Japan boosts military to counter China | DW News

After decades of postwar restraint, Japan is upgrading its defense capabilities to combat China's assertiveness in the region.
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[@anupam13mishra]

I love how direct and precise Kishida is. That's what we need from our leaders.

[@danielwhyatt3278]

Yeah and this’s quite rare for Japanese politicians really, or the people in general.

[@user-cw2ss1ep3s]

Disagree, he is just looking for the reason to increase tax.

[@No_Anime_No_Life.]

@@user-cw2ss1ep3s i think this is make sense when you want boosts military, military can become stronger than before if they get more budget increase tax is one way to increase military budget, i think this is better than seeing Japan become 2nd Hongkong

[@TheKkpop1]

It makes sense your PM popularity drops to 2x% when he hikes taxes for war mongering. He is the worst PM of all time. Japanese are fed up with high inflation, stagnant economy, plunging Yen value and high living costs.

[@twiiFM]

He's a US puppet

[@jimbanks206]

love and support from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@jimbanks206]

❤

[@jimbanks206]

😮

[@cinpeace353]

Good luck with the independent!

[@ERa_7]

😱

[@michihirosk3977]

Thank you Japan finally woke up🇯🇵🇯🇵💪💪

[@user-pn3im5sm7k]

The Japanese F-2 and F-15J are some of the greatest fighters in the world 👍🏻

[@bourbonlover7158]

Pretty sure Japan has better pilots than China too.

[@TITANMAN251]

Ace Combat with F-18s, F-15s, F-22s, F-16s, F-35s, Rafale M, Even F-14 Tomcat.

[@MetaView7]

*Win-Win Cooperation is the only way to co-exist on this finite planet.*

[@bourbonlover7158]

@@TITANMAN251 And they have been getting training from USA for decades.👍

[@user-pn3im5sm7k]

@@msdgroup9164 No duh. Buying the world's greatest jets is a no-brainer for a lot of these wealthier countries. Japan in particular manufacturers these jets, and makes them slightly better in specifications like the F-2. The US may do many things very wrong but one thing they do right is fighter jets. Literally unopposed and have been for decades.

[@scottjurrjens8954]

Better late than never I guess, but this should have been done a long time ago, Japan needs a vast and strong military to help ensure security and peace in the Pacific and around Asia

[@deadby15]

Everytime Japan moves even a finger, many Asian countries start to scream the rebirth of Imperialism. That's why Japan has had to be very cautious.

[@theinternetdude8599]

Dude u are underestimating japan's production capacity they can make warships and airplanes tanks if they wanted to

[@scottjurrjens8954]

@@theinternetdude8599 I never said they weren't able to do that, I said they should have done it a long time ago

[@theinternetdude8599]

@@scottjurrjens8954 japan ranks 8 in military power they have been doing it but their weapons are only defensive and are short range , but now they can just simply modify those weapons

[@No_Anime_No_Life.]

@@deadby15 we Indonesia never scream like that, the fact Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, India, and many Asian nations really pro-Japanese from WW2 (when Japanese kickass Western in Asia) until today only China, South Korea, and Asian wumao/pro-communists (same level as Woke westerns) going like that almost everyday

[@whysoserious7553]

India 🇮🇳❤️ Japan 🇯🇵

[@anydaynow01]

Indian Army with a new Japanese Navy and Air Force, here's to a new class of ship, Abe class Battlecarrier!

[@zacksmith5963]

@@anydaynow01 yes begging china Bipin rawat bbq

[@danielwhyatt3278]

Japan is definitely taking the right step forward here. It’s about time.

[@TheKkpop1]

It's about time to kick Japan PM out of office with lowest popularity of 2x%. Japanese are fed up when PM announcement to hike taxes for war mongering but ignore Japanese hardship to deal with depreciated Yen value, high inflation, high deficits, high living costs and high taxes. It's about time to kick this war monger out of office.

[@noahlee4764]

Japan is definitely taking the right steps by ensuring China and the 2 Korea's get an excuse to make Japan into a nuclear wonderland

[@miguel823800]

Not right enough. The right way is to develop nuclear bombs and return 2 back to the US for revenge.

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

Love Japan 🇯🇵 from Canada 🇨🇦

[@joekerr9036]

Your grandparents sure did not say this during WW2 ! Hahahahahahahahahaha

[@Dblc000]

@@joekerr9036 said by the guy who likes CCP

[@zacksmith5963]

@@Dblc000 i support ccp . Whats wrong with that loser?

