The last person in the Japanese government with any designs on China slipped through a trap door with a rope around his neck in Sugamo prison in 1948. A fancy shopping center called Sunshine City commemorates the spot today. This is a country of bonafide peaceniks now. Meanwhile, one year later, China's Communists took over their government, proceeded to butcher 100 million of their own people and build their military into the world's Godzilla. That same government remains in control today .
Japan has every right to react.
The U.S., under the terms of the Security Treaty, should be more supportive even if Japan does not contribute money to U.S. political campaigns . On May 23, a suspected Chinese spy ship passed through the strait dividing Japan's two largest islands Elegal, but provocative. The two largest islands are are Honshu and Hokkaido. The strait connecting them narrows to about 40 miles, approximately the same distance as the English channel. A railroad tunnel connects the two.