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© (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2015.Japan's 'survival game' fans play at combat, wary of war
By Linda Sieg YOTSUKAIDO©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Yubaru
Tell that to dear leader and the rest of Japan and particularly those in Yamaguchi who have the power to take him out of office!
Schopenhauer
Japan's Self Defence Forces are always in short of manpower. When the new defense law is implemented with a possibility that their lives may possibly be endangered, some may quit and there will be further manpower shortages.
Moonraker
Just re-label war as a "survival game" and they will be good to go.
Wc626
Enough said there-
WA4TKG
Heh, heh, heh. Everybody has their head BURRIED in the sand except THESE guys, and those in Okinawa. 11% Japanese will FIGHT vs / 71% of Chinese....FIGURE it out.
Wc626
Thats because all these free-loaders know the bases in okinawa will make up for the 11% shortfall-
Cogito Ergo Sum
Drums of war by any other beat... Let them practice the war games hard,they certainly need to, for, this is not pre- 1945 Asia and the casual walks in the parks they used to take. I'd just love a ringside seat to see an over-glorified so called Sam- what(?) " warriors's " mettle.
BertieWooster
Now if they only used plastic pellets in actual wars . . . . .
Wc626
NATO 5.56. Silly kid, Trix are for kids.
Tamarama
So, does that mean people in all other parts of the world who play Paintball are also drumming for war?! No, it doesn't. The reporter has clearly framed questions around war and attempted to establish a link to their hobby, which I think is absurd in this case. There are no drums of war here - just people looking for a bit of fun on their weekends. They state it quite clearly:
No smoke here.
drakedogma
Well, I would imagine part of the reason why Japan is so low is because most of the conservatives are also extremely old, and it's not likely that a 78 year old conservative man would be willing to fight for his country. Japan has a huge old population
But that also takes into account the fact that Japan is pacifist and has no military.
William Wong
Japanese rather work long hour in office or bz with otaku then goto war. Japan population getting less young people, how big sdf can be. Might as well supplement with mercenary eg Gurkhas batallions. Best effective agst war is diplomacy and financial muscle.
Cogito Ergo Sum
@ Tamarama ; "So, does that mean people in all other parts of the world who play Paintball are also drumming for war?! No, it doesn't."
No it doesn't, it just evokes memories of school kids in mass collective " games"( training) with bamboo sticks back in the years of yore.
avimazalto
I just been in one of the fields and I admit it was very fun. I would recommend to everybody. it could be your next hobby, I would recommend the war zone survival game field they have good layout, and all rental equipment for beginners, also bilingual staff. www.war-zone.jp
noypikantoku
I used to love this game, but I realize, is sensationalizing WAR really a good idea?
Camman80
Really? It looks very silly when these guys dress and play war. Seems like something you should grow out of by the age of 12.
nath
If that were true, paintball wouldn't exist.
keika1628
My sixteen year old plays airsoft. His grandmother bought him a GoPro and i'm the one that's stressed he might wreck it, but he assures me he earns a nice little earner from Youtube.
Bossu
Ok, do they include a uniquely Japanese element to the game where you run out of ammo, starve and succumb to tropical illnesses while your superior equipped enemies shell you from afar and make a basic cable tv series about their experience, which includes suffering far less casualties and hardships than your team?