[@miazena8378]

@@joekerr9036 Hey CCP operatives, let's stop talking about the past. It's 2023 now, right?

[@stevedolesch9241]

i agree with Kishida. Nippon has to be on alert against both China and Russia because of the islands. It has practically no choice but to upgrade and be, as I mentioned, on alert for any agression from those two including North Korea. The QUAD also needs to be on high alert.

[@alanssshh]

both American and Japanese remember that two atomic bombs bloomed in 1945. who is afraid of a military strong Japan?LOL

[@ZQQHello1919rty]

Why you have a dog in this fight? How much you’re on betting on which side could win?

[@divelizard1966]

Follow Singapore's defence precedent

[@velelimaka9040]

It's ok to raise the defense budget, but on the other hand, the Japanese government does not take seriouse measures against the declining birthrate. I wonder who will become a soldier in 20 years after. In addition, Japan has a very low food self-sufficiency rate. If there is a war and the sea lanes are blocked, the Japanese will not have to eat.

[@jonatikoisuva2695]

Your country is spreading among other nations that China, North Korea and Russia are the threat to the world. What have these countries done to even make you think that they are the threat. The US has caused more problems than any of these 3 countries. They destabilized the middle east, shut down most of the American Countries and neglected most of the African countries and you don't call that a threat to the world.

[@ydk1k253]

GO JAPAN 👍🏻

[@ZQQHello1919rty]

Yup, the JapZi are your friends

[@ydk1k253]

@@ZQQHello1919rty chinese bot spotted 😥

[@ZQQHello1919rty]

@@ydk1k253 and you? 5 rupees?

[@Dblc000]

@@ZQQHello1919rty go to xi winnie the pooh and cry.

[@eluneadore3471]

Good news Japan🇯🇵🇩🇪🇺🇸🇮🇪🇳🇱❤

[@zacksmith5963]

🇨🇳❤❤❤ 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸⚰⚰⚰⚰

[@michihirosk3977]

Thank you Japan finally woke up 💪💪🇯🇵💪💪

[@eluneadore3471]

@@michihirosk3977 I l❤ve Japan & his People

[@scratchy996]

I like the Japanese version of the Flecktarn camo.

[@danielwhyatt3278]

Oh totally. The pattern on their uniforms looks pretty good.

[@jungleboi6544]

Go Japan 🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵

[@east_coast_ceo1070]

Kishida is a Great Leader God Bless Japan 🇯🇵 From America 🇺🇸 💪

[@GOLDEN_ROGER118]

Nagasaki & Hiroshima 🇯🇵 Nuclear ☢️ 😆👻

[@GOLDEN_ROGER118]

@@east_coast_ceo1070 Ukraina 🇺🇦 poor and broken 😆 lose

[@east_coast_ceo1070]

@@GOLDEN_ROGER118 cope Hard

[@TheKkpop1]

He is a dictator for imposing heavy taxes on Japanese for wars. That explains why Japanese are fed up with him now.

[@east_coast_ceo1070]

@John Koh no he is not; he's trying to see population growth; and continue making more trades to help the growth of Japan

[@TheGrace020]

Based Japan 💪❤

[@J-Ernie]

Good move!

[@chinavirus841]

I’m scared..

[@user-pn3im5sm7k]

@@chinavirus841 Good

[@codylarkhart261]

Japan- Australia -U.S.A -India -Philippines-Taiwan-Vietnam -South Korea peace be unto them.

[@lenthokchom]

But these countries you have mentioned are the ones that is creating trouble. The problem today is that the western media are twisting facts with wrong infos upon the people. And unfortunately, it would be hard to convince people these days. The core problem is the unitedstates of America, the country who wants to suppress the rising china's economy to remain as a top economy. There the problem rises when one don't want to co exist.

[@ZQQHello1919rty]

Hey, stop meddling on Asian affairs.

[@disanKh]

Hey don't put you're nose in others business

[@codylarkhart261]

@@ZQQHello1919rty Wishing peace unto these countries is meddling on their affairs?

[@minson866]

You get to pick either Japan or Korea.

[@intsik233]

I just do hope that Japan will soon be the leader in manufacturing most if not all products because I really believe that they are much, much, much better than products “Made In China” (Pwee 🤧)

[@snslifestyleorg]

Take your time.

