Guys I have Patreon where I post mostly travel blogs in Japan and updates on what i'm up to in real time, and I just want to make more friends from the US so when I get to visit USA I could meet many of you ! I will appreciate it from the bottom of my heart ! www.patreon.com/timothyjamestravels

To say that the US is friendly with japan is an understatement. Japan and South Korea are crucial allies to the US in that part of the world.

Largest airforce in the world US Air force, Second largest airforce US Navy, Fifth largest airforce US Marines. Kinda nuts to think about.

We love Japan here in the US. We would come to your rescue if anything should ever happen.

Why did Japan go up against US in WW2: 1) Need for raw material. 2) Desire for expansion. 3) Problematic ideology (belief in racial superiority over other groups like the Chinese and Koreans). 4) Justified anger against Russa (blame Tsar Alexander III). 5) Not understanding (or not caring about?) US agreements with France. 6) Overestimating/misapplying US symbolism.

I was stationed in 横須賀 and let me assure you we are as ready to fight and possibly die for America's freedom as much Japan's freedom. ❤️ There are a few select countries around the world where we feel we have a brotherhood and japan is one.

@Timothy, Yes the US and Japan are allies. Per our agreement at the end of WW2, that is why we always keep a Strike fleet patrolling around Japan, ready to respond at moments notice to any acts from China or North Korea.

Former soldier here. Yes, you guys are on our side haha. We love Japan over here. I did 6 years in the Army, and fought in Iraq back in 2008. You should see some of the super cool stuff we have on the ground. Not just ICBMs, and planes.

The US has a treaty with japan to protect it from any other country. So you're good man. We got your back.

If Japan had remained allied to Britain (as they were before WW I), and China and Russia had remained allied to Germany (as they were in the 30s), history would have been entirely different. Been to Japan, beautiful people, beautiful country, beautiful culture. Complete tragedy that the US and Japan fought each other. But I am not against anyone, including China and Russia.

James: "Look at the one at the bottom! You do not want to see that in the sky." Me: "You won't know it's there until it's too late."

*We are proud to be allies with Japan.* 🎌

Interesting fact.. my dad is an aircraft engineer and helped build the very first prototype and the first 6 flight deck models of the B-2. He was required to obtain security clearances and a bunch of background checks. They couldn't talk about what they were working on at the time, but when the project/contract was finished, all of the guys took a group pic around the B-2 and then got a plaque with the pic and then below it was a mirror with the B2 laser engraved into it. All of the guys signed one another's pics and he still has it in his shop to this day. It doesn't sound like much payoff for working on top secret government projects, but it looked great on his resume and he went on to work for companies like Raytheon, Bell, Northrop, and eventually spent 15 years in management MBUSA (Mercedes), and is now in management at VW group of America. So it definitely set him up to be successful and he calls it his "lucky break". The only problem is being his son and trying to live up to his example (he's also always been the muscular/tan guy type too).

I was stationed in Yokosuka on the Kitty Hawk. Japan was one my favorite places I lived, occasionally I miss Japan. The JDF you guys have is no joke. Technically you guys have one of the most powerful Navies. We always loved it when we had a Kongo or Atago class working with us. Since you guys are defensive you don't have VLS space taken up by Tomahawks. We were counting on you guys being loaded like 80-90% anti-air to out missile an inbound ASM swarm.

japan is a wonderful country. enjoyed my time there immensely.

15:08 Emperor Hirohito let his power get the better of him, and thought the Bushido military doctrine could best the United States. Plus they got unlucky with the bombing of Pearl Harbor, thinking if they destroyed a major US naval base, the Americans resolve would be withered, when in actuality it had the exact opposite effect

12:38 Of course we're on your side. XD Japan and America are basically brothers at this point. If anything, this video should make you feel much safer, since we'll come to your aid immediately if anything happens. Also, I'm glad to hear your interest in WW2. I think it's a very important subject to be knowledgeable about. Oversimplified made a pretty good video on it if you want to get started. Great video as always. Love hearing your perspective on these matters.

Also, if u come to the states and are seriously interested in WW2, you have to go to the WW2 museum in New Orleans. It is probably the best or close to the best in the world. We spent the whole day there. The way it is set up is in a timeline setting. You learn so much and it is so well designed.

God bless you brother in Christ 💛

"Would you guys please stop?" U.S. "No, I don't think i will"

Most of USA’s bases in Japan are actually there to guard the route to China, which is why most of them are in the south. However, if anyone ever attacked even the north tip of Japan, the USA would definitely guard Japan with all of its strength. Until the USSR fell the USA was very worried that Russia would attack Japan and was always on guard. I assume they are still on Guard for attack at all times even now when they are the only superpower left.

