Quote (Meanwhile @ Dec 16 2022 12:31pm)

More like you had zero argument.

Quote (Hamsterbaby @ Dec 16 2022 07:12am)

What I meant by America nightmare is.

1. Japanese are very innovative. Please note before WW2 and during WW2 the Japanese military is one of the top military in the world.
2. I am not saying Japan will do another Pearl Harbor it is not possible.
3. As a matter of Fact I hope they develop some nuclear weapons around 50 to 100 will be good.

Here is the thing. What do you think will happen if the Japanese do not depend on US " security " anymore.

Quote (Thebarba @ 17 Dec 2022 03:10)

Japan's Imperial ambitions are over. They had one shot at becoming a superpower and blew it by picking the wrong side in WW2 and picking a fight with an impossible opponent. In our lifetimes, Japan will be at most the Western satellite style nation it is now. I do think it would be better for them if they were not under the American Imperial heel for sure, but I don't see how in the world that happens.

Quote (bogie160 @ 16 Dec 2022 15:51)

Referring to China as the "greatest strategic challenge Japan has ever faced", Japan unveils plans for an unprecedented military build-up which will see it become the 3rd largest military spender on earth.

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2022/12/16/pacifist-japan-unveils-unprecedented-320bn-military-build-up

Japan is planning to invest heavily in "counter-strike capacity", the aim of which is to be able to hit launch sites within China itself.

Japan's primary concern is that China will attack Taiwan, emboldened by Russian precedent, which not only puts Okinawa at risk, but provides China with a stranglehold on Japanese trade.

Quote (Thebarba @ Dec 16 2022 02:10pm)

Japan's Imperial ambitions are over. They had one shot at becoming a superpower and blew it by picking the wrong side in WW2 and picking a fight with an impossible opponent. In our lifetimes, Japan will be at most the Western satellite style nation it is now. I do think it would be better for them if they were not under the American Imperial heel for sure, but I don't see how in the world that happens.

Quote (Ghot @ Dec 16 2022 09:12pm)

I never understood why Japan attacked the US via Pearl Harbor, in WWII.

They could have owned the entire Far East, yet they attack the most powerful country in the world at that time.

Quote (ferdia @ 16 Dec 2022 22:20)

I think Japan is building the greatest Jet on the planet ? or was that wrong?

Quote (ferdia @ Dec 16 2022 04:20pm)

read more.

Quote (bogie160 @ Dec 16 2022 12:39pm)

Japan is no more a satellite than Germany is. It's a prosperous first world country and one of the central pillars of civilization.