[@Andromeda365]

How easily we forget history. Japan products were considered as cheap and low quality in the 80's when Japan was on the rise .

[@maninredhelm]

That type of manufacturing always moves to less developed nations, not more developed nations. You're going to see things that used to commonly be made in China move to places like Vietnam, Malaysia and India once enough factory infrastructure is in place. Maybe Mexico is in that category too. Japan, the US and Western Europe are never getting low skill manufacturing back, and South Korea will be in that category soon too if they're not already.

[@kalui96]

@@maninredhelm agreed with this comment. as much as I'd like Japanese products we will not see an industrial boom like decades ago unless something really big happens. Manufacturing will likely move from China, Korea, and Japan, onto Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand

[@cinpeace353]

In a commercial world, what you believe could just be a comic book story. Japanese economy has been declined for decades after supressed by US since 1991. The fact that Japan's average age being 48.6 doesn't help too.

[@Joey-ct8bm]

Looking at what NATO countries spend on their military nowadays, China and Russia can't keep up. Japan is a very good ally to have. Thanks to Russia and China for doing joint military training close to Japan. You woke up one of the biggest and advanced nations of the world. They also make semiconductors and weapons. All you need to become a superpower like the US. If they spend enough we can just laugh when Russia and China make threats. Europe would be much safer too when Japan is on their east coast.

[@isaacisaac2380]

Japan is disliked by 100% of its neighbors, Russia, China, North Korea and South Korea. Meaning japan is the worst neighbor on earth.

[@jackyren839]

If someone has NuK, there is no winner.

[@TheRealIronMan]

Japans GDP has been regressing for decades, they were on their way to become a superpower in the 80s, the US and EU forced them to sign Plaza Accord, now Japan is in "The Lost Decades" and became quite literally a US vassal state, no superpower has another country's military bases on their own soil. Japan doesn't really have its own foreign policy, when countries want to make deals with Japan they talk to the US, because every serious player on the international stage knows who is the real master of Japan.

[@deebil8099]

@@TheRealIronMan China is exactly in the same scenario as Japan was in the 1980s. The biggest real estate bubble ever. Aging population. Very low birth rates. Too much debt. The only difference is that Japan was a developed economy with a relatively high consumption rate. People in Japan actually made decent incomes. China is still developing and most people are dirt poor. The U.S. is sanctioning China every weak. The U.S. is putting the boot on China's neck to release that last bit of breath. Then it will beg the U.S. for help. China is already asking the U.S. to improve relations. It's too late...

[@bellohadiza9414]

@@ciybersal9833 you are correct bro , the new future is with BRICS + OTHERS said the world majority they are tired of the colonial masters and to be free period .

[@melaniehickey236]

Wonderful commentary on Japan.

[@shawnmiller4407]

Hello Melanie . how are you doing ?

[@TITANMAN251]

with India, Australia, Japan, South Korea, USA and NATO working together, we just might make it. No Way China Russia and North Korea would mess with us.

[@Booz2020]

Beware of Russian Nukes and Hypersonic Missiles of Dong Feng Family 🇨🇳🇷🇺

[@anubizz3]

NATO against China , BHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH its defensive alliance.

[@jkc3738]

The Chinese are not afraid of the Vagina Alliance...they defeated the UN Army in 1950

[@TITANMAN251]

@@anubizz3 That's not a problem. Russia messed with Ukraine. Lives lost over a war no one believes or want.

[@tktkdiamond]

Yup my Favorite Band Of All Time Pink Floyd is right again specially on the Doomsday ⏰ clicking closer to midnight now in Jan 2023 than it's ever been in history and It's like one my favorite songs Folks Its like another one my favorite Pink Floyd Songs Keep Talking says when Stephen Hawking did his famous Commercial in the 90s. Which is as long as Mankind keeps communicating the human race still has a chance to turn it around no matter how close we get to another catastrophic global disaster like now we face in 2023 like some of my family who faught in WW2 so this never happens again unfortunately they now see all the ingredients are again like it was in 1937 only with hypersonic nukes and way more powerful and devastating warfare weapons on terrifying scale never thought possible it's almost incomprehensible to the mass destruction this will cause you think the most disturbing and scary movie in history threads about a nuclear Holocaust with the most realistic ending in movie history about really what will happen to are human race in end Which is not being able to reproduce because of radiation wasteland on a apocalyptic scale that even surpasses another great WW3 ending movie on the Beach made in the 1950s where Australia was the last country standing waiting for the end of are existence again either way you look at it people like this song represents we need to keep talking or else

[@larrycanupp411]

I'm glad the Japanese feel good about doing this. Japan has shown the world that they can change and make up for the mistakes of the past and now we need their help (more).

