South Korea has custom made furniture for Friday’s summit between President Moon Jae-in and the North’s leader Kim Jong Un ― with chairs featuring Dokdo controlled by Seoul but claimed by Tokyo.
One thing the rival Koreas share is a resentment of Japan, which imposed brutal colonial rule on the peninsula from 1910 to 1945, and the gesture is likely to irritate Tokyo.
Japan and the South are both US allies but their relationship is strained by historical and territorial issues, including Dokdo, islands controlled by Seoul but claimed by Tokyo.
The new walnut chairs to be used by the two leaders’ seven-strong delegations at Friday’s summit at Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) each feature a map of the peninsula.
The tiny islands are clearly marked, pictures released by the Blue House showed Wednesday. [Korea Times]
You can read more at the link, but hatred of Japan is one thing that politicians from both North and South Korea can agree on.
Well, that’s a good way to guarantee Trump nukes Pyongyang. Because Japan has been more rational and less likely to run off with communists.
Moon needs to at least pretend he gives a damn about waygooks.
Rascal1212
6 years ago
More SK bs. Put more issues on the table. Koreans can’t see through their self righteous imature mentality.
J6Junkie
6 years ago
Moon also probably won’t bring up the kidnapped Japanese as Abe asked. Putting Dokdo on the map is a big FU to Japan.
Flyingsword
6 years ago
If I were Japan, in the face of Korean reconciliation, I would be rearming like mad. Combining nK army and South Korean tech with crazed nationalism is not a good combination for Japan.
Well, that’s a good way to guarantee Trump nukes Pyongyang. Because Japan has been more rational and less likely to run off with communists.
Moon needs to at least pretend he gives a damn about waygooks.
More SK bs. Put more issues on the table. Koreans can’t see through their self righteous imature mentality.
Moon also probably won’t bring up the kidnapped Japanese as Abe asked. Putting Dokdo on the map is a big FU to Japan.
If I were Japan, in the face of Korean reconciliation, I would be rearming like mad. Combining nK army and South Korean tech with crazed nationalism is not a good combination for Japan.