Blood Runs Thicker than Water

It appears that the Koreans, regardless of what side of the divide they are on, are united by the common language, culture, and traditional ideaologies.

South Korea "will strongly react to the Japanese political leaders’ arrogance and outrageous rhetoric that further intensifies the crisis on the Korean Peninsula with dangerous and provocative rhetoric such as ’pre-emptive strike,"’ Jung said.

The spokesman also accused the Japanese of using the missile tests as "a pretext for becoming a military power."

Jung said the Japanese remarks expose Tokyo’s tendency for aggression, noting Japan used the protection of its nationals on the Korean Peninsula as an excuse for past invasions. The Korean Peninsula was ruled by Japan as a colony from 1910 to 1945.

The fear of Japan’s military past and aggressive actions is still fresh in the hearts of the Koreans and the Chinese.

Things are only going to get more interesting as Japan introduces amendements to it’s peace constitution and develops a state-of-the-art conventional fighting force.