[@tkleo2006]

I agree Japan has a right to defend itself, they have no choice. But they have never really apologized to all the neighboring Asian countries they invaded, murdered, and raped during WW2. They admit they invaded other countries but deny that human rights violations ever happened. Years ago I dated a girl from South Korea. The history books they used were printed in Japan and never mentioned any human rights violations. Japan, like many oriental Asian countries, is a culture of shame and honor. Unfortunately, this means Japan will never admit what happened and sincerely apologize. Germany is better, at least they admitted what they did was wrong. I say this because Japan has a bad history of starting small and then letting their egos get in the way and before you know it they are invading neighboring Asian countries.

[@aaeraag5724]

The Europeans, the Japanese and the Americans, united in arms against a common foe, an Alliance has been formed to combat the horde

[@noahlee4764]

Americans never fight alone, they love ganging up and sending their allies to die

[@tony16991]

@@aaeraag5724 Naah! We are good with the QUAD. Don't need the Europeans. France maybe.

[@miguel823800]

And Japan also could develop nuclear technology and return 2 back to the US for revenge.

[@davehue9517]

Good for Japan. Democratic countries everywhere stand against the aggression of Putin and Xi. 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇯🇵🇯🇵

[@setiawanskom8872]

Not democratic countries, but an alliance of imperialist nations who brutally colonized the globe in the past

[@hasanchoudhury5401]

A great news! Just great and in time for Japan and the Asia Pacific area. Japanese determination is very timely and appropriate.

[@zacksmith5963]

Nope

[@user-vd7uo8js6s]

@@zacksmith5963covid Chinese😂

[@MustadMarine]

It appears that maybe Samuel P. Huntington was wrong (book "Clash of Civilizations") when he surmised that Japan would be subsumed by Asian culture even if under the regional power of China rather than side with the West. Japan is firmly in the Western sphere through its actions. In Huntington's mind, culture and geography held sway over economic and political ideals.

[@We.1014]

After the war Japanese changed a lot very nice country and respectful people

[@yoshiomiyuze856]

No,Japan and Japanese hasn’t changed yet. UN made Japan look like savage and cruel after WW2. Take a peak at China. Was she good and a country with peace before WW2? China and Chinese hasn’t changed too. 70 years are too short time to change the essence of the ethnicity.

[@freeAA34672]

I don't think so.

[@panjohn5820]

Seems like you have been enjoy the nuclear water they dumped into the ocean.

[@DabDabGoose]

Apart from the fact the country hides their atrocities from the public by avoiding to teach it at school so no one understands how bad they where.

[@bobcharles7716]

except of course they don't acknowledge that they started the war in the first place.

[@ger13nunyah56]

This is the way

[@The_ZeroLine]

Well communicated rationale for why and what they’ll be doing to improve security (re: sims).

[@riche4you1975]

About time to 💪 Kudos to Japan

[@joshlundy78]

Deterrence is vital

[@zacksmith5963]

Yes North Korea

[@SeeLasSee]

A prudent China would have continued to develop and enjoyed the benefits of a free trade environment. But then the CCP may have been afraid that Chinese people were becoming to worldly and independently minded.

[@RSProduxx]

exactly that. on the other hand, you see how tough it can be to keep a few dozen million people together, imagine trying that with billions... I´d be afraid of a free people if I were them :)

[@TheRealIronMan]

China is doing more trade, just not with the US, even China's trade with EU has broken another record in 2022, right now China is the number one trade partner with most countries on earth, even most American financial institutions are projecting a 4.5-5.5% growth rate for China in 2023, that number for the US is 0.1% and most EU countries will be having negative growth. If you actually want to learn about the economy, read data and numbers, not biased news and opinion pieces.

[@NameCannotBeBlank24]

@@RSProduxx In an ideal world governing a billion people should be easy as long as the government and the people ar working hand in hand. Unfortunately that isn't the case.

[@snslifestyleorg]

@@RSProduxx Over 100 million Chinese experience freedom outside of China every year and all of them return to "oppressive: China. Having seen millions of hostile and racist independently minded people in the West, I'm not surprised why the Chinese prefer the safe and modern metropolis in China.

