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minniping t1_jd1sx8l wrote
When your back is against the wall all weapons are defensive weapons.
ElJefe543 t1_jd1tlvs wrote
You know what I mean. Defensive as in weapons used to take down missiles. The iron dome for example. The west is providing offensive weapons like tanks and guns. Humanitarian aid is also badly needed. Japan is a wealthy country, they can provide a lot in terms of humanitarian aid.
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Korean_Sandwich t1_jd1zvuf wrote
bring in Gundam
CTiShin t1_jd20a6t wrote
Lancelot Albion about to change everything
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bac2back t1_jd22y1a wrote
New mecha anime is gonna be fire 🔥🔥
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Orangecuppa t1_jd24sj1 wrote
Man... code geass was such a good show but ironically the fact that there was a canon sequel movie proved that Freija may have been the better plan instead of the whole martyr Jesus sacrifice slick.
>!Freija: If you wage war. Any conflict at all. You die. Your country gets nuked. Immediately.!<
>!Martyr plan: I'll focus the world's hate on me, then I'll let the world unite to fight against me and I'll die knowing that I have united the world and they know what working together is like.!<
Lndrash t1_jd26g9k wrote
If anime is anything to go by, they will be sending immature teenagers and children as military support. Not sure how well that's gonna work out.
niewphonix t1_jd2bc1y wrote
dammit Shinji!
Anxious_Plum_5818 t1_jd2chfq wrote
We all know this is to discuss the possibility of deploying Godzilla.
Player-X t1_jd2cvfv wrote
One plan for peace has precedence in the real world, the other is anime
LannerEarlGrey t1_jd2dsws wrote
Kishida already recently announced a massive $5.5 billion in additional aid, which would immediately make Japan one of the top contributors as far as money is concerned, and it wasn't prompted by a request from Zelenskyy.
Japan has always maintained strong support for Ukraine's sovereignty, and has levied major sanctions against Russia (though they haven't sanctioned a joint energy project in the Sakhalin Islands, for complicated reasons).
Hell, the Saitama Super Arena, Japan's largest indoor sports/concert venue (and it is massive) has been lit with the colors of the Ukraine flag for almost all of the last year, which is a pretty good indicator of public opinion regarding the war.
PrrrromotionGiven1 t1_jd2e2dh wrote
CG was better before all the overpowered super robots became the only thing that mattered in the battles.
SodiumBombRankEX t1_jd2eigr wrote
I'd rather take the Gurren SEITEN
shufflebuffalo t1_jd2f5t5 wrote
Symbolic considering the Xi-Putin meeting concurrently.
CFCkyle t1_jd2fdbl wrote
Yeah but they always turn out to be prodigies who become the greatest pilots to ever live though
clauderbaugh t1_jd2gy2r wrote
We’re about to see Ukrainian armor rolling into battle with stickers of sexy cartoon anime women strategically placed over the gas fill caps.
Blkbny121 t1_jd2h7nq wrote
A couple boatloads of old L/44 ammunition could be useful.
VallenValiant t1_jd2inaj wrote
The protagonist know that. He did what he did because he wanted "all" the villains to die. He choice that path because he can, and NOT because he had no other choice. The guy had his own code he follow.
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Sir-Simon-Spamalot t1_jd2ivf1 wrote
As well as boobies for the steering wheel padding
czPsweIxbYk4U9N36TSE t1_jd2j3ye wrote
>what remains of the rational side of the Republican party
What are you even talking about?
Who is this mythical "rational side of the Republican party"?
Are they in the room with you right now?
Sir-Simon-Spamalot t1_jd2j42o wrote
I thought the Lancelot is British...
ElJefe543 t1_jd2jcwh wrote
I use the term rational extremely loosely. Nearly to the point where it barely makes sense anymore
uoco t1_jd2p8xb wrote
Are xi and zelensky still meeting afterwards?
