Having Japan on your side is so important. They're the only country to have defeated a giant lizard, a three headed monster from outer space, a giant worm and a giant flying tortoise. What other country can boast such feats.
America beat an alien invasion with a couple fighters and a stolen alien shuttle. Oh, and we beat another alien invasion that defeated all air power, and occupied Los Angeles, we did it with the pure determination of a single Platoon of Marines. So while Japan handles monsters, we handle aliens on the ground or in the air. Together, nothing can stop us. Unless the Pacific Atlanteans invade...
From a long-term view, it is more of a return to normalcy. Ultimately, Germany is always supposed to be the dominant European land power that is the balance to Russia. It's sheer population and economy makes it inevitable. The same for Japan in East Asia as the true counter to the Chinese, at least since the 1870s when both nations emerged on the international scene, Germany as a unified power, and Japan adopting European ways. The US and its junior partners have kept both submerged since 1945, for good reason, and with very positive effect on culture and economy. Forced internal development has often resulted in formerly imperialist nations becoming much more developed economically and in human happiness. Sweden is a great example of a nation that was dragged away from the addiction of conquest and wars on the Continent and forced to develop internally. The outcome is Sweden is a far better off nation in almost every regard than its imperialistic Vasa predecessor. But, it was always inevitable that both Germany and Japan would return to being dominant military powers.
@@crownprincesebastianjohano7069 Neither swedes, germans nor japanese are particularly happy people, in essence all three are just slave economies for bigger conglomerates like the EU for example.
A couple of years ago, countries in Scandinavia and the Baltic's started increasing their military by a rather substantial amount, 20 to 30%. Sweden started offering "legacy classes", classes on fishing, hunting, bushcraft, gardening, canning, etc. I thought that was odd, then ruzzia invaded Ukraine and it made sense. They knew something was up. Now it looks like Japan knows they need to get prepared.
It made sense to those of us who were being dismissed as "war mongerers" for saying things like "maybe we should have the bare minimum to defend ourselves and our way of life". Pacifist isolationism is a Chinese and Russian psyop that they fund all over the western world. They want our nations to destroy ourselves from within so they can conquer the remnants.
Japan has always been pretty on the ball about their main land neighbors. The Nationalists in Japanese politics may have resented American partnership and influence, but they've never liked how quickly China grew in the 80s and 90s.
After Ukraine in 2014 the Swedes came to talk to the British Army about their experience in the Falklands - their theory that the next thing after Ukraine would be Russia invading a non-NATO European country.
While serving in the U.S. Army, I participated in a joint training exercise alongside the JSDF. The Japanese I served with were all very gracious and professional. I would happily serve alongside them again.
Aussie Vet here: When I was deployed to East Timor in 02-03 I went to the Japanese Engineer base and they had crazy Tech. Timor was a peacekeeping mission between 1999-2007 so Japan could deploy troops such as Engineers, logistics and medical staff from 2001. Japan has previously deployed to Cambodia, Mozambique, Rwanda and the Golan Heights under peacekeeping missions so they haven't been just resting. Their military has been doing what it can under the articles much the same as what they have been doing with business and industry.
People talk about German engineering.... Japan's is insane. Thinking only about their cars and their audio equipment even from the 1970s...they are a great ally to have.
@@seanmcginnis7564 What was your experience? Did you face some sort of racism? Don't take it as a confrontation I'm just curious because it's a stereotype to say that japanese people are racist
Just like how some treaty warships pre ww2 were calculating their tonnage... you know, without, food, fuel, ammo or crew. Technically they were within tonnage limits...
@@seansimms8503 lol what? Xd You know that Nazis, Russians and Japanese had more people than any other nation? And Russia (ZSRR) to this day have the biggest landmass? Those three was allies. And ZSSR survived ONLY because of USA Lend-Lease.
@@wiciuwiciu2783 lol, not true, the Soviet Union was an ally first of all, they fought Germany in the West and invaded Japan in the East in Manchuria, Japan was the most populous Axis country at 100 million, Germany was next with 70 to 80 million, Italy had around 35 to 40 million, similar to Frances and England's population...the USA had over 130 million citizens maybe less or more, China and India had well over 300 to 400 million people easily, you know the Soviet Union fought no less than 70% of the German Army while America and Great Britain fought no more than 35%? Lend lease helped, being able to replace 7 million dead soldiers helped even more...Germany had one of three highest kill ratios on the Eastern front in modern warfare and still lost to millions of Red Army soldiers.
@@seansimms8503 you get those info from Russian university? Yes, the Soviets were allies... With Nazis. In 1939 Russians (Soviets) attacked Poland. Their "liberation" consisted of making death camps in Syberia (gulags), massive murdering of people that have finished something higher than elementary school (Katyń). If not for their invasion from the east on September 19, Poland could hold a while longer and Germans would never conquered the rest of the Europe with such ease. They, and only they slaughtered thousands of Slovakians, Romanians and Balkan nations. At least those, who resisted. Finland would still hold Kolaean peninsula if not "winter war" period. Hitler used Russians to get some time and east/south secured. When Germans invaded Russia, the red monkeys were losing badly. THEN, after Pearl Harbor, USA got pissed and stepped into the conflict. USA was also fighting on two fronts; European and Pacific ;) So to get some things settled in Europe, they shipped thousands of equipment to Russia. (Just compare Russian and USA trucks, planes, engines, kacapy ripped off from Americans) And yet, Germans didn't lose because of "many Russians". Many Russians died, that's all they fight to this day. Germany lost in west just because of Hitler's madness for "wunderwaffe", and inferring in military orders. In east they got trouble with logistics. And China and India? They didn't do that much. China with all might and help of USA got rid of Japanese from the mainland. And if not nukes and bombing raids (Dolittle)... the Japan could win. China's population didn't do shit. And India? They were hungry and dying of starvation. That's it.
I live in Japan and speak Japanese, I’d like to see how excellent your channel is giving really good news on topics that would otherwise not be understood by many. Great work!
The thing that really urks China about Japan's soft power through infastructure investment in SE Asia is Japanese projects actually work and improve the countries they are built in.
Japan does it and people know it's not just a plan to hold political blackmail over their heads later. China doesn't get that kind of cooperation when they do the same thing
I really wish Reagan hadn’t nudged Japan to tank their economy in the late 80s. A lot of movies of that era dealt with that fear (see: Die Hard), but seeing the alternative? I’ll take Japanese dominance any day.
@@tehbeernerd countries become allies and enemies like the rise and fall of the tide. China and the USA are rivals because of their relative power and likewise the countries of the pacific is drawn to the USA because of their reliance. If Japan had kept growing they would simply be the main rival to the USA instead of China, unless of course you truly believe that it’s possible for a dominant power and a rising power to not be antagonistic to each other?
Here in the Philippines, it's not just the current subway or other infrastructure development that Japan had been a great help, there are also government and community support. I remember when I was a kid at the 90s, I remember from my mother who works in the government I always hear the initials JICA and how it helped their offices through supplies and trainings. If you dig deeper on what Japan did to help the Philippines through JICA you can find so much things and unlike China it is rarely being publicly announced. So it is not just now that Japan had made a good impression to the Philippines, it's been decades already and we are always thankful for that.
I’ve visited the Philippines before, most of the locals I talked to there had very negative feelings towards the Chinese, also it appeared the wealthy were Chinese or Chinese adjacent families. It’s a very weird dichotomy.
@@ChrisDavis333 The negative feelings for Chinese is usually on the current Mainland Chinese, one is from the well known bullying of China in South China Sea or as we call it West Philippine Sea. Second is from some people I know who works in tourism and from media that the Mainland Chinese like what they are known from other countries are rude tourist. And 3rd they do some illegal stuff like drugs and illegal gambling. The wealthy Chinese living here are said to be Chinese who left China because of poverty or some problems with the government. These Chinese unlike the current Mainland Chinese have made roots in our country through their hard work and develop to themselves some of the Filipino culture thereby these Chinese Filipinos are not mad at.
@@keurikeuri7851 yeah I’m not saying Chinese Filipinos are viewed negatively, just stating a large portion of the wealthy people in the Philippines are of Chinese descent.
It's interesting how some Asian countries now view former occupiers. Philippines prefer Japan over China and Vietnam prefers America over China as well.
Japan and Germany are two of the best allies any country could ever ask for. I have much respect for each country, their culture, their technology and their nationalistic pride. Thank you to all of you that contribute. As an American I am beyond grateful.
@@RaeleshSkeladar Finland admits their military is a defensive force and they are not equipped to conduct offensive operations. They would be useful as a buffer state nothing more
@@Clee-os6pv Come on. The US nuked them TWICE over a minor scratch last time. No one had ever even yet seen the horror of once and the US said, "Nuke them twice." Do you think they want to be nuked three times this time?
@Content_enjoyer "Arrogance and stupidity all in the same package. How efficient of you." (Some sci fi series quote) Point is never belittle your foes. What's more Japan did not know how devastating nukes were before 11 August, they sure know of it now and would take precautions against.
@Content_enjoyer the ultranationalists are not in the minority btw, but it is not a problem to the US. US have no problems supporting questionable regimes as long as these dictators, tyrants, fascists are on their side.
I think Japan's SDF is one of those that can 'punch above its weight'. A lot of their gear is either identical, or very close to identical, to American/Western counterparts. They regularly train with US forces and directly absorb the 'lessons learned' from the USA regarding recent conflicts (Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom, etc).
@@sonar357 those were so long ago, I doubt any of those are applicable to China Japanese conflict if it erupts. Besides, it would most likely be more naval and aerial than land oriented. None of the countries US foght had good navy
The name SDF is a poor disguise. They are constructing aircraft carriers masking them under hilarious designation as helicopter destroyers. They are fully capable of repeating their WWII wrongs if they choose.
@@zadovrus1624 Japan operates F15j and F2 (F16 Japan version), for more than 40 years. They also acquired F-35 recently, China doesn't even have one that can outfight the F15j or F2. Navy is what Japan put most of it's resources and are the second best in the world. China can't even handle Taiwan, and Japan is totally on another level.
It will be good to have a close ally involved so deeply. Their sensitivity to the threat of nuclear war gives them depth that many other nations do not have.
@@misteranon7806I'm well aware of their precarious position due to their history and alliances. Building a defensive conventional army will do nothing to reduce the risk of nuclear conflict. They are in the same position as European nations. Arms racing between historically fractious nations will not reduce the risk of Armageddon.
@@sparkybojangles I think what he means is that Japan was the only country to be bombed with nuclear weapons? Chill down on the gloating my below-average intelligence friend.
I can totally understand that the "new" Japan needs our trust because everything about Japan since WW2 has changed from what it used to be. Japan has become a model world power in the United Nations and the old "great warrior" tradition that committed all the atrocities against humanity is gone forever. The new "great warrior" Japan, is more like having a pack of great big Rottweilers as your best friends while walking around in a bad neighborhood. I am glad to have Japan and the other Pacific countries on our side. Keep up the awesome content my friend and I hope you stay healthy and happy in the future.
it is gone over for you, but not for us, in Japan, 0 public memorial for the victims and anti-facist fighters of other countries, but so many shrines which worship war criminals, most victims are Koreans, Chinese, Filipinos, of course the West doesn't care so much,
@@Henry-yf2np in Japan, almost 0 public memorial for victims of WWII and anti-facist heroes, but so many shrine with war criminals inside, it is weird, i think US have only 300 years History and they deal with Japan for just 1-2 centuries, they pretend that the West has definitely transformed Japan as a loyal ally forever, but China has known Japan for thousands years and wrote first historical records about Japan, Japan only admires the most powerful nation, if one day US lose the world supremacy, no one can guarantee Japan no to switch sides,
Yeah, I'm proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Germans as they send Leopard/Panther tanks into Kharkov again just like in 1941. And stand with the Japanese as we invade China and establish Manchukuo again and make sure Taiwan is a protectorate of Japan. What was the point of WW2 again? What did all those boys my grandfather had to amputate the legs off of die for again? [World War Two] "This war would never have come unless, under American and modernising pressure, we had driven the Habsburgs out of Austria and the Hohenzollerns out of Germany. By making these vacuums we gave the opening for the Hitlerite monster to crawl out of its sewer on to the vacant thrones." - Winston Churchill, April 1945. "If your family [Kaiser Wilhelm] remained in power in Germany, I am certain that Mr Hitler would not be giving us any headaches right now" - David Lloyd George, Britain's WW1 wartime leader (the Churchill of WW1) telling the Kaiser's grandson his regrets. "I am of the opinion that if the Allies at the peace table at Versailles had not imagined that the sweeping away of long-established dynasties was a form of progress, and if they had allowed a Hohenzollern, a Wittelsbach, and Hapsburg to return to their thrones, there would of been no Hitler. To Germany a symbolic point on which the loyalities of the military classes could centre would have been found." - Winston Churchill, 1946. "For the average person, all problems date to World War II; for the more informed, to World War I; for the genuine historian, to the French Revolution." - Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, Leftism Revisited: from de Sade and Marx to Hitler and Pol Pot "While countries that have restored monarchy, namely Spain and Cambodia, have returned to democracy, could Dionne make the same observation about monarchies that are now republics? Have Iran, Libya, Romania, Rwanda, Afghanistan and so on benefited from republicanism? No, for all the most murderous regimes in this century have been republics." - The Rev. Kenneth Gunn-Walberg of St. Mary's Anglican Church in Delaware (R.I.P. 2021)
You dont see japanese demanding reparations and the rest of the racist nonsense. Its hard to think of a group of ppl i repect more than the Japanese. For allot of different reasons. Proud to be allies with Japan
Hi Cappy, Japan is in an alliance called The Quad, which is quote: Australia's Quad partnership with India, Japan and the United States is a key pillar in Australia’s foreign policy. The Quad is a diplomatic network of four countries committed to supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific that is inclusive and resilient. It complements our other bilateral, regional and multilateral cooperation, including with ASEAN member states and Pacific partners.
