Better the JDF than the PLA.

Locals protesting against military bases nearby remind me of people who complain about emergency vehicle sirens.

@bekicot88

2 ай бұрын

Japanese know their politicians already become US puppet. US use Japan become the next Ukraine

@123four...

2 ай бұрын

It's completely within their right to protest against increased military presence. Whether it's a good idea or not is neither here nor their, as the basis of democracy is letting the people decide what they think is best for their interests.

@MrDK0010

2 ай бұрын

@@123four... Agreed, I didn't say it was unlawful.

@anubizz3

2 ай бұрын

No They will be the front line, it more like people that complaining their house is use as emergency room for contagious deceased.

@eduardorivera7723

2 ай бұрын

you know why ?cause marines and navy who are stationed in japan dont know how to act. locals dislike them a lot

Not having weapons to fight back doesn't stop you from being targeted.

Those islanders is too isolated thinking that war is not going to get them. How naive. EDIT: To those who keeps saying that these Islanders are correct, you only need to look at Tibet during the Chinese Invasion. Even the Dalai Lama had to take up arms to defend themselves.

@NeostormXLMAX

2 ай бұрын

War is going to get them only if japan forces the island into a military base at the request of the usa😂😂

@lostlogic6911

2 ай бұрын

@@NeostormXLMAX war is still gonna get them whether the base is built or not because China has become like Japan during WW2.

@anubizz3

2 ай бұрын

You will do the same if your home is the front line.

@lostlogic6911

2 ай бұрын

@@anubizz3 No I won't because I am not naive.

@abhilashdas2460

2 ай бұрын

​@@NeostormXLMAX you don't get it, the island will be invaded by china sooner or later if they get Taiwan

Duhh. Would you rather have your military there? Or the Chinese? 😅

@27hdyx6b3ym3w

3 ай бұрын

Ishigaki would be involved in a war due to its proximity to Taiwan, regardless if Japan puts their military installations their or not. Better have Japan occupy it than China!

@roguetrader303

2 ай бұрын

Yea its hippy logic to say hey if we don't have weapons maybe the enemy will get rid of their weapons.

@user-kp3yj4gx6w

2 ай бұрын

@@roguetrader303 especially when the Chinese are seeking revenge on what the Japanese did in the past.

@Sone418

2 ай бұрын

They'd rather have neither and be independent. Same with Okinawa

@badkarma11b

2 ай бұрын

@@Sone418China will definitely respect that independence

Without those weapons, in the event of war, it would simply mean the island is defenseless and would be occupied by the other side and then have that military station troops there.

@earthcitizen7245

2 ай бұрын

what war, a war the us wants?

@sirderpsalot

2 ай бұрын

There wouldn't be a war. It's entirely manufactured and propagandised by the US.

So building up the defenses to prepare for a nation that is already proclaimed sovereignty over your naturalized territory. To then say that building up defenses invites conflict is absolutely naive ignorant and moronic.

@danielwhyatt3278

3 ай бұрын

Definitely agree there sadly. They need to understand the situation we are all in now.

@Melior_Traiano

3 ай бұрын

Its called weakness. Appeasement has never worked.

@swedgephd

3 ай бұрын

Building up a military presence there makes it a military target, that’s all that is being said

@GolDRoger-fx2fp

3 ай бұрын

​@@swedgephd building military presence makes it a military target or they will be the one who will target the enemy.

@brendanzhang7488

2 ай бұрын

@@swedgephd there geographic location already makes it a military target

Well do you want protection or not? Seems like a privileged and naive group just complaining.

@Superior-condor.

2 ай бұрын

You got to see it from their perspective to them. It looks like a occupying Force in history. Usually people who offer protection aren't actually protecting they're just there for their own Gain

@BullGator-kd6ge

2 ай бұрын

@@Superior-condor. How is it an “occupying force” when it’s their own military that’s shielding them from a potential Chinese onslaught? Without them the island would be completely defenseless and if the Chinese decided to land on the island, then there’d be a real occupation.

@quisqueyanguy120

2 ай бұрын

​@@Superior-condor. You do realize that the JSDF is Japan's military and they are Japanese? It's their own military, then how it is "occupation"?

@Superior-condor.

2 ай бұрын

@@quisqueyanguy120 no I didn't I saw the caption saying small island of ishigaki locals therefore assuming Japan was a occupying Force

@firaasmygls9307

2 ай бұрын

Turning there island into a legitimate military target and base means they will see war worse than anything weve seen

It's the 1000th time this old lady gets interviewed. Maybe we should let her retire peacefully.