[@snslifestyleorg]

@@NameCannotBeBlank24 Sounds like India and Western democratic countries.

[@jaytrumpwins5739]

WoW AMAZING REPORT D.W 👌

[@patrickfordyce2958]

God bless Japan always !! Amen !!!!

[@Enlighten1640]

Bro, china stands no chance if all these countries stick together 😊 👏👏👏👏

[@andyxyz01]

Yes, we all know that it is your deepest desire to humiliate, torture, and kill all Chinese. Your intentions never changed since the last century.

[@loneranger9376]

like eight nation alliance and only because China did not want opium or trade

[@deadby15]

The problem is, the CCP doesn't mind if 50% of the population die. Democratic nations can't act like that.

[@danielwhyatt3278]

Sure hope so.

[@callmethreeone]

@@deadby15 Look at China's population demographics. That would be like fighting a end of life nursing home. You need people innovating and working still.

[@mr333333333]

Japan 🇯🇵 stand on free, democracy, law and order, human rights….

[@kirinheng1153]

so​ true sir, diplomacy needs back up by defense

[@opus3989]

Good - move from the defence to first strike! You are a warrior Japan and are on the right side this time.

[@TheKkpop1]

Japan is always there for invading China since the ancient civilizations began. Get your fact right.

[@scotshuthats5268]

India would Be a valuable Allie. India is a member of the BRICS economic group.

[@bang4buck326]

India is also a member of QUAD

[@zacksmith5963]

India biggest beggar

[@zacksmith5963]

@@bang4buck326 amd beggar

[@dennisestradda9746]

Japan number 1

[@isaacisaac2380]

Ryukyuan genocide is not forgotten. Liberate Ryukyu Liberate Ainu Moshiri

[@norihiro01]

​@@isaacisaac2380 take your 50 yuan, now F off

[@KittenBowl1]

@@isaacisaac2380 🤡

[@ERa_7]

How?

[@aaap3875]

Japan needs to build a Gundam Robot Army

[@christianpaullegaspi5641]

Shinzo abe would be proud.

[@No_Anime_No_Life.]

Shinzo Abe is the true patriotic in this world and i happy when Shinzo Abe idea's and goals is become reality right now BANZAI

[@AjayTiwari-en9nz]

Japan and India are natural allies. Both nations should ramp up their defense cooperation and work towards joint defense systems manufacturing and joint defense operations.

[@MetaView7]

is this a joke?

[@hagdore]

@MetaView7 Yep. Likely from an Indian who understands little about geopolitics.

[@zulu505]

Ah the modi p!55 army is awake

[@auweia5024]

@@MetaView7 One Day Japan, USA and Europe will become like India, SUPERPOWER.

[@funnymakerboy4199]

@@hagdore 🥱no bro . India overtake Japan term economics and technology soon. India does not need of Japan . India only trust on few countries Russia, France and Israel. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Other western countries just make proganda ( because safe gaurd the interests ).

[@romanzng2504]

I'm pretty sure without even looking that this comment section will be full of Chinese and Korean trolls crying.

[@setiawanskom8872]

I am from indonesia.....not just china and korea.....but we still remember how japan brutally colonized others in the past

[@adamspaul5935]

@@setiawanskom8872 lol. Indonesia is a pro-china nation. You are just a mouthpiece of Xi.

[@setiawanskom8872]

@@adamspaul5935 indonesia is a non bloc country, pls educate yourself 1st

[@richardlesperance8259]

Yes the big stick !

[@marlenfras5490]

Good reporting. Thank you. FREE THE LEOPARDS.

[@juliussilong3584]

Japan always philippines suporrt brother 🇺🇸 ❤🇵🇭 and 🇯🇵 3 brother always

[@YouTubeCensorsEverything]

Just remember the greatest trade alliance that ever was between Japan and the US didn't come to be through the efforts of government. You can thank the video game community of both America and Japan for that and no I do not mean Nintendo, capcom, Sony, or Microsoft. The true driver for so much of the tech we enjoy today is the completely aloof gamers that just kept everyone interested for so long. A community between communities speaking the language of video games gave us LED screens, HDMI, wifi, touch, solid state memory, USB ports, and literally everything on your cellphone aside from the headphone jack(if you even have one). So don't thank our governments thank those lazy, distant, and perpetually uninvolved citizens that drove demand for better graphics and hardware.

