Japan’s Proposal for a Tunnel to Korea
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- Japan is considering constructing a $170 billion tunnel to South Korea, connecting itself to all of mainland Asia and beyond. A tunnel from Japan to Korea is very feasible and would have massive economic and political incentives. It would improve trade and connectivity between Japan and Eurasia, improve cooperation between South Korea and Japan, and serve as a feat of engineering. However, it does come with several major issues, including its enormous cost.
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“All of mainland Asia” excuse me South Korea is basically an ISLAND because of the north..
Yeah and he mentioned that it would cut the cost of travel to Europe, but who is going to use a train that runs through North Korea and Russia (which has a different rail gauge necessitating unloading and reloading onto a different train - twice) when ships exist for cargo and aircraft for passengers.
We will have to solve the political situation with North Korea for it to work
@@bluemountain4181 no one because there is no such train.
@@bluemountain4181 going through russia wouldnt be a problem
Maybe this is a sign that the North Korean situation will deescalate to the point of connecting Japan to the whole continent
This tunnel will connect Japan to all Asia
North Korea: wait a minute...
And To all Europe and Africa 😂😂
And maybe South Korea to qingdao china?
korea have not money and technical.
and Japanese don't like korean .
answer - only korean want make 🤣
it fake news.
yeah the highway would go throug eoul and not pyongyang? What the hell? That´s a big city!
do you guys like not watch the whole video orrr
“They drive on different sides of the road”
France & the UK: 🥱
Yeah but the tunnel is only for trains....their is no car inside France & Uk tunnel....
@@herverobert6206 yes there is lol. You drive your car into the train.
@@VroomBroom439
Now that may need some german engineering
But railway in both country go same way, left
@@falcon9ft710 this this amazing invention called a track switch which allows trains to switch tracks, used in every single country in the world including nk, sk, jp crazy right!
Japanese government doesn’t plan this project
South Korea either.
Korean goverment too
World War II There was such a project
@@myung1214 I know both country doesn’t plan this .
@@user-ok8up2dh4p i know
Japan have to deal with Earthquakes and Tsunamis. That tunnel is only one slap from the quake.
It would make it that much easier for the zombies to get to Japan though.
They don't want Japan to collapse like a Trojan horse.
Lmao yes Japan has to fear the zombie invasion from when the Kim jung-un zombies or the next CCP bioweapon test is the walking dead.
Train to Busan
@@camiloagudeloecheverri7819 With such a hefty price tag, they would probably wanna see evidence of zombie's in their own streets first. Hence blow the tunnel to late.
They'd be better off building a basculebridge instead of one of the tunnels.
Ah yes! i'm yet to watch #Alive, but my parents say I cant watch it
If it really is just Japan's proposal, then there is ZERO chance of it happening.
Right, but Japan would pay for most of the project. Korea won't be able to afford it.
@@erikjj235 Nor would Korea want it, all historic things considered.
@Tmb1112 nsh cus japan doesn’t apologise for its war crimes watch this video : “historical revisionism and japan” by the channel knowing better.
@@erikjj235 Japan has the highest national debt to gdp in the world, bub.
It doesn't have money to pay for it.
@@erikjj235 Yeah right? pay for it with what? printed money?
Would make for a new movie too.
"Tunnel to Busan"
After the film "train to Busan" came out, I proposed to all my Korean friends that they tell their movie studios to make a sequel called "Boat to Jeju" and then if shit still went south after that film then the third movie would be called "Tunnel to Fukuoka" lol. So I totally agree with you! It would be a much better movie than the second film that actually came out called "Peninsula" :(
@Thomas Berger Japan is east of Jeju. Jeju island is directly south of South Korea and since South Korea is west of Japan then that makes Jeju west of Japan too. Japan is the most eastern country in Northeast Asia. Cheers! :)
@@Ruckfa
And yet a western nation like New Zealand and Australia are more east than the most eastern country.
"Connecting Japan to mainland Asia" has no argument because of North Korea dividing South Korea from mainland Asia.
Technicaly it would benefit North Korea via fees or tarriffs but well for that to happen it would need to be a sane country
It could theoretically work if Korea re-unified or they could do a system like done in Germany when people had to travel through East Germany to travel between West Berlin and West Germany. Even then I agree with you that I doubt that North Korea would be willing to do that unless it benefited them in a huge way. Even if it did happen, I doubt tourists would use it to go to China because they don’t want to go through North Korea. It’s too risky.
