No sooner than I post about the rise of Japanese militarism, this comes over the wire:
"SEOUL, May 24, 2009 (Reuters) — North Korea conducted a nuclear test on Monday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency quoted a ruling party official as saying.
YTN Television quoted the South Korean weather agency as saying it detected a tremor indicating a test at 0054 GMT (8:54 p.m. EDT)"
No wonder the Japanese are restive.