Exactly! Every US Pacific Command (now Indo-Pacific Command) general has stated that our allies in the Pacific are our greatest asymmetrical assets in any defense plan against Chinese aggression in the Indo Pacific region.
@@cosmoray9750 Whatever the name, the US and allies will protect them against any invasion attempt by China. Australia and Japan have both stated they would follow the US in defense of Taiwan and the US president recently stated that the US would directly defend Taiwan if attacked. The time of Strategic Ambiguity with regard to Taiwan has come to an end.
Absolutely Love JAPAN, and the Japanese people. I'm an American, and I know it is in my best interest to never be an enemy of the Japanese. The definition of warrior.... Japanese. That's not why I wish to always be on Japan's good side though (but it's a damn good one) they are kind, respectful, and the most wonderful people to have friendly relations with.
Videos are getting better and better. Can definitely see the difference in production quality. Also delving into much more in-depth and complex subject matter - and doing it in an easily digestible manner. Well done. Keep up the good work.
Japan has always had what I'd have to call a very Quality focused military instead of focusing on Quantity. Their JSDF always seemed to be highly trained and professional whenever I had the opportunity to work around/with them.
I also lived in Japan on active duty. They seemed more professional than we were. But I could be biased. I've always admired Bushido. . . it's why I requested Japanese bases in the first place.
I watched on TV ( source by LD party congressman) still 80% of China's military technology comes from Japan. If we stop this NOW China looses significant amount of military power. It's hard as this has done via economic community in Tokyo ( Chinese and Japanese business ties) China seems to use those organisations to get what they want. Remember Japan transferred Shinkansen ( bullet train )technology to China in SEP 2004-biggest mistake-, now China claims they made it by themselves. ( wow)
why do you make it sound like japan does not have a giant military. the whole reason china wants a big military is because japan has a big military. japan aircraft carrier 2009 china aircraft carrier 2013
@@leihtory7423 Most people associate the respective populations with military capabilities. The PLA might not be as modernized or developed as the JSDF but they do have a higher population pool to call on.
@@leihtory7423 China is no longer a match to Japan. No matter how much Japan spend on military, they will still have a less capable and inferior military compared to China.
The U.S. move in the Philippines is a game changer as well. With 7000 islands and quick access to the South China Sea. U.S. land based anti ship missiles can easily cut off commerce to China.
I mean historically , its funny ... the US accuses China of being imperialistic, yet the only reason the US can have bases in the Philippines is because of late colonialism
@@maxolcat1281 it's not really about being fair, it's just funny to notice the hypocrisy of accusations. Although, I haven't heard that accusation by the US. Dunno if its real, Im too lazy to verify.
I worked on STANDARD Missile 3, an anti-ballistic missile program launched from Aegis cruisers. Blk IIA was a joint effort with Japan. No one should discount them as a key ally in global politics, especially in the Pacific. As you can imagine, the actions of North Korea worry them even more than they do us. We are at least far away.
That won't matter much if it comes down to missiles though. They reach across the globe now no problem or from the ocean. Subs all over the world with nukes in them ready to go. Has been for decades.
Japan and the people of Japan are some of the best most elite most dedicated warriors of all time. We are lucky to have them on our side any day of the week.
Awesome segment Cappy! Japanese growing closer ties to America is the way forward for the East. The more united the #1 and #3 economies in the world are, the more secure we are proportionally. We should build out a natural gas trade infrastructure from the US to Japan, to insure an alternative to thier reliance on Middle Eastern resources.
Ahaha, Middle Eastern resources! Thanks to Joe, now best friend of Saudi Arabia and Persian golf are China and Russia. 3rd Japanese economy is going to be 4th economy soon and outrun by India. Their economy is not increasing well, population is shrinking and their 263% of GDP external debt doesn’t make things good for Japan.
I dont think japan is that dumb, given the history of what US did to japanese economy during 1980-1990 era Muricans gonna hammer everyone who gonna rise above them in economy, doesnt matter if they were democratic or communist
Japan is very aware of the threat China possesses than USA if you ask me, knowing that they can be overwhelmed by Chinese Navy.. this can be very alarming also knowing China has sent balloons and reconnaissance aircrafts to Japan's important infrastructure... Japan is also in grave danger, considering that China is very sensitive regarding their history and Japan had great effect on these..
in what world could the us be overwhelmed by china's navy? maybe pushed out of the pacific but too much free trade rests on us control of the oceans so by that point literally the rest of the world will get involved
I was a delegate from the USA to Cambodia in the early 2000s and was impressed with the number of volunteer doctors from Japan in Cambodia. Japan was also sponsoring medical schools. Great job Japan!
Don’t forgot the atrocities the Japanese did to women in your country and throughout SEA turning them as comfort women and until now refused to apologize.
The Japanese elite are from the generation of the men who committed atrocities all over Asia, including the Massacre at Nanjing. They are scared a rising China would retaliate for that. Thus Japanese are keeping the security ties with the USA
I love how Russia, China, and North Korea are saying that Japan is dangerous is just ironic since China is stealing territories, North Korea is firing nukes over someone's airspace and then we have Russia who is currently at war.
It just depens of your point of view. Some would argue that the most interventionist country after WWII is the USA.... and they would be right........Not saying that they are the bad guys (mostly becuase I don`t want to be bombed back into the stone-age), but they are certainly not the good ones...... sometimes they aren´t even the lesser evil.......
There is nothing aggressive about China if you understand their goals is merely promoting prosperity cooperation between nations. US sees China as a threat to their strongest economy status and feeds the "Chinese threat" to brainwash allies to helping US. Here is a thought. Why not work together with China and everyone can live in peace and prosperity.
@@MelaninMagdalene The best thing for China to do is become more democratic. Then its neighbors don't feel as threatened. Who'd trust a nation that stays a good friend of Putin?
I got a heads up about this 20+ years ago, did some research. At the time, the US was saying it was too expensive to continue (the then current level of) defense for Japan and encouraged them officially and unofficially to Actively Start Enlarging their military. Being assured in no uncertain terms that there would be No negative push back from the USG. It was also openly recognized by all parties that Chy-na would continue to be a larger and larger threat. The current build up has been under way for about 25 years, give or take. Good vid though.
25 years of very very very slow build-up. To create a high quality military force utterly dwarfed by the foe they face. One thinks of the high quality Wermacht slowly ground down by the relatively inept, poorly trained Russian army until Germany was conquered. And worse, a non-nuclear Japan facing a nuclear China. Does anyone think that the US will sacrifice NY, Chicago, LA or SF by launching a nuclear exchange to reply to a Chinese set of tactical nukes wiping out the key bases of the Japanese self defense forces. Maybe but it is far from a bet I would rely on where I Japan. Remember that the US assured the territorial integrity of Ukraine in exchange for Ukraine giving their nuclear weapons to Russia. Do you think that the US will honor that commitment by sending massive US forces into the meat grinder in Ukraine? It is one thing to give a promise or make an agreement. It is another thing to sacrifice serious assets to honor that agreement.
@Brit Cat Uh huh. China has its own problems, including a screwed up population pyramid due to the 1 child policy, and zero military experience since Korea, and being reliant on copying their betters.
This may be an unpopular opinion, but based on how modern Japanese society exists - the cleanliness, sterility, dedication to tradition and order, and how hardworking their businesspeople are - I am led to believe that, especially with how significantly more advanced they are technologically than nearly every other country in the world, Japan, with significant investment in their military and cutting-edge technology, will become the most capable and competent or organized military in the existence of humanity.
Japanese people are definitely disciplined as hell. The only thing they were really missing before Europeans came was the power of the free market as well as an open mind to the advancements other nations were making. But now they have those, and I've no doubt that if they decided to remilitarize, they'd theoretically match America on the technological side given enough funding and exceed them in terms of troop discipline. Their main downside is that the highly hierarchical structure of Japanese society would likely make their military forces on the ground more beholden to following orders, as opposed to the tactical flexibility of American NCOs who are generally given an objective and are left to make adjustments to their tactical application on the ground and are able to react quickly to sudden changes - which is vital given the rapid pace of modern warfare. But say, on the squad level, I think Japanese troops would be more disciplined, coordinated, and organized than US troops. But on the macro scale, Japan needs to have capable military leaders and a united set of military branches working in close coordination - things they didn't really have much of in WWII. If they have those, they'd be set to be among the top militaries.
They will have the same limitation they had in WWII-- lack of natural resources. This is one of several aces the USA is holding. It has every natural resource a modern economy needs within its own borders + a relatively young population + the third largest population in the world + the most vibrant tech economy + the most wealth of any nation. Hard to beat that
VX nerve gas beats it, hilarious truth aside… modern wars are not something people have the guts to win. You could win Vietnam, Korea, Iraq or whatever war in 2 months if you wanted to and had the guts to do it.
The thing everyone fails to recognize, is that even when Japan spent only about 1% of GDP on defence, it was always still in the top 10 spenders (and sometimes cracked the Top 5), and certainly spent much more than closer US allies (Canada, Italy, Germany) in NATO.
For what China has planned for Japan, seeing what they have done to Tibet, the saying "Better to die on your feet than live on the knees" comes to mind.
Only if China attacks Japan, which they won't. China will only invade Taiwan. So, this means that if there is a war between China and Japan, it means that Japan attacked China. So, Japan would in this case be the aggressor, just like in ww2. China would therefore have no choice but to defend themselves. I highly doubt Japan would attack China, though. They aren't going to sacrifice their country for US hegemony. They see what the US has done with Ukraine, creating a proxy war with Russia, trying to weaken China's number 1 ally, which by the way is failing completely. Russia is winning the war, and their economy is booming. US has failed with their proxy war with Russia. Russia has been preparing for over a decade for conflict with the US and NATO, they were prepared.
You’ve gotten very good at educating people on your channel. It’s extremely noticeable. Well done. I source you in my classroom now that you quote directly from sources
Japan and India have been working to strengthen their military relationship in recent years, largely as a result of shared concerns over China's increasing assertiveness in the region. The two countries have engaged in joint military exercises and have signed defense agreements aimed at enhancing their cooperation in areas such as maritime security and defense technology. In 2020, Japan and India also signed an agreement allowing their armed forces to share military logistics, which is seen as a significant step towards deepening their defense partnership. Japan is also a member of the Quad, which also includes the United States, India, and Australia. Japan has been an active participant in the Quad's discussions and initiatives, and has been working closely with the other members to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific. Japan shares many of the concerns that led to the formation of the Quad, including China's growing assertiveness and militarization in the region, and has been taking steps to strengthen its security cooperation with the other Quad members. Japan has also been pushing for greater connectivity and economic cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, and has been promoting the idea of a "Free and Open Indo-Pacific" that is based on the rule of law, openness, and transparency.
For a while there, we had "The Quad" countries resisting China. India, Japan, Australia, USA. I'm not sure how well these countries are doing recently in thwarting China's militaristic expansion.
@@protorhinocerator142 Yeah but then president Joe came along, and now India, is growing closer to Russia, and China, the US is too economicly and militarly weak to be a factor, and Australia and New Zeland are just a joke.
Recently India signed an agreement with Vietnam to share their air bases for maintenance and fueling for each country's aircraft flying outside of their countries!
Let’s go Japan! The Japanese people that I have met culturally are some of the nicest and more respectful people I have ever met. There country deserves to spend 2% of there gdp as nato requests it’s members, Especially when they are an island nation with frequent rockets flying over it.
Good for Japan...I had no idea they were so involved in construction projects around the world....we need to hear more of this...way more....great counter to China ...accentuate the positive and Japan is a positive for the world!
Japan can do it as this is a survival strategy for the undeclared superpower that it is. Japan has the smartest military and history of quite preparedness. With the close alliance with the USA Australia EU Japan has been ready for the challenge. Japanese naval capabilities are underestimated. Japan means business. USA is very much in syncing with Japan as they have been coordinating their efforts with the USA. So no one better make any mistakes. Regards.
