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An informative video on the Japan Ground Self Defense Force

:pop:civilian style.

This is a civilian style that i like... ;)

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Much professionalism, very English, many cool. I love Japan!!!

I wanted to make a witty joke, but I couldn't think of anything not involving ninjas or hot chicks, so I'll offer this video instead:


This one's great too. Ah, office jobs:lol:


The ending is fantastic!!!

Join the NAVY!!!!!!!!!!



hahahaha loved the "Join the Navy!" message. Navy is the best, but good luck to those who join a Submarine command !! Not for claustraphobes. ;)

keep doing kawaii then we'll have peace:cool:

I'd love to have , SOMEDAY, joint PLA - JGSDF joint training. :)
 
This is a civilian style that i like... ;)

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Sometimes I feel that current Japanese youth and young adults (specifically the male population) can't differentiate reality from anime and probably thinks "Teenage schoolgirls with guns > RL military personnel."

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Besides, political and military issues should be separated from kawaii things as this field is always ugly.
 
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How current Japanese youth would perceive WW2 because most weapons used in that war have been turned into cute girls by Japan.

And the thing is there shows are tagged "military" despite that the shows has amounts of unwanted fanservice.

WTH Japan!

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This one is slightly different... because it is basically guns anthropomorphized into girls

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I am not surprised why the JSDF recruitment posters include anime-style girls but sometimes I dunno why Japan even bother doing this considering that once real-life war breaks out, those cute things they see will NOT protect them in anyway.
 
Sometimes I feel that current Japanese youth and young adults (specifically the male population) can't differentiate reality from anime and probably thinks "Teenage schoolgirls with guns > RL military personnel."

Ejfwnbp.jpg


Besides, political and military issues should be separated from kawaii things as this field is always ugly.

It's a big PR gig. Anime is so big...
How current Japanese youth would perceive WW2 because most weapons used in that war have been turned into cute girls by Japan.

And the thing is there shows are tagged "military" despite that the shows has amounts of unwanted fanservice.

WTH Japan!

31672-header.jpg
248900-875_large.jpg
Girls_und_Panzer_manga_vol_1.jpg


This one is slightly different... because it is basically guns anthropomorphized into girls

600px-Upotte_M16A4_title_card.jpg


I am not surprised why the JSDF recruitment posters include anime-style girls but sometimes I dunno why Japan even bother doing this considering that once real-life war breaks out, those cute things they see will NOT protect them in anyway.


Hahahahaha! The cute cute pictures is the hook, line and sinker, my friend. Its what they use to attract the Japanese men, women into the Armed Forces. Then once they enlist...well, they are broken, trained, and made into proper soldiers (brutal when necessary, benevolent when needed). :)

This is the Product:

 
Japan’s Disaster Relief Diplomacy: Fostering Military Cooperation in Asia

BY HIDESHI FUTORI

East-West Center, 2013

By strategically utilizing its evolving disaster relief diplomacy, Japan will increasingly be
able to contribute towards the goal of a more stable and peaceful international order
throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Furthermore, disaster relief operations that utilize
military assets have the potential of institutionalizing a regional framework for broader
military cooperation. In addition to being the economic dynamo of the global economy,
Asia is also highly prone to natural disasters. Earthquake, tsunamis, typhoons and other
disasters negatively impact developed and developing countries alike. Japan, a country all
too familiar with the human suffering and economic impact from natural disasters, can be
a role model for the region in responding to these devastating “acts of God” through a
combination of its technical know-how and considerable military assets. Last year, for the
first time, Asian defense spending surpassed that of European states. However, Asia does
not yet have a multilateral security institution such as NATO for joint operations. Now is
the time to consider one for Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HA/DR) in
Asia, and Japan is well positioned to take a leading role in such a multilateral institution.


Japan’s Active Disaster Relief Diplomacy

Since the Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) team law was enacted in 1987, and which was later
amended in 1992 to allow Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to participate in international
disaster relief operations, the country has assisted in a number of international HA/DR
operations. In total, since the first SDF deployment in 1998, Japan’s military has conducted
13 overseas HA/DR operations, including Haiti in 2010 and New Zealand in 2011.
Furthermore, since 2012, Japan’s Ministry of Defense has been sharing HA/DR expertise
with other militaries in Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, East Timor and Cambodia.

