He has, for instance, praised Japan's colonial occupation of Korea from 1910-45 though the Aso mining company from which the family's fortunes derive used Korean slave labour during thesecond world war.
Since Obama took office, North Korea has fired off both short- and long-range missiles, announced its unilateral withdrawal from the armistice that brought a halt 56 years ago to theKoreanWar, and conducted its second nuclear test since 2006.
He has, for instance, praised Japan's occupation of Korea from 1910-45, even though his family fortune derives from a mining company that used Korean slave labour during thesecond world war.