Midnight2012 t1_jd2ph2z wrote
Sometimes Lindsey Graham
LewisLightning t1_jd2pkaz wrote
Would be funny as hell to see the leader of Taiwan visit Ukraine next, just to piss off China, just because Xi went to Russia this past week to show his support.
czPsweIxbYk4U9N36TSE t1_jd2pvcz wrote
You mean the guy who voted to acquit Trump for Jan. 6?
That Lindsey Graham?
skullsandpumpkins t1_jd2q3h2 wrote
As long as they don't send in Sakura....
turbo-unicorn t1_jd2q4so wrote
I have to say, I was very skeptical of Kishida when he took over, but he's been doing a lot of things right. Not just the Ukraine aid, but also regarding Korea, mobilizing ASEAN, etc.
Azazele1 t1_jd2qbs6 wrote
Xi is meeting Putin and Zelensky. It's not about showing support, but brokering a peace deal.
RandomBananaHamac t1_jd2qxh9 wrote
Especially when you know how much Japan and China hate each other.
RandomBananaHamac t1_jd2r8ed wrote
Probably but a peace deal is never happening without Russia fully withdrawing and giving Crimea back. Zelensky knows he is winning by a significant margin and things are only getting worse and worse for Russia so he has no reason to back down and give them anything. Since Putin is hell-bent on getting those territories because he knows he'll loose power (and most likely his life) if he does not win, there is no possibility for negotiation.
OK_Opinions t1_jd2rfqr wrote
I think you mean Lady G
YsBrann t1_jd2ry0t wrote
If japan start to send their Tank russia is in massive trouble...
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williamis3 t1_jd2t9wu wrote
His stance regarding Korea has caused a lot of controversy with Koreans. His cabinet has also been with scandal after scandal having 4 cabinet ministers fired in two months. He has yet to make do on his campaign promise of “New Capitalism”. His economy is stagnant. There’s a massive problem with low-wages and a huge gender disparity and not to mention the incoming depopulation issue.
His approval ratings were dismal at 21-30% for months.
Just because he paid a surprise visit to Ukraine, it doesn’t make him any good. You think most people care about foreign matters when domestically it’s a shambles?
MembershipFeeling686 t1_jd2u8b8 wrote
They will have a phone conversation.
sintakks t1_jd2upnx wrote
You know the worlds fucked if Japan has to meet with the MP of India for security reasons, especially if it haopens to be Modi. Every country in between is at risk due to China. So of course he has to meet with Zelensky to help. If Russia wins, China is next in line.
sintakks t1_jd2v0qh wrote
I like the fact that Kishida goes there before Xi.
Elementium t1_jd2vjy2 wrote
Basically Graham giving his opinions before hes given the script. He seems like a guy being held hostage but hed rather that than not be in government..
0wed12 t1_jd2vtbm wrote
Most likely from a 3rd party since, Ukraine is also using Chinese drones and ammos btw
jonoave t1_jd2xe8u wrote
And old, senior pilots stepping aside to let these young hotshot pilots take on dangerous mission. Because these young kid pilots remind them of their younger selves , full of courage and idealism.
And as their youthful spirit and energy have touched them, they will sacrifice themselves for these young hotshots, telling them to never give up their dreams.
ilovecrackboard t1_jd2y4xb wrote
> Saitama Super Arena
One Punch Arena
Midnight2012 t1_jd2y8hk wrote
Well he can't survive if trump releases the blackmail on Graham. He had no choice but to acquit
:/
uoco t1_jd30ly4 wrote
Yeah but even that seems like progress(unless it's like 1 minute and xi hangs up lol)
uoco t1_jd30p2l wrote
Probably got to do with japan pulling a putin on the entirety of asia and then constantly rescinding apologies by visiting war criminal memorials.
lungshenli t1_jd34o1z wrote
So Mr Zelensky, do you want these 15 warship-schoolgirl hybrids or these two teenagers in Gundams?
skeeter04 t1_jd38p8j wrote
Japan also has plenty of open disputes with Russia - perhaps they sense blood in the water - so to speak...