Thank you for spreading GOOD information about Japan and the Japanese military. I've lived in Japan since 2006, and have met and spoken with several military people here, as well as many other people, about the danger that China poses. They all rate it as the strongest threat to their very existence, and a growing one every year. The government has been sensitive to these fears, and is responding by increasing our military strength and ability to defend the country with or WITHOUT US support. This point achieved a huge boost from Trump's unpredictability, making the people wonder if they would someday simply be handed over to China without a fight in order to temporarily placate the CCP...
Good for you guys, becoming self reliant. The USA needs to return to, predictable foreign policy. Working with their allies. Trump did the same thing to us in Canada. He made us an adversary, during his term.
@@billpetersen298 Trump hated Trudeau, not Canada. Trump and Abe were very close. He told Japan yrs ago to do just what they’re doing now. By the way, how’s that Trudeau working out up there now?
Trump's 'unpredictability'. Are you kidding if Trump were still in office China and Russia would not be screwing around. Professor of what, gender studies I'm guessing
I’m from Japan, TBH old folks from 1970’s hippy movement is making a fuss about it but most of Japanese is supportive of rearmament. Thing is, we got so dependent on US for national security and now we have seemed to forgot the concept of “national security” we have looong way to go.
Plus, it lessens the need for US bases and US presence. Japan and the US are obviously partners but if Japanese people are uncomfortable with US military bases on their soil, why not hand them over to the JSDF?
It's scary to think that without the assassination of their leader, the communists may have eventually recruited the entire hippy movement in Japan. One of the world's most important countries would be a struggling island vassal of China.
to be fair, your country not having to pay for your own security for 50+ years allowed your economy to focus HEAVILY on your educational welfare and subsidizing your zaibatsus, something my country (Philippines) tried to copy but our good ole Uncle Sam considered Japan and South Korea their more favorite little asian sons rather than their very first "colony"
Speaking as an outsider: I’m very concerned of Japanese rearmament in light of the country’s official refusal to reckon with its WW2 past, especially over the past decade. Be careful what you wish for.
To think I started following this channel because of goofy and fun videos that poked fun at new things the Army was doing. Now y'all are making well researched, poignant, and timely essays on geo-political topics; and that kind of growth is pretty great to see. Keep it up.
Strange times Require strange Solutions. Japan is a Warrior Nation. Let them fully become the Warrior Nation with the strength and Mindfulness of the past to stand firmly on her own as a Trusted Ally against all potential enemies. The Japanese as a people have earned my respect and trust in spite of our past conflicts. Japan can easily rebuild to be one of the 5 -10 best militaries in the World very quickly. Let us help them full restore their Warrior Soul with Honor.
I remember an episode of the Trash Taste podcast where a British guy described watching a John Wick movie in Japan. He talked about how silence during the movie is taken even more seriously than usual in western countries. So he was shocked during a scene where a secret stash of weapons was revealed and every guy in the theater let out a grunt of awe and satisfaction. Warrior culture is in their blood, you can't suppress that forever.
oh your talking about abroad in japan, chris i do believe his name is. ex english teacher and how i learned to appreciate dry british humor.well him and Monty Python
scarcity makes for demand. Taboo makes for fetishization. To the strictly raised youth in a culture wide socialization where perfection is the only option, it isn’t surprising how commonplace fantasies of rape, murder, or the occult is in their media.
Just shows how perception is shaped by alliances. USA went from abhoring Japan and being in the same side with Russia and China to invading North Korea in a decade too, so to asians it's not jpan who switched sides...
@@Tentacl It wasn't the US that surprise attacked a country without a declaration of war, the US wasn't even in the war before pearl harbor, so I don't see how responding to an attack can be seen as switching sides
I lived in Japan. It's a great country. I totally agree with this. They and South Korea are our best friends over there. Worrying about them because of World War II is like worrying about Italy because of the Romans.
You know already what's the propagande te CCP would use to justify an invasion. And then the snowflakes from the 50 cent army would repeat like parrots.
1:53 well yeah. if you lost 20M of your population and suffered decades of brutal occupation from the japanese, i would understand. not even south korea forgot about what japan did
As a Japanese, 100000% agree . In Japan, discussions about the military have become taboo and have not progressed at all. I think Japanese people are doing peace blur.😞 Some people really believe that they will never be involved in a war.
@@commentno6552 Don't worry. All it would take is a couple of international incidents, and a few good pro-defense anime, for everyone to change their minds quick.
Another informative easily understood episode from your regular infantryman and staff (shoutout to Justin), complete with comment inducing mispronunciations. Good work!
Nearly a million subs, great job man. The Japanese Empire was built on an incredibly militaristic Culture which was incredibly aggressive and incredibly willing to assassinate civilian leadership. The conditions which caused the war are not present at this time. I'm quite happy to see them take a more active role in Asian geopolitics.
They'd already started their wars of imperial expansion under a civilian democratic leadership. The militaristic culture just pushed that expansion from an 8 to an 11.
That militarism arose from Taishō Democracy as the economy was doing poorly. This sounds exactly like the current time to me. Same political party as 100 years ago (The Liberal Democratic Party). 3 Lost Decades. The conditions seem very well present. It is not news that the Japanese government use hatred towards other Asian nations as a scapegoat when they need to divert their people's attention. The hate never went away. They have never apologized or been penalized like Germany has, because they never had to. They committed atrocities to Asians instead of Jewish or Whites who won the war, so they could just get away. They continue to deny anything happened and revision their history. They want to re-arm under these circumstances... it is ethically dubious - necessary but questionable.
@@keinjuan, agreed. I hoped someone would make the point that the Japanese citizenry is not educated; and is even actively disinformed; about historical Japanese aggression and atrocities. The culture has done a complete 180 in many ways but it's always best to know your own history to prevent repeating errors.
@@mqhjw If that is all you know, you know nothing man. If you truly knew what happened, you would know most people weren't even listed as war criminals despite clearly being so and many of them were given immunity or given minimal punishment. Like Nobusuke Kishi for example. Everybody knew he was Class A criminal but he was released so the US can create an easy puppet government. His grandson was Abe Shinzo, which makes a lot of sense as to why he made aggressive stance towards China and Korea. Also, how many atrocities do you know of? Any idea how the victims were compensated? What you know is just a tip of the iceberg. I mean, I'd be glad to be proven wrong here... so please do.
I can see you've been trying new effects and upping your production value! It's really paying off and your latest videos look great! Keep up the good work man!
It is easy for westerners to forget or not know that the pacific war occupied only a fraction of the Japanese military. The much larger majority of Japanese forces were deployed in Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos (using modern names here) China and Russia. The focus of Japan during WW2 was on Asia, with essentially the Allies being an afterthought or sideshow. Even the attack on Pearl Harbour was conceived primarily to further plans towards the South East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere by removing the US as a threat to the logistics chain between Japan and the mainland.
Somebody forgot to tell that to the IJN, IJA and Army Air Forces. How many ships did the Asian powers put on the bottom. How many aircraft did they shoot out of the sky and destroy on land? Did they bury more IJA forces? No. Two thirds of Japanese dead were against the allies in the pacific war.
@@waiting4aliens Casualties does not directly relate to the forces deployed. Japan lost approximately 3 million lives in the course of WW2. About 600,000 were civilian deaths, including Hiroshima and Nagasaki as well as the "morale bombing" of Tokyo. The US include those deaths in the estimated number of casualties inflicted by US forces, with a total estimate of 1.2 million killed. Out of those, 600,000 were in the Japanese Navy who almost exclusively faught US forces. 1.4 million Japanese casualties were suffered in Asia, including the Phillipines, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, many from desease and starvation, not just combat. In total, the Japanese deployed 4.1 million troops in the so called Chinese Theatre, as opposed to the 870 - 890,000 troops engaged in the Pacific Theatre. From these numbers you can see the Japanese dedicated less than 20% of the total amount of human resources towards the Pacific Theatre. This in now way diminishes the suffering and sacrifice of any of the dead or wounded in any theatre or any country.
I am American. Despite what people would think I have a lot of respect for other nations and there people. Especially South Korea and Japan. Just because I’m American does not mean I’m arrogant.
Great topic, It time for Japan to come out off the shadows, I believe they have learnt from the past and no longer a threat to free nations but now are a partner to free nations. My farther fought in WW2 and survived 4 years fighting the Japanese, he believed near the end off his time that Japan is no longer a threat but a ally that we should be engaging with allot more.
Until their ignorance is resolve from the devilish imperialism they've been, i will not accept their re-armament as a logical basis for every rhetoric they bring. there hubris fumes me of both spite and amity.
Well I wouldn't say that as having Japanese as a neighbor is a pain in the ass sometimes as much as the Chinese. They dumped radiation water that came out of Fukushima disaster in Korean ports over 2017 and 2022. Also the island conflict remains with neighboring countries still.
"no longer a threat" Never know how xenophobic japanese people arent you? That have small landmass and population compared to russia and now they gonna spend more than russia, just use your imagination what they gonna do next
Same with my grandfather, except that we all knew the war was a mistake. Mao Zedong killed 60 million chinese and now we regret Japan not having Manchuria and keeping a balance of power. Now China is a threat that America made. In addition, the USA helped Mao Zedong get into power, look up the 50,000 marines in China after the war and American orders to disarm the Japanese in Manchuria and hand it over to the Communists. Notice how the Commies were losing in China but then suddenly took over the resource rich industrialized Japanese Manchuria/Northeast China (and used it as their base to conquer all of China) when we disarmed the Japanese and sent them out and the USA even refused to give the Nationalists the weapons caches from the Japanese and we stood by and let the Commies take over the areas we forced the Japanese to leave in Northeastern China. Henry Kissinger admitted in a book that the USA secretly backed Mao because we thought that communism would set back China by decades (and indeed it did, but also made an angry monster out of it that wants revenge) whereas the USA actually feared a capitalist China under the christian Chiang Kai-Shek would be a threat to America. Basically WW2 was a mistake, and on the German side that was just us trying to correct the previous American mistake of WW1 of toppling the Kaiser which both Britain's WW1 prime minister (David Lloyd George) and Britain's WW2 prime minister (Churchill) both blamed Hitler's rise on America's demand to remove the Kaiser: "This war would never have come unless, under American and modernising pressure, we had driven the Habsburgs out of Austria and the Hohenzollerns out of Germany. By making these vacuums we gave the opening for the Hitlerite monster to crawl out of its sewer on to the vacant thrones." - Winston Churchill, April 1945. "If your family [Kaiser Wilhelm] remained in power in Germany, I am certain that Mr Hitler would not be giving us any headaches right now" - David Lloyd George "I am of the opinion that if the Allies at the peace table at Versailles had not imagined that the sweeping away of long-established dynasties was a form of progress, and if they had allowed a Hohenzollern, a Wittelsbach, and Hapsburg to return to their thrones, there would of been no Hitler. To Germany a symbolic point on which the loyalities of the military classes could centre would have been found." Winston Churchill, 1946. "For the average person, all problems date to World War II; for the more informed, to World War I; for the genuine historian, to the French Revolution." - Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, Leftism Revisited: from de Sade and Marx to Hitler and Pol Pot "While countries that have restored monarchy, namely Spain and Cambodia, have returned to democracy, could Dionne make the same observation about monarchies that are now republics? Have Iran, Libya, Romania, Rwanda, Afghanistan and so on benefited from republicanism? No, for all the most murderous regimes in this century have been republics." - The Rev. Kenneth Gunn-Walberg
There used to be SEATO, South East Asia Treaty Organization as you pointed out. When I was in the US Navy we participated in several exercises with multiple nations. Japan was in it but still on the peace train from WW2.
@@lientruong2500 and they're about to pay that owed blood agaisnt China's/North Korea's agresions , as for an apology we have to wait until they stop denying they did anything wrong in the first place
You know, Chris, nobody's buying your "average" infantryman status any longer. In depth, well researched and clearly presented analysis, as usual. Keep it up!
It's amazing how little money is needed for these large infrastructure projects. Meanwhile, where I live in the US, we are spending a billion dollars for new interstate stack interchange and planning on spending 4 billion on 30 miles of toll lanes. Yet the state will not fund any public transit services.
Maybe people have forgotten about the rape of Nanking but the Chinese and Japanese have not. That kind of thing, is in their people. I'm not trying to sound racist I don't hate them for it, but it's in there. I'm honestly with China on this. That hurts the same but I'm a marine and I learned our history and what the Japanese did.
Chris, as always, a well presented view, thank you. Their industrial and economic strength bodes well in their military expansion which is paramount to stability in the region. Added to that, the USA as a partner in many aspects bolsters their geo-political boldness which is imperative in them re-arming, or up arming. The addition of ground based Tomahawks could lead to a similar European "MAD" scenario, however, the need to counter the South Seas aggression remains. Putting their reliance on resources is very sobering. Fortunately, they are highly disciplined and motivated.
