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nikhoxz t1_j25btor wrote

Reply to comment by renato4803 in Japan Set to Import First Crude Shipment From Russia Since May by IndependentTHNKR

What? You can literaly SEE Russia from Japan...

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hunisher1 t1_j25fao1 wrote

Yeah his comment wasn’t very bright. In fact Japan and Russia still have a contested territory from WW2.

Also not at their mercy whatsoever. Japan has a strong and actively growing military. It’s like this guy forgot one of the first major losses by a western military (to a non-western one) was when Japan defeated Russia prior to WWI and annihilated large swathes of the Russian navy.

Not to mention the very very close military alliance Japan has with the United States.

Edit: Russia isn’t exactly the “west” but my point is they were a modernized and fairly massive military at the time. Also I’m not a historian so everyone take this with a grain of salt.

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