US-Japan war games near N Korea far from amusing

Tokyo

WAR games cease to be amusing once the "games" become real-life situations, and only boys playing with toys could possibly think otherwise. Yet here we are with the president of the United States and the prime minister of Japan launching such games in North-east Asia.

Donald Trump has despatched a US Navy strike group, or what he calls an "armada", to the western Pacific in a fist-waving ("bullying" might be a better word) gesture towards North Korea while Shinzo Abe - "little brother" in this situation - is emboldened to join in.