If China uses force against Taiwan, Japan may be forced to respond. That warning was not rhetoric. It marked a turning point. In this video, we break down five new Japanese weapons that are quietly reshaping the naval balance in East Asia. These systems are not designed just to deter. They are built to survive, to counterstrike, and to operate in the most dangerous scenarios around Taiwan, the Senkaku Islands, and the wider Pacific.
TIMESTAMPS 00:00 A warning that shook East Asia 01:15 Japan’s pacifist limits and why they are changing 05:39 The railgun that rewrites naval firepower 09:02 Japan’s unmanned surface and amphibious systems 16:00 Fighting torpedoes with torpedoes 19:43 Japan’s answer to hypersonic missiles 25:29 What this means for the Pacific balance