Japan is one of the countries in Asia that can stand up to China. If they increase their spending to the amount they want, they will be one of the leading powers in Asia when it comes to the Military just as it is now economically. BTW Chris you mislabeled Vietnam and Thailand.. (you reversed them)
In my experience, Japanese people in western Japan seem to be quite different from Japanese people in Tokyo. I felt that Japanese people in western Japan were much more belligerent than Japanese people in eastern Japan. This was something that not only I but also my acquaintances agreed with to some extent. I'm not sure why.
I have a pal that served alongside various militaries in the middle east peacekeeping missions. he said that the Japanese, while being non-combat role troops, were the most impressive over all.
Cappy, between you and Alex Hollings (SandBoxx), the pair of you Infantry warfighters Army and USMC respectively. You guys make me proud to be an Infantryman. Watching both of you guys give such well researched and hyper detailed analysis of your discussion topics. It puts to rest all of the idiotic stigmas surrounding grunts and their lack of intelligence and intellect. Excellent job my Infantry brother. Semper Fi
As cavalry trooper (scout) in the early 80's when the combat game was just beginning to change and get much more technical and faster requiring mental and physical agility on a level never seen before I had greatest respect for the 11B's and Marine equivalent. I saw the coming drones of the then future and I saw the vulnerability of armor to a man in a hole with a tube weapon. That said I there was much I didn't see coming.
0331 here. For some reason, I was under the impression that Alex Hollings (love Air Power) was air wing rather than infantry. Am I mistaken? Also, I'm not so sure I'd call said stigma "idiotic." Some of the dumbest and most belligerently ignorant (emphasis on the belligerent part) people I've met in my life were during my time in service. ASVAB waivers are a thing, after all. With that said, it was also amongst the grunts that I met some of the most keenly intelligent and finely informed individuals that I've had the opportunity of knowing. The stereotype may not be accurate, but neither would I say that it's inaccurate to claim that infantry is the go-to field for individuals with little clarity of thought or perspective. Also pretty regularly got the same vibes from supply and motor transport. Semper Fi
I think it’s kinda cool/funny that almost any time we as the US fight someone in a war, they end up becoming a strong ally of ours. Britain, Germany, Japan, Vietnam. North Korea being a notable exception.
@@zforzed3344 You forgot china hasn't won any wars and is a toothless tiger. There's a saying, no one kill more chinese than the chinese - Mao killed more of chinese people.
Having been involved in military exercises with the Japanese Navy, I can tell you that they are serious and professional. Along with the South Koreans, Japan can be a major force to curb Chinese military expansion.
The Battle of Baekgang 663AD, Imjin War in 1592AD, First Sino-Japanese War in 1894AD ,Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937AD, These are four invasions initiated by Japan in history, while China did once Mongol invasions of Japan in 1275AD. So why do you think China is more aggressive than Japan?
@@Clee-os6pv I’m pretty sure it was just misunderstanding on Japans part? 🤷🏽. But I’m pretty sure they can’t be really mad at as us just as mad we are at them ?? 😑🤔.. it sucked all around what happened but to make peace and want peace ☮️ comes within and change for greater good.. if makes sense.. anyway your entitled to your opinion. 🖖🏽
I was two weeks old at the time of the Battle of the Coral sea, born in a garrison town just to the south. I was raised reading warries and from a young age knew about the barbarity of the Japanese marching nurses into the sea before gunning them down. Some years ago I picked up a pair of hitchhikers while heading north to do a job. They were Japanese heading for Jourama Falls. This was NOT a well travelled, sealed road but it was my backyard and I had never been there so I did the detour. When I let them off I realised I could not visit the sins of the fathers on these two young lovers [?], visiting my country to see who we are. Today I trust them more than the Germans.
In truth, I think all imperialist forces were barbaric by modern standards. Certainly, my own country, Britain, carried out some terrible atrocities throughout history. So did the French, Belgians, Russians, Germans, Spanish, Italians and Portuguese imperial powers. The Age of Empires led to terrible injustices against subjugated people and thankfully no longer exists. With the exception of modern Russia, I can't imagine any former imperial power being able to invade another country, without disastrous consequences, as Russia is discovering today.
With all of the negativity that is against Americans and white people these days, I think that they are some of the most forgiving and generous people on earth. Thank-you sir for your humanity.
Japan has a good reputation when lending and assisting other countries with their infrastructures because they LEND and they ASSIST. China will give out loans that they know the countries will have difficulties in repaying... and then they do all the designing, construction and import labourers from China. Whereas Japan will be working with local partners to actually boost the local economies.
@@zforzed3344 You mean in a capitalist society where the consumers picks the winner? Where Japanese automakers with a superior product took a whole chuck of market shares? Not sure how that relates to what I posted regarding economic and infrastructure assistance for developing countries.
@@zforzed3344 nope. China engage in corporate espionage, violate trademarks and patents, peg their currency to maintain a trade surplus, flood the market with inferior products.... Vastly different overall.
@@zforzed3344 You notice the difference in style and make of japanese vehicles and american vehicles? Now take a look at the products China produces that look EXACTLY like products designed by other countries. That's the difference.
Having Japan on your side is so important. They're the only country to have defeated a giant lizard, a three headed monster from outer space, a giant worm and a giant flying tortoise. What other country can boast such feats.
America beat an alien invasion with a couple fighters and a stolen alien shuttle. Oh, and we beat another alien invasion that defeated all air power, and occupied Los Angeles, we did it with the pure determination of a single Platoon of Marines. So while Japan handles monsters, we handle aliens on the ground or in the air. Together, nothing can stop us. Unless the Pacific Atlanteans invade...
They've probably taken out more alien invasions than America too. I mean, their giant robotics research is second to none!
America doesn’t care because they have a hero and his name is Hancock (never disrespect his wife though)
@@thelordofcringe the Atlantian incident in the Pacific officially never occurred. Lol can't lose if it didn't happen.
Didn't we defeat the aliens w just some cowboys? Lol
You know we're in strange times when we're celebrating Germany and Japan massively increasing defense spending
From a long-term view, it is more of a return to normalcy. Ultimately, Germany is always supposed to be the dominant European land power that is the balance to Russia. It's sheer population and economy makes it inevitable. The same for Japan in East Asia as the true counter to the Chinese, at least since the 1870s when both nations emerged on the international scene, Germany as a unified power, and Japan adopting European ways. The US and its junior partners have kept both submerged since 1945, for good reason, and with very positive effect on culture and economy. Forced internal development has often resulted in formerly imperialist nations becoming much more developed economically and in human happiness. Sweden is a great example of a nation that was dragged away from the addiction of conquest and wars on the Continent and forced to develop internally. The outcome is Sweden is a far better off nation in almost every regard than its imperialistic Vasa predecessor. But, it was always inevitable that both Germany and Japan would return to being dominant military powers.
It is strange, but considering their respective alternatives, personally I highly welcome it.
Feels like the sleeping dragons are waking up again, but this time they’re on our side.
@@crownprincesebastianjohano7069 Neither swedes, germans nor japanese are particularly happy people, in essence all three are just slave economies for bigger conglomerates like the EU for example.
@@crownprincesebastianjohano7069 Germany will never return to that Poland will take its place.
A couple of years ago, countries in Scandinavia and the Baltic's started increasing their military by a rather substantial amount, 20 to 30%. Sweden started offering "legacy classes", classes on fishing, hunting, bushcraft, gardening, canning, etc. I thought that was odd, then ruzzia invaded Ukraine and it made sense. They knew something was up. Now it looks like Japan knows they need to get prepared.
It made sense to those of us who were being dismissed as "war mongerers" for saying things like "maybe we should have the bare minimum to defend ourselves and our way of life". Pacifist isolationism is a Chinese and Russian psyop that they fund all over the western world. They want our nations to destroy ourselves from within so they can conquer the remnants.
Japan has always been pretty on the ball about their main land neighbors. The Nationalists in Japanese politics may have resented American partnership and influence, but they've never liked how quickly China grew in the 80s and 90s.
And the rearming of Germany.
@@swirvinbirds1971 yeah, I wonder why 😂 especially after 24.02.22
After Ukraine in 2014 the Swedes came to talk to the British Army about their experience in the Falklands - their theory that the next thing after Ukraine would be Russia invading a non-NATO European country.
While serving in the U.S. Army, I participated in a joint training exercise alongside the JSDF. The Japanese I served with were all very gracious and professional. I would happily serve alongside them again.
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Only because you nuked them….
Well Japan loves America.
@@CaptainROC-hs2yn and vice versa
Gracious like in Korea and China
Aussie Vet here: When I was deployed to East Timor in 02-03 I went to the Japanese Engineer base and they had crazy Tech. Timor was a peacekeeping mission between 1999-2007 so Japan could deploy troops such as Engineers, logistics and medical staff from 2001. Japan has previously deployed to Cambodia, Mozambique, Rwanda and the Golan Heights under peacekeeping missions so they haven't been just resting. Their military has been doing what it can under the articles much the same as what they have been doing with business and industry.
They have the most sophisticated toilets in the world.
People talk about German engineering.... Japan's is insane. Thinking only about their cars and their audio equipment even from the 1970s...they are a great ally to have.
I was there supporting US Marines 2001+ for the Timor civil war.
@@seanmcginnis7564 What was your experience? Did you face some sort of racism? Don't take it as a confrontation I'm just curious because it's a stereotype to say that japanese people are racist
@@DanielGarcia-kw4ep Japanese people are only racist toward non-Japanese people. They're inclusive toward everyone else...
Finding a loophole to make a helicopter carrier that's technically a destroyer was a stroke of genius
Just like how some treaty warships pre ww2 were calculating their tonnage... you know, without, food, fuel, ammo or crew. Technically they were within tonnage limits...
It also can launch F-35s with a little modification and is only 100 feet shorter than several WW2 aircraft carriers.
@@Evirthewarrior it’s already launched f-35s
Japan building Aircraft Carriers in 2009
was the reasons why China also built aircraft carriers in 2013.
@@leihtory7423 China buying aircraft carrier in 1998 was the reason why Japan built aircraft carriers
2 things you can never underestimate, Japan’s fighting spirit and German engineering.
Neither helped either country last go round, the vastness of their enemies country and millions of bodies thwarted both.
Agreed. It took the combined efforts of the free and not so free world to settle the last two dust ups
@@seansimms8503 lol what? Xd
You know that Nazis, Russians and Japanese had more people than any other nation?
And Russia (ZSRR) to this day have the biggest landmass?
Those three was allies. And ZSSR survived ONLY because of USA Lend-Lease.
@@wiciuwiciu2783 lol, not true, the Soviet Union was an ally first of all, they fought Germany in the West and invaded Japan in the East in Manchuria, Japan was the most populous Axis country at 100 million, Germany was next with 70 to 80 million, Italy had around 35 to 40 million, similar to Frances and England's population...the USA had over 130 million citizens maybe less or more, China and India had well over 300 to 400 million people easily, you know the Soviet Union fought no less than 70% of the German Army while America and Great Britain fought no more than 35%? Lend lease helped, being able to replace 7 million dead soldiers helped even more...Germany had one of three highest kill ratios on the Eastern front in modern warfare and still lost to millions of Red Army soldiers.
@@seansimms8503 you get those info from Russian university?
Yes, the Soviets were allies... With Nazis.
In 1939 Russians (Soviets) attacked Poland. Their "liberation" consisted of making death camps in Syberia (gulags), massive murdering of people that have finished something higher than elementary school (Katyń).
If not for their invasion from the east on September 19, Poland could hold a while longer and Germans would never conquered the rest of the Europe with such ease. They, and only they slaughtered thousands of Slovakians, Romanians and Balkan nations. At least those, who resisted.
Finland would still hold Kolaean peninsula if not "winter war" period.
Hitler used Russians to get some time and east/south secured. When Germans invaded Russia, the red monkeys were losing badly.
THEN, after Pearl Harbor, USA got pissed and stepped into the conflict. USA was also fighting on two fronts; European and Pacific ;)
So to get some things settled in Europe, they shipped thousands of equipment to Russia. (Just compare Russian and USA trucks, planes, engines, kacapy ripped off from Americans)
And yet, Germans didn't lose because of "many Russians". Many Russians died, that's all they fight to this day.
Germany lost in west just because of Hitler's madness for "wunderwaffe", and inferring in military orders.
In east they got trouble with logistics.
And China and India? They didn't do that much. China with all might and help of USA got rid of Japanese from the mainland. And if not nukes and bombing raids (Dolittle)... the Japan could win.
China's population didn't do shit.
And India? They were hungry and dying of starvation. That's it.
I live in Japan and speak Japanese, I’d like to see how excellent your channel is giving really good news on topics that would otherwise not be understood by many. Great work!