[@theshuriken]

everyone is getting ready for the 3rd WW

[@mukisaroland8127]

Awoken giant. Japan is capable of defending it's citizens and interests. Military might of Japan is unquestionable

[@zacksmith5963]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 anither Nagasaki

[@Shoelessjoe78]

@@zacksmith5963 learn your history. China repeatedly invaded Japan and Korea. History doesn't start with WW2. Comrade

[@zacksmith5963]

@@Shoelessjoe78 learn ur history . Japan tried relentlessly attack China and korea . Try i dare u sweety . Unit 731 and ur entire argument is lost .

[@LeViAcKerman-dj4yc]

​@@zacksmith5963 bro...if Nagasaki get nuke, whole world will get nuke too

[@zacksmith5963]

@@LeViAcKerman-dj4yc same thing for u

[@ThaoLe-pi4hk]

Japan and India are next in line 😍

[@TheKkpop1]

India is on the rise. Japan is in declining......

[@diazvirdani1059]

*Japan🇯🇵 have islands dispute with China, Russia, South Korea.* make border agreement & peace!

[@yabutmaybenot.6433]

Both Germany and Japan have both announced huge increases in defense spending. I remember reading a history book about the last time that happened.

[@derHallen_Ch.]

Mamma mi-

[@BobaBushido]

What happened shortly after the last nuclear crisis? Something collapsed... can't remember what

[@donsullivan6199]

They both announced but they are both broke and do not have men that want to join the army to die for America.

[@platinum2905]

History repeats itself. Always.

[@user-vd7uo8js6s]

yep,japs killed your Mother🎉

[@bigboss.800]

Quad allies ??

[@bensayeed953]

Very Interesting.

[@handsomeman-pm9vy]

Uh uh China. Now you have done it. You have awakened Japan.

[@timewilltell9261]

Raise of raising sun again

[@sinisterisrandom8537]

Let's hope Japan can bring back their navy to the same sheer size it was in WW2. But not for occupation rather for defending themselves and assisting their allies against the grooming threat.

[@riphaven]

about time.👍

[@edgardomunoz2688]

Maybe Japan and South Korea should left behind their differences and cooperated on defences matters. With neightbors like North Korea, China and Russia; they should stand together in case of war.

[@eugenbutacu81]

I love japan.true word's.

[@Booz2020]

I 💕 driving TOYOTA Cars 💯Scotty Kilmer 😎

[@ZQQHello1919rty]

You’re not even Asian, non of your business

[@eugenbutacu81]

@@ZQQHello1919rty hmmm,i smell vaChina?true i am not,but i love Japan 🗾

[@davidkoh7097]

Japan's upgrading of its defense posture is a step in the right direction certainly, but it will struggle to play catch-up and time is not on its side. The LDP's pro-business attitude towards China remains, and has the potential to undermine perceptions of Japan as a reliable ally. USA and partners need to demand real, substantive structural and governance reforms from the Japanese government and ruling elite in return for enhancing security support.

[@deadby15]

Blame Nixon first. It was all US's fault to begin with.

[@TheKkpop1]

Japan biggest trading partners are China and Asean. US will continue to stir up geopolitical tensions in the region to fatten Wall Street weaponry manufacturers. It's infact addicted to war in the past 30 years. Only war can save America nowadays.!!!

[@gbengalala2064]

Nice one from Japan 🗾

[@lastcommodore2071]

Exciting times we live in.

[@NickanM]

I wish Japan all luck & peace in the future, they are wise to arm themselves, the chances of peace gets bigger if China can't bully and threaten them any longer.

[@alanssshh]

fact: American is the biggest bully in the world.Japan Korea suffers too.

[@thesecretjuice]

I can see why Japan is arming themselves, but make no mistake, if Japan again becomes the dominant power in the East, they will become the new enemy. That's just the nature of geopolitics. Just look at WW2. China and Japan's positions were pretty much reversed, and China was the ally. Not to mention that at this point in Japan's economic development, they were already invading and brutally suppressing other Asian countries. I wouldn't be so sure about peace.

[@platinum2905]

Who attacked who in the past? You guys are so brainwashed. It's so easy to make China look bad just because of their succes, but historically they have been a very peacefull country and they have been attacked countless times. Japan is a small country. They don't need a powerfull militarry. We are going trough times when every country is investing in militarry. It eill be the end of the world if these lunatic politicians get into fights with one another.

[@TheKkpop1]

US soldiers are beating up japanese on streets and raped their woman. Yet, they get clean get away. Cheers big bully!!!

