Long lasting hostility between two countries rooted in Japanese treatment of Koreans in WWII. Geography today puts N.K. and Japan at odds over islands and shipping lanes. N.K. nuclear program worrying to both Japan and S.K. The border between the two Koreas is completely artificial--no real separation--making invasion from the North a constant worry.
Excellent start . . . orphaned girl with a knack for chess, taught by janitor, harsh orphanage despite its courtly look.
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