Is Hokkaido defensible? Once China solves the Taiwan problem they're going to turn their sights on Korea and Japan.
TheThirdNuke•14m ago
The Soviets trivially took the Kuril Islands and they can trivially defeat Japan if they so desire. China's also really interested in Okinawa independence. Both countries have appealed to arguments on liberating indigenous populations to hint at future military action against Japan.
It's a future war zone through and through, especially now that their PM is LARPing as Hirohito reincarnate.
ta20240528•11m ago
Can you clarify this for me: the Soviets don't exist, so how can they possibly take the whole of Japan - in some future?
If you mean Russia, then no.
TheThirdNuke•7m ago
Ukraine has a proper army and the support of Europe, albeit with dated weapons. Japan has neither and it's dubious whether the United States would step in. Hokkaido has always been under threat from Russia and the Soviets quickly took the Kuril Islands, which wasn't even originally theirs.
TheThirdNuke•15m ago
Japan is aging and stagnant and most recently Sharp sold off their semiconductor subsidiaries to Foxxconn.
voidfunc•16m ago
TheThirdNuke•14m ago
It's a future war zone through and through, especially now that their PM is LARPing as Hirohito reincarnate.
ta20240528•11m ago
If you mean Russia, then no.
TheThirdNuke•7m ago