The attempted parallels to N. Korea and Cuba are non sequester. If Hime was an independent nation the comparison would be justified. As it is, they are a part o

The attempted parallels to N. Korea and Cuba are non sequester. If Hime was an independent nation the comparison would be justified. As it is, they are a part of the Japanese economy, and enjoy the same military protection (provided by the West) as the rest of the nation. They could never stand on their own.