South Korea Complains About Japanese Aircraft Flying 540 meters from ROK Navy Ship

The stupidity between Japan and South Korea has gotten worse:

A Japanese maritime patrol aircraft carried out a low-altitude flight close to a South Korean warship Wednesday afternoon, in an apparent threatening and provocative action, according to the Ministry of National Defense. 

“The P3 maritime patrol airplane flew at an altitude of 60 to 70 meters and about 540 meters away from the South Korean Navy’s destroyer in waters near Ieodo, [a rock southwest of the southern island of Jeju] at around 2:03 p.m., Wednesday,” the ministry said.

In response, the South Korean Navy lodged a strong complaint about the incident through a hot line, urging Japan to stop the recurrence of such acts. The Navy also said it will take steps for self-defense if Japan repeats such an “obvious provocation.”

The Navy said that the destroyer perceived the move as a security threat, adding that Japan should make it clear the exact reason for the low-level flight.

According to the ministry, Japan replied that it was “very inappropriate” for South Korea to threaten to take self-defense measures, as Japan is an ally and the Navy must have been able to discern that the aircraft belonged to the allied country.

Korea Times

You can read more at the link, but some how I doubt the ROK sailors on the ship were in a panic from a propellor driven P-3 flying 540 meters from their ship.

Remember the 100th anniversary of the March 1st Independence Movement is occurring soon. I would not be surprised if the Moon administration tries to get anti-Japanese sentiment to an all-time high, especially if he is able to get Kim Jong-un to visit Seoul that day.