Wonder if the Japanese have already nuked up and are just keeping it secret.
Kind of dumb to provoke the Japanese into militarism. What could possibly go wrong?
That's why you watch what they do not what they say.
Russia and China calling a truce while the US is crippled does not seem unreasonable.
Since they did in fact sail together in a show of force they're not necessarily that inscrutable.
One last observation: When the Japanese want to do something it gets done. ;-)