Why Does Japan Need a New Army? - VisualPolitik EN
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It's no secret that Japan is facing challenges, and among these, one stands out prominently: the country's severe demographic crisis. Japan seems doomed to gradually fade away. Projections suggest that over the next 40 years, Japan will lose almost 40 million inhabitants. This is precisely why there will be fewer and fewer young people available and willing to join the Japanese armed forces. However, Tokyo has come up with an idea: to create a new techno-army. In this video, we share all the details about how Japan plans to revolutionize its self-defense forces.
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The West: "When can we get some Orbital Drop Shock Troopers (ODSTs)??"
Japan: "Hold my Sake."
We talking the drink or the pillow?
@@shapshooter7769The alcoholic drink.
Sake*
@@Meioh2000thank you. Edited.
They are developing Spartans as we speak
I've said for years, if you piss off Japan, they're gonna switch from making cute robo toys to robo-death-machines. Japan is highly industrialized, and switching from consumer to military goods wouldn't be too much of a stretch.
They are still one of the most capable nations in the world
@@UndertakerFromWWE yea the aging population isnt going to be capable for long
@@jaisalrw3494 Most nations are facing this, including their #1 enemy China.
@@jaisalrw3494 And Japan is seeking to help fix this issue by investing in more autonomous weapons. One Japanese soldier could one day operate 20 mini hunter killer drones. What once needed 20 men to take a position could only need one squad, a few robot dogs, a fleet of drones and autonomous tanks
@@aviatorfushigi9718 And then the enemy employs EW and you have nothing.
WW2 was a traumatic and deep lesson for Japan, and now that it is in a population decline, every soldier's life is precious, and they have to force multiply each soldier to make the most of them, and can't afford to lose men. Japan may seem like a Jpop star on the outside, but it is a sleeping samurai if push comes to shove. If war wakes up the sleeping samurai, it will either find a way to fight back or die trying.
even the weebs?
If every soldier's life was precious then they would focus on tackling the harassment and suicide that is incredibly prevalent in the SDF
You mean it’ll die trying what they did to themselves during WW2 doomed them
I predict die trying. With an aging population of ~125 million, they're simply not going to have what it takes to out produce the PRC. China and India will be the superpowers of Asia in the latter half of this century, or the West will destroy the world trying to prevent it by forcing an outdated status quo that benefits it's elite to the detriment of basically everyone else on earth
@@nothanks9503They must’ve learned cause what you’re implying is they’ll make another Peril Harbor move. There’s no way they’ll do the same thing. If they do they’re toast.
"Take a look at this", "Listen up", "Stay tuned".. Jesus Christ, you have my attention already, I'm watching. Just get to the point
Saudi Arabia wanted in on the Tempest fighter program. UK and Italy were okay with it and Japan said no because its a security risk.
So yes, i do listen to what Japan says in major decisions/geopolitics
Even I, a Japanese citizen, was surprised to see that Japanese people participated in the war in Ukraine as volunteer soldiers (some of them died in the war). (Of course, modernization of the Japanese military may be essential, but the most important thing is the "will to fight" and the cooperation of the allies. Japan's willingness to fight means that it is willing to play "Kamikaze"...
As a soldier one must be willing to make the ultimate sacrifice so others may live. While sad & often tragic it is an honorable death. But with the technological steps being taken by your country I hope the "kamikazi" methods will never be required unless absolutely necessary. I could be misunderstanding your use of the term though.
Could you clarify what you mean by "willing to play 'Kamikazi?"
As an American the term "kamikazi" is associated with the idea of suicide attacks. This is due to our experiences in the later part of WW2 with "kamikazi pilots" ramming their planes filled with fuel into our ships & other attempts of suicide attacks made against our military. This history could very easily lead to a misinterpretation of the term.
@2121 PhilE First of all, I would like to make the premise that modern Japan has completely broken away from the imperialism and militarism of the past, and basically desires cooperation and peace with other countries in the world, even from the level of ordinary citizens. Even with this in mind, I think it is natural that "a country needs an army," and I think everyone knows that even Switzerland, a country of permanent neutrality, has an army.