I am Japanese as well and I used to grow up in Misawa. The town is very special because American Base is stationed there. So influence of America was very strong in Misawa. We even have America day to honor them. I remember seeing American soldiers taking same bus and train as mine. All I can remember was their sheer size of the person. They were tall and looked like a mountain. But they were very nice. Always saying hello and sometimes they wink at me for starring at them so long lol.

You thought the US air force had more aircraft? Well, combine it with the 2nd largest airforce in the world, the US Navy, and maybe it'll have the number you were expecting

The US military bases are also everywhere.Recenlty US and NATO have in use the biggest military air base in Albania (Kuçova). 🇦🇱🤝🇺🇲Ally.

To summarize the 4 branches of the US military and their primary function (to the best of my understanding, although I'm sure we'll get a veteran to correct me if I am wrong). Air Force: Air Superiority, controlling the skies and striking from the air. Army: Ground Combat, controlling land, fighting in ground vehicles or on foot. Navy: Ocean control, fighting to control or strike from the ocean. Marines: Front line. They focus on offense, attacking the enemy rather than maintaining control of an area long term. And the newest one, the Space Force: maintaining control of space and striking from space (I assume.) Also The Coast Guard is technically a part of the military too but functions more like border patrol for our coastlines.

"There haven't been that many wars since these technologies developed" Part of me wonders if that's because the wars were ended almost immediately after they started, because of these technologies. Maybe we just never heard about them. Also don't worry. I live in the US and I'm on Japan's side. Whatever that's worth.

As an American I can say we love Japan. Now I'm putting my weeb biased aside. Y'all have an amazing culture, history, and your food is amazing. Also thank you for anime.

Your last question is easy to answer. Being a bit of a history buff. Japan had a sizable edge in training & preparedness against the US. It had better equipment (with some exceptions) and it felt backed into a corner by European & US policies & embargos. If it wanted to keep it's militaristic ways (and the military did run the country basically) it would have to go to war. There were many other factors but those are the basics. Sadly Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and others would be caught up in a conflict between the US & China.

I know I'm a month late but one of the reason we have one of the carer strike groups are forword based at Japan is so you guys are safe(As well as our other alliance members) and we still show power in some way.

What a lot of these videos covering the US military don’t even mention are the vast quantities of war material/equipment and raw resources the us keeps in reserve. The US military can expand rapidly in the case of war with a another industrial power.

I've always had a great deal of respect for Japanese culture. Very disciplined and honorable people. I don't know a lot about how we ended up on opposite sides in ww2 but I know it was more about political powers than the people themselves and since ww2 we have been great allies.

I’d love to see you react to a video on marines basic training and how hard it is.

The main military branches of the U.S. are: Army - land Navy - sea Air force - air Marines - land/sea/air (department of the Navy)

4:42 It means that it's nearly impossible for it to show up on radar scopes

Airforce= Air Combat. Navy= Naval Combat. Army= Land Combat. Marines= Small Team Special Military Operatives that do a bit of all three. Coast Guard= Defense Force with jurisdiction of National waters. I understand the confusion.

I really appreciated this reaction video! I love seeing other people's perspectives, especially those outside of the United States. It's weird how our two countries were mortal enemies only several decades ago, but now we are closer than ever. This is the difference between the alliances the US builds and the aggressive diplomatic and military pressure China applies to smaller countries. If you get a chance, would you mind reacting to the new Australia UK United States Alliance "AUKUS"? This is considered by many to be the beginnings of a NATO like Alliance in the indo-pacific to protect democracies and international trade and law. This leaves room, in my opinion, for other countries to join in the future, such as Japan, South Korea, the philippines, India, and many others. Binkov's Battleground is a great channel if you like facts and stats. 🇺🇸💙🇯🇵

It has been estimated that there are 2,308,000 hunters in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Michigan and Idaho combined. The hunters in those five states alone would comprise the largest army in the world. The number of hunters in Texas would be the largest standing army in the world all by itself

Japan and the US are DEFINITELY allies. In fact, Japan is one of our greatest allies. For me personally, I’d say Japan and The UK are our are biggest allies. Also, like you said if the US and China went to war, god forbid that ever happens, that’s just one of the main reasons US has so many basses in Japan, so we can be ready to defend at a moments notice. Lastly, if you’ve never seen the Blue Angels, please react to them. And greetings from the US! 🇯🇵✌️🇺🇸

I've made aerospace parts for, air to air refueling, laser guidance systems, hydraulics, wing structures and others. From the C-130 to the Raptor. Pretty impressive Air force.