[@diegoflores9237]

The US is literally occupying Japan and China is the bully?

[@miguelangelmacias233]

This was LONG overdue. I'm so glad for Japan and the Japanese people! 🕎✡️

[@ZQQHello1919rty]

Are you Asian?

[@thedownunderverse]

what does a menora and a magen david have to do with it?

[@Palayz]

​@@thedownunderverse something about a depressed nerdy looking Japanese old man and a funny Austrian painter who got rejected from art school

[@sarcasmo57]

Japan probably needs to beef up a bit.

[@Stupiditas-stupido]

Empire of rising sun

[@AliasA2]

They should focus on the both Build a strong army And a project to increase the population on the next few years

[@cinpeace353]

They tried to increase population for years without success.... Will continue trying for next few years for sure.

[@zacksmith5963]

Nope . Japan should apologise to China

[@blackeon]

@@zacksmith5963 nope CHINA should beg mercy to Japan 🇯🇵

[@TubersAndPotatoes]

One small step towards Gundam like weapons

[@_unknown_channel_]

‘ Japan may send Leopalace 21 flats to Ukraine. ’ 🎁 Who may be sent what by Japan?

[@uA-gy8wk]

あ～あ、ウクライナ市民凍死確実だ😭

[@_unknown_channel_]

@@uA-gy8wk 　 Germany has already done ‘to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine’. (So 2 tanks. Who is sent 2 tanks by Germany do you know? A US-classified document may say who is Leopard.)

[@TheRealIronMan]

DW's daily demonization of China video.

[@frederikpedersen689]

china who wont Condemn russias aggression on Ukraine. Torture, rape and murdering of civilians and china are just like ...yeah we wont condemn that

[@KittenBowl1]

Yeah sure because China is an aggressor to Germany also. What’s the problem.

[@nathancochran4694]

DW doesn't need to demonize China, they do a good enough job themselves.

[@TheRealIronMan]

@@KittenBowl1 China is on the other side of the planet with no military presence near or around Germany, no trade war, no daily "Germany is evil" demonization whatsoever, how is China an aggressor to Germany? Please enlighten me.

[@TheRealIronMan]

@@KittenBowl1 are you a bot or something? I just asked you in what way is China an aggressor to Germany, and you totally ignored the question and repeated yourself without actually providing any evidence.

[@tomalmow3814]

We wait and see who will be gone for good this time come war🙂

[@codfusilli5879]

Now Toyota can make an FJ Cruiser MRAP! 😂

[@GOLDEN_ROGER118]

Nagasaki & Hiroshima 🇯🇵 😆

[@tntvsout1969]

you from？

[@Spitfire_Cowboy]

Excellent news Japan! Glad you are with the democratic world in resisting prc aggression!

[@billykotsos4642]

Japan finally wakes up? We can only hope!

[@ihmpall]

Anime bombs

[@ponsfinances3336]

Lmao

[@thomasrogers9146]

JAPAN TO BECOME THE NEXT UKRAINE.

[@kimjudevillanoche7441]

The KING OF ASIA is Back!! - Support Japan from Philippines

[@bearsagainstevil]

japan needs to rearm it's a great country, love the Japanese best wishes from the UK

[@MrAhsiong]

Arms dealers: “thank you Russia and China”

[@cinpeace353]

Should thank US first if they want to thank anyone.

[@ron9381]

@@cinpeace353 there not threatening the free nation of Taiwan

[@jkc3738]

@@ron9381 who cares what you rodent think

[@wanararolexwanara655]

💪💪💪🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵💪💪💪

[@stupidburp]

They need to urgently modernize all equipment to the best available right now. Place urgent production at higher priority than long term development projects. Older armored vehicles, rifles, and aircraft all have immediate production alternatives available now. Just accept the current products and pay for the production. All tanks should be replaced with Type 10. In near future - an active protection system should be added as one of the modular armor kits. All F-2 and F-15s should be replaced with F-15EX. In near future - build a semi stealthy airframe with similar equipment and features to replace them. All rifles should be replaced with Type 20 plus some additional war reserves in storage. In near future - update the standard color to neutral brown or khaki.

[@kacodemonio]

Why some news have comments activated and others don't?

[@anubizz3]

Its call free speech , DW way.

[@gfys756]

@@anubizz3 DW turned off comments on an earlier Israel/Palestine video.