@@MultiLiam24 Korea can't follow the German model, the cultural , political and socio-economic situation are too radicaly different. At best they'll make an alliance but even if North Korea guarantees the safety of transnational projects, investors can't trust it.
South Korea is still part of mainland Asia do to geography does not matter if North Korea divides South Korea from China and ether countries its still part of mainland while japan is a island because its surrounded by water and has no land borders but Korea has land borders with North Korea which is part of mainland Asia
Or Maybe They Could Connect From South Korea To Mainland China Via A Rail And Road Tunnel
The fun fact is that Koreans including me are not interested in this project and even we don't know this had ever existed
This is just clickbait. We also never heard of this and cost of it will be too much people will never agree with this
Fun fact: Japanese citizens all are against this idea. Only some of the retarded politicians wanted this.
I'm Japanese and the project doesn't interest me at all. Both Japan and Korea won't want this.
Actually you will let us build it or we will destroy you like we should of done it ww2
@@Grassyknolldallas 2 nukes weren't enough shame
In theory you dont need a highway in the tunnel, when I went to france through the channel tunnel I drove onto the train, that also clears up switching sides of the road. That would significantly reduce risk of accidents too.
Thank you for this video!
I was just vibing to that hard beat in the background😂🔥🔥
South Korea and Japan use the same gauge. Japan only use a narrower gauge on its old track. But the high-speed rail track uses standard gauge.
I dont think its economically viable tho, if you want to spend few hours to travel between major cities of korea and japan using trains you might as well use airplane instead
@@ibnu9969 While the journey time between train and plane are similar, the plane had a huge disadvantage: pre-flight preparations (check-in, security, etc.). Those takes quite considerable amount of time, even ignoring the stigma of TSA (it is unlikely those will be present).
Besides, if not passengers, freight can benefit from the project.
@@dbclass4075 There's also a major environmental advantage of rail over air traffic.
@@alanfriesen9837 Many people have a terrible habit of ignoring those, so we emphasize other advantages.
Another advantage of trains: they can be travel anywhere with space of a rail, or even completely underground. Ships requires water access, and airports have to be away from city center, or contend with ungrateful neighbors (noise).
@@dbclass4075 Water freight is still cheaper, but it's slower, especially if it's not direct.
I'm always a little surprised by how negative people are on these game-changing projects. Yes, they are expensive, but in the long run they payoff big time. If Korea can get integrated into the Chinese rail network (and Japan even more so) that will have hugely positive ramifications for trade, industry, connection and diplomacy for the whole Northeast Asia region. Really, the money is the only real problem-and it's a short term one.
Italy: a 7$ billion bridge is too expensive.
Japan: $170 billion sounds good.
japan have better economy then italy
Well, because Italy is much more corrupt than Japan.
Japan makes much more than Italy in tax.
@@liamnixon4428 Lol, no. Italy has far less people, so they make less in tax. Italy has a population of 60 million, Japan has 126 million.
@Shun Lai Zhang trillions from Korea,lol😂😂😂
Amazing , thanks for the infor
seoul to tokyo
airplane:100$ , 2hours
undersea train : maybe 1000$ and 7hours
why???🤔
+2 hrs plus travel with heavy traffic in Korea and Japan +6 hrs.
this will never happen. i can tell u that.
@テッドどうかん ok ....so their are such tensions in japan too !
@テッドどうかん Then... what if the pig in the north of my country dead and korea is unified? I know it would not be happened but... really wish it to be come true.
After that, conversations like this will no longer a hollow shell.
✖️Any Japanese
◎Almost Japanese
@@kyusangtux i wish that one day Korea will be one,why nobody have kicked Kim Jong Un ass??
@@icyndaquilhd7953 kim manages his throne very well now. Even he executed his relatives cuz of his ultimate rights. Well... i think the regime will change soon in the north korea, but the real problem is that does new regime can be friend of america or not. If not, would be no.2 kim regime starts
Japan: Yeah, it would be much more convenient for the next invade.
Your stupidity is blessing in disguise.. lil bit of more research before finger on keyboard =)
hold up
tunnels are easy to blow up
Invasions will be done amphibiously
We have already won the invasion, with anime and porn
Great job & research
Japan: *wants to make tunnel*
Elon Musk: "Did someone say TUNNEL?!'
oof
I am sure it would collapse as soon as it opened. Burning cars, burning solar panels, crashing cars, and failx.