Japanese Military Procurement List
1. Mobile suits
2. Variable fighters
3. Super Dimensional Fortress Macross
4. Space Battleship Yamato
5- Giant mech
6- Godzilla
7- Idol Magic girls
8- soldiers from another diminsion
I actually hope the fourth one will appear in the near future
Eva unit 01 & 02
@@dickizzinya9085 no, thats too far, japan doesnt need weapons of mouse destruction
The thing that really urks China about Japan's soft power through infastructure investment in SE Asia is Japanese projects actually work and improve the countries they are built in.
alot of these projects were japan's informal way of paying their moral debt from all the atrocities they committed in ww2. basically to save face.
Japan does it and people know it's not just a plan to hold political blackmail over their heads later. China doesn't get that kind of cooperation when they do the same thing
I really wish Reagan hadn’t nudged Japan to tank their economy in the late 80s. A lot of movies of that era dealt with that fear (see: Die Hard), but seeing the alternative? I’ll take Japanese dominance any day.
@@lemarcoX That and build up countries to have as allies and trading partners in the region.
@@tehbeernerd countries become allies and enemies like the rise and fall of the tide. China and the USA are rivals because of their relative power and likewise the countries of the pacific is drawn to the USA because of their reliance. If Japan had kept growing they would simply be the main rival to the USA instead of China, unless of course you truly believe that it’s possible for a dominant power and a rising power to not be antagonistic to each other?
Here in the Philippines, it's not just the current subway or other infrastructure development that Japan had been a great help, there are also government and community support. I remember when I was a kid at the 90s, I remember from my mother who works in the government I always hear the initials JICA and how it helped their offices through supplies and trainings. If you dig deeper on what Japan did to help the Philippines through JICA you can find so much things and unlike China it is rarely being publicly announced. So it is not just now that Japan had made a good impression to the Philippines, it's been decades already and we are always thankful for that.
Japanese are respected more than the Chinese in Philippines, for being kinder and more generous and fair to Filipinos who work with them.
I’ve visited the Philippines before, most of the locals I talked to there had very negative feelings towards the Chinese, also it appeared the wealthy were Chinese or Chinese adjacent families. It’s a very weird dichotomy.
@@ChrisDavis333 The negative feelings for Chinese is usually on the current Mainland Chinese, one is from the well known bullying of China in South China Sea or as we call it West Philippine Sea. Second is from some people I know who works in tourism and from media that the Mainland Chinese like what they are known from other countries are rude tourist. And 3rd they do some illegal stuff like drugs and illegal gambling.
The wealthy Chinese living here are said to be Chinese who left China because of poverty or some problems with the government. These Chinese unlike the current Mainland Chinese have made roots in our country through their hard work and develop to themselves some of the Filipino culture thereby these Chinese Filipinos are not mad at.
@@keurikeuri7851 yeah I’m not saying Chinese Filipinos are viewed negatively, just stating a large portion of the wealthy people in the Philippines are of Chinese descent.
It's interesting how some Asian countries now view former occupiers. Philippines prefer Japan over China and Vietnam prefers America over China as well.
Japan and Germany are two of the best allies any country could ever ask for. I have much respect for each country, their culture, their technology and their nationalistic pride. Thank you to all of you that contribute. As an American I am beyond grateful.
Agreed! Though I think that Finland is also going to contribute greatly as an ally.
LOL! It's all funny and games until Japan attacks and invades Korea and colonize her again. And Japan launches a sneak attack against USA again.
@@RaeleshSkeladar Finland admits their military is a defensive force and they are not equipped to conduct offensive operations. They would be useful as a buffer state nothing more
What german natiomalistic pride? It's actually rather frowned upon to feel cool for being a citizen of a country.
@@Clee-os6pv Come on. The US nuked them TWICE over a minor scratch last time. No one had ever even yet seen the horror of once and the US said, "Nuke them twice."
Do you think they want to be nuked three times this time?
I’m glad we have a friend like Japan !!
Exactly 💯 💯
Until they show their true colors.
@Content_enjoyer "Arrogance and stupidity all in the same package. How efficient of you." (Some sci fi series quote) Point is never belittle your foes. What's more Japan did not know how devastating nukes were before 11 August, they sure know of it now and would take precautions against.
@Content_enjoyer the ultranationalists are not in the minority btw, but it is not a problem to the US. US have no problems supporting questionable regimes as long as these dictators, tyrants, fascists are on their side.
Deterrence
I think Japan's SDF is one of those that can 'punch above its weight'. A lot of their gear is either identical, or very close to identical, to American/Western counterparts. They regularly train with US forces and directly absorb the 'lessons learned' from the USA regarding recent conflicts (Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom, etc).
So fighting insurgencies, how that's going to help against China?
@@zadovrus1624 Desert Storm (1991). Bosnia (1995). Iraqi Freedom (2003 invasion). Conventional military campaigns, NOT counter-insurgencies.
@@sonar357 those were so long ago, I doubt any of those are applicable to China Japanese conflict if it erupts. Besides, it would most likely be more naval and aerial than land oriented. None of the countries US foght had good navy
The name SDF is a poor disguise. They are constructing aircraft carriers masking them under hilarious designation as helicopter destroyers. They are fully capable of repeating their WWII wrongs if they choose.
@@zadovrus1624 Japan operates F15j and F2 (F16 Japan version), for more than 40 years.
They also acquired F-35 recently, China doesn't even have one that can outfight the F15j or F2.
Navy is what Japan put most of it's resources and are the second best in the world.
China can't even handle Taiwan, and Japan is totally on another level.
It will be good to have a close ally involved so deeply. Their sensitivity to the threat of nuclear war gives them depth that many other nations do not have.
So ignore all restrictions placed on Japan because it fits US agenda?
Everyone knows what the threat of nuclear war entails. Sounded smart in your head though, I'll bet.
@@sparkybojangles apparently Russia doesn't
@@misteranon7806I'm well aware of their precarious position due to their history and alliances. Building a defensive conventional army will do nothing to reduce the risk of nuclear conflict. They are in the same position as European nations. Arms racing between historically fractious nations will
not reduce the risk of Armageddon.
@@sparkybojangles I think what he means is that Japan was the only country to be bombed with nuclear weapons? Chill down on the gloating my below-average intelligence friend.
I can totally understand that the "new" Japan needs our trust because everything about Japan since WW2 has changed from what it used to be. Japan has become a model world power in the United Nations and the old "great warrior" tradition that committed all the atrocities against humanity is gone forever. The new "great warrior" Japan, is more like having a pack of great big Rottweilers as your best friends while walking around in a bad neighborhood. I am glad to have Japan and the other Pacific countries on our side. Keep up the awesome content my friend and I hope you stay healthy and happy in the future.
it is gone over for you, but not for us,
in Japan, 0 public memorial for the victims and anti-facist fighters of other countries, but so many shrines which worship war criminals,
most victims are Koreans, Chinese, Filipinos, of course the West doesn't care so much,
@@EmilechenI understand that. I do not agree with Japan refusing to acknowledge their war crimes. But Japan is different now.
@@Henry-yf2np in Japan, almost 0 public memorial for victims of WWII and anti-facist heroes,
but so many shrine with war criminals inside, it is weird,
i think US have only 300 years History and they deal with Japan for just 1-2 centuries, they pretend that the West has definitely transformed Japan as a loyal ally forever,
but China has known Japan for thousands years and wrote first historical records about Japan,
Japan only admires the most powerful nation, if one day US lose the world supremacy, no one can guarantee Japan no to switch sides,
Japanese public opinion has changed almost singularly due to North Korean behavior. In a way, Kim Jong-un has done world democracy a favor.
Yes he has hasn't he.
world democracy surrreeeee
Well said
@@agrajyadav2951 bot
As an American, I'm proud to have Japan as an ally.
Yeah, I'm proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Germans as they send Leopard/Panther tanks into Kharkov again just like in 1941. And stand with the Japanese as we invade China and establish Manchukuo again and make sure Taiwan is a protectorate of Japan. What was the point of WW2 again? What did all those boys my grandfather had to amputate the legs off of die for again?
[World War Two] "This war would never have come unless, under American and modernising pressure, we had driven the Habsburgs out of Austria and the Hohenzollerns out of Germany. By making these vacuums we gave the opening for the Hitlerite monster to crawl out of its sewer on to the vacant thrones."
- Winston Churchill, April 1945.
"If your family [Kaiser Wilhelm] remained in power in Germany, I am certain that Mr Hitler would not be giving us any headaches right now"
- David Lloyd George, Britain's WW1 wartime leader (the Churchill of WW1) telling the Kaiser's grandson his regrets.
"I am of the opinion that if the Allies at the peace table at Versailles had not imagined that the sweeping away of long-established dynasties was a form of progress, and if they had allowed a Hohenzollern, a Wittelsbach, and Hapsburg to return to their thrones, there would of been no Hitler. To Germany a symbolic point on which the loyalities of the military classes could centre would have been found." - Winston Churchill, 1946.
"For the average person, all problems date to World War II; for the more informed, to World War I; for the genuine historian, to the French Revolution."
- Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, Leftism Revisited: from de Sade and Marx to Hitler and Pol Pot
"While countries that have restored monarchy, namely Spain and Cambodia, have returned to democracy, could Dionne make the same observation about monarchies that are now republics? Have Iran, Libya, Romania, Rwanda, Afghanistan and so on benefited from republicanism? No, for all the most murderous regimes in this century have been republics."
- The Rev. Kenneth Gunn-Walberg of St. Mary's Anglican Church in Delaware (R.I.P. 2021)
You dont see japanese demanding reparations and the rest of the racist nonsense. Its hard to think of a group of ppl i repect more than the Japanese. For allot of different reasons.
Proud to be allies with Japan
Me too!!!! I’m Romanian though but I live in America. I care so much about Japan.
@@scottkimball9169because they were the aggressor in ww2, it doesn’t make sense for Japan to put themselves in the victim mentality
It makes sense for fascist imperialist empires to align themselves together I guess.
Hi Cappy, Japan is in an alliance called The Quad, which is quote: Australia's Quad partnership with India, Japan and the United States is a key pillar in Australia’s foreign policy. The Quad is a diplomatic network of four countries committed to supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific that is inclusive and resilient. It complements our other bilateral, regional and multilateral cooperation, including with ASEAN member states and Pacific partners.
What is the official name of Taiwan ? 🤔
@@cosmoray9750 Depends on who you're asking.
Exactly! Every US Pacific Command (now Indo-Pacific Command) general has stated that our allies in the Pacific are our greatest asymmetrical assets in any defense plan against Chinese aggression in the Indo Pacific region.
@@cosmoray9750 Whatever the name, the US and allies will protect them against any invasion attempt by China. Australia and Japan have both stated they would follow the US in defense of Taiwan and the US president recently stated that the US would directly defend Taiwan if attacked. The time of Strategic Ambiguity with regard to Taiwan has come to an end.
@@maxcalabrese5962 no, it doesn’t. It is, the Republic of CHINA for _everybody_
Absolutely Love JAPAN, and the Japanese people. I'm an American, and I know it is in my best interest to never be an enemy of the Japanese. The definition of warrior.... Japanese. That's not why I wish to always be on Japan's good side though (but it's a damn good one) they are kind, respectful, and the most wonderful people to have friendly relations with.
Videos are getting better and better. Can definitely see the difference in production quality. Also delving into much more in-depth and complex subject matter - and doing it in an easily digestible manner. Well done. Keep up the good work.
Japan has always had what I'd have to call a very Quality focused military instead of focusing on Quantity. Their JSDF always seemed to be highly trained and professional whenever I had the opportunity to work around/with them.
I also lived in Japan on active duty. They seemed more professional than we were. But I could be biased. I've always admired Bushido. . . it's why I requested Japanese bases in the first place.
There's no doubt in my mind those guys are very well trained and disciplined not to mention Kamikaze Brave
@@keithfernandez8965 werent the usa the first to use suicide pilots
@Dean I really don't know...I thought the Japanese Kazi during World War 2 was the first !!
I watched on TV ( source by LD party congressman) still 80% of China's military technology comes from Japan. If we stop this NOW China looses significant amount of military power. It's hard as this has done via economic community in Tokyo ( Chinese and Japanese business ties) China seems to use those organisations to get what they want. Remember Japan transferred Shinkansen ( bullet train )technology to China in SEP 2004-biggest mistake-, now China claims they made it by themselves. ( wow)
As a member of the U.S. armed forces on Okinawa this topic is very important to me thanks Chris
how is it like working over there?
@@rocketman3770 it’s very busy lol
I am happy to have Japan instead of China or Russia as an ally!
If I was Japanese I would definitely want a bigger military with how their neighbors are.
