"General? About this new rifle, sir..."
Posted on 12/02/2015 11:20:07 AM PST by C19fan
Earlier this month, Japan's Ministry of Defense rolled out a nearly 20-minute-long cartoon as part of a public relations offensive to explain the country's military to the public. Although it might seem odd, it makes sense when you consider the fact that Japanese military is in a unique position in the world: the country isn't actually allowed to even have a military.
What Japan has instead is the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF). While possessing all the trappings of a military, including a powerful air force and a respectable navy, the JSDF is constitutionally barred from operating on foreign soil, and is technically considered a constabulary.
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http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/japans-cute-army?intcid=mod-most-popular
Since one is not allowed to post stuff from The New Yorker I found this older article.
How come the people in the cartoon who are supposedly the Japanese look like western or European folks?
It's part of the schtick of manga (Japanese comic books): all eyes are Westernized and oversized. The Japanese do not seem to mind.
"General? About this new rifle, sir..."
I later learned that Japan had undergone a major naval building program when it became clear that Clinton was tilting toward China. They could no longer trust just our navy to protect them.
Later
Do they defeat their enemies with schmaltzy j-pop music?
The author of this doesn’t seem to know taht the Chine already have hundreds of Sukhoi Flanker varients, including Chinese knock offs.
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