Lololol
Elon boring company can make much more cheaper and faster
@すずツバメ
Strange, most korean also against tunnel construction just like you and most janpanese do.
Especially by pepole who live Busan
one thing i would like to correct you on is that while both countries use different track gauges Shinkansen uses standard gauge so integration of high-speed rail would be possible
Very great info, thank you!
It's a little bit different from the infrastructure normally talked about on this channel, but could you do a video on bicycle highways in Europe. There have been massive investments into them recently, especially in Belgium and the Netherlands. Some of them are over 100 kms long.
Not Belgium :)
Nice video.
North Korea: You shall not pass
😂
The Japan-Korea tunnel is a minor proposal that most Japanese people do not know about, and it is not talked about at all.
Most Japanese who are aware of this proposal are opposed to connecting with Korea through a tunnel.
Exactly!!!それな！
exactly
The tunnel will serve two contradicting purposes: "It connects the mega-cities of Shanghai, Tianjin, Beijing, Seoul, Osaka and Tokyo" and "It could help blunt China's growing influence". Connecting by blunting, or blunting by connecting? So which purpose is the true one? You also forgot that Pyongyang will also be connected and North Korea may not approve this route.
Earthquake considered I reckon trade “issues” are easy to deal with great show
Good one
Although korea runs on the right side, ktx trains and Shinkansen trains run on the left side and operate on the same gauge. So the question is if this is possible, could it be the ktx extending from busan to tokyo, or the shinkansen from kyushu to seoul.
What!? Even for a Japanese like me, I heard this plan for the first time lol
@@eunpyohong4788 I am an Indian thinking maybe a bridge will be a good option.
@@hittv817 it seems too far for a bridge.
Don't worry this is the first time anyone has ever heard of this.
But the Japan wanting to build a bridge to Korea in 1930s is probably true though lol.we know for what reasons.
@@hittv817 It doesn't matter whether it is a bridge or a tunnel. Both country's people hate each other so much, they would accept not allowing landing each country's aircraft or even ship at this point. lol
Japan proposed this tunnel project not only in 30s but also in 80s. Maybe Japan had too much money at those times so they need somewhere to spend it..
6:34 Different rail gauges. Yes for JR conventional lines but most Shinkansens are standard gauge so it is the same with Korail.
3:12 is that the cross river rail project?(the busses and trains showed are from Brisbane AUS)
This video is not true.
It is true that Japan had a pre-war plan.However, after the war, the Japan-Korea Underwater Tunnel Project was promoted by the Japan-Korea Underwater Tunnel Study Group (a non-profit organization), a group affiliated with the "United Families for World Peace and Unification (formerly the World Christian Unification Association)" (Unification Association).
U mean the unification church?
Some people fail to realize that currently south Korea itself is practially an Island nation. its only way to connect to the rest of the world is by air or water. So whats the logic in connecting an island nation to another island nation?🤷♂️
Maybe connect Hokkaido to Sakhalin and then Sakhalin to Asia and then both nations would have a connection to the mainland.
I imagine it would make as much sense as a connection between Ireland and the rest of the UK 🤔
That's how it is now. But while geography remains mostly the same, the political landscape could change quickly one day. I don't think North Korea is going to last many more decades, at some point it will simply break and fall apart by itself.
@@theamici Who knew the USSR would suddenly implode as it did? Caught most civilians by surprise ...
China may build a bridge to south Korea directly to themselves
In the coldest part of the Ice Age, the world ocean level was so low that Japan was joined by land to Kamchatka and to Korea, and the Sea of Japan was an inland lake that overflowed to the sea by a big river through the dry bed of the Tsushima Strait.
cool thanks for the info
For Japan, a more realistic and cost-effective agreement with Russia and the construction of a tunnel to Sakhalin is the connection of that island with mainland Russia, then the connection of Japan with the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Plus the next time Russia goes bankrupt the Japanese will have better chance of buying back Sakhalin. .
Cost effective, except for the fact there is no railway between Sakhalin and the rest of Russia, and connecting the Sakhalin railways to the rest of Russia would probably be more expensive. In addition, there would most likely be less economic incentive due to Japan and Korea being significantly important trading partners compared to Russia.
In addition, the Russian Far East isn't a massively developed or economically powerful region, and using the railway to travel all the way to Europe or China would be more inconvenient.
@@tigeriontigerion9112 Well, the first one seems a lot more likely now and the second one a lot less.