@Eza_yuta

2 ай бұрын

She is only Japanese that speak English in the island.

@ultimateanthony1883

2 ай бұрын

Her time is off maybe she should just move on 😂😂😂😂😂

@HandyDandy6

2 ай бұрын

​@ultimateanthony1883 everyone thinks youre very funny anthony

@ultimateanthony1883

2 ай бұрын

@@HandyDandy6yea but seriously 😒 😳 you have to acknowledge her time is up she needs to move on or shut up . If that island got occupied by Ccp because there is no Japanese presence the residents can become the new wiga deported to China . Why does she think she is wiser than everyone.

It seems some Japanese, and Taiwanese (mostly older ones) are naively thinking that the familiar comfort of tranquility at all costs is preferable to preparing against the bootheel of ideological oppression and imperial hegemony, or that prosperity and liberty in peace does not demand the patriotic price of defense in war. At some point the quiet is just an illusion waiting to be shattered by those who would seek to enslave, dehumanize, and exploit you, your family, and your community. No apology, or excuse shall suffice to your children who will bear the brunt of your cowardice, complacency, or complicity.

@England_Is_My_City

2 ай бұрын

As a Taiwanese,I completely agree with your statement. Right now it’s just a matter of time until Ccp went mask off.

@chatter4427

2 ай бұрын

Those older people know what war is like first hand, unlike the young generation that seems to look forward to it

@srgatasio

2 ай бұрын

Thats because they know what war really is, they dont want to live another war, it's totally understandable.

@josekemuelfosana4435

2 ай бұрын

Then maybe China should stay away from the territorial waters of other countries. They are the one instigating war, like what they keep doing to our fishermen in PH

@ciello___8307

2 ай бұрын

The people of okinawa and ishigaki are not regular japanese people. The okinawa islands were once not part of japan. They saw the horrrors of war firsthand as the japanese empire, then US army invaded their islands and decimated their population. I think they have a right to complain

I don’t get people like this… would they rather be invaded by 2 million troops with no military assets defending them?

@Theophan123

24 күн бұрын

You'd be surprised at the reach of China's subversive efforts. Even in the Philippines a lot of people are already selling out to China, including allowing Chinese gambling facilities and letting Chinese assets buy up land. Right now there's literally an ongoing national issue with a female mayor who is suspected of being a Chinese citizen and a spy for the CCP

My grandfather was wounded during WWII, lost his father, his older brother and his home during the war. He was a pacifist for some time after WWII, but eventually came to realise the need for rearmament during the Cold War, when the Soviets were threatening the invasion of Europe. Its a conflict between emotion and reason.

@MausHausOKW

2 ай бұрын

"Invasion of Europe" except a certain NATO in question?

@Melior_Traiano

2 ай бұрын

@@MausHausOKW NATO is a defensive alliance.

@HKim0072

2 ай бұрын

Yeap, bad people exist and they don't play by our standard rules. The Iraq invasion / war made me very wary of defense spending, but I've moved way to the right (lol, not even a left / right issue anymore) after the Russian Invasion and the CCP threat in Asia.

it's like saying "I don't need a gun, coz it only invites trouble"

The problem is they don’t get to choose if they have military presence on the island, they only get to choose whether it’s Japanese or Chinese.

@JLB23

2 ай бұрын

In what world does a small population get to decide national defense policy and plan as opposed to the larger national population? The real world doesn't work that way.

@jacobbaumgardner3406

2 ай бұрын

@@JLB23 they don’t, that’s my point.

This is like the Filipino's who complain that their president will bring them into war because of the partnership with America yet the former President is doing side deals with China. So I'd guess they rather China Invade LOL

@kristoffermangila

2 ай бұрын

Because those fellows that complain have vested interests in doing business with China. Also, Rodrigo Duterte is known to have an anti-America bias; I personally believe he got that in college, via one of his undergraduate professors, the late, unlamented Jose Maria Sison, who went on to found the Communist Party of the Philippines, to this day a listed terrorist organization by the Philippines and the US.

@jamchavez3330

2 ай бұрын

Any reason why China will invade the Philippines? Kasama ba yung Pilipinas sa 9 dash lin ng china? o imaginasyon mo lang.

@darthsidious4499

2 ай бұрын

Stupidity knows no bounds. Next thing you’ll know they’ll cry for our help

@emillnones6074

2 ай бұрын

Nah most of us supports the US, only the supporters of the former President are the ones who are traitors who hates the US but loves the Chinese.