[@anubizz3]

@@gfys756 yah it free speech that suit them. This is normal this days.

[@MrWhitmen1981]

Never understood the Chinese plan to expand their military to fight the US all they had to do was out smart and democracy America which isn’t very hard too do.

[@artemasward5842]

how does one out smart freedom? with a strongman?

[@MrWhitmen1981]

@@artemasward5842 simple metric people vote with their feet. More people are leaving China than staying.

[@snslifestyleorg]

China's plan is never to fight the US. You're just brainwashed by the MSM.

[@setiawanskom8872]

@@MrWhitmen1981 leaving for vacation? Lol bring the data, dont bring your assumption

[@cinpeace353]

US is destroying its from within. Homeless are growing year after year. Infrastructures are crumbling. National debt is increasing at a rate of $2 trillion annually..... US is its own enemy.

[@roelragas6619]

🇯🇵🇰🇷🇵🇭💪💪💪

[@xaviermorel6352]

Japan japan ❤

[@arthursalinero8074]

Quite telling your secrets !

[@roilee3429]

Let japan have its own nuclear

[@jeanfrancisco610]

You regret this trust me

[@dennisrettke]

All under instructions from its master, United States.

[@cinpeace353]

Yes and no, Japan wants to do it long time ago. It is just they got permission this time.

[@jeanfrancisco610]

US Unmarmed them with peace constitution made by them after ww3 it they want military they could

[@dennisrettke]

@@jeanfrancisco610 No, US dropped nuclear bombs on them, killing hundreds of thousands of civilians. If that's what they call a "peace constitution", well ok...

[@user-mz8ge7dx4o]

I think our PM is diaspora and would want to know what he is doing in Hiroshima. Actually, he is not born and raised in Hiroshima but Tokyo

[@bezbos]

4:10 It's interesting that the Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida greeted US president Joe Biden with only one hand. Usually the Japanese will reach out with both hands when they are greeting somebody they respect, which didn't happen here. Yet, Biden greeted Kishida with both hands. It seems that Mr. Kishida doesn't have much respect (if any) towards the current US president.

[@mediocreman2]

People who follow logic couldn't possibly respect him.

[@DutchFR1908]

we all need to expand our militairy power to counter russia china iran and north korea

[@sidrowitdielasereule4177]

We have only to counter human stupidness. On All sides.

[@hamzatariq5073]

800 military bases vs 2 of china

[@qili3899]

Why not just surrender for peace?

[@felipe-vibor]

That's what NATO has been doing for 70 years. Just check how mind boggling is their combined defense spending. I think another reason need to be found instead of blaming other countries

[@deebil8099]

Just China really.

[@huntermock96]

Japan+usa+EU = invincible.

[@mediocreman2]

EU is weak now. But UK still good

[@myfavoritethings4504]

Good

[@Eonclaire]

Uncle sam also fanning the flames

[@pizzagogo6151]

I think calling it China’s “assertiveness “ is pretty unrepresentative of the situation- its Chinese “aggression “ towards Taiwan and including its attempts to annexe large parts,of the south-west pacific that have lead to this necessary change in policy by Japan and other countries in the region.

[@halfey]

Exactly this. China has put almost every SEA country in a difficult situation. On one hand China is their largest trade partner. On the other hand, they are being pressured to give up their South China Sea exclusive economic zones.

[@bang4buck326]

@@halfey is your country part of UNCLOS?

[@Raghav_Modi]

Namaskar 🙏🙏🙏🙏 We Indians are getting hammered by China right now China occupies 38,000 sq km of our territory according to our Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan. Thats a bigger area than Taiwan. Please help us. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@cemo3292]

go fight them

[@vigilante3916]

You are not indian you are Pakistani 😂😂 how is IMF , is your PM still begging 😂😂save your phone battery🤡

[@amanverma7033]

Hey porkies bot did you got wheat flour today

[@isaacisaac2380]

Liberate Jammu Kashmir Liberate Nepal Liberate Sikkim Liberate Bhutan Liberate Assam Liberate Meghalaya Liberate Tripura Liberate Mizoram Liberate Manipur Liberate Nagaland Liberate Arunachal Pradesh

[@ryanp8925]

That is how China works. Look at Xinjiang, Yunnan, Taiwan, Tibet, Hong Kong, Bhutan, etc. etc. etc. They love stealing land.

[@thomaslong6655]

Best joke 2023 nominee

[@davidlefranc6240]

Really good news