South Korea’s motive might be entrusted between a North Korean, Japan and South Korean love-hate triangle. South Korea’s expenditure rate is 2.7% (2006) over three times that of Japan, however, South Korea’s GPD remains disproportionally low compared against Japan’s. 8% and it’s easy to argue for Japan’s military expansion goal. But analysts believe the true figure is several times higher.” The annual Military expenditure of the PRC is 3.8% of China’s total GDP (reported) compare this with Japan’s. According to “China announced in March it would boost military spending by 17.8 percent in 2007 to $44.94 billion, the biggest jump in more than a decade. Putting things into perspective, one might turn towards more modern times and take a closer look at the motives of China and South Korea keep the status quo. Whereas the youth of China and South Korean are constantly reminded of how ‘they’ were harmed by the Japanese, failing to mark the drastic differences between the state fifty years ago and the government that controls now. The youth of Japan remain largely ignorant of the events leading up to WWII and the propaganda the fuelled the war. Despite the blind eye Japan turns towards her past violence, there is little evidence to support the fear that history will repeat itself. While the history of WWII is precedence, it is not an accurate reflection of the current times in Japan. They often cite history of the war atrocities that Japan can not be trusted with such power, where as Japan stands to reason her military build-up is only a response to the changing political climate that surrounds the island. In part due to a poor history stemming from WWII and Japan’s strong connection with America, these countries view an armed Japan as a real threat. Two of the strongest opponents are South Korea and China. Japan has drawn world attention recently due to efforts aimed at increasing her defensive and offensive military strength.