This video introduces the Special Guard of Honor of the JGSDF, and covers actual Special Guard of Honor ceremony, training and interviews of personnel. (このビデオは陸上自衛隊特別儀仗隊を紹介しており、実際の特別儀仗の様子や訓練風景、隊員のインタビューが入っています。) www.mod.go.jp/...
Perhaps because it recalls nationalism World War II. However, Western style was also used in old days. After the war, it was tried not to inherit the Imperial Army tradition as much as possible.
Japan has been supplying western swords ever since the beginning of the Imperial Army. Occasionally there was an officer with a private Japanese sword in battles, but always used sabers in official ceremonies.
*why the Germans uses there original Mauser rifles as ceremonial rifles, being a previous axis members doesn't mean equipments like the type 38 arisaka to be not selected as a ceremonial rifle. Sure it was widely used by the IJA in the second World War, but, that rifle where the remnants of Japanese pride and honor having graving of the Imperial seal as a somewhat good luck and protection, but, I know the JSDF DO NOT WANT ANY IJA TO BE MIXED, but, let's be honest .YOUR COUNTRY BACK THEN WAS GOOD, IN BOTH AERIAL AND NAVAL POWER, YOUR COUNTRY WHERE THE ONES THAT MADE AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULTS A MAINSTREAM TO ALL ARMED FORCES , AND IT'S VALUE, erasing it and avoiding it means you do not honour the fallen and the brave, as a nationalist I suggest to not avoid, but rather to look upon and use the old not to relive the horrors of war, but to honour those who fought on both sides* A RIFLE DOESN'T REPRESENT ANY ATROCITIES, IT REPRESENTS A SOLDIER BEHIND IT AND WHAT HE BELIEVES IN WHAT'S RIGHT"
A shame on the unit for having the misfortune of having to parade in front of one of Australia's most incompetent, ignorant, Self serving, non-entities of a politician who was plucked from a sea of mediocrities.