WE LOVE JAPANESE PEOPLE! In fact you could say the number one reason you don't want to be against America is because America is not against anyone, we just want to be safe, and stand up for our friends... We don't hold grudges after a fight is over we make friends, we don't bomb and leave we stop a few people from ruining the lives of many, and then we stay behind to help them build back stronger than they were before. What power hungry tyrant helps and arms other people and does not force them to submit? We are not perfect we just want the world to be better than it was yesterday. I am proud to be born here, I am proud to be best of friends with a country with such an old tradition as Japan and all the old world countries. The question I always ask is: If you think we are only violent and cruel, how many other countries in all of world history, have had even one tenth of this power and abused it so little to oppress its neighbors, What country would you prefer to have all these weapons besides us? Is there a nation besides us you would sleep comfortable at night knowing that nation could end all life on earth? True friends empower each other to be better, look at how many major conflicts happened and how often they happened before we were forced to become a military nation by getting involved in the world wars to help those who couldn't help themselves vs. how many happened after we got strong. We are made of people from every country, is it really hard to imagine that we would want to help everyone.

Here's some extremely simplified explanations on the branches, note that within each service branch there are extremely versatile formations filling just about every role imaginable: Army: Soldiers and armored vehicles, they do the majority of the land-based combat/control with boots on the ground attacks. Navy: Also fairly straightforward, they command the ships overseas such as carrier strike groups and submarines- the backbone of America's force projection. Air Force: The last of the easier to explain branches, they handle the bulk of America's aircraft as well as land and air-based nuclear weapons. Moving out of the departments, Marines: Typically the vanguard putting boots on the ground first to a combat area, they're trained a lot harder than the army and are a lot tougher. Coast Guard/Army National Guard/Air National Guard: The reserve branch equivalent to the other three branches, technically Coast Guard is the only fully independent branch. They all are the emergency supply of troops for protecting the US itself. Space Force: Newest branch to the military, they've taken over the space related activities that the Air Force formerly handled (military satellites, etc).

Timothy, in the beginning of your video you had mentioned that Japan and the United States had a small entanglement in the past. Sadly this is true. However it is in the past. In the opening of the video, you showed remorse for what Japan or the Japanese government did. I would imagine that it is the same remorse I feel when I think of all the civilians who had to pay the price when the United States dropped the atomic bombs on Japan. Trust me we are sorry for that. This truly saddens me, when I think of all the all the civilians whom paid a terrible price. We lost to many lives on both sides, to ever forget the horror's of the war. We should remember it as so neither of our country's make the same mistake again. I am proud that our country's have learned to set-aside our differences and have became more then just good allies. We are friends and good friends at that. I would like to point out to my fellow Americans who may be reading this, that we should also keep in mind how hard it was for the Japanese people and government to except defeat. Most Americans do not fully understand the meaning of "honor" in how it relates to the Japanese culture. I truly believe that Japan would have fought to the death of every last man, woman and child. Thus made the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan a necessity. This brought the war to a quicker end and did in the long run save many lives. BUT it still saddens us Americans when we think of all the civilians whom paid a terrible price. So lets honor all the civilians and military personnel whom where lost on both sides. Lets honor them by making sure our country's stay allies and best f friends.

The info is a bit dated as two of the Ford class carriers are already on the sea and the stingray drones are in use. Japan need never worry about the US using severe arms against it ever again. North Korea however, I am seriously concerned about, and Japan would be a staging area for sure.

During Vietnam, my father was stationed in Okinawa (USAF). We moved there when I was six months old, stayed until I was two years old, so the first languages I spoke were both Japanese and English. My stepfather was also stationed in Okinawa, and flew helicopters off the aircraft carrier there (USN). Unfortunately, though, I haven't retained the Japanese I spoke due to lack of practice after we left. However, in 2019, my daughter and I visited Japan and Okinawa during sakura season. We had the best time! And while we were there, I remembered a few Japanese songs - for instance: Mushi, mushi ah no ne Ah no ne Ah no ne Mushi, mushi ah no ne Ah so des ka The other was about sakura, and I ended up singing it with the cab driver who was driving us around Kyoto. Sakura sakura yayoi no sora wa mi-watasu kagiri kasumi ka kumo ka nioi zo izuru izaya izaya mini yukan Thanks so much for the entertaining vlog and stirring up the memories!