You still think your idea is good?😂
@@JohnLee-db9zt Putin disturbed my idea :)
Even if both Koreas were reunified, why would Korea ever agree to this project?
@Civilized "you" referring to Japan?
@Civilized Little to no returns for korea, and mostly benefits japan. Korea aint doing no charity work in favor of japan, lol
You absolutely right!!! Only no brains think about this !!
@Civilized what a terrible idea!!!
@Civilized when much of cost to build tunnel is paid to japan, can japan give up or concede toll tax to korea? Nonsence.
At all, korea will be intermediate of japan or china and has no advantage but will be fall down for losing geographic advantage just because it was built and japan also could not expanse all cost alone. So tunnel will not be built easily.
0:25 saw the island between Japan and Korea and automatically thought of ghost of tsushima
Something which is really interesting and a big advantage imo is the high speed train, especially in this time with the climate problems, the train is just a more climate friendly option.
As a Korean myself, I think the Koreans commenting here are extremely shortsighted. Integrating Japan to South Korea will give everyone in the region mire economic incentive to connect North Korea to South Korea, which will increase the likelihood of reunification. Reunification solves the demographic crises we will face in 10 years. It will probably be less destabilizing than trying to get mass immigration into SK.
Creating strong economic ties that are balanced among these multiple economic powerhouses will also help de-escalate the tensions in the region.
Sitting behind your keyboard and just reciting government fed ignorant anti-Japanese propaganda like parrots will create a bleak future for SK.
Sure it’d be nice if Korean people can feel like they’ve received a proper apology. But I’d much prefer a stronger economy and a brighter future. Complaining about the Japanese government won’t feed you.
From Japan
I think some people have a misunderstanding.
Between 1930s and 1942, Japan had a plan for the tunnel because Korea was part of Japan at that time. Of course Japan dropped this plan when the war ended.
In 1981, a new tunnel plan was proposed by some Korean civilian organizations including the Korean Unification Church. Thereafter, some politicians of Japan and Korea had meeting several times. And, for example, in 2009, Korean President Lee Myung-Bak showed a tunnel research scheme.
But the Japanese government is almost completely unconcerned about this plan since at least 2005. Perhaps current Korean government too.
At present, only some Japanese pro-Korea politicians, some Korean pro-Japan politicians, and the Korean Unification Church are positive about the plan.
@오엘비스 Why all of a sudden ? lol
Do you mean invaded and annexed？None of the land out of the island belongs to Japan. And Korea was not part of “Japan”.
@오엘비스 the past is the past.
@오엘비스 History of Korea= part of china→part of japan→part of US the end.
@@sirsephy The thing is if i was head of a country i would be hesitant of joining a country with former enemies of war that wont confess to war crimes.
While Germany pays for the war Japan kinda got off free.
If you dont know about japan and korea relations this explains
czcams.com/video/lnAC-Y9p_sY/video.html
Japan : its not for war... It's for economic purposes
Korea: yeah RIGHT
Japan has a habit of invading Korea, but Japanese don't learn history.
@@sociolocomtsac Western countries had hundreds of wars over time and people don't make a fuss about it do they?
@@lychee599 Korean think that Germany apology about World War 2 and study World War 2 but Japan don't apology other Country. (ex: In Germany, they don't Hakenkreuz but in Japan use The Rising Sun Flag a lot. The Rising Sun Flag is same Hakenkreuz.) So many Korean angry about Japan
@@lychee599 Yeah. In terms of European countries everyone will only talk about Germany. But look at the other imperialists: Britain, France, Russia, Spain, etc. I don't see them apologizing much to their former colonies yet. Yet not much people are really making a fuss about it.
@@elijahtan9261 at least they’re teaching it to their children meanwhile Japan hides everything by giving hush money
Good idea
There is a mistake: rail gauge for high speed is the same between Japan and Korea as both use the standard 1435 mm.
I keep thinking of the movie "Train to Buson" everytime he said Buson 😅
I think it's Busan with 'a'. Fast zombie attack!
Tokyo to Seoul in 7 hours? That is not bad at all. I would imagine with the new Maglev it would be even shorter time
Tokyo to seoul in 7 hours is terrible. A flight from Seoul to Tokyo is 2 hours
Honestly, it gets worse the more i think about it. Why waste billions of dollars to a transport that is worde than what you already have??
