The AEGIS Destroyers or any AEGIS system is only valuable to Japan if they are integrated into a Japanese Air Defense Central Command.
Any war with N. Korea for Japan would be an Air War. Take out N. Korean missiles Japan will escape unscratched, relatively.
In the even of war all S. Korean Military assets will be under the control of the US. So... no such thing as S. Korean AEGIS Destroyers.
Correct, buddy. In event of a war with North Korea, destroying North Korea's Air Force and taking out strategic installations will not be enough. Japan would mobilize the entire Self Defense Force for a massive expeditionary force to unseat Kim's regime in Pyongyang. In that case, you will see a combined military cooperation between the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, with the Republic of Korea Army, and US Army.
Pyongyang's firing of missiles in direction of Japan would be the last their regime ever did , and doing so would bring Japan's Armed Forces to bear. We have already prepared for such exigencies and rest assured that the Combined Japanese Fleet would eradicate Pyongyang's naval threats. The JMSDF's 2nd and 3rd Escort Fleet would be overkill , but it would eradicate their navy.
The liberation of North Korea would be a main priority for Japan, in such a circumstance. And I have full confidence in our ability to prosecute it successfully.
Us going back and forth isn't very fun, so I'll ask this, Kenji Dorihara, Iwani Matsui, are they not a despicable human beings? Am I wrong to say they don't belong in there, it's not only an insult to China, but also to the Japanese soldiers, who are now being lowered to their level, just by their presence.
You know, i may not agree with Doihara, Matsui and other war criminals being in Yasukuni , because of their crimes against humanity cases. In fact I believe these 14 political criminals should be removed and placed somewhere else. But as for Yasukuni's role as a shrine for soldiers --- i support it.
Gen, my grand uncles are enshrined there, as they died in the war. And yes, i have been to Yasukuni plenty of times. And I will continue to visit Yasukuni , for personal and filial reasons.