Japan hopeful of sharing military intelligence again with S Korea

Best news of the day!

If you're also immersed in the Korean language, culture and daily life it's even awkward to see from a third person's perspective such close countries keeping such a distance from each other. Japan and Korea are the beacons of democracy in Asia. Seoul is such a beautiful and pleasant place to live. Japan & Korea love each other, no matter what they say

"Military Intelligence" is one of the most fundamental oxymorons in ANY Human language.

Japan,ROK,DPRK,China have to take seat around one table,make thick red line over past and need to start think and work fresh as good neigbours should do.

With political systems as they are, it is logical for Japan and ROK to work together and have similar expectations. Expecting them to work with two countries that deny freedom of speech and expression, open dialog on the internet within their borders, and who lie so easily and daily to their own citizens, there is no way to trust such governments let alone work closely together.

China may be able to work with DPRK, but they still do not do so in meaningful ways. ROK has tried working with DPRK in the past and small steps have sometimes been taken, only to be lost to tantrums from DPRK.

Realistically Japan and ROK could work well with democratic Taiwan, but China and DPRK are unable to be trusted reliable partners. They need to lose autocratic and despotic political systems and embrace democracy and openness before they can begin to be reliable or trusted by open and free democracies.

Looks like South Korea is finally onboard. Like the U.S. the new SK administration is going have to undo all the damage that the previous one caused. But it will get done.

Two of my favorite countries!

Good to see.

If you're also immersed in the Korean language, culture and daily life it's even awkward to see from a third person's perspective such close countries keeping such a distance from each other. Japan and Korea are the beacons of democracy in Asia.

Bwa ha ha! The first thing that shocked me when coming to Japan was the number of scandals involving politicians. The second was the fact that the LDP has ruled Japan ever since WWII apart from a few odd years here and there. It's like a one-party system here, like China. Only difference is that China gets things done. You can forget about these two countries having their own foreign policies. All dictated by a third country.

It's like a one-party system here (Japan), like China. Only difference is that China gets things done. 

If that's the only difference you see between Japan and China you might want to look just a wee bit harder.

What information could Japan , possible have

GSOMNIA sounds like a sleeping disorder

The US will probably sell weapons to Japan, South Korea, India and Australia. And Biden wants to keep Okinawa for another 50 years. OK. Good deal for the U.S.

Military intelligence would be smoothly shared again with South Korea

Since "when" was military intelligence "ever" smoothly shared between South Korea and Japan ? ? ?

Easy to answer that question -"NEVER" ! ! !

The prime and only reason that Japan attacked South Korea prior to any world war war was to stifle the good trading relationship with China that South Korea had established.

Sneaky underhanded trick attacks .

So dastardly how could we ever forget !

@peter14

You're definitely getting the bigger picture .

USA alliance isn't saving Asia.

No sarcasm.

The Great flip- flop forward by Asian unification whilst the Northern alliance has to stop twiddling it's thumbs and get busy making its own products and learn agricultural beyond corn .

The USA is getting drawn in closer only to be spat out !

Decongestant so to speak !

United States is extremely vigilant

I don't agree !

Weapons of mass destruction haven't been used by the USA yet ! Or recently .

Feels like the great USA has faltered due to its own demise.

From superhero to super-dumb-victim.

Always too busy being super arrogant.

Totally insane.

Sharing intel is fine, but with the South Koreans?

I'm not so sure about that.