@godemperorofmankind5874

2 ай бұрын

The former Philippine president has all the reason to be charged with Treason for trying to sell the Philippines to communist wide eyes.

The missiles shown are to shoot down missiles and aircraft. It does not have offensive capabilities. Taiwan would already be part of China if it were not for the diligence of US Military and Japanese SDF.

@theotheleo6830

3 ай бұрын

Here's the rub, according to the US, Taiwan is a part of China.

@NeostormXLMAX

2 ай бұрын

This is about a island in the ryukyu kingdom and japan nothing from taiwan or china

@theotheleo6830

2 ай бұрын

The irony of your comment is that per the US, Taiwan *is* a part of China.

@joe5865

2 ай бұрын

@@theotheleo6830yes and per Taiwan’s own constitution it is part of China, the Republic of China, which has lost the representation of China in UN in 1971

@HentsSauce

2 ай бұрын

​​@@theotheleo6830I mean you gotta appease your enemies right? 😂

Would you rather have Japanese troops or Chinese troops?

@NeostormXLMAX

2 ай бұрын

Why would china invade? They did not invade for 2000 years, even when the yue and tang and ming had complete sea dominance

@anubizz3

2 ай бұрын

They would rather have a tourist . not become a pawn for your country agenda.

@TactiCooler-oh9ns

2 ай бұрын

@@NeostormXLMAX because it helps them gain dominance over the region.

@user-rh4ys3rd4x

2 ай бұрын

@@NeostormXLMAX Free Tibet

@Anderson_Skyscraper

2 ай бұрын

@@NeostormXLMAXYou are really beginning to give off China bot vibes.

I've seen the English-speaking old lady in another documentary on YT. She's an activist on this issue, but she doesn't understand that China actually claims the island she inhabits. Pacifism is a luxury Japan cannot afford.

@rob19991

2 ай бұрын

I don't think she understands that if a Japanese base isn't built there today, soon enough it will be a Chinese base on her doorstep instead.

So let me get this straight, this old Asian lady lived threw WW2 and seen how the Japanese island hopped across many islands that had no importance to the war effort in any way other than giving them the ability to live closer to the next target and she thinks that her island will not be a target should war break out again......the mentality of these people is pathetic.

@Pankekeboi

2 ай бұрын

You also have to take into account the possibility that this is propaganda. In the locals' eyes, they see it as an instigation rather than defense. They dont care about Taiwan or China, they dont want japan involved, thats their protest.

こういうプロ市民は敵兵が侵略してきたときに、自衛隊に頼らないでほしいわ

@NeostormXLMAX

2 ай бұрын

Why would enemy soldiers invade if the island wasn’t militarized?

@analien5251

2 ай бұрын

@@NeostormXLMAXchina could use it as a base

@user-db2rl1yr4r

2 ай бұрын

​@@NeostormXLMAX Duhh? It's China and they've been claiming tiny islands thats not theirs to begin with, it doesn't even need too have a reason to invade because it militarised, if there's no show of force or defense they gladly take it

@manbaby9166

2 ай бұрын

@@NeostormXLMAXthe island is a strategic asset even without a base there. Controlling more islands = more dominance in the South China Sea.

@drink_pp

2 ай бұрын

@@NeostormXLMAX Why there is no peace if there's no war if every nation be non-militarized? use brain duh

People want freedom, they unfortunately don’t like the sound of freedom or visual sighting of what deters aggression.

Ishigaki island is one of the most beautiful islands in Japan. 😍😍

pacifists, they are outraged until the invaders set foot on their soil and they are crying for help to the gvt

@Rapha_YadaFarms

Ай бұрын

Its because the war is not their business! America is once again putting the pieces in place for the last great war. And they have alot of justification in wanting to keep their land out of war.

They're the first ones to be affected if ever conflict breaks lose.

@NeostormXLMAX

2 ай бұрын

Yes and thats something that the amerimutts and others dont understand

@soupdrinker

2 ай бұрын

No they’re not. China and Japan have fought many times before, however that island has been so close to China yet they had never attacked it in 2,000+ years

I mean I get it, but the reality is would they want to be under China or Japan. Whether they like it or not, they’re a prime location for China and Japan.

I don’t know if the people of Japan really understand the significance of China right now.

@rubenlopez3364

2 ай бұрын

They’re closed minded, they believe that since they don’t want war surely nobody else would.

@user-hi7jk6fu3f

2 ай бұрын

@@rubenlopez3364 This exactly, and sadly that isn’t the state of the world..