Now, as for your question about "kamikaze," the kamikaze I am advocating is not an "action" but a "spirit.
You stated that "planes loaded with fuel carried out suicide attacks on warships", but suicide planes are not loaded with fuel. Just to be clear, a suicide plane can only carry enough fuel for a one-way trip. The reason for this is that in the latter half of the war, Japan was suffering from an extreme shortage of resources and was not able to fly planes satisfactorily, and technologically, it was difficult to reliably sink warships. This is when the "Kamikaze Suicide Attack" was invented, an attack method in which bombs were loaded with enough fuel for a one-way trip, and the bombs would strike the enemy ship. This operation was really a foolish and foolish plan, and could not even be called a strategy.But what do you think was the thing that supported this operation?
It is "ultimate dedication.
I don't know if "ultimate devotion" is the correct English translation, since I am Japanese, but I interpret it as "kamikaze," which is what military personnel do. Of course, this assertion may be interpreted differently by different Japanese.However, I believe that the basic premise of military personnel around the world is to serve their country, and that the fundamental purpose of military personnel is to protect their own citizens and their own people. I believe that the ultimate act of doing so is "kamikaze.I know that people in the West consider kamikaze a barbaric practice. Make no mistake, we do not want them to be confused with the bombings that terrorists carry out that involve civilians.
I am in my 40's and have an American friend who served in the Vietnam War. I know that the Vietnam War has a mixed reputation in the U.S., but I respect my friend and will continue to be a good friend.Humanity is stupid and there are still conflicts and terrorist attacks all over the world. Nevertheless, I believe that humanity must not stop learning and understanding. Finally, the Japanese do not intend to act aggressively toward other countries, but we will make the necessary claims and take the necessary actions.However, Japanese people fundamentally do not like conflict and are curious, so they are willing to converse and be friends if the other party is friendly.
長い文章になって申し訳ないです、最後まで読んでくれたなら有難う。
As an American, what did you defend us from? The last half century, there was only the military complex for you to defend. @@Dang3rMouSe
@@neetchangJapanese people do have a much larger willingness then most to self sacrifice for the greater good. During Fukushima there were people who volunteered to stay behind to hold the fort so younger employees could leave and the evacuation and clean up put the slap dash Chernobyl to shame
they chose the wrong side to gain clout and paid for it with their lives
it's between ukraine and russia. the world has donated more than enough money and resources for ukraine to complete their objectives several times over but because Ukraine's command is corrupt, they'd rather prolong the conflict rather than end it swiftly. more money for them you see while the normal people go out dying for them.
I'm just running in the 90s
Time for Gundams, least combatants but more support people who can be older technicians.
Just build a Gundam already!
Thank you Josh! Great video! 🎉❤
Japanese people love TECHNO... This is going to be HUGE!!
Will the Japanese self defense forces become super technological, super connected, etc...? It is what so many anime movies predicted... it may indeed become reality. ❤ 🇯🇵
I thought people hated war, that's why the US (maybe China too) always get ridiculed for spending the most amount of dollars in military. I guess if it's Japan it's all okay for developing high-tech military equipment 🥰
They will still be very late compared to Ghana and their mech army.
@@Shadow__133 yeah, better late than never I guess...
@@giraffestreetPeople hates war, but there is something people hate more, dying.
With a more powerful military, fewer will risk messing around with you. That is the main concept.
@@emilioperez6888Unless you’re Germany 🇩🇪 😅 then you wanna take over the 🌎
Somebody get Hideo Kojima on the line!
_A weapon to surpass Metal Gear_
Never underestimate Japan; the country ruled by the Warrior (Samurai侍/武士) Class for about 2500 years before the Meiji Restoration.
And the ruling class were mostly descendent of ancient Koreans, including imperial household.
