42 sats \ 10 replies \ @Satosora 27 Apr \ parent \ on: Will the yen's crash now be followed by a chain reaction? econ
Woah, hit the brakes. If you really think the usa is subsidizing its lifestyle, think of what Japan can do to the usa if it cuts them off?
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42 sats \ 9 replies \ @BlokchainB 27 Apr
Japan is an island they would starve without food imports. Read your history about WWII the reason why Japan was so ruthless in Korea and China was because they needed resources.
And of course USA does Japan doesn’t spend trillions on defense. If USA was to leave all their bases today Japan would be of risk of take over just like Taiwan
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42 sats \ 8 replies \ @Satosora 27 Apr
Just because it is an island doesnt mean it cant sustain itself. The reason why usa spends so much money there is because it is to their advantage to have a base in asia. Its not charity lol
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42 sats \ 7 replies \ @BlokchainB 27 Apr
Japan has no oil and they need oil. No oil no self sufficiency. It really is that easy.
Yeah but Japan benefits tremendously from USA presence. If they had to defend their own territory it would be a huge economic drain on their limited resources
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50 sats \ 2 replies \ @TomK OP 27 Apr
Reminds a bit (only a shadow of a bit) of the embargo in ww2
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63 sats \ 1 reply \ @BlokchainB 27 Apr
Some argue the bomb was unnecessary. Many Japanese civilians were starving to death due to the war.
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50 sats \ 0 replies \ @TomK OP 27 Apr
A hot topic. Like Dresden...
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63 sats \ 3 replies \ @Satosora 28 Apr
Its easy to look back on history. Actually, Japan has many resourses that it doesnt want to mine. You make it seem like war is happening in Japan all the time. The base in okinawa barely does anything...lol
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42 sats \ 2 replies \ @BlokchainB 28 Apr
No oil
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42 sats \ 1 reply \ @Satosora 28 Apr
You seem to be under the impression that oil is scarce. Russia will never stop selling it to whoever wants it. If they really need to, they can just start whaling again to get oil. Lol
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42 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 28 Apr
But this defeats the point of an island being self sufficient
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