gaseousclay
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https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-38365729
The above article is from 2017. Of course, I don't agree with the article as it relates to gun ownership but it's an interesting case study.
I used to live in Japan when my dad was in the military and my mother lives there currently. While it is true that gun crime is virtually non-existent there, the key takeaway that the author leaves out is that in the event of an invasion from a hostile nation, say from North Korea, Russia or China, Japan would have to be protected by the US military.....the country with the guns. The US has been a nuclear umbrella for Japan since after WW2 and will continue to be for years to come. I applaud Japan for it's road to pacifism but I think it's short-sighted. Japan's Self-Defense Force is a blip compared to the US Armed Forces and would not be able to actually 'defend' itself without our help. Pacifism has also been embedded into Japanese culture, whereas, the US is a country of many cultures that coalesces around a single American culture. Ironic that Howa and Miroku are known for making high-quality firearms for non-Japanese companies.
The above article is from 2017. Of course, I don't agree with the article as it relates to gun ownership but it's an interesting case study.
I used to live in Japan when my dad was in the military and my mother lives there currently. While it is true that gun crime is virtually non-existent there, the key takeaway that the author leaves out is that in the event of an invasion from a hostile nation, say from North Korea, Russia or China, Japan would have to be protected by the US military.....the country with the guns. The US has been a nuclear umbrella for Japan since after WW2 and will continue to be for years to come. I applaud Japan for it's road to pacifism but I think it's short-sighted. Japan's Self-Defense Force is a blip compared to the US Armed Forces and would not be able to actually 'defend' itself without our help. Pacifism has also been embedded into Japanese culture, whereas, the US is a country of many cultures that coalesces around a single American culture. Ironic that Howa and Miroku are known for making high-quality firearms for non-Japanese companies.