REARMING of JAPAN

[jhungary]

Japan already has one of the world’s strongest militaries with first rate (defensive) weapons systems but does not pose a threat to anyone not unlike China, pariah state N. Korea, Iran or even Pakistan. That is why it is really a welcome development to counter China's bullying strategy, for peace and stability and balance of power in the Asian region. Never trust China. Their leaders say one thing and then do another.

The stability of Asia will not be brought from Japan alone, what Japan can do is to defend themselve. Each country in Asia have to defend themselve against their preceived threat, if you ask the other country to defend for you, that country you ask is then becoming agressive.

Japan can help by transferring tech and maybe arms selling, both of which are impossible under current law.

 

[Yukio]

 

[Yogi]

a regional allaince is must for SE Asian countries as Japan n US can only provide financial n military support, but its u people who have to make a united stand ignoring pitty regional conflicts...

Ofcourse a contitutionally free Japanese army will prove to be a good counter weight but unless SE Asian countries make a united move it won't matter much for SCS region...

 

[Rechoice]

isn't it embarrassing asking Japan to defend you?
Philippines and Vietnam need to fix their society, get rid of corruption, build a modern nation based on democracy, credibility, and the rule of law. Once they can do that their economy will be able to sustain a military that will deter China, and they won't need to beg any other country.

I stated that Japanese can defend themselves, it's first thing they have to do, for peace of region of North-East Asia. I don't think Japan defend us, but they can provide for us Hi tech equipments , weapons with reasonable price, or maybe, with huge discount if it's possible.
I have my business with Japanese. They are fair and trusted partners and don't try to cheat us even when we mistaken made, they cooperate with us to overcome such failure.

 

[ahfatzia]

What a bunch of craps! Only a crybaby wants to go bed with a samurai and you make it sound like the whole world want to do the same. Why don't you guys go ask each government in the region and see which one is rooting for a superpower Japan. And even if Japan militarizes you think she'll send her precious young guns to protect you?

 

[cirr]

Here is quality Japanese food：

buy some，eat some，and you will grow faster and stronger。

 

[jhungary]

Here is quality Japanese food：

buy some，eat some，and you will grow faster and stronger。

just a reminder, not everyone can read Chinese and know about anything it said here.

 

[Rechoice]

What a bunch of craps! Only a crybaby wants to go bed with a samurai and you make it sound like the whole world want to do the same. Why don't you guys go ask each government in the region and see which one is rooting for a superpower Japan. And even if Japan militarizes you think she'll send her precious young guns to protect you?

recently Singapore Navy joined to drill with Japan and Us Navy in Japanese sea.

 

[Rechoice]

Here is quality Japanese food：

buy some，eat some，and you will grow faster and stronger。

Japanese Food in Shanghai

Japanese food featuring the original taste of the food becomes more and more popular in China. It has three categories: Honzen Ryori, Kaiseki Ryori and Kaiseki Ryori (the latter two have the same pronunciation in Japanese).

Fresh seafood and vegetables are the main ingredients of Japanese dishes. Fish, shrimps and shellfish are frequently used. The seasoning of Japanese food is simple but distinctive, including sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, miso and kombu (Japanese kelp). The cooking techniques do not have many variations, just including braising, steaming, grilling and frying. However, the food is very tasty and nutritious. Besides, Japanese dishes usually have clear taste and delicate appearance, to some extent like China's Cantonese dishes.

Shanghai has a large number of Japanese restaurants offering pleasant surroundings, exquisite tableware and authentic Japanese dishes. The following are some of the typical Japanese foods and drinks for your reference:

Sashimi: Fresh fish flakes eaten with Japanese mustard paste and soy sauce.
Sushi: A common Japanese dish made of rice, pickles sashimi and laver flakes.
Tempura: A kind of fried dish made of seafood and vegetables covered with flour and egg paste.
Teppanyaki: A kind of grilled food cooked on teppan, an iron griddle.
Sake: This clear Japanese wine tastes like the yellow wine of Shaoxing in China's southeast Zhejiang Province.

You can read more on China official webbsite. http://www.meet-in-shanghai.net/japanese_restaurants.php

 

[Viet]

I think it will be a nice idea in making a self-defence military alliance consisting of Japan-Vietnam-Philippines!

 

[djsjs]

I think it will be a nice idea in making a self-defence military alliance consisting of Japan-Vietnam-Philippines!

The Axis alliance is established for WW三！
there is one problem.Filipino and viet are not as strong as japs.So the japs will go it alone
Japanese Self-Defense is ten times advanced than your soil gun forces

 

[cirr]

Japanese Food in Shanghai

Japanese food featuring the original taste of the food becomes more and more popular in China. It has three categories: Honzen Ryori, Kaiseki Ryori and Kaiseki Ryori (the latter two have the same pronunciation in Japanese).

