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Re: Japan to Export Jets, Missiles to 12 Nations: Bid to Counter
Belligerent China in Indo-Pacific?
DIR By: guest78
Date: November 20, 2022, 1:37 pm
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How the UK & Japan's Military Pact Hurts China
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> Britain and Japan are currently penning a new military pact to
secure greater control in the indo-pacific, and grapple power
back from China. This is one of many anti-China pacts floating
around at the moment so we'll unpack it and explain what it
means.
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Japan unveils biggest military build-up since World War II | DW
News
DIR By: guest78
Date: December 16, 2022, 8:25 pm
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Japan unveils biggest military build-up since World War II | DW
News
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> Japan has unveiled plans for its biggest military build-up
since World War Two. The government says it will double defense
spending, bringing it up to the NATO standard of two percent of
GDP. Japan's move away from a 'self-defense only' stance comes
as it seeks to counter regional threats. It plans to acquire
long-range missiles capable of striking China. Beijing said the
plans undermine bilateral relations.
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WION Fineprint | Japan opts for militarisation
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> Japan has approved a new defence policy. It plans to increase
its defence budget to 2% of its GDP by 2027. This is to counter
the threat posed by China.
>
> #Japan #military #WION
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Re: Japan to Export Jets, Missiles to 12 Nations: Bid to Counter
Belligerent China in Indo-Pacific?
DIR By: guest78
Date: January 14, 2023, 2:28 pm
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U.S. and Japan boost cooperation as Marines adapt controversial
plan to counter China
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> At the White House, President Biden welcomed the prime
minister of Japan as he ended a tour of top industrial and
military allies. Japan, like many nations in Asia and beyond, is
wary of a rising China. The two leaders pledged to work closely
together on military matters, which includes the remaking of a
fabled American military branch in the Pacific.
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Re: Japan to Export Jets, Missiles to 12 Nations: Bid to Counter
Belligerent China in Indo-Pacific?
DIR By: 2ThaSun
Date: June 11, 2023, 12:55 pm
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Anti-Ship, Hypersonic Missiles | Japan Readies $2.3bn
Counterstrike Arsenal Amid Regional Tensions
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> Japan’s Defence Ministry has announced that it has signed four
contracts to develop anti-ship and hypersonic missile. Contracts
worth $2.3 billion have been signed with Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries (MHI) and Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI). Tokyo is
striving to acquire counterstrike capabilities amid heightened
tensions with China, Russia and North Korea. Watch the video to
know more about the contracts for Japan's 'Tomahawk', hypersonic
weapons.
>
> #japan #japanesedefence #china #russia #northkorea
>
> 00:00 - INTRODUCTION
> 00:51 - CONTRACTS FOR JAPAN’S ‘TOMAHAWK’, HYPERSONIC WEAPONS
> 03:35 - WHY IS JAPAN STRENGTHENING ITS MILITARY ARSENAL?
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Japan
DIR By: guest98
Date: June 29, 2023, 2:36 pm
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HTML https://www.economist.com/asia/2023/06/28/japan-is-making-asylum-even-harder-for-refugees
Japan is making asylum even harder for refugees
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> It accepts less than 1% of asylum-seekers, but is ramping up
deportations
>
> ELIZABETH obueza’s life has been in limbo since 1991, when she
fled Nigeria, in fear of genital mutilation and persecution as a
political activist. She came to Japan, one of the few countries
willing to issue her a short-term tourist visa. Her refugee
application was rejected, but, by reapplying, she managed to
stay. Lacking permission to work, she relies on food handouts.
In 2011 and 2016, the authorities abruptly caught and detained
her for nearly two years in total, including seven months of
solitary confinement.
>
> Ms Obueza’s plight is all too common. Less than 1% of
applicants are granted asylum—last year just 202 people, a
miserable figure but still the highest to date. (In 2021 Germany
accepted 39,000 refugees, the highest in the G7, followed by
Canada with 34,000.) Applicants wait for years (on average four,
sometimes ten) while their applications are reviewed, with few
rights and at constant risk of detention. At the end of 2021,
13,000 foreigners in Japan were applying for refugee status.
Things are about to get even grimmer for them. The Japanese
parliament this month passed a bill changing the law so that
asylum-seekers who have already applied three times in vain can
be deported.
>
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Re: Aryanhood of different ethnicities
DIR By: Zhang Caizhi
Date: April 22, 2024, 3:45 am
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Now, Osaka has became the stronghold of this emerging political
party named Nippon Ishin no Kai
(日本維新の会).
HTML https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Ishin_no_Kai
2021 Japan election result:
HTML https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%AC%AC49%E5%9B%9E%E8%A1%86%E8%AD%B0%E9%99%A2%E8%AD%B0%E5%93%A1%E7%B7%8F%E9%81%B8%E6%8C%99
The mayor of Osaka and governor of the prefecture who found this
party, Hashimoto Toru (橋下徹):
HTML https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%8Dru_Hashimoto
His successors now always come from his party through Nippon
Ishin no Kai local party, Osaka Restoration Association
(大阪維新の会):
HTML https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka_Restoration_Association
Mayor of Osaka City:
HTML https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA%E5%B8%82%E9%95%B7
Governor of Osaka Prefecture:
HTML https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA%E5%BA%9C%E7%9F%A5%E4%BA%8B%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7
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Re: Taiwan
DIR By: PotatoChip
Date: December 7, 2025, 4:09 pm
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All the Germans I know do not like Musk. The fact that Musk was
allowed to speak to Germans is disturbing to me. I agree with
90ssRetroFan that Musk was probably tapped by the Yahweh
consciousness to make the world a worse place for good people so
that they would accept the idea of space colonization.
