At the 2012 London Summer Olympics, the Japanese and the South Korean teams competed in the third-place match in men’s soccer. The territorial issue is the subject that will most incite anti-Japan sentiment among the South Korean people. By appealing to racial consciousness, the issue can also be easily used for cooperation with North Korea. By winning South Korea over to its side, North Korea is also trying to sever South Korea from Japan and the United States. Should discord escalate between Japan and South Korea, that would just play right into the hands of North Korea.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 08, 2018 18:22 UTC