@chatter4427

2 ай бұрын

China doesn’t want a war with Japan

@therealdeal8277

2 ай бұрын

They don't even remember world War 2. Sometimes this can be a horibble thing.

Peace thru STRENGTH.

The argument of the islanders is as follows: "building shelters for earthquakes and stockpiling supplies for hurricanes emergencies is what causes earthquakes and hurricanes in the first place."

1:00 She's exactly like Neville Chamberlain in 1939...

@gfys756

2 ай бұрын

Chamberlain was an Indigenous Islander being oppressed by an occupying govt?

The last three governors of Okinawa have run on a platform of complete removal of US Military on the Island.

@danielwhyatt3278

3 ай бұрын

Yep, huuuge mistake there.

@MausHausOKW

2 ай бұрын

Well, the Americans are not trustworthy allies. Better for Japan and other Asian countries to develop their defenses without US interference.

@re4796

2 ай бұрын

​@@danielwhyatt3278what are you smoking

@HKim0072

2 ай бұрын

I've read a bit about it. Okinawa's big beef is that they are a small island and they hold a disproportionate amount of US military bases that the mainland doesn't have to deal with.

The people of ishizaki should be taught what geopolitics is. Having no military bases at all in the islands doesn't necessarily mean China or North Korea would not attack you lol. Take Thailand's neutrality in WW2, their stance back then didn't save them against Imperial Japanese Occupation nor save them from the Allied bombings in Asia in WW2. What makes you think it would not occur otherwise in modern world today? Do you really think UN would step-in? It's even powerless in Gaza and Ukraine, do you really think it won't be the same in the island of Ishizaki when bombs start dropping?

They're acting like the Japanese Self Defense Force is only there to annoy them. 😂

@gfys756

2 ай бұрын

They are. That's what colonizers do.

It's refreshing to see a journalist that reports the story with unbiasedness. A story that focuses on the people that will be affected the most by an unwanted dilemma.

You can be sure that the PRC is agitatating as well.

The underlying thought process here is one of the most ancient, the one underlying taboo -- military forces have something to do with war, so avoiding military forces will avoid war.

History seldom changes just rearranges.

まぁここのコメント欄見ると中国人らしきアカウントが大量に表れて日本を批判しているから軍拡は正解って事だなｗ

Wow this is like the red alert series. 😂

They won’t complain about the bases when the Chinese attack

She’s been around to many American liberals.

This old lady needs to remember Nanking…because the Chinese certainly will.

@gfys756

2 ай бұрын

Yup. Times up for the Japanese colonizers.

Ishigaki Island will be a target. But without the base, it will become an EASY TARGET.

Don't worry bros most of our military played ghost of tsushima.

Its pretty crazy that the islanders have no clue about political tensions all around that island. Do they think the Chinese wouldnt be interested in their land?

Sad that this tropical paradise is basically on the front line of this hotbed of tension...

You want protection when it suits you 😅

Ignore the left wing!

@qwerty-cr6po

2 ай бұрын

They arent left

@user-rh4ys3rd4x

2 ай бұрын

@@qwerty-cr6po they arent left, they are EXTREME LEFT

@AeonPhoenix

2 ай бұрын

The right wing is also garbage.

In boxing, trading a jab for the opponent is fearing more stronger jab from opponent, is like running away from a decisive killer

Whoa that's a beautiful island 🏝️

Not having weapons doesn't make you safe. Most people who were killed with a gun, didn't have a gun.

They are in ground Zero!!!!!!! Move now!

as a resident of Ishigaki, I can say that this program picked up type of old people quite selectively…

Blame the chinese greediness of all of this.

I found it more frustrating & annoying knowing there is an American bases around the world on foreign countries. Let talk about that

Looks like Japan might have to remind china who they are messing with.

@gfys756

2 ай бұрын

Times have changed. Japan is just a speed bump now.

One way or the other you are going to have a military force occupying your island.

Wonder how powerless they would feel when the chinese starts expelling them from their homes.

so a lot of the people who are dismissing the islanders complaints need to realize that many of the surrounding of japan are not enthnically yamato (the primary ethnicity of japan). a number of them were conquered by japan (re: okinawa and hokkaido) infact okinawans have a long history of suffering under japanese rule and subsequently they were one of the first regions that were forced to host a Us military base post WWII defeat. ishigaki is in the okinawa prefecture and likely shares many sentiments with main okinawan island, especially seeing how japanese militarization has gone for them in the past. Please concider other peoples history before judging. many of you need to realize that not everyone share the american/western ally perspective that china is the only aggressor in the region, especially concidering how so much of the region used to be colonized by european or japanese imperialists.