@@missplainjane3905 by archeological approach, mankind moved from land to island
@@missplainjane3905 According to ancient records from Northeast Asia, including Tataria records held in Central Asian and Russian museums, and ancient texts from China and Korea, a horse-riding tribe called the Dongyi people, including Koreans, who were different from the ancestors of the Chinese people, lived in the eastern part of the Chinese continent, northeastern part, and the Korean Peninsula. It was after the Goryeo Dynasty that the ancestors of Koreans completely migrated to today's Korean Peninsula. Separately from this, it is revealed from relics, librarians, and world scholars that Japan's ruling class was originally an ancient Korean people. The Japanese emperor memorizes the congratulatory text of the ancestral deity ceremony in the Gyeongsang-do dialect of Korea. If you go to a Japanese history museum, most of the relics belong to the ancient Korean ruling class.
@@missplainjane3905 Gaya/Kara, one of Korea's ancient dynasties, established the first civilization in Japan. That place is “nara” in today’s Japan, and nara means “nara(나라, country)” itself in Korean. That was 400 BC, and until then, the archipelago was a hunter-gatherer society.
“Around 400 BC, Korea manufactured and used iron and iron tools and cultivated rice, but Japan was a hunter-gatherer society with no such things.” - Gerard Diamond of Guns, Germs, and Steel
The name Japan changed from "Wa", the original name, to "Nippon" when the Baekje dynasty in Korea collapsed and large numbers of people migrated to the archipelago. " Baekje's name is called Kudara in Japan, and the leading academic theory is that it comes from the Korean word "KeunNara/Kunara, means "a big country."
For related research, I recommend John Carter Covell's book.
@@missplainjane3905
Ultimately speaking, in ancient times, there was no border between the two countries. And the Miao people in China actually claim to be descendants of Korea's Goguryeo, while Inner Mongolia, Uighurs, and Tibetans in China are different ethnic groups. Just because the Chinese Communist Party currently occupies the Central Plains does not mean that their identity is Han Chinese. They are oppressed because they are not Han Chinese.
Unlike the Chinese, today's so-called "Han people," the Dongyi people were divided into a different ethnic group, and this is recognized in Northeast Asian and Central Asian history books, as well as Turkish and Western records. The genetic roots of today's Chinese people are close to Southeast Asia. On the other hand, the Dongyi are a northern equestrian people. The Mongols, Huns, Tatars, Jurchen, Uyghurs, Malgal (Magyar), Buyeo (Buryat), and ancient Korean dynasties (Gojoseon, Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla, Balhae, Gaya, Khitan, Goryeo, etc.) are Dongyi groups.
I deeply respect the Japanese. They will succeed
they cannot even save their own economy
Theory of declining population deciding to use diplomatic solutions instead of military... except if you're Russia and you consider your troops as cannon fodder.
Soviet union should've been smarter.
But you still tremble in fear in our presence 😂
Russia has its ways to handle the issue
It's just not an acceptable method for some countries like Japan or south Korea
Oh yeah, everyone is shaking when they see the russian armed forces. Shaking with laughter....
@@conqueror_the_based Nobody is scared of Russia which is why Russia feels the need to constantly rattle the nuclear saber.
Finally real Armored Core on its way!
Japan making Lazer weapon next Gundam 😅
*Cyberpunk 2077 theme starts playing*
Still waiting for real life Gundams...
Excellent video.
Earned my subscription with this video.
Harvard International Review? You guys are getting big enough that people want to influence your perspective. Bravo!
Just today there was a missile alarm from a rocket from North Korea, so the threat is real 😢
scary times but it should be noted that if Japan is attacked by North Korea the US will make South Korea into an island. Japan right now as it is with the JSDF and the US military presence is a fortress that no one in their right mind would dare attacking.
You're in luck, the Arrow 2 and 3 systems have made their first operational interceptions in the past month. Japan should acquire them if it can.
Good, live in fear 😂
It was a satellite launched into space
The Japanese air defense radar sent a false alarm
@@conqueror_the_based Your mobilization notice is coming vatnik.
Regarding demographics.
The young and unproductive reduce and the old and unproductive increase. To some extent one balances out the other.
You should make a video about this phenomenon.
Want giant death robots, this is how you get giant death robots.
I whole heartedly believe that the Japanese Defense Force can easily beat the Chinese army 🤷♂️
Based on what?
