Japan-South Korea ties / South Korea aiming high / Seeks t.

Japan-South Korea ties / South Korea aiming high / Seeks to be world leader as economic strength increases

Yomiuri

Today, Aug. 29, marks the centennial of the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty of 1910. This is the first installment of a series on the current state of the two countries' bilateral relationship, which has been evolving rapidly.

Many South Koreans have hated and envied Japan since this country annexed the Korean Peninsula 100 years ago, while many in Japan have looked down on Koreans, but with the recent rise of the South Korean economy, Japan can no longer afford such arrogance.

One recent example took place in Cambodia, a country Japan …