As an American person, I'd like to say that for these reasons, I will also follow, but mostly, for me, I'm very chill, and as for Japan for me, I find it a beautiful country. :D

Number 6 is that we’re batshit insane

Aside from the many other comments on WWII... The US was a sleeping giant. The attack on Pearl Harbor just woke the country up. Just on the economic side alone, you now had an entire country provided with not only a common enemy to unify under, but employment and income as well. Huge mistake that backfired hard, and the theoretical takes on involvement had the US not been awakened (and other countries) pose a very different story to the outcome of WWII.

The Hiroshima/Nagasaki moments had me rolling

What they didn't mention is the US Navy's submarine fleet. There are currently 14 SSNB (Ohio class) submarines deployed, each armed with 24 nuclear missiles with each missile capable of carrying 8 independently targeting 100 kiloton warheads. Add in another 53 fast attack submarines including the Los Angeles and Seawolf class all of which are nuclear capable.

One of the things that surprise a lot of people outside the USA is that our citizens are among the nicest on Earth. We genuinely love to help people and see them happy.

I'm Japanese I'm currently serving the the US Army. My dad is Naha Okinawan japan and my step mother is from Nagoya Japan. My parents think I'm crazy but also are proud of me for serving. The Army is land based comba war operations , marines are both sea and land based combat aka Amphibious combat operations Navy is sea based combat branch and the air force and space force are air space and sometime land based combat operations, there also the us coast guard, sea based operations btanch

Great video. Love it

yeah you do. you have us as an ally including me. i love the Japanese. I'm even attempting to learn hiragana and katakana. I've even memorized a few Japanese songs. yes, it's true i can't understand a word of it but the language is so awesome both written and spoken.

Wow! We have WWII drilled into us in school. I mean I'm sure many forget, but we certainly get out through those classes a few times. So hearing your say you haven't studied it as much is surprising. Great video

Yeah, two of my friends were stationed on Okinawa and we had an exchange student from Naha City. It was a fun experience. I’m American but I’m a quarter English and a quarter Japanese by heritage. After World War 2, the US military provides Japan with a military. That’s why Japan gets one of our Nimitz-class aircraft carriers stationed in Japan. No other country gets one of our aircraft carriers for their protection. At the end of World War 2, one of the the conditions of the surrender treaty was that Japan can no longer have an army and the US would be the army of Japan. What you call the Japanese army is more like a national guard when’re it assists with natural disasters and deals with threats inside Japan but not outside Japan. That\s the difference.

You know the funny irony is that even with our overly volatile history, Americans generally love Japanese culture and people now, at least since we are no longer enemies and have almost Mirrored entertainment and pop culture environments

Him: That's literally a boomerang. Me (drinking water): damn near spews it every where laughing

I like how everyone gets hung up on how advanced the F-117 looks when it's already been retired from combat

To learn more about WW2, watch "Oversimplified".

I loved the intro! I think it's about time we revisit the restrictions on the Japanese military. Given the changes in geo-political power and constant threats from China it just doesn't make sense anymore.

America is untouchable!!❤

Great reaction. Knowledge begins with curiosity and learning. After WW2, the US spearheaded Japan's recovery with the Allies. That's why there are so many US bases in Japan. Because Americans have been in Japan for so long, that's why there are so many english words now embedded into the japanese language. I think I heard it's about 20% of the language is now derived from english, that's why we hear some in their songs, entertainment, and every day life. Japan is supposedly forbidden to create any offensive military establishments. Hence the defense force. I had discovered that there are alot of things about WW2 isn't taught in japanese schools. As I think it's forbidden to make the royalty look bad. I also think that is a contributing factor why the Japanese culture is so rich and traditional.

I can see that you will be an entertainer in your future... Your personality is perfect for that. I just discovered you and enjoy your vids.

That task force (in Japan) is called Task Force G. it is solely there to protect Japan from the mighty force known as Godzilla. We keep telling the Chinese and North Koreans this but they won't believe us!

Yes Japan and the US are allies. One day I want to visit, I just retired from the Army and my first 6 years I was a Rakkasan ⛩️so it is a special place for me.

As an American that fully supports the prior dropping of nukes on Japan, I will also say that I myself believe that everyone who dies in war for no matter what reason is a loss to humanity. We just have to decide weather that loss is worth the gain? I personally believe yes, because after WWII the earth has become a lot more peaceful. 1 million dead in half a second is better than 20 million dead in 4 years. There are no solutions, only trade offs. Pick the best trade off, not the worst “solution”.

