Japanese try hard to look modern and global on a par with any country in the G7 but ultimately Japan is a very different country with a different culture in a different way of thinking-- and of course a different concept of defense and military action.
An astute analysis as always! I agree that yes, Japan remains a US ally (vassal) out of expediency. And as you said, when US int'l power is broken, that's when they'll pivot towards BRICS. When they do, they'll likely recruit China to help oust the US military presence there, as I expect there will be active hostilities in the Pacific at that time over Taiwan. The declining US empire will expect the Japanese to serve as pawns and cannon fodder, as the Ukrainians are doing now, and they'll get a nasty surprise. Afterwards, I expect Japan to embrace Russian/Chinese tech, since NATO tech is as you said, overrated and overpriced (which is being exposed on the Caspian steppe); of course, they'll put their own uniquely Japanese spin on it, as they always do.
The Japanese famously don't like to say no. Less famously, they say yes without meaning it. They are, as I said, situationalists. They like to have their rice cake and to eat it too. There are two basic concepts in Japan that everyone needs to know. Tatemae and honne, The first is what you say to people, which is determined by social circumstances and situations. The second is what you really think which may be quite different. . The Japanese do not feel cognitive dissonance in such cases. They do not feel a logical contradiction.
Thank you. It was actually fun to write. As you noticed , I have expertise in, and have worked in a lot of different areas. That comes from my place on the spectrum. I do not do well in corporate or other conformist environments. I did well in school and college because I was permitted to teach myself. . I was just very lucky. My disability is also a gift. It has made life more interesting.
Did I write that? I certainly didn't mean that. Something autocomplete did must have gotten past me. I thought it was a very nice. Photo.
My family and I have nursed nursed quite a few foundlings over the years. Believe it or not, we had a dog and cat that have nursed wild babies while nursing their own!
Im named after St. Francis of Assisi, the creatures of the wild adored him. I'm St. Francis the Hardass and animals like me too.
I'm sure the Izumo Class can carry a compliment of F-35s. Waste of space on those "destroyers." BTW: where is the screen door on the Yuan Class sewer pipe?
Japanese helicopter carriers can indeed carry F 35 B's. However, this aircraft as even more limited capabilities than the non-VTOL version--thanks to the lift fan. Shorter range, Less payload. Less maneuverability. The idea of the F 35 in any case, is as a support aircraft==Just like its predecessor in the Marine Corps, the modified Harrier jump jet-- but with stealth to confuse ground-based radars. As a fighter aircraft It loses stealth at high angles of attack were higher speeds or carrying external ordinance or in bad weather-- or of course if it turns on its radar. It has only 50% operability .and huge maintenance needs. As a ship-based fighter, It's radar absorbent coating doesn't like salt spray or seagull droppings.
I know Japan mostly from movies, which are ... not a good or reliable source.
But why should their mentality so much different those of from their neighbors ?
For the central headquarter, perhaps they don't expect a war that involves them directly ?
Or they realized that it doesn't matter, hypersonic missiles can now destroy everything, everywhere.
> For example, the radar absorbent coatings Just mentioned ...
As a side note, already the Germans had been experimenting with radar-absorbing coatings during WWII. Mostly relying on embedded metal particles at that time, with average speeds significantly below Mach 1.
Japan is an island country. Its original inhabitants were simple hunters and gatherers-- the Jomon people, who were interestingly enough, like man Paleo peoples, matriarchal and peaceful. Then came successive waves of immigrants from the Asian continent, mostly I think from China and Korea. But since Japan is an archipelago with lots of mountains these new immigrants settled in valleys and near the mouth of rivers, forming separate tribal communities. Japan was not really one country until the Edo period. In other words, the country developed separately and quite differently from the way continental Asian countries did.
So is religion with its unconscious reasoning. But it works for people anyway.
What we don’t understand about the simplest of things does remind one of the our zoo. Planet Earth.