I hope they succeed in all their objectives!
they are the most adoptable humans on earth.. they have regular earthquakes, they were nuked twice, they have tsunamis, population is decreasing but still they are far richer than most countries..
Many western nations have a birth rate lower than 2 per woman. The reason they are growing is through immigration. My country Australia is growing even though it has a birth rate of 1.58 woman. This was different from the early 1980s were the birth rate was 2.5.
Perhaps you're saying a country's birth rate can change radically in just 40 years. I agree. People who say "At this rate Xcountry will disappear by 2150" are missing this point.
Can't help but wonder what the total is that the world spends on it's armies in a year ? Just had to google it ......one report said 2240 billion ! What a civilized world we live in .
Why does Japan need a new army?
Look who they have for neighbors.
sounds like every Anime Robot fantasy is getting real over in Japan, like Gundam and Robotech.
I was hoping for a ghost in the shell joke but I would’ve settled for a gundam one
how about promoting work life balance and families, instead of working to death
The clickbait is strong with this one.
Wow! music used in the beginning is my ringtone, I thought I got a phone call.
Anyone have the link to the video with the Japanese weapons he says he'll link? I don't see it
I do like how you've had put the issue. It is correct. However, I recommend you make a more indepth research on the technology you present. In video there are errors in naming and presenting specific pieces of technology and engineering.
It's Gundams. We're getting Gundams, guys.
First, you need people who want to serve in the military. Japan like Western countries face the same recruitment problems, a lack of interest or a unqualified population of people.
This will be a very difficult undertaking. Japan has a large industrial base, but it is mainly skillful in manufacturing. Software, AI and aerospace are not developed enough to sustain large scale autonomous weapon systems. Weapons exports are basically banned (though that is slowly changing), so developing hugely expensive defense technology without being able to recoup the cost through exports will be tough (or rather, impossible).
The large defense contractors also do not seem to be hugely innovative and there is not really a defense startup ecosystem or DARPA equivalent.
Which means Japan would have to rely on US technology a lot, but with a weak yen that will be quite the hit on government budgets.
Japan geography is very hard for invaders
Even during the age of exploration and the age of colonialism European powers didn't dare to invade Japan and the US even after defeating the Japanese army in the Pacific to the greatest extent didn't want to invade and resorted to bombing and nukes instead
Japan needs 10% less equipment than any attacking army in order to stop it
Japan was next to Korea when it comes to AI ,
Top AI countries
1.) US
2.) China
3.) Korea
4) Japan
@@baha3alshamari152 that’s true, but it doesn’t really help if the attacker has nukes.
Im sorry, I don't want to insult or disrespect you, but your comment is wrong on so many levels. It seems like you picked up some headlines or stories and imaginations somewhere and put it together in your comment. Look into it a bit deeper and you'll discover that the reality is very different.
Who says Japan won't build nukes someday. The plans and capabilities are already there, the only thing stopping it is political will. If that changes give them a few month and they will have a nuke. @@nekoJens
Hey he specifically said 'Coilgun" - Does anyone have a source for this? A Naval grade coilgun (not railgun) is a brand new thing.
I can't wait to witness this New Gundam era
Japan finally about to retake Sakhalin and Kuril Islands
Japan just bought 400 tomahawk cruise missiles
Can u make a video of Chinese army and the latest weapo s they use or you have already done that
Amazing knowledge
People asking for Gundams....Japan will make a Mecha Hello Kitty, way more terrifying.
Love You Japan, from Australia
Seems like when Latin America struggles with infrastructure, EU using inefficient hydrogen production, Japan 🗾 developed nuclear reactors producing hydrogen 😮
What about the ongoing kaiju threat?
Does anybody know where they get all their background music from? They got good music taste
Japan is the only country insane enough to actually start development battle ready Gundams
Its all fun in games till japan release a new GUNDAM 😂
A third disadvantage is susceptibility to electronic warfare. Technology can’t replace the reliability of a poor sod and his rifle in an OP.