I think I'm turning Japanese.
why do you make it sound like japan does not have a giant military.
the whole reason china wants a big military is because japan has a big military.
japan aircraft carrier 2009
china aircraft carrier 2013
@@leihtory7423 Most people associate the respective populations with military capabilities.
The PLA might not be as modernized or developed as the JSDF but they do have a higher population pool to call on.
@@jeffk464 To be fair you want to be ready in case of war. Having a bigger military can't hurt and I'd rather it be Japan than China.
@@leihtory7423 China is no longer a match to Japan. No matter how much Japan spend on military, they will still have a less capable and inferior military compared to China.
The U.S. move in the Philippines is a game changer as well. With 7000 islands and quick access to the South China Sea. U.S. land based anti ship missiles can easily cut off commerce to China.
As a Filipino, I'm afraid of taking the brunt of the attacks in case China invades.
However, commerce as a US FOB would be very economical.
I mean historically , its funny ... the US accuses China of being imperialistic, yet the only reason the US can have bases in the Philippines is because of late colonialism
@markhowells13 The world isnt a fair place.
@@maxolcat1281 it's not really about being fair, it's just funny to notice the hypocrisy of accusations.
Although, I haven't heard that accusation by the US. Dunno if its real, Im too lazy to verify.
@@markhowells13 They invited the USA back Must have not been to bad China is stealing there resources that's why
I worked on STANDARD Missile 3, an anti-ballistic missile program launched from Aegis cruisers. Blk IIA was a joint effort with Japan. No one should discount them as a key ally in global politics, especially in the Pacific. As you can imagine, the actions of North Korea worry them even more than they do us. We are at least far away.
That won't matter much if it comes down to missiles though. They reach across the globe now no problem or from the ocean. Subs all over the world with nukes in them ready to go. Has been for decades.
@@L4Disillusion North Korea doesn’t have SSBNs.
Japan and the people of Japan are some of the best most elite most dedicated warriors of all time. We are lucky to have them on our side any day of the week.
Awesome segment Cappy! Japanese growing closer ties to America is the way forward for the East. The more united the #1 and #3 economies in the world are, the more secure we are proportionally. We should build out a natural gas trade infrastructure from the US to Japan, to insure an alternative to thier reliance on Middle Eastern resources.
Try explaining that to Joe and his party.
Ahaha, Middle Eastern resources! Thanks to Joe, now best friend of Saudi Arabia and Persian golf are China and Russia. 3rd Japanese economy is going to be 4th economy soon and outrun by India. Their economy is not increasing well, population is shrinking and their 263% of GDP external debt doesn’t make things good for Japan.
I dont think japan is that dumb, given the history of what US did to japanese economy during 1980-1990 era
Muricans gonna hammer everyone who gonna rise above them in economy, doesnt matter if they were democratic or communist
@@whereswaldo5740 sadly, I doubt he'd understand
@@michealbaker8216 huh?
Japan is very aware of the threat China possesses than USA if you ask me, knowing that they can be overwhelmed by Chinese Navy.. this can be very alarming also knowing China has sent balloons and reconnaissance aircrafts to Japan's important infrastructure...
Japan is also in grave danger, considering that China is very sensitive regarding their history and Japan had great effect on these..
in what world could the us be overwhelmed by china's navy? maybe pushed out of the pacific but too much free trade rests on us control of the oceans so by that point literally the rest of the world will get involved
I don't know who told you the PLAN could overwhelm the USN but they were talking out their ass.
@@ML-xx9kc Think he meant the Japanese Navy being overwhelmed.
@luviam0001 still doesnt mean they can overwhelm japan
@@low_vibration Considering we still have Navy and Marine bases there? Oh yeah.
I was a delegate from the USA to Cambodia in the early 2000s and was impressed with the number of volunteer doctors from Japan in Cambodia. Japan was also sponsoring medical schools. Great job Japan!
America has such a corrupt medical school system. We could be the world's biggest exporters of doctors -- "Japan on steroids".
Don’t forgot the atrocities the Japanese did to women in your country and throughout SEA turning them as comfort women and until now refused to apologize.
The Japanese elite are from the generation of the men who committed atrocities all over Asia, including the Massacre at Nanjing. They are scared a rising China would retaliate for that. Thus Japanese are keeping the security ties with the USA
US after ww2 : Japan you should not have an army
US after korean war : Japan why don't you have an army
I love how Russia, China, and North Korea are saying that Japan is dangerous is just ironic since China is stealing territories, North Korea is firing nukes over someone's airspace and then we have Russia who is currently at war.
It just depens of your point of view. Some would argue that the most interventionist country after WWII is the USA.... and they would be right........Not saying that they are the bad guys (mostly becuase I don`t want to be bombed back into the stone-age), but they are certainly not the good ones...... sometimes they aren´t even the lesser evil.......
Japan has an impressive expansionist history... Which wasn't always PC or not what would be considered war crimes as well.
Stealing what? Show me your evidence
@@gary3844 CCP agent detected
@@gary3844 I present to you the nation of Tibet, stolen circa 1950
With how aggressive China is acting now, there is no doubt that Japan need to strengthen their military by a lot.
They should focus on strengthening the relationship with their number one trading partner.
There is nothing aggressive about China if you understand their goals is merely promoting prosperity cooperation between nations. US sees China as a threat to their strongest economy status and feeds the "Chinese threat" to brainwash allies to helping US. Here is a thought. Why not work together with China and everyone can live in peace and prosperity.
@@MelaninMagdalene
The best thing for China to do is become more democratic. Then its neighbors don't feel as threatened.
Who'd trust a nation that stays a good friend of Putin?
But that might include nukes
@@MelaninMagdalene everyone should start withdrawing from
Trade with the paper tiger
I got a heads up about this 20+ years ago, did some research. At the time, the US was saying it was too expensive to continue (the then current level of) defense for Japan and encouraged them officially and unofficially to Actively Start Enlarging their military. Being assured in no uncertain terms that there would be No negative push back from the USG.
It was also openly recognized by all parties that Chy-na would continue to be a larger and larger threat.
The current build up has been under way for about 25 years, give or take.
Good vid though.
I, too, recall this a while back (date forgotten). I figured it was important…..given the time of NK and China.
25 years of very very very slow build-up. To create a high quality military force utterly dwarfed by the foe they face. One thinks of the high quality Wermacht slowly ground down by the relatively inept, poorly trained Russian army until Germany was conquered. And worse, a non-nuclear Japan facing a nuclear China. Does anyone think that the US will sacrifice NY, Chicago, LA or SF by launching a nuclear exchange to reply to a Chinese set of tactical nukes wiping out the key bases of the Japanese self defense forces. Maybe but it is far from a bet I would rely on where I Japan. Remember that the US assured the territorial integrity of Ukraine in exchange for Ukraine giving their nuclear weapons to Russia. Do you think that the US will honor that commitment by sending massive US forces into the meat grinder in Ukraine? It is one thing to give a promise or make an agreement. It is another thing to sacrifice serious assets to honor that agreement.
I think you'll find it was RUSSIA who promised to protect Ukrsine if they gsve up their nukes, not the USA. Sorry, Putin bot. Mwaaa.
@Brit Cat Uh huh. China has its own problems, including a screwed up population pyramid due to the 1 child policy, and zero military experience since Korea, and being reliant on copying their betters.
You are a little confused. Russia required Ukraine to rid of their nukes for *Russian protection.* Look at how that worked for them…
This may be an unpopular opinion, but based on how modern Japanese society exists - the cleanliness, sterility, dedication to tradition and order, and how hardworking their businesspeople are - I am led to believe that, especially with how significantly more advanced they are technologically than nearly every other country in the world, Japan, with significant investment in their military and cutting-edge technology, will become the most capable and competent or organized military in the existence of humanity.
Japanese people are definitely disciplined as hell. The only thing they were really missing before Europeans came was the power of the free market as well as an open mind to the advancements other nations were making. But now they have those, and I've no doubt that if they decided to remilitarize, they'd theoretically match America on the technological side given enough funding and exceed them in terms of troop discipline. Their main downside is that the highly hierarchical structure of Japanese society would likely make their military forces on the ground more beholden to following orders, as opposed to the tactical flexibility of American NCOs who are generally given an objective and are left to make adjustments to their tactical application on the ground and are able to react quickly to sudden changes - which is vital given the rapid pace of modern warfare. But say, on the squad level, I think Japanese troops would be more disciplined, coordinated, and organized than US troops.
But on the macro scale, Japan needs to have capable military leaders and a united set of military branches working in close coordination - things they didn't really have much of in WWII. If they have those, they'd be set to be among the top militaries.
That would be pretty cool. I’d much rather be conquered by the Japanese than the Russians, Chinese, or any of the Arab countries.
Agree, which makes them dangerous
They will have the same limitation they had in WWII-- lack of natural resources. This is one of several aces the USA is holding. It has every natural resource a modern economy needs within its own borders + a relatively young population + the third largest population in the world + the most vibrant tech economy + the most wealth of any nation. Hard to beat that
VX nerve gas beats it, hilarious truth aside… modern wars are not something people have the guts to win. You could win Vietnam, Korea, Iraq or whatever war in 2 months if you wanted to and had the guts to do it.
You forgot to mention that Japan is an absolute behemoth in imaging industry, and that includes cameras in almost all smartphones including iPhone.
Exactly, when it comes to optics. Japanese glass is tier1
I thought that lenses and glass were Germany's thing? Like Zeiss
@@ndanielsporter Sony makes them
@@tsukudaxyasuno maybe I got confused. So Germany doesn't make lenses?
@@ndanielsporter they do, but they outsource/co-found technologies with other companies such as the aforementioned above, Sony
The thing everyone fails to recognize, is that even when Japan spent only about 1% of GDP on defence, it was always still in the top 10 spenders (and sometimes cracked the Top 5), and certainly spent much more than closer US allies (Canada, Italy, Germany) in NATO.
For what China has planned for Japan, seeing what they have done to Tibet, the saying "Better to die on your feet than live on the knees" comes to mind.
傻逼。
Well tbf, that isn't exactly option 1. Perhaps plan for the enemy to die on their feet first eh, no need to leap straight for dramatic suicide
Sure contradicts what you've said when Japan surrendered and kneeled for Uncle Sam, but ok go ahead hero in your own story kid.
the situation of Ainus in Japani s even worse than Tibet, thdy don't even have an autonomous administration, but the West ignores them,
Only if China attacks Japan, which they won't. China will only invade Taiwan. So, this means that if there is a war between China and Japan, it means that Japan attacked China. So, Japan would in this case be the aggressor, just like in ww2. China would therefore have no choice but to defend themselves. I highly doubt Japan would attack China, though. They aren't going to sacrifice their country for US hegemony. They see what the US has done with Ukraine, creating a proxy war with Russia, trying to weaken China's number 1 ally, which by the way is failing completely. Russia is winning the war, and their economy is booming. US has failed with their proxy war with Russia. Russia has been preparing for over a decade for conflict with the US and NATO, they were prepared.
As usual, an incredibly important reel. Thanks
The US right after WW2 be like: “c'mon, Japan, why won't you re-arm, what's the worst that could happen?”
Japan: “You. Twice.”
The US: "Fair enough"
And yet we always ask ourselves why half the globe hats us lol
@@HolyNorthAmericanEmpire Those who hates US are often from communist countries, or with religious nut heads terrorists ruling the country.
@@Im-just-Stardust Most of europe, south america, africa and asia hate us. I've been in Afghanistan and Iraq, I can't blame them.
@@HolyNorthAmericanEmpire half the globe hats us because we created Lids.
You’ve gotten very good at educating people on your channel. It’s extremely noticeable. Well done. I source you in my classroom now that you quote directly from sources
Japan and India have been working to strengthen their military relationship in recent years, largely as a result of shared concerns over China's increasing assertiveness in the region. The two countries have engaged in joint military exercises and have signed defense agreements aimed at enhancing their cooperation in areas such as maritime security and defense technology. In 2020, Japan and India also signed an agreement allowing their armed forces to share military logistics, which is seen as a significant step towards deepening their defense partnership.
Japan is also a member of the Quad, which also includes the United States, India, and Australia. Japan has been an active participant in the Quad's discussions and initiatives, and has been working closely with the other members to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific. Japan shares many of the concerns that led to the formation of the Quad, including China's growing assertiveness and militarization in the region, and has been taking steps to strengthen its security cooperation with the other Quad members. Japan has also been pushing for greater connectivity and economic cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, and has been promoting the idea of a "Free and Open Indo-Pacific" that is based on the rule of law, openness, and transparency.
For a while there, we had "The Quad" countries resisting China.
India, Japan, Australia, USA. I'm not sure how well these countries are doing recently in thwarting China's militaristic expansion.
@@protorhinocerator142 Yeah but then president Joe came along, and now India, is growing closer to Russia, and China, the US is too economicly and militarly weak to be a factor, and Australia and New Zeland are just a joke.
