Hi everyone, I wanted to mention this because I feel like this is something to keep in the back of your mind regarding Japan assisting with the Strait of Hormuz. This will be especially important in the future when speaking about Japan, China, and Taiwan. Japan is constitutionally bound by pacifism under Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution ratified in 1947. They are not allowed to maintain a military or engage in war under Article 9. The exact English translation is this: Article 9. Aspiring sincerely to an international peace based on justice and order, the Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as means of settling international disputes. In order to accomplish the aim of the preceding paragraph, land, sea, and air forces, as well as other war potential, will never be maintained. The right of belligerency of the state will not be recognized. I can give a lot more background and commentary on this, but for now I will just mention these: In the 1950s, Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida and the Japanese parliament interpreted that Article 9 allows for a self-defense force. This created the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. In 2014, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Japanese parliament reinterpreted that Article 9 allows for collective self-defense. This means that in some cases, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces can engage in military action if alliances/allies were attacked because weakened alliances and allies could threaten Japan. Since its ratification, the Japanese Constitution of 1947 has not been amended.

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https://youtu.be/Qvu6Nh8bJq0?si=bogowex1g__lF-m_ This is for the future, once Iran has been freed. This has been on my mind for a while. I have been thinking about how a free Iran can re-establish friendly diplomatic relations. I don’t know a lot about diplomacy, but I know certain countries have distinct soft power influences that can impact diplomacy. For example, China and panda diplomacy. In order to obtain a black and white bear of serotonin, you have to be on China’s good side. If you are, black and white bear of serotonin is bestowed upon you. If not, China eventually snatches the panda back like a vindictive parent in a custody dispute. Hence, Japan is pandaless right now. I do not think a free Iran will receive pandas from China. They already do not have pandas at the moment with the incredibly discounted oil they are receiving from the regime. Therefore, I don’t think China will give custody of any beloved pandas to the future national zoo of free Iran once free Iran starts selling China oil at the industry standard price if they even do sell them oil again at all. Anyways, this got me thinking. Armin and Goldie mentioned in one of the Iran Revolution livestreams that HRH Prince Reza Pahlavi is a drummer, and he has experience playing in a band. You want to know who else is a drummer with experience playing in a band? Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan. Guess what she did a month ago? Prime Minister Takaichi and President Lee Jae-Myung of South Korea drummed out to K-pop songs in Nara, Japan. President Lee only learned how to play the drums earlier that day (I will link the video). Because of this, I think when HRH Prince Reza Pahlavi is re-establishing diplomatic ties with Japan, I think he should use drum diplomacy to drum out with Prime Minister Takaichi. Since they are both trained drummers, it should be epic. However, I think this would help with how the Japanese view a free Iran. I think Japan could be a big ally to free Iran. Japan is a strong US ally without the political problems of Europe. According to The Japan Times, President Trump and Prime Minister Takaichi are meeting in Washington D.C. on March 19th, and I think the biggest topic on their agenda is Iran and the Middle East.

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