For Japan to be a "normal country", has to have ability to defend herself. Today, every new Japanese elected President has to make first stop to Washington. So some Japanese leadership has always wanted Japan to build up own defense, and approach to build within NATO standards does makes sense. With Japanese industrial might, would sure soon dominate NATO's production, just as in Japanese commercial cars & electronics in Western world. The Japanese revolutionalize the civilian and government industrial complex for over a century, that the Chinese, Koreans and other Asian nation followed, that created some of largest and most powerful Japanese companies.
As Japan rises up militarily, she will likely take her own stances, Japanese own interests rather than of US interests. Today's abnormal security setup was due to outcomes of WWII, which should change using China security threat as one key reason is clever approach.
Millatry agile! Love it 😀
whole video can be summed up in a single phrase " Japan wants big boy toys cause Chinas is feeling froggy."
If we don’t get Gundam out of this I would be disappointed
321 Billion Dollars is more then a ton of money. The hightes denominated dollar bill is the 100 dollar bill. It weighs roughly 1 gramm. So 321 Billoin Dollars weigh roughly 321 metric tons. He was off by two orders of magnitude.
Never Fade Away
Although this may differ from the general Japanese opinion, the government's plan in the Defense White Paper states that it is impossible to deter war and that it is necessary to immediately implement nuclear sharing and shift to a strategy of mass destruction and retaliation. Masu. A good example is West Germany, which should use tactical nuclear weapons against China's conventional forces and respond to ballistic missile attacks with strategic missile nuclear submarines. To deter war, the most realistic option would be to equip the F35A with the B61-12, share nuclear power, and lease strategic missile nuclear submarines, which would save costs and guarantee results. In other words, if a mutually assured destruction strategy could be applied between Japan and China, the Prisoner's Dilemma would be established in game theory, and the risk of war could be greatly reduced.
West Germany? What year are you living in?
Had to turn off due to constant camera changes and annoying hand gestures by that really clever bloke presenting
Either this, or we'll just be live action role playing Logan's Run by the tie we get old.
How capable Japan is in tech it can make real life Mobile Suit Gundam
To conq... I mean, to protect their waters...👀
11:42 that is nor a type 90 tank. It's a type 10 tank. The picture after this is a type 90
Dude you know they are going to end up building a giant Mech robot.
With the Chinese being so aggressive they have to defend their people and country
As a person who've been live in Japan, they need more population, thats it
18:11 - “the big question we all probably have”
Is when will the first Gundam arrive?
(I am kind of serious!)
It would be one less country America has to defend.
Not true but like Britain would add rather than take from the US defense plans
Idea is to build and modernize your allies. In time, collectively....Japan, Korea, Australia, Philippines, Singapore, India, Taiwan should be able to defeat the PLA.
@@soothinglycool9806 together possibly, it's still likely that if that was to kick of defense contracts from the US would also kick of but better then having to do all the work across the globe
@nataliamundell6266 no doubt the american defense contractors will benefit as will the indian contractors already exporting military aircraft, korea already exporting and japan shortly coming online.....reliability of weaponry will be a cheaper option to buying from american down the road. The consequences of the pacific catching up to modernity with american blessing. The irony!!!
The quiet powerhouse
"Release the Jaegers!"
Make video about south Korea military
New oil bond with Russia… Agreeing to buy long-term at the highest price ever given for a long-term contract between two different countries says a lot
Our population is bigger than when you had to nuke us to shut us up last time.
Gundams, calling it!
I am Japanese.
Japan does not share borders with China and Russia.
The Air Force and Navy will take the lead.
The mission of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force is anti-ship and anti-aircraft missions and interdiction of enemy landing forces.
However, even though China has developed landing operations capabilities with several times the budget of Japan, landing on Japan is not an easy operation.
Japan is increasing the budget for the government's Self-Defense Forces, but it is not enough.
We need to reduce the number of Ground Self-Defense Force personnel and increase the number of sea and air forces.
The weakness of democracies is public opinion.
The declining birthrate is also a problem.
If there are casualties among military personnel, the public's opposition to the government will be severe.
If politicians give up on national defense, they will lose.