Recently India signed an agreement with Vietnam to share their air bases for maintenance and fueling for each country's aircraft flying outside of their countries!
India is a Wild Card
@@callyman so the Pacific's Turkey?
Your channel is rapidly becoming one of my favorites, right up there with the inphographic xhannel, sandboxx news, the why files et all...
Let’s go Japan! The Japanese people that I have met culturally are some of the nicest and more respectful people I have ever met. There country deserves to spend 2% of there gdp as nato requests it’s members, Especially when they are an island nation with frequent rockets flying over it.
Chinese people are nice, too. you just simply choose to hate ppl your government tells you to hate.
Good for Japan...I had no idea they were so involved in construction projects around the world....we need to hear more of this...way more....great counter to China ...accentuate the positive and Japan is a positive for the world!
Japan can do it as this is a survival strategy for the undeclared superpower that it is.
Japan has the smartest military and history of quite preparedness.
With the close alliance with the USA Australia EU Japan has been ready for the challenge. Japanese naval capabilities are underestimated.
Japan means business.
USA is very much in syncing with Japan as they have been coordinating their efforts with the USA.
So no one better make any mistakes. Regards.
JDF Navy KO6 PLAN
Japan is like that super nice guy, super nice, that you don’t want to mess with… if that guy snaps- watch out!! 😅
Thank you for spreading GOOD information about Japan and the Japanese military. I've lived in Japan since 2006, and have met and spoken with several military people here, as well as many other people, about the danger that China poses. They all rate it as the strongest threat to their very existence, and a growing one every year. The government has been sensitive to these fears, and is responding by increasing our military strength and ability to defend the country with or WITHOUT US support. This point achieved a huge boost from Trump's unpredictability, making the people wonder if they would someday simply be handed over to China without a fight in order to temporarily placate the CCP...
Trumps unpredictability? He was very close Abe. Pledging 100% support for Japan. Maybe you mean biden instead.
Good for you guys, becoming self reliant.
The USA needs to return to, predictable foreign policy.
Working with their allies.
Trump did the same thing to us in Canada. He made us an adversary, during his term.
@@billpetersen298 Trump hated Trudeau, not Canada. Trump and Abe were very close. He told Japan yrs ago to do just what they’re doing now. By the way, how’s that Trudeau working out up there now?
@@billpetersen298 the Canadian government is corrupt under Trudeau. He was right to treat us that way.
Trump's 'unpredictability'.
Are you kidding if Trump were still in office China and Russia would not be screwing around.
Professor of what, gender studies I'm guessing
I’m from Japan, TBH old folks from 1970’s hippy movement is making a fuss about it but most of Japanese is supportive of rearmament.
Thing is, we got so dependent on US for national security and now we have seemed to forgot the concept of “national security” we have looong way to go.
Plus, it lessens the need for US bases and US presence. Japan and the US are obviously partners but if Japanese people are uncomfortable with US military bases on their soil, why not hand them over to the JSDF?
It's scary to think that without the assassination of their leader, the communists may have eventually recruited the entire hippy movement in Japan. One of the world's most important countries would be a struggling island vassal of China.
You guys ready for Nanking round 2?
to be fair, your country not having to pay for your own security for 50+ years allowed your economy to focus HEAVILY on your educational welfare and subsidizing your zaibatsus, something my country (Philippines) tried to copy but our good ole Uncle Sam considered Japan and South Korea their more favorite little asian sons rather than their very first "colony"
Speaking as an outsider: I’m very concerned of Japanese rearmament in light of the country’s official refusal to reckon with its WW2 past, especially over the past decade. Be careful what you wish for.
To think I started following this channel because of goofy and fun videos that poked fun at new things the Army was doing.
Now y'all are making well researched, poignant, and timely essays on geo-political topics; and that kind of growth is pretty great to see.
Keep it up.
I lved this channel right up until he tried to sell me a fake Scottish lordship, dude will do anything for money, it was from a Chinese company too.
Strange times Require strange Solutions. Japan is a Warrior Nation. Let them fully become the Warrior Nation with the strength and Mindfulness of the past to stand firmly on her own as a Trusted Ally against all potential enemies. The Japanese as a people have earned my respect and trust in spite of our past conflicts. Japan can easily rebuild to be one of the 5 -10 best militaries in the World very quickly. Let us help them full restore their Warrior Soul with Honor.
As an Australian I have lots of love and respect for modern Japan
why ? they used out POWs to conduct human biowarfare experiments ? China never did that
Not so sure about how your Grandparents would have said so
@@didyoumissedmegobareatersk2204 wtf does that have to do with today???
@@didyoumissedmegobareatersk2204 @mooman8981 said "modern" Japan.
@@didyoumissedmegobareatersk2204 I think Japan's status would be the least problematic thing they see about our modern society.
I remember an episode of the Trash Taste podcast where a British guy described watching a John Wick movie in Japan. He talked about how silence during the movie is taken even more seriously than usual in western countries. So he was shocked during a scene where a secret stash of weapons was revealed and every guy in the theater let out a grunt of awe and satisfaction. Warrior culture is in their blood, you can't suppress that forever.
gotta love how i know who exactly this british guy is lol
oh your talking about abroad in japan, chris i do believe his name is. ex english teacher and how i learned to appreciate dry british humor.well him and Monty Python
In their blood... we are all the same species, it's in all of our bloods or not at all
They can finish the job they started in ww2 this time with the help of China. The world will see if they're also smart.
scarcity makes for demand. Taboo makes for fetishization. To the strictly raised youth in a culture wide socialization where perfection is the only option, it isn’t surprising how commonplace fantasies of rape, murder, or the occult is in their media.
When homeboy said Japan had several events since ww2 that caused them to rethink their military, I swore he was going to say, Godzilla.
Tremendous overview. Thanks so much for your efforts!!!
Crazy how Japan shifted from our worst, abhorrently violent enemy in WW2 to now one of our best Allies. Love our Japanese friends
Just shows how perception is shaped by alliances. USA went from abhoring Japan and being in the same side with Russia and China to invading North Korea in a decade too, so to asians it's not jpan who switched sides...
Japan should switch sides.
@@Tentacl It wasn't the US that surprise attacked a country without a declaration of war, the US wasn't even in the war before pearl harbor, so I don't see how responding to an attack can be seen as switching sides
@@TheRyno525 supporting japan and attacking korea is switching sides. Jaoan was incredibly cruel to koreans and chinese in WW2.
@@Tentaclidk man I’d prefer to be in South Korea over north rn 💀
When your enemies complain, you're doing the right thing.
I lived in Japan. It's a great country. I totally agree with this. They and South Korea are our best friends over there. Worrying about them because of World War II is like worrying about Italy because of the Romans.
You know already what's the propagande te CCP would use to justify an invasion. And then the snowflakes from the 50 cent army would repeat like parrots.
1:53 well yeah. if you lost 20M of your population and suffered decades of brutal occupation from the japanese, i would understand. not even south korea forgot about what japan did
I find it ironic that me, as a foreigner, thinking Japan should ditch Article 9 would effectively make me a Japanese nationalist! 😆
Good vid.
Nothing wrong with nationalism, including Japanese or German nationalism
I was stationed in Yokosuka Japan for two years as a Navy MP . Gambatte Nihon !
As a Japanese, 100000% agree .
In Japan, discussions about the military have become taboo and have not progressed at all.
I think Japanese people are doing peace blur.😞
Some people really believe that they will never be involved in a war.
@@commentno6552 Don't worry. All it would take is a couple of international incidents, and a few good pro-defense anime, for everyone to change their minds quick.
@@commentno6552 I hope your people can work out their problems. I think a strong Japan would be good for the world. 😀
Another informative easily understood episode from your regular infantryman and staff (shoutout to Justin), complete with comment inducing mispronunciations. Good work!
Good vid. If Japan amps up its military, does this mean that Japan won't have to call Godzilla out of retirement in Tahiti?
Good, he's done his service, he deserves a good retirement
Japan might be the hero we need. Godzilla and Gamara trashing China does make a nice mental image.
If we’re dealing with Russia and China at once, we’re gonna need two Godzillas.
@@ElTigre12024the U.S can bring out King Kong.
Don't forgot, Japan has Godzilla as well
Nearly a million subs, great job man.
The Japanese Empire was built on an incredibly militaristic Culture which was incredibly aggressive and incredibly willing to assassinate civilian leadership. The conditions which caused the war are not present at this time. I'm quite happy to see them take a more active role in Asian geopolitics.
They'd already started their wars of imperial expansion under a civilian democratic leadership. The militaristic culture just pushed that expansion from an 8 to an 11.
That militarism arose from Taishō Democracy as the economy was doing poorly. This sounds exactly like the current time to me. Same political party as 100 years ago (The Liberal Democratic Party). 3 Lost Decades. The conditions seem very well present.
It is not news that the Japanese government use hatred towards other Asian nations as a scapegoat when they need to divert their people's attention. The hate never went away. They have never apologized or been penalized like Germany has, because they never had to. They committed atrocities to Asians instead of Jewish or Whites who won the war, so they could just get away. They continue to deny anything happened and revision their history. They want to re-arm under these circumstances... it is ethically dubious - necessary but questionable.
@@keinjuan, agreed. I hoped someone would make the point that the Japanese citizenry is not educated; and is even actively disinformed; about historical Japanese aggression and atrocities.
The culture has done a complete 180 in many ways but it's always best to know your own history to prevent repeating errors.
@@mqhjw If that is all you know, you know nothing man. If you truly knew what happened, you would know most people weren't even listed as war criminals despite clearly being so and many of them were given immunity or given minimal punishment. Like Nobusuke Kishi for example. Everybody knew he was Class A criminal but he was released so the US can create an easy puppet government. His grandson was Abe Shinzo, which makes a lot of sense as to why he made aggressive stance towards China and Korea.
Also, how many atrocities do you know of? Any idea how the victims were compensated? What you know is just a tip of the iceberg. I mean, I'd be glad to be proven wrong here... so please do.
@S K 罰せらられてないと言ってますが、東京裁判でA級戦犯、現地でB、C級戦犯が罰せられました、そして日本は第二次世界大戦以降は平和国家としてドイツより反省の意志を示してきたし学校でも日本軍の行った酷い行為について学びます、あなたは何も分かっていません。
I can see you've been trying new effects and upping your production value! It's really paying off and your latest videos look great! Keep up the good work man!
It is easy for westerners to forget or not know that the pacific war occupied only a fraction of the Japanese military. The much larger majority of Japanese forces were deployed in Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos (using modern names here) China and Russia. The focus of Japan during WW2 was on Asia, with essentially the Allies being an afterthought or sideshow. Even the attack on Pearl Harbour was conceived primarily to further plans towards the South East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere by removing the US as a threat to the logistics chain between Japan and the mainland.
Somebody forgot to tell that to the IJN, IJA and Army Air Forces. How many ships did the Asian powers put on the bottom. How many aircraft did they shoot out of the sky and destroy on land? Did they bury more IJA forces? No. Two thirds of Japanese dead were against the allies in the pacific war.
@@waiting4aliens Casualties does not directly relate to the forces deployed. Japan lost approximately 3 million lives in the course of WW2. About 600,000 were civilian deaths, including Hiroshima and Nagasaki as well as the "morale bombing" of Tokyo. The US include those deaths in the estimated number of casualties inflicted by US forces, with a total estimate of 1.2 million killed. Out of those, 600,000 were in the Japanese Navy who almost exclusively faught US forces. 1.4 million Japanese casualties were suffered in Asia, including the Phillipines, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, many from desease and starvation, not just combat. In total, the Japanese deployed 4.1 million troops in the so called Chinese Theatre, as opposed to the 870 - 890,000 troops engaged in the Pacific Theatre. From these numbers you can see the Japanese dedicated less than 20% of the total amount of human resources towards the Pacific Theatre. This in now way diminishes the suffering and sacrifice of any of the dead or wounded in any theatre or any country.
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I am Korean. I grew up with an understanding: doesn’t matter if you hate or dislike Japan, but you respect their ways.
I am Japanese. thank you. I love you.
I am American. Despite what people would think I have a lot of respect for other nations and there people. Especially South Korea and Japan. Just because I’m American does not mean I’m arrogant.
Its about time japan pumps up their military, also keep up the good work u are one of my favourite youtubers!
The wars of the 20th century were horrific. Imagine what we’re capable of nowadays.
Terrifying.
Based japan, we’re going to need all the help we can get
Great topic, It time for Japan to come out off the shadows, I believe they have learnt from the past and no longer a threat to free nations but now are a partner to free nations. My farther fought in WW2 and survived 4 years fighting the Japanese, he believed near the end off his time that Japan is no longer a threat but a ally that we should be engaging with allot more.
Until their ignorance is resolve from the devilish imperialism they've been, i will not accept their re-armament as a logical basis for every rhetoric they bring. there hubris fumes me of both spite and amity.
