Japan Wants Nukes

China is doubling down its attacks on Japan. And now Japan might be thinking about going nuclear. Welcome to Chinaensored. I'm Chris Chapel. Japan, the only country that's been hit with nuclear bombs, is now maybe thinking it's time to get their own. And it's all thanks to China. Of course, I can't afford to make episodes like this with all the YouTube shenanigans I have to deal with, which is why I'm so grateful to today's sponsor, Outskill, for making this episode possible. We all know that AI is reshaping the job market really fast. Nearly half of workers worldwide are afraid of losing their jobs to AI and technology, customer service, marketing, finance, even online influencers. No industry is untouched. But the real issue is that some people think their job won't get affected by AI until suddenly it hits them like a ton of bricks. So I hope you can learn about AI before that happens. And that's why I've teamed up with Outskll. 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Save your free spot now using the link in the description and take this opportunity now before it disappears. And now on with the show. So last week, recently elected Japanese Prime Minister Takichi Sai said that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could constitute a survival threatening situation for Japan. Thus implying that Japan's military would have something to say about any attack on Taiwan. In response, China's consil general in Osaka, Shu Jian, attacked Takayichi by threatening to cut off her head. Men are too emotional to be in politics. Of course, after that, Shu Jan took down the post, which means that he knows he overstepped his bounds and China apologized and things are calming down. Yeah, I'm just kidding. The CCP has launched an allout PR war against Japan. It all starts, of course, with mudslinging from Chinese staterun media. For example, Hushi Jin, the former editor-inchief of my favorite Chinese staterun media, the Global Times, called Taki an evil witch who's possessed by the old Japanese militarists who bombed Pearl Harbor. I had no idea that witches bombed Pearl Harbor. That would have made for such a better and somehow less stupid Michael Bay movie. Meanwhile, Shininoa ran this cartoon. Ooh, the ghost of Japanese militarism. Oo, don't cha cha cha with it. Ooh. The People's Daily warned that Takahuchi's comments carries the dangerous signal of a potential resurgence of militaristic tendencies in Japanese policy. Because, as we all know, the CCP is always peaceful and never militaristic in the slightest. CCTV, meanwhile, claimed Takayichi loves to stir up trouble, probably in a cauldron with bottomless, foul-mouthed rhetoric. Actually, bottomless or bottomless like Olive Garden bottomless soup, salad, and bread sticks because after they cut me off, they heard my foul-mouthed rhetoric. And China's military mouthpiece, the PLA Daily, went full-on Nostradamus, warning that the intent behind such remarks is extremely sinister, their nature extremely egregious, their impact extremely harmful, and the consequences extremely dangerous. I haven't heard that many extremes since a '90s soda commercial. It also added Japan will face a crushing defeat if it dares to militarily intervene in the Taiwan cross strait situation. The entire country of Japan risks becoming a battlefield. They aren't kidding about that. Over the weekend, China had its coast guard sail through Japan Skaku Islands, which China claims as its own. Can someone please tell China that Mufasa wasn't talking to them when he said that everything the light touches is our kingdom? China also launched three Chinese drones near Yonauni, a Japanese island close to Taiwan, as well as multiple aircraft and naval vessels around Taiwan, which isn't exactly new. China's been constantly making incursions into Japanese and Taiwanese territory for years now. But what's really making Japan nervous is China's economic warfare. China has warned its citizens against traveling to Japan. Hong Kong likewise made a similar travel advisory, citing a rise in attacks on Chinese citizens, although it didn't cite any specific examples. All of this has resulted in almost half a million Japan-bound air ticket cancellations. This is a big problem for Japan. You see, according to Japanese tourism data, Chinese tourists make up more than a quarter of all international tourists in Japan. So, when China made its travel advisory, both Japanese retail and tourism stocks took a major hit. You don't want China invading, but you don't want Chinese people to leave. An executive economist at Nomuro Research Institute and former Bank of Japan board member warned that this could cost Japan $14.2 2 billion. On the bright side, it does help address Japan's over tourism problem. This is a tactic China has used time and time again to bully other countries into doing what it wants. China lashes out at countries when it doesn't get its way by withholding tourists, encouraging boycots, such as having all Chinese cinemas postpone showing these Japanese anime movies. CCP apparently stands for cancel culture party. China's bombastic reaction is obviously an intimidation campaign to get Japan to bend the knee. The deal is simple. Don't come to Taiwan's side or arm yourself and we'll leave you alone. Maybe possibly no promises. So, how is Japan reacting to all this? Well, Pakahichi has refused to retract her statement and the Japanese embassy emailed Japanese citizens living in China telling them to take safety precautions and not draw attention to themselves. You know, so their heads stay capitated and all that. Given China's track record with Japanese people, I'd say that's more sensible than China's travel advisory. In addition, thanks to all of China's shenanigans over the years, a recent poll by Kyoto News found that over 60% of Japanese favor increasing defense spending. Do you know how evil you have to be to make people take the side of paying more taxes? Opinions were much more split over Japan's role regarding Taiwan, but still more Japanese favored collective self-defense in the event of a Taiwan invasion than opposed it. And there's something else going on behind the scenes. Around the time she made her comments about defending Taiwan, Takichi also sidestepped commitment to a set of decades old non-nuclear principles. The principles are not possessing, not producing, and not permitting the introduction of nuclear weapons. Under this principle, Japan not only commits to not having or producing any nuclear weapons of its own, but also refuses to allow nuclear weapons in US bases in Japan, nor on US warships at Japanese ports because, you know, I imagine they're probably weren't thrilled with how many Oscars Oenheimer won. Although, Japan did give deacto tacit approval for secret US nuclear transits. But now, according to Japanese reports, Takichi has started talks within her party on reviewing these principles. This comes as Japan's key national security documents are due to be revised by the end of 2026, and it could potentially change so much of the CCP's forecast, specifically forecasts looking at the probability of mushroom clouds. Takahuchi is reportedly still committed to keeping the first two knots, but is reconsidering the third point of not permitting the introduction of nuclear weapons. Revising the third knot could open up a lot of possibilities. It could potentially support US vessels carrying nuclear missiles in Japanese ports like the nuclear armed sea launched cruise missile currently under development. As you can imagine, there's a lot of push back on changing the nuclear status quo. Critics say the US has adequate nuclear capabilities and believe having them near Japan would be counterproductive. While proponents say, "Come on." One thing's for sure, though. China has no such qualms about nuclear weapons. China's rapidly increasing its military, including its nuclear arsenal. And the CCP wouldn't think twice about invading and conquering Japan, just like it took over Hong Kong, Tibet, Southern Mongolia, and other places. Heck, they'd see it as sweet revenge for what Japan did during World War II, even though that was a pretty different Japan. And there are other nuclear powers like Russia and North Korea to worry about, too. So, Japan is right to be thinking about security. Personally, I think Japan and Taiwan should both have at least tactical nuclear weapons. I hope that doesn't mean the CCP is going to call me a witch because the technical term is wizard. And don't get left behind when everyone else is learning how to use AI. Be one of the first 10,000 people to click below and book your slot for Outsklls AI training this weekend. I'm Chris Chapel. Thanks for watching.