Talk:Military history of Japan

message: Did the Japanese consider their war in East Asia and the Pacific to be linked with the war in Europe? Repdetect117 (talk) 04:39, 16 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Greater East Asia War and WWII 

message: It says here that most of the US military bases in Japan are in Okinawa... I don't really know whether or not that's true - it might be - but Okinawa's a relatively small place, and if we have bases in Yokohama, Roppongi, and near Mt Fuji, that's already three not on Okinawa; I wonder how many there are in Okinawa, to make it 'most of US bases'... just a minor quibble, that's all.
LordAmeth 12:24, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: See United States Forces Japan for a list. Fg2 21:45, Feb 24, 2005 (UTC)
I don't understand why you would include that part if you aren't sure whether or not its true  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:C010:55B0:3D21:5792:FA3C:135C (talk) 20:42, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Military Bases... 

message: "However, Japan's military history is somewhat unique in that, unless one counts the American Occupation following World War II, Japan has never been successfully invaded."
While rare for Asian countries, Thai boasts a similar claim of being independent throughout its existance. Perhaps more countries are like Japan in this aspect as well. --MangoCurry 22:07, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed and edited.--Sir Edgar 01:10, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Being independent is not the same as never being invaded. Name me one country that has never been invaded... LordAmeth 10:45, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

text: Sure, anyone can - be bold. My guess, though, is that it's just a poorly worded. The writer probably meant something more like, "The Japanese main islands have never been successfully invaded, though American forces occupied Japan as a condition of surrender following World War II." Thus, not strictly an invasion, though my interpretation might not be right either. Cmprince 04:23, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unique, except not unique? 

message: The Koreans retreated from Tsushima? According to other some websites cited in Yi Jong Mu and Tsushima Island, the Koreans had political influence over Tsushima in the years that followed after 1419. In this website , Tsushima's natives were portrayed kowtowing to general Yi. Certainly this is contradicting. Mr Tan 16:04, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Oei Invasion 

message: I have labeled this article to be of Top importance, because I think that Japan is a fairly popular country to study, and a fairly important one throughout history. The overall military history of Japan may not be quite as important and interesting to the everyman as, say World War II, but I think it's up there. Most if not all "Military history of foo" mainline articles should be Top, I think. LordAmeth 11:24, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment

message: I cannot believe I did not notice this earlier. Why is the Sengoku period completely absent from this article? The Nanboku-chō wars which saw the fall of the Kamakura shogunate and the rise of the Ashikaga shogunate, and which lasted on and off for over fifty years are not mentioned at all, nor are the Onin War or the great many tactical and strategic developments and events of the Sengoku period.
I wish we could simply cut and paste the entire "History" section of the Samurai article into here - it's thorough, well-written, and nearly all of it quite relevant to this subject. I might not get to it today, but this definitely needs to be addressed. LordAmeth 15:04, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Okay, I've done quite a bit for the pre-modern sections, and have added a few crucial elements to the post-war section as well. I hope to come back with citations for my post-war assertions within a few days. LordAmeth 11:39, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sengoku? 

message: I am not sure what is meant by the term "Standing military" in the section "post WWII". The opening statements seem to imply that Japan has had a continuous force that operates both internally and overseas yet later claims Japan has no standing military. I know that according to the constitution of Japan the S.D.F. is prohibited from invading other countries (yet is allowed to enter foreign territory for the purpose of defending allies), but I don't see why that would be the determining factor. A more clear definition of what is the usual requirement for a force to be considered a "Standing Military" would most likely clear this up. Also since Japan had soldiers in Iraq as part of the coalition I was hoping for a bit of information about that (If I have the time I will try to find it myself and add it here, assuming there are no objections).  Colincbn 04:22, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Having looked more deeply into this matter I can see it is much more complicated than simple terminology. From an uninformed outside perspective it seems to me that the jietai is in fact a standing army, but the 9th article of the Japanese constitution prohibits the country from having one. So what is the legal basis for this force according to the Japanese government? I assume it considers the jietai as a kind of police force and therefore not in violation, but as I am almost completely ignorant on this issue I really can't say. If I come across any material on this subject would it be appropriate to include it here, or is that beyond the scope of this article? Colincbn 12:21, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Confused About Terminology

message: "The Japanese victory in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 was the third time in history in which an Eastern power defeated a Western one (Genghis Khan, 1162-1227, and Attila the Hun, 406-453 AD)"
"During the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), Japan became the first Asian nation since Genghis Khan's Mongols to win a war against a European nation"
What about the Ottoman Empire? Does it not count as Asian?
What about the Ming Dynasty's repulsion of Portuguese invasions?
What about the Golden Horde that repeatedly conquered parts of Russia all the way up through the 1400s?
What about the British defeats in Afghanistan in the 19th century?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.40.186.184 (talk) 02:16, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  First Asian victory over a Western nation since Genghis Khan??? 

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