Kan encourages MSDF to brace for N Korean threat, fight terrorism

Sunday 25th October, 04:48 PM JST

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PepinGalarga at 05:08 PM JST - 25th October

hold on tight... that's all they can do for now.
techall at 05:15 PM JST - 25th October

A sound that annoys pirates. Ha ha that' good, The "meiwaku maru".
smithinjapan at 06:11 PM JST - 25th October

‘‘As security conditions surrounding Japan have drastically changed recently, the Self-Defense Forces are required to respond to diverse situations involving the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles as well as terrorism,’’

WHAT??? but YuriOtani was just on here for three days straight telling us how Japan can single-handedly take on the entire world, and at the same time that NKorea, Russia, and China pose zero threat! What's Kan on about!?

Seriously, though, Otani's wishful thinking aside, what terrorism has Japan had to deal with aside from the domestic kind?
Foxie at 08:09 PM JST - 25th October

300 million Yen??? For that amount of money 150 unemployed people could make a comfortable living for one year. What a waste!
mareo2 at 08:11 PM JST - 25th October

Hmm... no offense Naoto-kun but I think that the population at large dont fell that threatened. The MSDF is far better armed than the NK navy and we dont see much terrorism in our waters either. Can you elaborate?
Klein2 at 11:09 PM JST - 25th October

Well, he has to get them pumped up about something, right?

If he talks about incursions on disputed islands, he gets China and Korea all hot. If he talks about assisting this or that country, then he gets someone's hackles up.

NK is an easy topic for exhortations to vigilance. Why not? It is also a great way to let NK know that it is still on the radar despite its nicey campaign recently.

And YuriOtani is absolutely right if one can see the difference between a "threat" and a relevant threat, and Japan's ability to address these kinds of threats. He overstates his case because of a language deficit. Japan is in a great position militarily for its likely needs. Better than either Russia, China, or NK.
apecNetworks at 01:44 PM JST - 26th October

"In a demonstration, an MSDF vessel showed how it fends off approaching pirate boats in the sea off Somalia by emitting a special sound that annoys pirates."

I am of the opinion still that bombing pirate ships w/ post-dated natto would be an effective deterrent especially on hot, sweltering days.
M51T at 04:00 PM JST - 26th October

LOL@techall. Somalis hate enka through loudspeakers.
kill_da_cat at 08:03 PM JST - 26th October

Foxie at 08:09 PM JST - 25th October

300 million Yen??? For that amount of money 150 unemployed people could make a comfortable living for one year. What a waste

Is my math wrong? Not to be sarcastic, but if the yen rate were at 100 yen to the dollar. Isn't 300 million yen, 3 million dollars? I don't think you could live comfortalby on $20,000 dollars a year. I know I couldn't.