Well I wouldn't say that as having Japanese as a neighbor is a pain in the ass sometimes as much as the Chinese. They dumped radiation water that came out of Fukushima disaster in Korean ports over 2017 and 2022. Also the island conflict remains with neighboring countries still.
@謝為則 which country are you from?
"no longer a threat"
Never know how xenophobic japanese people arent you? That have small landmass and population compared to russia and now they gonna spend more than russia, just use your imagination what they gonna do next
Same with my grandfather, except that we all knew the war was a mistake. Mao Zedong killed 60 million chinese and now we regret Japan not having Manchuria and keeping a balance of power. Now China is a threat that America made. In addition, the USA helped Mao Zedong get into power, look up the 50,000 marines in China after the war and American orders to disarm the Japanese in Manchuria and hand it over to the Communists. Notice how the Commies were losing in China but then suddenly took over the resource rich industrialized Japanese Manchuria/Northeast China (and used it as their base to conquer all of China) when we disarmed the Japanese and sent them out and the USA even refused to give the Nationalists the weapons caches from the Japanese and we stood by and let the Commies take over the areas we forced the Japanese to leave in Northeastern China. Henry Kissinger admitted in a book that the USA secretly backed Mao because we thought that communism would set back China by decades (and indeed it did, but also made an angry monster out of it that wants revenge) whereas the USA actually feared a capitalist China under the christian Chiang Kai-Shek would be a threat to America.
Basically WW2 was a mistake, and on the German side that was just us trying to correct the previous American mistake of WW1 of toppling the Kaiser which both Britain's WW1 prime minister (David Lloyd George) and Britain's WW2 prime minister (Churchill) both blamed Hitler's rise on America's demand to remove the Kaiser:
"This war would never have come unless, under American and modernising pressure, we had driven the Habsburgs out of Austria and the Hohenzollerns out of Germany. By making these vacuums we gave the opening for the Hitlerite monster to crawl out of its sewer on to the vacant thrones."
- Winston Churchill, April 1945.
"If your family [Kaiser Wilhelm] remained in power in Germany, I am certain that Mr Hitler would not be giving us any headaches right now"
- David Lloyd George
"I am of the opinion that if the Allies at the peace table at Versailles had not imagined that the sweeping away of long-established dynasties was a form of progress, and if they had allowed a Hohenzollern, a Wittelsbach, and Hapsburg to return to their thrones, there would of been no Hitler. To Germany a symbolic point on which the loyalities of the military classes could centre would have been found." Winston Churchill, 1946.
"For the average person, all problems date to World War II; for the more informed, to World War I; for the genuine historian, to the French Revolution."
- Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, Leftism Revisited: from de Sade and Marx to Hitler and Pol Pot
"While countries that have restored monarchy, namely Spain and Cambodia, have returned to democracy, could Dionne make the same observation about monarchies that are now republics? Have Iran, Libya, Romania, Rwanda, Afghanistan and so on benefited from republicanism? No, for all the most murderous regimes in this century have been republics."
- The Rev. Kenneth Gunn-Walberg
Nice job Cappy!
Your content keeps getting better and better!
I don't think it's fair to praise Japan's warriors code of honor considering the atrocities commited by the military during WW2.
There used to be SEATO, South East Asia Treaty Organization as you pointed out. When I was in the US Navy we participated in several exercises with multiple nations. Japan was in it but still on the peace train from WW2.
Japan owes blood and apology to many Asian and South East nations for the war crimes they committed.
How dare they.
They ditched SEATO for QUAD.
You are correct they do owe a lot and they will give their blood and treasure to defend against an aggressive china
@@lientruong2500 and they're about to pay that owed blood agaisnt China's/North Korea's agresions , as for an apology we have to wait until they stop denying they did anything wrong in the first place
Very well done report and is great to have Japan in our side 🇺🇸
Time to stop limiting our allies and help them project more control to stabilize this world!
Japan is my second home and they are kind, respectful and hard working love 🗾
You know, Chris, nobody's buying your "average" infantryman status any longer. In depth, well researched and clearly presented analysis, as usual. Keep it up!
This is how MI officers imagine their crappy PowerPoints are received by audiences
This was a VERY insightful report and breakdown,,,, Thank you for the information and your time to share.
It's amazing how little money is needed for these large infrastructure projects. Meanwhile, where I live in the US, we are spending a billion dollars for new interstate stack interchange and planning on spending 4 billion on 30 miles of toll lanes. Yet the state will not fund any public transit services.
Really enjoying this current streak of world analysis and look forward to more of the things that don't get enough coverage.
The large increases to military spending throughout the world is deeply concerning
Bah, what could posibly go wrong? ☹
Better to be fore armed than fore warned
I know. It's a captains of industry game and we're just the pawns and pieces.
Maybe people have forgotten about the rape of Nanking but the Chinese and Japanese have not. That kind of thing, is in their people. I'm not trying to sound racist I don't hate them for it, but it's in there. I'm honestly with China on this. That hurts the same but I'm a marine and I learned our history and what the Japanese did.
Chris, as always, a well presented view, thank you. Their industrial and economic strength bodes well in their military expansion which is paramount to stability in the region. Added to that, the USA as a partner in many aspects bolsters their geo-political boldness which is imperative in them re-arming, or up arming. The addition of ground based Tomahawks could lead to a similar European "MAD" scenario, however, the need to counter the South Seas aggression remains. Putting their reliance on resources is very sobering. Fortunately, they are highly disciplined and motivated.
Japan is one of the countries in Asia that can stand up to China. If they increase their spending to the amount they want, they will be one of the leading powers in Asia when it comes to the Military just as it is now economically.
BTW Chris you mislabeled Vietnam and Thailand.. (you reversed them)
I thought Japan's secret weapon was an extra long bayonet that can hold three times the number of Chinese babies as their old model.
A member of the CCP’s 50 cent army, are you? You may want to ask the Uyghurs who is wielding the bayonets these days.
In my experience, Japanese people in western Japan seem to be quite different from Japanese people in Tokyo. I felt that Japanese people in western Japan were much more belligerent than Japanese people in eastern Japan. This was something that not only I but also my acquaintances agreed with to some extent. I'm not sure why.
I have a pal that served alongside various militaries in the middle east peacekeeping missions. he said that the Japanese, while being non-combat role troops, were the most impressive over all.
Cappy, between you and Alex Hollings (SandBoxx), the pair of you Infantry warfighters Army and USMC respectively. You guys make me proud to be an Infantryman.
Watching both of you guys give such well researched and hyper detailed analysis of your discussion topics. It puts to rest all of the idiotic stigmas surrounding grunts and their lack of intelligence and intellect.
Excellent job my Infantry brother.
Semper Fi
As cavalry trooper (scout) in the early 80's when the combat game was just beginning to change and get much more technical and faster requiring mental and physical agility on a level never seen before I had greatest respect for the 11B's and Marine equivalent. I saw the coming drones of the then future and I saw the vulnerability of armor to a man in a hole with a tube weapon. That said I there was much I didn't see coming.
0331 here. For some reason, I was under the impression that Alex Hollings (love Air Power) was air wing rather than infantry. Am I mistaken?
Also, I'm not so sure I'd call said stigma "idiotic." Some of the dumbest and most belligerently ignorant (emphasis on the belligerent part) people I've met in my life were during my time in service. ASVAB waivers are a thing, after all. With that said, it was also amongst the grunts that I met some of the most keenly intelligent and finely informed individuals that I've had the opportunity of knowing. The stereotype may not be accurate, but neither would I say that it's inaccurate to claim that infantry is the go-to field for individuals with little clarity of thought or perspective. Also pretty regularly got the same vibes from supply and motor transport.
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Australian alliance between US and Japan is crucial to deal with the problem of resources
So true, the Tactical Kangaroo Battalions Australia maintains are an unstoppable force
I don’t know. Australia did loose a war against emus.
@@texasoff-roadmilitia425 yes when australia was not great military power as they are today
Australia?Serious? Australia is a joke when it comes to military.
I think it’s kinda cool/funny that almost any time we as the US fight someone in a war, they end up becoming a strong ally of ours. Britain, Germany, Japan, Vietnam. North Korea being a notable exception.
yet you fought (with) China, we did not surrender and became one of your colonies like japan.
@@zforzed3344 You forgot china hasn't won any wars and is a toothless tiger. There's a saying, no one kill more chinese than the chinese - Mao killed more of chinese people.
The technical term for this is subjugation.
@@SurmaSampo see i would agree with you except for Vietnam and the UK. Those two are definitely not subjugated and yet they are allies.
i'd say the subjugation of uk is beyond self-evident.
Having been involved in military exercises with the Japanese Navy, I can tell you that they are serious and professional. Along with the South Koreans, Japan can be a major force to curb Chinese military expansion.
Meanwhile, Chinese "soldiers" cry becase they miss their mamas.
Japan invaded China&korea 5 times in history while China did 1 time,
The Battle of Baekgang 663AD, Imjin War in 1592AD, First Sino-Japanese War in 1894AD
,Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937AD, These are four invasions initiated by Japan in history, while China did once Mongol invasions of Japan in 1275AD. So why do you think China is more aggressive than Japan?
And if anyone doesn't believe in morality and history in Northeast Asia, we don't mind using nationalism and war to judge right or wrong
@@中二病-d5z Becuase they're not threatening to take over their neighboring countries and invading their neighbors territorial waters and airspace?
I’m an American 🇺🇸 and I’m happy for Japan 🇯🇵!!! They are on the right team this time and Germany.. anyway just peace ✌️ all around the world 🌎
LOL! It's all funny and games until Japan attacks and invades Korea and colonize her again. And Japan launches a sneak attack against USA again.
@@Clee-os6pv I’m pretty sure it was just misunderstanding on Japans part? 🤷🏽. But I’m pretty sure they can’t be really mad at as us just as mad we are at them ?? 😑🤔.. it sucked all around what happened but to make peace and want peace ☮️ comes within and change for greater good.. if makes sense.. anyway your entitled to your opinion. 🖖🏽
@@Clee-os6pvDo you really think Japan would attack America after what happened last time?
Just ignore Clee, it's either a bot or Chinese trying to stir up anger and distrust. It's in every comment about peace spewing the same message.
For anyone wondering: "I support this message."
This man is quickly becoming a "real life" Jack Ryan.
I was two weeks old at the time of the Battle of the Coral sea, born in a garrison town just to the south. I was raised reading warries and from a young age knew about the barbarity of the Japanese marching nurses into the sea before gunning them down.
Some years ago I picked up a pair of hitchhikers while heading north to do a job. They were Japanese heading for Jourama Falls. This was NOT a well travelled, sealed road but it was my backyard and I had never been there so I did the detour.
When I let them off I realised I could not visit the sins of the fathers on these two young lovers [?], visiting my country to see who we are.
Today I trust them more than the Germans.
In truth, I think all imperialist forces were barbaric by modern standards. Certainly, my own country, Britain, carried out some terrible atrocities throughout history. So did the French, Belgians, Russians, Germans, Spanish, Italians and Portuguese imperial powers. The Age of Empires led to terrible injustices against subjugated people and thankfully no longer exists. With the exception of modern Russia, I can't imagine any former imperial power being able to invade another country, without disastrous consequences, as Russia is discovering today.
With all of the negativity that is against Americans and white people these days, I think that they are some of the most forgiving and generous people on earth. Thank-you sir for your humanity.
China explaining why japan is bad is certainly the most hilarious thing of the year
@@h9hkk6155 yeah japan killed millions of chinese but china killed millions of chinese too 🤷🏻♂️
@@h9hkk6155 it’s actually the smartest comment north of this one
Japan has a good reputation when lending and assisting other countries with their infrastructures because they LEND and they ASSIST. China will give out loans that they know the countries will have difficulties in repaying... and then they do all the designing, construction and import labourers from China. Whereas Japan will be working with local partners to actually boost the local economies.
just like how the japanese destroyed your auto industries in the 80s and 90s.😂
@@zforzed3344 You mean in a capitalist society where the consumers picks the winner? Where Japanese automakers with a superior product took a whole chuck of market shares?
Not sure how that relates to what I posted regarding economic and infrastructure assistance for developing countries.
@@bentencho glad that now you have come around, thats basically how chinese products gain market share in the world.
@@zforzed3344 nope. China engage in corporate espionage, violate trademarks and patents, peg their currency to maintain a trade surplus, flood the market with inferior products....
Vastly different overall.
@@zforzed3344 You notice the difference in style and make of japanese vehicles and american vehicles? Now take a look at the products China produces that look EXACTLY like products designed by other countries. That's the difference.
The reason why Japan is re-arming is to protect the anime.
Yes.
I thoroughly enjoy watching your videos in my free time. It is extremely entertaining and also informative in the process.
Thanks for the overview! A minor correction, though: on the map, at 2:43, you've got Thailand and Vietnam mixed up.