、シンガポール、ミャンマー、ブルネイ・ダルサラーム、ポルトガル領ティモール、ニューギニア、ナウルは欧米の植民地もしくは保護国だったと思うが？
日本は各国に特に恨みもない。欧米との戦闘だったからそこで戦っただけだ。
タイは同盟国だったと記憶しているが？
朝鮮とは戦争していない。要らないのにロシアや清に勝てないから勝手に付いてきた。
沖縄は薩摩が従属させていた。当時では王族もおり同盟と言う形でも良かったのではと思っているが、現代では手放す事は考えられない。中国が必ず来る、平和を脅かすと思う。
所で台湾が入っていないが意図的ですか？中国の数は年を追うごとに増えるのだがその数字が確定ですか？
@@zerorolland1335 Unfortunately, these Asian countries had already been occupied by France, Spain, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and Portugal.
The words of Mr. Takamatsu that were directed to the victims of the Battle of Okinawa were incredibly heavy. They were so full of emotion that I cried. I am so very glad to have had the privilege of hearing them and about those people.
Fantastic video! Thanks for the great content
watching this after coming back from japan trip. I will try to visit the islands next time.
Fantastic Video, I'm glad you guys cover the local perspective too.
Big head struggle with hats is real.
your videos keep getting better and better. Your honestly a GREAT journalist
Such wisdom. Not a question of good or bad but a question of necessity.
It’s honestly amazing that this kind of amazing journalism is free.
Some claim this is a CIA funded operation.
Technically not free, he gets some profit from youtube ads
Not free, ads pay video makers.
@@John3.36 I meant free to watch. It's honestly a relief after so much of other great journalism locked behind paywalls.
@@paswordpasword9582 Some say CIA funded. Johnny never denied it
Damn, extremely cool that you even secured permission to make this video in the first place. Awesome look into the inner world of a thing most of us never consider
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