Im not saying Japan by themselves im saying them + the U.S can box in China.
I should have written more clearly.
I would like to add that it is not in the interest of Japan to have military confrontation with any of our respectable neighbors, especially not China.
U.S. is a country that really cares less about military strategy due to its superior military power.
japs lose the WWII not because of some sub fleet, but its industrial production capacity. When in full gear, U.S.'s output is many times larger than japs' output. So U.S. not only can sustain its war time consumption and loss, it can quickly supply what it has lost, but also can support other war regions' needs, e.g. european fields, African fields, China's fields and etc..
Otherwise, if only comparing weapon's quality, japs' fleet, air force all have better weapons than russia and China. However, when war starts, the real competition is the country's industry production ability and capacity. Though russia's navy, air force and etc now do not even have money to supply themselves with their best gears, and they have to sell those to other countries, during war time, it is not about profit/loss, but survival. It will put its production into full gear. You will see tons of tanks, advanced subs, Su35s and etc being produced like butter and milk. China will be in similar situation. What you have earlier on will be quickly consumed and lost during the first week's battle.
The question is that how fast you can re-supply all of those lost. For that, China and Russia are well ahead of japs. Of course, U.S. is well ahead of japs as well.
@ephone ,
Pardon me if i may infer, but you sound so very irate and always on the offensive in your posts with me. We've recently started interacting and i can sense a lot of animosity on your part. Can you cool it down a bit? Just a wee bit? Add some yogurt to your spicy chicken tikka massala. lol.
Okay, that said, Japan does not intend to have a war or military conflict with regional partners China and Russia. Our economies (Japanese and Chinese) are so intertwined that war is just unrealistic , and unproductive, it serves no national interest. Our bilateral trade is over $340 Billion. The thought of war for simple fun is a clandestine and nihilistic. A war in the region will benefit no one, this is why Japan supports efforts to maintain regional peace and security.