This capacity-building support program has the potential to significantly strengthen
strategic bilateral relationships between the militaries of Southeast Asia and Japan’s SDF.
From 2001 to 2011, Japan has provided approximately $55 billion in overseas development
assistance towards international disaster related projects including technical assistance,
grant- and loan-based aid and emergency relief projects.
In addition, Japan took a leading
role in 1998 in the creation of the Asian Disaster Reduction Center in Kobe city, and by
chairing the United Nations World Conference on Disaster Reduction in 2005, a role that
it will hold again in 2015. Japan has also provided funds and dispatched experts to the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Coordinating Center for Humanitarian
Assistance on Disaster Management which was launched in 2011 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Japan’s Multilateral Military Cooperation with ASEAN-led Initiatives

Japan is already an active participant in US-led regional military exercises that have a HA/
DR component, including Cobra Gold, Cope North, Pacific Partnership and the Rim of
the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC). There are other ASEAN-led military exercises which
only focus on HA/DR operations, and again Japan is a leading participant including in the
ASEAN Regional Forum Disaster Relief Field Exercise (ARF-DiREx) which was first
initiated in 2009. This ARF-led exercise was considered a landmark move as a
transition from dialogue to practical cooperation amongst regional militaries, and
furthermore, China was a participant. Prior to this, China had a tendency to shy away
from HA/DR exercises that were led by the United States, but to date, China has
participated in both the 2011 ARF-DiREx and the May 2013 exercise.

Additionally, there are related initiatives including the ASEAN Defense Ministers
Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus). Within the ADMM-Plus, Experts’ Working Groups
(EWG) were established in 2011 to discuss areas for mutual cooperation including
within the realm of HA/DR and Military Medicine. China is currently a co-chair of the
HA/DR EWG, and Japan co-chairs the Military Medicine EWG. Since the beginning
these two EWGs have worked closely together and also made arrangements for their
own multilateral HA/DR exercise in 2013. The third meeting of the two EWGs took
place this past January in Singapore. Both Chinese and Japanese military
representatives joined the meeting and worked together on HA/DR cooperation
despite heightened tensions over their territorial dispute
, something that was not
widely reported in the media.

China's Growing Naval Capabilities and Disaster Relief Diplomacy

China has rapidly promoted the modernization and expansion of the People’s
Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) since the early 1990s. In December 2004, former
Chinese President Hu Jintao enunciated “New Historic Missions” for China’s military,
which broadened the definition of national security beyond China’s immediate
territorial waters, with plans to expand into non-traditional security paradigms. Two
days after President Hu’s statement, Southeast and South Asia were impacted by a
devastating tsunami brought upon by a powerful earthquake in the Indian Ocean.
Whereas the United States, India, Australia and Japan had the capacity to take a leading
role in regional HA/DR operations in the immediate aftermath of this tragedy, China
did not.

After this negative experience with the 2004/05 tsunami relief effort, China has sought
to transform both the capacity and capabilities of the PLAN to respond to future HA/
DR contingencies. One prominent example of this is China’s launch of a hospital ship,
the Peace Ark, in 2008. Its first deployment was to five African and Asian countries in
2010 and the second was to Cuba in 2011.
China has added other assets, including
amphibious ships, air-cushion landing crafts and an aircraft carrier, all indispensable
components for conducting HA/DR operations in distant waters.

Implications for Japan

Considering China’s growing naval capabilities, there are at least two implications for
Japan. First, the realm of HA/DR is a rare opportunity for Japan to actively engage in
military cooperation with China. As the PLAN improves its blue water capabilities and
China’s role in international HA/DR operation increases, there is ample scope for
increased cooperation between the Chinese and Japanese militaries.
This in turn has
the potential to build mutual trust, and reduce misunderstanding and miscalculation
between the two neighbors.

Secondly, Japan will be better able to hedge against China’s regional influence by
promoting closer Sino-Japanese HA/DR cooperation into broader regional-led
initiatives. The ASEAN-led multilateral framework and practical cooperation
incorporated in the ADMM-Plus and ARF initiatives is a perfect venue for this
convergence into a more stable regional institutional framework.
Japan’s disaster relief
diplomacy is one very practical avenue for Japan to take a leading role in ensuring that
China’s rise will progress toward a peaceful and prosperous future in the Asia-Pacific
region.
 
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