Riptide360 t1_jd3atwo wrote
That is way too much to pin on any one person to fix. The decades of declining birth rate is front and center Japan’s number one problem. No point in arguing about the return of the Kuril islands if both Japan and Russia are both losing population each year. https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Japan-s-successes-in-boosting-birthrates-should-not-be-overlooked
nonexistingNyaff t1_jd3e7cn wrote
Zakus and Doms or Knightmare Frames
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Friendly-Escape-4574 t1_jd3ftu3 wrote
your dad loves you shinji now get in the robot
williamis3 t1_jd3gmfd wrote
Mate, the LDP have been in power for Japan for 70 years. They’re all cut from the same cloth.
Osiris32 t1_jd3iaq9 wrote
Obviously depends on the animal. If they send the JDF from GATE...
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isjahammer t1_jd3ndko wrote
They'll probably deliver to whoever is willing to pay for it?
Mellevalaconcha t1_jd3nirt wrote
Deploy the Gothic lolita demi godess
Salty_Paroxysm t1_jd3s13z wrote
Barman! One order of brain bleach please
Azazele1 t1_jd3tny5 wrote
It was reported a week ago. His plan was to meet with Putin first and then with Zelensky to talk about peace.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-xi-to-speak-with-zelensky-meet-next-week-with-putin-f34be6be
mdaniel018 t1_jd3wxl1 wrote
They just need to steal Putin’s heart. Shouldn’t take longer than like 2 weeks
Imfrom2030 t1_jd42r9c wrote
"Defense" is an industry term for "offense"
TheCreepyFuckr t1_jd433ob wrote
> Not sure how well that’s gonna work out.
If it’s like Ender’s Game it’ll be fine. Haven’t you learned by now, kids can do everything better than adults.
Fabulous-Maximus t1_jd448uy wrote
Fuck that show. First 3 episodes act like it's gonna be some political and military thriller and then WHOOPS, loli harem shit.
Mellevalaconcha t1_jd478ax wrote
It's the closest we have to anime military pron, then there's Nihonkoku shoukan, but the novel has slow ass translations and the manga is slower.
You gotta sell that shit to the sweaty weebs
Space_Communism2040 t1_jd48c6r wrote
Anime girls can also (wo)man tanks by themselves, unless said girls somehow ARE anthropomorphic avatars of warships.
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Space_Communism2040 t1_jd49yrw wrote
Never underestimate the old timers. Case in point: Geriatric Mexican Power Rangers.
Space_Communism2040 t1_jd4bmck wrote
Just put the whole mecha genre into the blender, tune into ass kicking music and spray hose upon the enemy.
Bandai has been doing that for 30 years now and it's glorious.
RandomBananaHamac t1_jd4mexz wrote
They've been hating each other way before WWII and even WWI. I mean Genghis Khan attempted to invade Japan twice from China and failed twice because of how awful it is to navigate the Japanese waters and got caught into typhoons. That was in the 14th century and they were already not friends.
Tokyogerman t1_jd4w1b6 wrote
The LDP has a lot of different factions with very different ideas. Japanese politics are not just decided by the party in charge, but in case of LDP also which faction of the party
Tokyogerman t1_jd4w2gs wrote
The LDP has a lot of different factions with very different ideas. Japanese politics are not just decided by the party in charge, but in case of LDP also which faction of the party
NotAnAce69 t1_jd517fp wrote
inb4 weirdly crucifix shaped explosions start going off all over the place
uoco t1_jd55zel wrote
You could use that analogy for every single country lmao.
France and the rest of europe all hate each other due to napoleon, there's no way the european union will last! /s
It's japan's actions in the first sino-japanese war(pre ww1) and ww2 that make them disliked by china and other asian countries.
