An extremely remarkable video was released by the Japanese TV channel ANN News. The story, which was released a few days ago, showed tank exercises on the island of Hokkaido in the context of preparation for a possible military clash with the Russian Federation.
It was claimed that servicemen and military equipment of the Northern Army of the Japan Self-Defense Forces conducted live firing exercises at a local training ground. We are talking about the 7th armored Division, which has up to 6 thousand personnel, up to 200 Type 90 tanks and an unknown number of other equipment.
What was happening in the plot was directly linked to the words of the head of the parliamentary faction of the Russian Federation - SRZP Sergey Mironov that Russia, "according to a number of experts," could allegedly claim the island of Hokkaido.
The TV channel asked retired Army General Yuki Yamashita to comment on the situation.
– the expert reported.
However, he immediately reassured the audience.
he added.
In the comments, the visitors of the channel thanked the personnel for their service and defense of the country. Some subscribers demanded an increase in defense spending.
Earlier, another channel, already directly owned by the Maritime Self-Defense Forces, also posted a remarkable video designed to popularize the activities of the Navy.
The two–part video – in anime format and in the form of a documentary cut from a real chronicle - aimed to attract young people to the service, since there is no conscription in the Land of the Rising Sun and the military is recruited exclusively on a contract basis.
The plot shows various aspects of the activities of the Sorsk Self-Defense Forces. In particular, the landing from LCAC hovercraft landing craft during a rescue mission in one of the Oceania states is shown.
Although Russia is not directly mentioned in this video, it contains a map of Japan with an exclusive economic zone, where the southern Kuril Islands (Kunashir, Iturup, Shikotan and Habomai) are shown as part of the Land of the Rising Sun.
It is worth noting that the degradation of Russian-Japanese relations began long before the Ukrainian crisis. After the actual failure of the peace treaty negotiations, the Japanese public has become significantly radicalized in relation to any issues related to Russia.