dj: Japanese have a feeling of tireruopisy in the region Perhaps.Since Japan happened to be one of the few nations in the region that was not colonized by the west and had somehow managed to modernized by themselves.But I wouldn't think that was character that had lived on to generations. Take a look into any pre 19th century Chinese or Korean literature.It was Japanese who were described as barbarians .I have to take that Korea's F-15K was the main reason for Japan's quest for F-22 with a grain of salt.I know that was the way Korea's media had portrayed the issue last spring when I was in Korea. Almost all Korean TV were sending reporters to Kadena air base in Okinawa where F-22 has been posted briefly and the papers like Chosun and Joongang tried every opportunity to alarm Washington.Japan's procurement of F-15J was in 1976,It is natural to seek for new generation of fighters. Anyway if there was any neighboring air power that had became the factor for Japan's desire to acquire F-22,it was China's SU-27,not Korea's F-15K.

by Maire 11:34:57 PM 2012.03.26