An astute analysis as always! I agree that yes, Japan remains a US ally (vassal) out of expediency. And as you said, when US int'l power is broken, that's when they'll pivot towards BRICS. When they do, they'll likely recruit China to help oust the US military presence there, as I expect there will be active hostilities in the Pacific at that time over Taiwan. The declining US empire will expect the Japanese to serve as pawns and cannon fodder, as the Ukrainians are doing now, and they'll get a nasty surprise. Afterwards, I expect Japan to embrace Russian/Chinese tech, since NATO tech is as you said, overrated and overpriced (which is being exposed on the Caspian steppe); of course, they'll put their own uniquely Japanese spin on it, as they always do.
The Japanese famously don't like to say no. Less famously, they say yes without meaning it. They are, as I said, situationalists. They like to have their rice cake and to eat it too. There are two basic concepts in Japan that everyone needs to know. Tatemae and honne, The first is what you say to people, which is determined by social circumstances and situations. The second is what you really think which may be quite different. . The Japanese do not feel cognitive dissonance in such cases. They do not feel a logical contradiction.
Thank You again.
It took a while to find time to digest the article, but it proved to be worth it.
Sander
Thank you. It was actually fun to write. As you noticed , I have expertise in, and have worked in a lot of different areas. That comes from my place on the spectrum. I do not do well in corporate or other conformist environments. I did well in school and college because I was permitted to teach myself. . I was just very lucky. My disability is also a gift. It has made life more interesting.
You are appreciated and loved Julian, keep it coming..
Geeeeeeee....My two cats, Jet and Ichi would like to point out that I just do what I'm told,
Great article Julian. What tasty morsels you presented in your photos of the Japanese babes. Nice shot of you feeding the fox cub.
That's not mean feeding the Fox cub. Although I have done it. They are incredibly cute. And very sweet.
Did I write that? I certainly didn't mean that. Something autocomplete did must have gotten past me. I thought it was a very nice. Photo.
My family and I have nursed nursed quite a few foundlings over the years. Believe it or not, we had a dog and cat that have nursed wild babies while nursing their own!
Im named after St. Francis of Assisi, the creatures of the wild adored him. I'm St. Francis the Hardass and animals like me too.
Don’t think the Japanese are the only ones to make a run for it once the American idealists for Horror turn into smoking ash.
Terrific sense of eloquent poetry with a spiritual appreciation of nature the Japanese have.
They have have created mechanical products loved by the world out of necessity alone ?
The Japanese appreciation of nature is complicated--It is not what you think. Which is why the top of Mount Fuji is littered with garbage.
I'm sure the Izumo Class can carry a compliment of F-35s. Waste of space on those "destroyers." BTW: where is the screen door on the Yuan Class sewer pipe?
Cheers from Yeosu-si!
Run silent. Run deep.
Japanese helicopter carriers can indeed carry F 35 B's. However, this aircraft as even more limited capabilities than the non-VTOL version--thanks to the lift fan. Shorter range, Less payload. Less maneuverability. The idea of the F 35 in any case, is as a support aircraft==Just like its predecessor in the Marine Corps, the modified Harrier jump jet-- but with stealth to confuse ground-based radars. As a fighter aircraft It loses stealth at high angles of attack were higher speeds or carrying external ordinance or in bad weather-- or of course if it turns on its radar. It has only 50% operability .and huge maintenance needs. As a ship-based fighter, It's radar absorbent coating doesn't like salt spray or seagull droppings.
Interesting insides.
I know Japan mostly from movies, which are ... not a good or reliable source.
But why should their mentality so much different those of from their neighbors ?
For the central headquarter, perhaps they don't expect a war that involves them directly ?
Or they realized that it doesn't matter, hypersonic missiles can now destroy everything, everywhere.
> For example, the radar absorbent coatings Just mentioned ...
As a side note, already the Germans had been experimenting with radar-absorbing coatings during WWII. Mostly relying on embedded metal particles at that time, with average speeds significantly below Mach 1.
Japan is an island country. Its original inhabitants were simple hunters and gatherers-- the Jomon people, who were interestingly enough, like man Paleo peoples, matriarchal and peaceful. Then came successive waves of immigrants from the Asian continent, mostly I think from China and Korea. But since Japan is an archipelago with lots of mountains these new immigrants settled in valleys and near the mouth of rivers, forming separate tribal communities. Japan was not really one country until the Edo period. In other words, the country developed separately and quite differently from the way continental Asian countries did.