Fresh seafood and vegetables are the main ingredients of Japanese dishes. Fish, shrimps and shellfish are frequently used. The seasoning of Japanese food is simple but distinctive, including sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, miso and kombu (Japanese kelp). The cooking techniques do not have many variations, just including braising, steaming, grilling and frying. However, the food is very tasty and nutritious. Besides, Japanese dishes usually have clear taste and delicate appearance, to some extent like China's Cantonese dishes.

Shanghai has a large number of Japanese restaurants offering pleasant surroundings, exquisite tableware and authentic Japanese dishes. The following are some of the typical Japanese foods and drinks for your reference:

Sashimi: Fresh fish flakes eaten with Japanese mustard paste and soy sauce.
Sushi: A common Japanese dish made of rice, pickles sashimi and laver flakes.
Tempura: A kind of fried dish made of seafood and vegetables covered with flour and egg paste.
Teppanyaki: A kind of grilled food cooked on teppan, an iron griddle.
Sake: This clear Japanese wine tastes like the yellow wine of Shaoxing in China's southeast Zhejiang Province.

You can read more on China official webbsite. Japanese Restaurants - Shanghai Fine Dining Restaurants - Shanghai Restaurants Guide - Shanghai Tours & Sightseeing Hightlights - The Official Shanghai China Travel Website

If you like Japanese food so much，you should definitely try what's on offer in the picture：

According to some courageous，or rather crude and impetuous，Japs who had volunteered to be “Mus musculus albus“，the food tastes not much different beef。

 

[auspice]

I think it will be a nice idea in making a self-defence military alliance consisting of Japan-Vietnam-Philippines!

Yeah better organize a coalition of countries against bullying and menace of China, just like the SEATO before it was dissolved. Sooner or later, China will get what it deserve. Japan alone could rock China. Put the Philippines, Vietnam, India, South Korea, Taiwan plus US and NATO China will be history.

 

[auspice]

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

The Philippines support a rearmed Japan to counterweight China's military power

* China has territorial disputes in the South China Sea with the Philippines and others

* Japan has a pacifist constitution, but this might change after the upcoming presidential election

* In July, the Philippines and Japan signed an agreement to strengthen military co-operation

Philippines backs rearming of Japan - CNN.com

 

[WuMaoCleverbot]

Philippines Backs Rearming of Japan

The Philippines would strongly support a rearmed Japan shorn of its pacifist constitution as a counterweight to the growing military assertiveness of China, according to the Philippine foreign minister.

"We would welcome that very much," Albert del Rosario told the Financial Times in an interview. "We are looking for balancing factors in the region and Japan could be a significant balancing factor."

The unusual statement, which risks upsetting Beijing, reflects alarm in Manila at what it sees as Chinese provocation over the South China Sea, virtually all of which is claimed by Beijing. It also comes days before an election in Japan that could see the return as prime minister of Shinzo Abe, who is committed to revising Japan's pacifist constitution and to beefing up its military.

A constitutional revision that upgraded Japan's Self-Defence Forces to a fully fledged military would allow it far more freedom to operate and could change the military balance in Asia. In spite of its official pacifism, Japan's armed forces do not lack for hardware. Its navy has about 50 large surface ships, compared with China's 70-odd.

Support from other Asian nations for a rearmed Japan could embolden Mr Abe to change the constitution.

Beijing has long raised the spectre of a return of Japanese militarism. The attitude towards Japanese rearmament in the Philippines, itself colonised by Japan, suggests regional fears of an assertive China may be beginning to trump memories of Japan's aggressive wartime actions.

This month, the Philippines objected strongly to an announcement that maritime police from China's Hainan province would intercept ships entering what it considered its territorial waters.

Beijing has started issuing passports that include a map of its "nine-dash" claim to almost the entire South China Sea, parts of which are also claimed by Vietnam, the Philippines, Brunei, Taiwan and Indonesia. The Philippines has refused to stamp the new passports in protest.

"The Philippines has contended all along that the nine-dash claim is an excessive claim that violates international law," Mr del Rosario said.

Southeast Asian countries concerned about what they see as an abrupt change in China's "peaceful-rise" diplomacy have welcomed the renewed commitment to the region by the US in the form of its "pivot". Mr del Rosario said Manila had agreed to more US ship visits and more joint training exercises.

The region is also closely watching Beijing's stand-off with Tokyo over the Japanese-controlled Senkaku islands, known as the Diaoyu in China.

Regional countries have struggled to present a united front against China, which prefers to deal with each capital bilaterally. Last June, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations failed to issue a final communiqu after Cambodia refused to endorse language referring to recent naval stand-offs with China.

In July, Japan and the Philippines signed a five-year agreement to strengthen military co-operation though exchanges of personnel and technology. Japan is providing 12 new patrol ships for the Philippine coast guard, financed with a combination of soft loans and foreign aid grants.

Philippines Backs Rearming of Japan

I totally agree with our gov't position that Japan should rearm. Our Philippine gov't should have a Visiting Forces Agreement with Japan.