As the neighbor to Korean Peninsula and one of the potential targets of its missile program, most think Japan would be relieved to see peaceful Korean unification under the South’s control.

But neither the Japanese public nor its government appear to like their odds of achieving this.

A survey of Japanese experts did reveal possible sources of consternation should the Koreas unify – they would serve as a large economic rival to Japan, and northerners and southerners may very well unite under anti-Japanese sentiment – but the bigger problem is getting there without chaos.

The ongoing disputes between the two