Japan-South Korea dispute may get worse

[Zarvan]

JS KAGA (DDH 184)
After the last standoff between the Korea Coast Guard and Japan Coast Guard in January, it became known that situation continues worse and Korea currently calls Japan ‘neighbor,’ not ‘partner’.

South Korean media last week, reported that Korea referred to Japan as its “neighboring country” in its newly published defense white paper, instead of the term “partner,” which it used in the last policy publication in 2018.

The biennial white paper released by the Ministry of National Defense on 2 February described Korea and Japan as, “Neighboring countries that need to work together not only for bilateral relations but also for peace and prosperity in Northeast Asia and the world.”


In 2018, it had stated, “Korea and Japan are geographically and culturally close neighbors and partners that need to work together for world peace and prosperity.

The change in tone reflects the strained ties between Seoul and Tokyo amidst a series of disputes over historical issues in recent years. The paper stated that Japanese political leaders’ territorial claims to the Dokdo islets, as well as Japan’s export restrictions imposed in July 2019, have hindered the development of a future-oriented relationship.

On top of that, in January, ships from Korea Coast Guard and Japan Coast Guard were engaged in a standoff that lasted almost 40 hours.

A Japan Coast Guard hydrographic survey ship Shoyo entered waters claimed as Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) by both nations and began survey operation. Korea Coast Guard responded by requesting the ship to cease survey operation and to request formal approval.

The standoff continued and both sides filed formal complaints against each other. A similar incident reportedly occurred in the same location in August of last year.

According to BBC, the two nations share a complicated history. They have fought on and off since at least the 7th Century, and Japan has repeatedly tried to invade the peninsula since then.

In 1910, it annexed Korea, turning the territory into a colony.

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Japan-South Korea dispute may get worse (defence-blog.com)

 

[Goritoes]

Uncle Sam will come and schooled both of his pets and everything will be back to normal.

 

[Mohamed Bin Tughlaq]

South Korea has been very aggressive recently since 2020s beginning with the new Tv-series controversy in ''The King Eternal Monarch'' with the Japanese warship copy claims which was unnecessary from the korean public to lash out at the director and actors for such an honest mistake making it almost national melt down and the Japanese see this ofcourse as an aggression indirectly against Japan

 

[retaxis]

Japanese are angry little people. They overpopulated their little islands and always trying to expand. You think they will not try to take papua new guinea/Indonesia if they have the chance and no consequences? If America declines, Japan will be aggresive power looking for opportunities to expand their land and population.