4:32 The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor would cost you around $250,000,000 USD and would cost around $60,000 USD to fly it for an hour. 7:47 "Will you guys stop?" THE RIDE NEVER ENDS SEND HELP

Fun fact my grandpa helped design the fist stealth bomber....

Hey Timothy. I lived in Japan for four years working with Aegis ships for "theater" BMD. That is, BMD, or ballistic-missile defense, focused locally, vs. the US mainland or whatever. "Defended assets" commonly used in practice scenarios were places like Seoul, Busan, Keelung, Taipei, Guam, Okinawa City, Tokyo, Otaru, etc etc. Basically, our whole deal was, as long as we don't get caught with our pants down (meaning by total surprise, thus no one was on station or in range somehow), our job was to track and shoot down any of those wild North Korean missiles (or Chinese, or Russian, or Iranian, or rogue missiles from anywhere if we can help it) that aren't just definitely landing way out to sea. Anyway, except for a few vowels that have a hint of Australian, your modern RP accent is fantastic. You've clearly put work into making it a definite accent vs just an obvious mix. Very Emma Watson / current-day gen-Z age Oxfordshire. I spent some time in linguistics and that's what I came by to comment on really. But yeah militarily, in several ways that count, Japan is arguably our closest and most trusted ally. Like, we let you guys share on datalinks in ways we don't with literally any other country. Half of that's trust, the other half is compatibility -- I'm sure if the British Royal Navy fielded a bunch of straight up Aegis ships we'd probably let them in too? Maybe. Anyway for many reasons, Japan is very special to us. Culturally, strategically, militarily. Sidebar: And because we wouldn't sell you F-22s, "only" F-35s (regulation thing baked in during '22's funding, that changing would have caused other problems), y'all have probably the 6th-gen fighter program nearest to readiness. This could be important. Having *everyone* flying F-35s sharing data is great for a lot of reasons but I'd rather not present a literal single point of attack for someone looking for flaws to exploit, however briefly. Y'all's design looks outstanding and I can't wait to see what a ground-up Japanese-engineered fighter looks and flies like.

Last batch of F-22s the US bought was in then dollars $127,000,000 each. To buy a new one now would cost billions as they’d have to rebuild the processes and machinery which made it.

If you would like to see a relatively historically accurate and balanced movie about the ISA v Japan portion of WWII, I would recommend Tora Tora Tora. The US and Japanese segments were filmed separately for a more historically accurate viewpoint and then the two segments were blended together to make one movie. And as a bonus Tim, since you speak English and Japanese, you don't have to suffer through reading the subtitles! Excellent movie in my opinion and I think it gives a reasonably good description of the events leading up to the United States becoming fully involved in WWII.

We consider Japan a great partner in the east. For another thought, if a nuclear weapon was to drop near me I want to be right under ground zero.

I was stationed on Okinawa for one year...88-89 while in the USMC.

do not worry The US not only have the best trade relations with Japan but also the largest military Alliance with Japan 80,000 US soldiers are stationed. And from US friends I have heard that the US Japan likes to have. 2. Do not worry US and UK (England) also have a rich agreement as an ally and we Germans with you all three xD 🇺🇸 ♥ ️🇯🇵

The units from Ft Wainwright Alaska would go to Hokkaido and do military exercises with the local JSDF. We went to the beer factory too. It was fantastic

I was stationed in Okinawa for 4 years at Kadena Air Base. Loved it!❤️

12:47 As long as Emperor Naruhito doesn't go power-hungry. JK we have multiple alliances including the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation & Security, Combined Maritime Forces, and some alliances through the UN, such as: the Multinational Force and Observers, Economic & Social Council, and the International Court of Justice.

I always remembered the branches as such. Air Force: pretty self explanatory. Navy: ships, sea. Marines: all terrain soldiers Army: like the pawns in chess of the military, but I heard they get all the cool toys ahead and over the marines, but don’t quote me on that.

Swedish submarine Gotland class crushed the entire US naive. They smashed Roland Regan's large airstrip out to sea. It was not once but every time, so we borrowed this submarine to study.

If you wanna go deep into understanding the Japanese in World War 2 look up the podcast series called Hardcore History specifically the ones titled Supernova in the East. God bless you brother and stay free and safe.

idk why but I laughed when you said "no not Gerald! That is too much!" :)

Think about this. The stealth technology in use today was developed in the late 70's, and early 80's. What do you think they've come up with in the past 40 years?

