mentions the development of modern military industry, Japan started far earlier than South Korea. From the mid-19th century to the end, Japan made great progress in scientific and technological strength through the Meiji Restoration of , and its modern military industry also sprouted. During the battle with , some Japanese military-industrial enterprises, such as Mitsubishi , Mitsui, Sumitomo and Yasuda, obtained excellent development opportunities and grew into world-class military-industrial enterprises. By the eve of the outbreak of World War II , Japan's military industry was very strong.
In contrast, South Korea's modern military industry only started after its independence, more than 100 years later than Japan. But now South Korea's military industry is developing better, while Japan's military industry seems a little lonely, which can be said to be "get up early and get up late." In recent years, South Korea's equipment has been very active in the global arms trade market and has gained the favor of many European countries. Recently, South Korea signed a huge arms order with Poland with a total transaction volume of nearly US$15 billion, setting a new record for South Korea's arms trade.
Japan's equipment has done almost nothing in the global arms trade market. Japanese media said that there are two main reasons for the weak Japanese equipment. One is that Japan has long been banned from exporting weapons to other countries due to the failure of World War II. Due to the long-term inability to participate in the international arms market competition, the scale of Japanese military-industrial enterprises has gradually shrunk. Japanese media said that if it were not for the equipment needs of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces of , Japanese military-industrial enterprises would have little meaning to exist.
In order to change this situation, in 2014, the Japanese government relaxed the restrictions on exporting weapons and equipment and allowed Japanese military-industrial enterprises to export some weapons and equipment. However, most countries do not know enough about Japanese equipment, so they see more customers, but very few people actually place orders. On the other hand, compared with Korean equipment, Japan's equipment prices are generally higher. If you don’t consider the cost-effectiveness, most countries will choose American equipment. If you consider the cost-effectiveness, Korean equipment is a good choice.
exports have resulted in limited revenue and profits of Japanese military-industrial enterprises. In order to stop losses in time, some military-industrial enterprises have even withdrawn from the defense sector. For example, last year, Anhui sold its shipbuilding business to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries . Going forward two years later, Komatsu Production Institute decided not to develop armored vehicle business. It is worth noting that for a long time, Komatsu has been an important partner of the Japanese Ministry of Defense, and has undertaken the research and development of new main battle tanks and armored vehicles of the Japanese Land Self-Defense Force.
Japanese media said that the Japanese government must attach great importance to this issue. If the current problem is allowed to develop, one day in the future, Japan may lose its independent research and development capabilities for weapons and equipment, and then Japan can only rely on foreign equipment, which is very terrible.
