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renato4803 t1_j2562i4 wrote

Lmao Japan. You think youre safe from the Russian menace because youre an island nation with no land borders with Russia.

Except you still have to import all your fuel from other countries, who in turn get it from Russia.

Youre still at their mercy, regardless.

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nikhoxz t1_j25btor wrote

What? You can literaly SEE Russia from Japan...

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hunisher1 t1_j25fao1 wrote

Yeah his comment wasn’t very bright. In fact Japan and Russia still have a contested territory from WW2.

Also not at their mercy whatsoever. Japan has a strong and actively growing military. It’s like this guy forgot one of the first major losses by a western military (to a non-western one) was when Japan defeated Russia prior to WWI and annihilated large swathes of the Russian navy.

Not to mention the very very close military alliance Japan has with the United States.

Edit: Russia isn’t exactly the “west” but my point is they were a modernized and fairly massive military at the time. Also I’m not a historian so everyone take this with a grain of salt.

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