It must be stopped.
I believe that the Ground Self-Defense Force should keep humans away from high-risk missions, including infantry, and use unmanned equipment, powered suits, and electric buggies to reduce casualties.
Future infantry should be commanders of drone units.
Immediately move to the enemy's landing or invasion point, destroy it, and retreat.
My opinion is that we should become the air army with the largest number of aircraft in the Western world.
I am interested in the Joint Multi-Role / Future Vertical Lift plan.
V280 → JGSDF & JASDF.
SB-1 Defiant → Maritime Self-Defense Force manned anti-submarine helicopter.
S-97 Raider→ Maritime Self-Defense Force unmanned anti-submarine helicopter (sonar search mission only).
CH-53K → Ground Self-Defense Force amphibious group transport & Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper helicopters and transport helicopters.
Other equipment I'm interested in.
Next-generation amphibious assault ship (replaced with Osumi class) → Something similar to the US military's LHD (I want to install General Atomics' EMALS).
Bayraktar TB3 → LHD carrier-based aircraft.
Boeing's Echo Voyager → Undersea regular patrol and emergency front line Patrol.
DDG(X) → Since the US Navy started using Aegis ships after the US Navy, the Kongo-class ships are seriously obsolete and new Aegis ships are needed immediately. However, SPY-1D(V) has been discontinued and additional orders cannot be placed.
POV: That one American hacker just hacking into the robot tanks.
Josh - !! - I didn't get it ???? Is Japan looking for new weapons or reducing the Crew on the present ones - ????? ---- 😗☺☺😶
they just need to make working military gundams already
Who is Fumio Kushaida? Do you mean Kishida, aka zouzei megane??
Who will they invade?
Seriously, where does India really stand? Member of BRICS and also in Quad?
Japan? Techno army? My inner weeb compels me to click. I'm still waiting for the reveal of their secret Gundam program. Hopefully I live long enough to see Japan and America form the Earth Federation and witness the first colony drop.
When you have more tech than battlefield experience this is the crap you think wins wars..
4:29 Sniper is Ninja
If the money can’t be applied in a military setting then there is no point ie you can’t just spend money on technology and expect to win it’s about the science and “APPLICATION” where they can fix them on the spot which so,etching Japan very much lacks in, but let them take that back to base to fix and it’s a different story but often in war you don’t get that
Japan needs to start up a gundam wing operation lol.
worst case scenario the country turns into a similar to animated TV show Psycho-Pass
This is what war causes all those people in WW2 wondering if things would be different (better even)
@6:00 Japan's PM Kishida trying to find the proper flag to stand in front of (what a nerd 😂). I don't live in Japan and my opinion doesn't matter, but I like Kishida Fumio.
I think he goes by Zouzei Megane these days.
I have seen that expression 'taxes glasses' on Japanese forums talking about Kishida, but I assumed I mistranslated LOL 🤣@@nekoJens
We bout to play Red alert 3 irl
I would gladly come live in Japan but it is really not friendly to English speakers. Unless you speak fluent Japanese you have no chance.
東京、大阪、名古屋ならそんなに困らないよ。
住むだけならね。
A wild Gundam appears!
will they succeed? They will accomplish far more than all the sceptics can even imagine. had friends who went there and said they were years ahead with technology, even at street level items. They are highly disciplined , organized, innovative and make superior products at pretty much anything they produce. They will outperform, way beyond the analysis of all these skeptics. They will be a formidable foe, once they commit to it. Their models of quality assurance and production, are used by companies all over the world. Even underground mining, the only vehicle that could withstand it was one developed by Japan. My daughter was teaching there for years, and from what she told me about the Japanese people and the level of technology there, they will be building their own, and she said to never underestimate their capabilities. Their commitment and work ethic was unrivaled by any other country she had taught in by a inconceivable amount.
I'm willing to bet that Japan new army wll be completely automated robotic military.
RoboCop plus Terminator with a bit of matrix requires Dr Who ? Play the theme song ?! Which one .
Best 7/11 on earth in this nation ?
Food for thought
Damn it!!! 😢