Which Asian country was 'worse:' WWII Japan or modern North Korea?

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@the_diego

The question is how would NK have acted if it managed to overrun the whole west Pacific. But it’s pointless to ask. Still Japan.** Actually Japanese were most despicable 50 years after world war 2. **But after other Asian countries managed to catch up in terms of production and Japan is now just a secondary player, they’ve become more tolerable.

Am I reading this correctly? 1995 Japan was more despicable than 1995 North Korea?