@BC-yy6zu

2 ай бұрын

Finally someone who understands context and nuances.

@lilchinesekidchen

2 ай бұрын

@@BC-yy6zu unfortunately i think it’s less people don’t understand nuance and rather they’re completely committed to their nation’s own imperlisim and are do not care who gets crushed under it, so long as their nation “wins”

@gordonbgraham

2 ай бұрын

Their unemployment checks are paid for by Tokyo, not their ancestors

I mean it is Japan's Island

Imagine how annoyed they'd be with Chinese troops there!

I am in Hiroshima now. I visited the atomic bomb dome and hypocenter memorial. I saw the pictures of mutilated children and families at the peace museum. Dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was an act of immense cruelty and hubris by the americans. Apparently, the lessons of history are not recent enough for the leaders of increasingly hawkish leaders in China, N. Korea, Russia, and Israel. Where would you go to escape WW3…?

The little giant fall of sleep for a long time. It's time. Wake up from depression.

Not a fan of war either, but that JSDF camo is fire

Naive is what those people are they have no idea what’s coming

You feel helpless? No you’re actually not helpless as you were before you had protection, if you have no military you’re FOOD

If war were to break out: the PLA is going to take those islands regardless the JSDF are there or not.

@MikeHunt-gz9dw

2 ай бұрын

Joe Biden would like another scoop of ice cream Double chocolate chip

That women has no gratitude to the defending force. Of course, you only show and side with the opposition.

Better to be prepared rather caught bysurprises

The Japanese people used to be feared in war, they have now gotten comfortable

@gfys756

2 ай бұрын

Same with Germany and the USA.

Ryukuans being ryukuans

"We feel very powerless, helpless..." Lady you're gonna be even MORE powerless and helpless without some sort of military presence out there so close to Taiwan and China, lol, that's double standard, however alot of Japanese are double standard. If you question them about it, they get very upset when you call them out on it.

In World war 2 Japan conquered every island they could get. Why are the Japanese of all people the ones who think war will never come to them??? So naive! Ignore these people and keep your presence on those islands. They don’t like it ? They should move away.

That is not China sea that is the Island sea.

Japan does not want war with any country. Since Japan has no land borders with any other country, peace should be easy to achieve. But not every country wants peace with Japan.

These people must really wanna learn Chinese.

........the WAR are meant not to end but rather continuous...... ~ 1984

たった3分のリポートでは複雑な背景を知ることは全く出来ない。ましてや外国人では尚更無理でしょう。

For its survival Japan must restore power to the Imperial Household and revive certain old traditions.

Humans will always complain and cry about everything 😂

Unfortunately these people will pay for our warmongering and arrogant attitudes...

Only worry when you hear “banzai”

The chinese is right over there.

If putting defenses on an Island makes it a target what is leaving it defenseless do. I mean if you’re an attacker are you going to attack the Island with defenses or without defenses. Of course you will attack the place that’s weakest.

"we feel very powerless, helpless" they are trying to decide one last time before they pass away the future on the younger generation, a tale old as time, old people like to decide what is best for the young.

Problem is the way countries acting I dont blame government on both sides.

Spread peace not war!

Japan doesn't seem to have learned anything!

The old maxim... Si vis pacem para bellum.

Ignore the left wing

Hmm i think the japanese old woman understand a lot more about war than we young people do

I will probably look on the brighter side. 600 soldiers means more people there. I open a ramen shop to cater to more potential business. Who can resist a home cooked bowl of piping hot ramen? 😅

“We are a-backu, but we are nice-a this timeu”

like i get it, but i also think they should have a back bone and deal with it.

I swear Gen X and after have had it good not going through a war that required a draft. Prior generations had to fight a major war every 10 years. The ride will end eventually. War is a guest that is never invited but you always prepare for their arrival as they will eventually show up.

History tends to repeat itself

Setsuko could be Jimmy Pages grandmother. Big resemblance.😊

Mavulis island residents on the far north island chain of Batanes have been deputized by the Philippine Navy and Marines. They're currently reservists drawing a salary from the PH govt. No missiles, just field radios & radar. They know they can't avoid the coming war.

@Theophan123

24 күн бұрын

As a Filipino I wish the Philippine Navy is as strong as Japan's, those Japanese residents don't appreciate the privilege they have of being protected by a strong military.

That old lady is very naive

Welcome to reality! All that peace was nothing but an abnormally and you can't take it for granted...no nation, unwilling to defend itself, will be left alone to mind their own affairs...people tenf to forget that

all thanks to CCP