ShinHayato t1_jd5h6gl wrote
We need Tekkaden
giratina12 t1_jd5j1oi wrote
It's actually only China and Old Koreans. Most countries in Asia and the young Korean population hold positive views of Japan.
Nice try though
uoco t1_jd5jwk1 wrote
I mean, most young people in every country, even china and japan, hold positive views of each other. And this is especially true for asia, where invasion wars haven't existed for decades.
But that doesn't really change what I said
FUCKSUMERIAN t1_jd5k3dg wrote
invade Vladivostok or the Kuril Islands
williamis3 t1_jd5wmj8 wrote
Japanese politics has been decided by one party for 70 years. Their factions range from far-right to conservative to moderate.
Wow. What a great choice a lot of people have.
Tokyogerman t1_jd5xpmv wrote
You said, they are all the same, I said, there are a lot of different factions, which you just agreed on it seems as the far-right and the moderate are very far apart and Kishidas opponents in the "faction wars" last time were a far right Abe favorite and a guy with quite progressive views even, who I favored.
The discussion about vote choice is a quite different one from what you were claiming.
LannerEarlGrey t1_jd685v5 wrote
He has: agrred to Improved relations, begin lifting trade restrictions placed by previous administrations, help increase military cooperation between Japan, South Korea, and the United States, including overseeing the first military drills held trilaterally with all three countries, and to share all military intelligence bilaterally with South Korea.
comdevan t1_jd6xi3b wrote
Just a heads up everybody in Japan hates this guy because he increased a bunch of taxes and cut a bunch of subsidies, especially for younger people.
Onlyherforare4son t1_jd6xidf wrote
Aren’t most if not all of these a result of Yoon pushing these things, not Kishida
RandomBananaHamac t1_jd73lbg wrote
You can't compare 15 years of Napoleonic regime to several hundred years of hatred.
LannerEarlGrey t1_jd77bd5 wrote
Yoon had been pushing for it, yes; the agreements (as in, concrete steps having been taken) were announced bilaterally so I don't think that none of it was Kishida, especially as this happened extremely close to Kishida's announcement regarding Japan's defense budget. Either way, my original response will be edited to reflect this.
uoco t1_jd7gaff wrote
Sure, then you've got hundreds of years of wars in europe to choose from besides napoleon, from hundred year war, thirty year war, ottoman-byzantine wars, russia-swedish wars, russia-polish wars, anglo-french wars, anglo-spanish wars, belgian wars, saxon wars, war of the roses etc.
There was several hundred years of hatred in europe too.
RandomBananaHamac t1_jd7kgpd wrote
Yes, but those are not two countries singled out. This is a whole continent full of countries. If you want to make a somewhat similar comparison you could take England and France. Even then, there was no genocide between those two and no enslaving each other so it's not really the same situation.
turbo-unicorn t1_jd8n3e0 wrote
I suppose I should've prefaced it as "For a Japanese politician", and qualified is as "exceeded my exceptionally low expectations. Pretty much all of post 2000's major politicians have been ineffective at best, if not downright incompetent.
If people actually expect someone to be able to turn around the dumpster fire that is the Japanese economy in just a few years, they're highly delusional. Much of the fault lies with the mentality in companies. I believe some PMs actually raised this point, but companies either ignored it, or entrenched their positions. I suppose one thing they could do more is encourage startups, as many of those have been performing quite well, but still..
turbo-unicorn t1_jd8o7vq wrote
That's correct, but it takes two to make an agreement, and much of the LDP's leadership is likely to pander to the uyokus. Consider that initially, Korea considered both Kono and Kishida as terrible options, in regards to their relationship, with Kishida being the worst option.
So yeah, I'm impressed that he managed to do so many positive things, given the expectation.
ElJefe543 t1_jd1sqtv wrote
Wow, that's impressive. I mean if Zelensky can get what remains of the rational side of the Republican party on his side, then perhaps he can coax some MAJOR aid out of Japan. Probably not offensive aid, but certainly humanitarian aid and possibly defensive weapons.