Alexandre Inhee Park no dude. Flight uses fuel. And remember, the ferry and ships that connects Fukuoka and busan will benefit the most
Did the audio say '15 minute' transit? That would indeed be high speed.
It’s not often I see queensland rai and Brisbane city council images in a video like this. It made my day
マジでやめてくれ
Government: Too expensive at 170 billion
Boring Company in 5 years: How about 80 billion
the Gotthard base tunnel is more than 50Km long and cost "only" 7 billion to construct
@@georgobergfell same geographic condition ? What about regional tax for infrastructure material? How much worker needed? There is a lot of variable that I don't believe even reach 30% similarity
Japanese government doesn’t plan this project. Unification Church Believers tried to carry out this project.but due to the lack of funds and government orders,this project is now stopped.
Please tell us about the prospects for the construction of a tunnel / bridge from the mainland to Sakhalin Island and to Hokkaido Island from Sakhalin
What S. Korea is interested is to build a long railway system that will reach North Korea, China, and Russia as it is more reasonable project that will not only benefit the trades but the boost each others' economies.
There aren't really benefits from building a tunnel from S. Korea to Japan aside from symbolism of neutral understanding and small business profits.
Maybe Japan will be interested after S. Korea's conceptual railway project becomes a reality, and hop on to Korea's bandwagon.
Uh, right. I don't know what you're on but the overall project is called Eurasia Railroad Project, which it is about connecting or unifying Trans-Siberia Railway with Trans-China Railway and Trans-Korea Railway.
The project is pretty under the radar so I'm not surprised that not many people know about this.
Again, it's still a hypothetical project just like the tunnel between S. Korea and Japan, but this is more realistic and beneficial to involved parties and countries.
Here is a reference for your need of insight:
czcams.com/video/gZ-ujYa8jcM/video.html
Stupid.
Japanese is interested in connecting the continent, but directly via Russia instead.
@@asterbel2895 Considering North Korea is going balls to the wall again, I really doubt that’s gonna happen
Japanese government doesn’t plan this project. Unification Church Believers tried to carry out this project.but due to the lack of funds and government orders,this project is now stopped.
Aproximately 20,000 people travel between both Japan and Korea daily.
When there’s a earthquake: BOOM
F@cking exactly
Not necessarily. Most of the tectonic movements happen on the Pacific side of Japan, and the tunnels would probably be an immersed tube design (like the Transbay Tube) which are more resistant to earthquakes.
You think they didnt think about this possibilities? Did you think this engineers are dumb to propose something to fail just like that? Boom think about it.
@@koujin4406 Scam investors benefit from sponsor money and they run with it.
Happens all the time with China.
Aside from the immediate environmental impact and upfront cost this project would probably prove to be a smart investment into the future.
It also proves that Japan is incredibly tone deaf in its policy towards South Korea.
Formal apologies for war crimes, sexual exploitation, destruction or relocation of cultural artefacts are seldom forthcoming.
As these grievances happened until 1945 there are still survivors and while trade with Japan is a necessity for South Korea the overall public opinion of Japan especially in recent years has been very low.
With multiple large disputes in the last 5 years (territorial disputes over some tiny islands, the half-assed apologies to the comfort women, the rewriting of history that takes place in Japanese schools, Japan refusing to pay reparations to workers exploited under their rule instead choosing to restrict the delivery of important semi-conductor components to South Korea, which resulted in Korean consumers shunning Japanese products, the fallout over the common intelligence program and so on...).
The South Korean government that approves this project (which essentially is historically linked to Imperial Japan looking to connect its colony to the Japanese 'mainland') is going to face large protests and can probably forget about winning another election anytime soon.
Japan should first and foremost seek to build an honest eye to eye relationship with South Korea, this would cost comparatively very little and would open up possibilities for future cooperation and a tighter connection between the two countries.
You used the photo of Brisbane City's BaT (Bus and Train) tunnel proposal 3:13. Is anything in this video true?
Tunnels connecting South Korea, Japan and China, reminds me of the “belt” system connecting various parts of Denmark (and ultimately the bridge/tunnel to Sweden)
5:42 The Gotthard Base Tunnel is a railway tunnel through the Alps in Switzerland. It opened on 1 June 2016 and full service began on 11 December 2016. With a route length of 57.09 km, it is the world's longest railway and deepest traffic tunnel and the first flat, low-level route through the Alps.