This was a great reaction Tim. I’ve been looking for a Japanese reaction to the ww2 interment camp Manzanar in the us. Please consider doing this. Ty

its funny but when the stealth planes were being dveloped they were responsible for ALOT of the alleged "u.f.o." sightings

I assume you already know but just in case- Navy | Sea Army | Land Marines | Land and Sea Coast Guard | Sea and saving people at sea Air Force | Air 5 in total removing the 2 others.

That was only about the Navy and Air Force, all five reasons didn't even get into the Army Marines? Coast Guard is generally only in and for home land protection.

3:18 Remember, that section of the video is just talking about the Air Force. The 15000+ planes figure was for all branches of the military combined.

Your first name is cool! I liked and subscribed.

A single B2 spirit is considered a “country killer” when North Korea started threatening the US, a few B2s landed in South Korea for training. Idk but that may be one reason NK have been quiet.

Konnichiwa , Tomodachi . I served two years shore duty as a US Navy Military Policeman in Yokosuka from 1990 to 1992 . The USA and Japan are great allies today . The aircraft carrier USS Midway was the forward deployed American carrier when I first arrived to Yokosuka , and many Japanese shipyard workers happily worked to keep her battle ready . There were several Japanese Naval Self Defense Force vessels homeported in Yoko alongside US Navy vessels . I saw Midway sail from Yoko for the last time before being decommissioned from the US fleet , and saw USS Independence sail into Yoko as her replacement . I remember Shimojosan , an Airman of the Japanese Air Self Forces . He would visit the Y Bar , the Country Music dance hall located in the Yokosuka Enlisted Men's Club . He was a good Line Dancer , popular with the Gaijin ladies , and had an impressive pair of cowboy boots and a cowboy hat . God Bless You , Brother .

My friend is a nuclear engineer in the US Navy. He assured me our CWS "classified weapon systems" far exceed all publicly known technologies. He has described things that sound, well you said it "star wars". He also stated that their motto in his field is "We build them so that we never have to use them." which is a bit ominous. Some of the drones known today are very scary, but nothing in regards to what is in the works, or what is actually deployed. I wish we lived in a world where none of these things were necessary, I hope we never come to a conflict where the world has to see what the US actually has to offer in terms of might. It's a scary thought. Just imagine this, the US spends around 500 to 800 billion dollars per year just on its military. The closest spender to that would be China, at around 130 billion. That's per year. (Those numbers are from 2014) Last year (2020) the US spent 778 Billion on the defense budget. It's scary the amount of money being put into it.

This is a British video. The narrator is British and refers to the British Air Force as "The Royal Air Force."

The 3rd B that was dropped is called: Plaza Accord.

It was nice that someone in the US finally got North Korea to chill, unfortunately literally anything he did was considered bad

My husband has passed away but he was a he was a Flying Tiger pilot. So had been his dad they were the first father-and-son team to fly together!! There's a lot of funny stories around them my husband first trip to Japan first of all when you get off the plane you have your brain bag I guess what they call it where your maps and everything predict briefcase and you've got your suitcase well somehow they get off the plane and they're at the motel before they get there don't know how you guys do it. Anyway when he get to the hotel there's everything is there. And when they get to the rooms everything's there very efficient people I'm glad we call you or sister country. Checking in and everything and he just said he's going to check out your traveling system call of the train or or what but anyway he's on the platform looking at the signs trying to figure out where what goes where his first trip to Japan doesn't know anyting really. So while he's looking he didn't look behind them and there was a lady and she's looking and she doesn't see him behind her and they crashed back to back so of course she turns around and bowed so my husband bowed back then she bowed again,so he bowed this went on until she was out of sight. He didn't know that she's supposed to have the last bow!!! I can just hear the story when she got home and she told me I'm sure crazy American!!! And being you are Japanese I think you probably can appreciate the story more than most people so thank you enjoy your post.

Good thang the us Is with Japan I am thankful for this reason

Japan is protected by a U.S. Carrier Strike Group that is forward stationed there.

Yes...USA Loves Japan!! I sure do!!

I was in the United States Marine Corp and a veteran of Operations Desert Sheid/Storm in 1991 and 6 months out of every year I was in Okinawa Japan on deployment

I learned that the US also is the only country in the world with the current capability to send navy boats and air force planes across the entire world. As there the only place that has stations around the entire world.