Why Right-Winged Ideology Is Gaining Popularity In Japan |
Insight | Full Episode
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> On 20th July, Japan’s far-right party, Sanseito, rode a
“Japanese First” message to a surprising overperformance in the
Upper House election, leaping from 1 to 14 seats. Since then,
there have been numerous signs of a rightward lean in Japan. As
anti-immigration protests occur across the country, even Elon
Musk jumped into the fray, voicing support for one such
demonstration in September.
>
> The rise of the Japanese far-right, with its nativist and
nationalist ideologies, mirrors similar movements elsewhere. The
ripple effects of Japan’s move rightward are already reshaping
national politics. In a bid to win back conversative voters, the
ruling LDP selected hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi as
party leader and prime minister. What is behind the rise of the
Japanese right? And at a time when Japan is pushing for
immigration to ameliorate its declining population, what impact
will this have on the country?
>
> 00:00 Introduction
> 02:12 Sanseito: Japan’s new right-wing party
> 8:26 Anti-foreigner sentiment
> 10:12 Why the ruling LDP is losing support
> 13:24 Why youths are attracted to right-wing ideology
> 14:47 How rising costs fuel political discontent
> 18:17 Japan right wing's social media advantage
> 21:23 Growing anti-foreigner sentiment in Japan
> 28:37 Nationalism in Japan
> 32:15 Pushback against far-right ideology
> 35:11 Sanseito’s connection to global right-wing movements
> 38:19 How the far-right is shaping Japanese politics
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Re: Japan
DIR By: 90sRetroFan
Date: December 7, 2025, 5:15 pm
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HTML https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanseit%C5%8D
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> Sohei Kamiya, founder and secretary general of Sanseitō,
said that Sanseitō has a high affinity with the
conservative faction of the U.S. Republican Party, the far-right
German party Alternative for Germany (AfD), the far-right French
party National Rally (RN), and the right-wing populist party
Reform UK.[28] Kamiya has said that he learned many of his
"emotional button-pushing themes and norm-breaking language"
from U.S. President Donald Trump and stated that he was Japan's
equivalent of Trump.
> ...
> In July 2025, the party was accused of having ties with Russia
after an upper house election candidate named Saya appeared in a
Sputnik News interview,[31] and for making payments to an
advertising firm Vostok Joint Company.[32]
> ...
> Sanseitō's relation with Russia has been questioned
before as Kamiya said "Moscow should not be held entirely
responsible for the war in Ukraine."[34][35]
> ...
> Party members and supporters have made claims such as "Chinese
people are buying up land and water resources on a large scale",
as well as hostile remarks against Chinese students.[50][51]
> ...
> Sanseitō dismisses the need to cut greenhouse gas
emission, claiming that global warming is up to further
scientific discussion.[59] The party proposes reducing renewable
energy usage and advocate withdrawing from the Paris
Agreement.[60]
> ...
> The party is against same-sex marriage, opposed the LGBT
Understanding Promotion Act, and has called for the act to be
repealed.[61][62][63] It opposes LGBT rights.[64]
> ...
> The party supports giving authority to the Agency for Cultural
Affairs to restrict the content of manga, anime, and video games
> ...
> In the 2022 Japanese House of Councillors election the party
proposed the "liberalisation of mask wearing" as their policy on
coronavirus.[71]
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::)
And purely for entertainment:
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> In 2022, Toshiaki Yoshino, then party co-chair, claimed that
wheat "did not exist before the war" and "was brought to Japan
by GHQ (General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the
Allied Powers) after the war to promote bread consumption, and
is harmful to Japanese people, which is why there is an increase
in cancer cases."[57][58] Co-chair Kamiya agreed, saying, "Let's
stop eating wheat,"
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In reality:
HTML https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_noodles
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> Noodles are a staple of Japanese cuisine.
> ...
> Noodles were first introduced into Japan around 800 A.D.
during the Heian period (794–1185).[2]
> ...
> Soba is a noodle made from buckwheat and wheat flour.
> ...
> Sōmen noodles are a very thin, white, wheat-based noodle.
> ...
> Hiyamugi are wheat flour noodles similar to sōmen and
udon noodles and somewhere in between the two in size.
> ...
> Udon are the thickest of the noodles served in Japanese
cuisine. Udon are white, wheat-based noodles, that are 4-6mm in
width.
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See also:
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Re: Japan
DIR By: PotatoChip
Date: December 14, 2025, 11:47 pm
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Watch: Russia Releases Video ‘of Tu-95ms Bombers, Chinese
Fighters Roaring Near Japan, South Korea’
HTML https://www.youtube.com/shorts/paqFGG7vHRM
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Re: Japan
DIR By: 90sRetroFan
Date: February 4, 2026, 10:16 pm
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All Xi had to do was ignore Takaichi's minor comment about
Taiwan (which no one considered important until the ensuing
escalation made it important) back in November (which was
precisely what I had advised back then), and all this could have
been avoided:
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUOmPZjvRgg
The correct (and actually extremely easy) way to attack Takaichi
is demonstrated here:
HTML https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/military-decolonization/msg31884/#msg31884
but of course Xi will not use it because he does not folkishly
care about Japan.
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