You should do a video on the Kra canal through Thailand
If you look at the Korean point of view, constructing the tunnel would mostly benefit Japan, especially if North Korea agrees on a treaty to connect a tunnel going throughout itself onto the main continent of Asia. That is why many Korean citizens are hesitant about this proposition.
Yeah, as if North Korea would ever agree to that. Besides, there are some views that say that South Korea could see some major benefits that outstrip Japan's, like an economic growth past 100%, so there are differing angles to this.
Plot twist - connecting Japan to South Korea and Japan to Russia via Sakhalin would allow South Korea to export goods to Europe via rail and bypass North Korea. Due to gauge difference I guess those trains would have to use Shinkansen tracks at night (coordinated with the maintenance schedule).
It will take 1000 kilometers from Seoul to Russian border in that case and another 10000 kilometers to Moscow and then another 1500 to Berlin that's quite a lot.
@@mauritiusboy7952 Still shorter than the shipping route.
This tunnel should wait until there is a maglev connecting Tokyo to the tunnel's entry. It would be a shame to make such a giant project and not using maglev.
Since this wouldn't connect Japan to all of mainland Asia, because of North Korea. It might instead be possible to connect Japan to all of Mainland Asia through Sachalin. There could be a connection from Hokkaido to Sachalin and Sachalin to Mainland Asia in Russia.
I'm glad you got to all of the problems in the end. I hadn't realized the whole how much and why Koreans dislike Japan until I visited Busan and spent some time at the Busan museum and then also the museum of contemporary history in Seoul.
Wow, Busan looks otherworldly like Rio de Janeiro. I'm a huge infrastructure booster, but this is insane. The cost is way too high.
As a Japanese, it is not good idea to connect to Korea. We made a big mistake 100 years ago.
Yeah got the bombs from the 🇺🇸
Hey man i love japanese people
We still have alot of old timers that are still hostile to Japan but honestly you cant blame them
But the younger generations including myself doesnt hate Japan.
Its just our government and your government cant find a middle ground what so ever
i d support it. Way to go!❤❤❤
Great job 👏 it will be great 👍. 💙
Earthquake sees this proposal: OK, my anger management plan can cause up to $170 billions.
I'm Japanese and this has never been discussed in the current Japanese Diet or on social media.
In fact, it's only being discussed in the Korean parliament, and neither the Japanese people nor the Japanese government see any value in this tunnel.
日本人だけどこんなこと今の日本の国会やSNS上で議論されたことは一度もないよ
実際は韓国側の国会で議論が起こってるだけで日本人や日本政府もこのトンネルに価値を感じてない
I like aecond design the best at 3:12
The currently longest tunnel isn't the Seikan tunnel, it's the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland.
true
Really cool proposal and a hefty price tag!
Hey ur the guy who commented on the B1M video about sydney skyscraprr
A Japan-South Korea tunnel is absolutely impossible, considering the situation.
あんな国と繋がるなんて絶対嫌です。
Do the Malacca - dumai bridge next
The biggest problem is geology.
The tunnel runs along a plate junction.
The only safe tunnel would be an anchored submerged tunnel
The anchor lines would need to be adjustable to take up tectonic movement
Well I mean south Korea is practically an island
yep using massive money connecting two isolated island🙃
I love how this video completely dismisses the fact that North Korea stands in the way of access to Mainland Asia lmao
Hi
China would probably consider it beneficial and North Korea is basically China's bitch.
Also North Korea wants to end the economic exclusion and the Kim's might like that.
@@omega0195 creep
@@captain-chair No such projects involving NK will comes to fruition until the economic sanctions is lifted. And considering the reason why NK is in a sanction (nuclear weapons), this wont happen until NK ceases to exist.
There would actually be advantages for the Kim regime here: every time he wanted attention all he'd need to do is shut it down. It would be like the economy of Asia would be a hose and all he'd need to do is step on it!
It's crazy to think that in 100 years my grandkids could be taking a single train ride from chengdu to sapporo
Can you make video about new Salam city in Egypt please, because I am Egyptian and I love your videos
We Japanese have never proposed such a thing.
Yes, Japan did.
Google it.
Yeah sure your a Japanese right
@テッドどうかん korea is not anti japan. South koreans are angry about the loby that japan gave to the general park. And not paid enough. Think about this Philippines are only occupied 6 month but the money they pay is simmilar even though south korea had been occupied for 36years.
