While I understand Mike’s point, let me also say that my mother grew up in Korea during the Japanese occupation. While Japan has been a relatively peaceful nation since the end of World War II, my family members can tell of another Japan at another time. I am not writing this to bash Japan (the USA in this day and time is not exactly what one calls a peaceful nation, and I prefer the modern Japanese example to our own), but to point out that many Asians still remember Japanese rule during the first half of the 20th Century. Indeed, … Continue reading Japan and Aid