@@user-wf2vu7ok1w
Korea is not anti-japan.But only Korean boycott japan 🤣
@@user-ql9ew5d you must know korea before laughing. The person who attend boycott are almost who are neutral or hate the second largest party named the party of the public. People who support them almost had not attended. Because that party was the party where president park is from
Japanese will never propose such. I know very well for I am one.
Your country proposed many times so far. Pleaseee dont lie.
@テッドどうかん ALL of Koreans would never even consider such dumb idea.
@テッドどうかん Japan is an anti-Korean country, most Koreans don't want this tunnel, wasting money
I have no doubt that South Korea will start to claim Tsushima island after construction of a tunnel. They might say Tsushima island should belong to Korea because it is connected with Korea.
Connecting Korea and Japan by a highspeed rail tunnel would be very expensive, but it would bring huge profits to JR because the number of highspeed rail freight and coach trains!!!
I think Japan should make tunnels between Kyushu and Okinawa and Taiwan.
Too Far away.
遠すぎる...
This just makes it easier for Japan to do their thing lol
Why on earth would Korea, even if unified, want Japan to take advantage of their Eurasian access point…? Never in a million years would this happen.
To connect japan to mainland asia instead of just South Korea. It might be possible to build a tunnel from Hokkaido to Sachalin and then Sachalin to mainland Siberia and the rest of Asia.
Nah not going to happen in the lifetime, neither countries want the tunnel.
@Sentry911TV In the past, Korean government has proposed undersea tunnel from Busan to Jeju Island. Of course majority or people opposed. Its not that I have anything against Japan, I just think that costs far exceeds benefits. With current technology, cost of building an undersea tunnel is astronomical. Plane ticket from Incheon to Tokyo is very cheap why bother with a tunnel.
Japan is very interested in things like this.
I disagree. Both countries are ageing rapidly and are seeing slowing economic growth as well as being rapidly eclipsed by China. Such a tunnel would be bold move that could revive their moribund economies and breathe new life by allowing further cross border integration and the ease and flow of people could see new business pop up based on the building of this tunnel.
Japan doesn’t plan this project...South Korea either.
Busan? **train to busan memories intensifies**
Next movie will be Underwater tunnel ride to Busan
I would love if you do a video on the Stalin-era partially constructed tunnel linking Siberia, Russia to Japan, and Putin’s proposal to finish it.
If such a tunnel were to be constructed, the link between ROK and #Japan would have to be rail-only since it's obvious that ROK drives on the right while #Japan drives on the left. The link between Japanese islands and mainland #Japan can then be both rail and road traffic. Maybe a bridge instead of a tunnel. Otherwise, having only links between Japanese islands and mainland #Japan would be enough while a ferry link between the closest part of #Japan and ROK would been sufficient IMO. But if islanders even oppose such links, then the status quo is the best for the foreseeable future.
I always forget how vast and expensive the United States highway infrastructure is.
TNO Japan: You see all I had too do was conquer half of Asia, and half bankrupt my self on a tunnel too Korea
based burgundian man
Japanese empire’s plan of Korea Conquest😂
3:02 "English Channel"
thought as much; looking at the video title, the chunnel came to mind immediately.
このトンネルは日韓両国が共に望んでいない
Both Japan and South Korea do not want this tunnel (Google translator)
Earthquakes: am i joke to you?
Ps. Both countries are us protectorates. Not just allies 🤣
This makes sense to build but I think that the sakhalin connections would make sense as well.
I have 2 other solutions, given the information in the video, first they may build an artificial island it will help a lot especially between the "bigger island" - I forgot the name - and S.Korea
Option number 2: they make an two wide modern fast ports one in Japan and one in S.Korea for speed boats and ships with cables for boats for high speed, and I also have another better idea but I'm not sure if I should share it for free! lol
There are speed boats aready. It only takes 1:30min to reach Japan. 40 flight...no need for another underwater tunnel.. that idea is insane..... plus I don't think this will happen anyways 🤔
You forgot to mention that earthquakes could cause the tunnel to collapse
You must have missed this 5:39 Seikan Tunnel 54 km long opened in Japan March 1988.
Not if they build it correctly
Tunnels have been built in earthquake zones for quite a long time now. Zero tunnels have collapsed in an earthquake... things like this only happen in movies... real life engineers are much better than that.
Nope, tunnels are usually a safe place to be in an earthquake. This has been extensively studied.
Japanese main islands are all connected by tunnels since 1941 starting with a honshu-kyushu railway