I wrote "Kim Jong-il is preparing to strike Japan, but he wouldn't really do that" yesterday. Here's why I think so.
They will never shot the missile. It's a mind game. In Japanese, 心理戦(shin-ri-sen) or 腹芸(hara-gei). "腹芸" literally means "conspiration art." Every politician need 腹芸 skill to achieve their goals.
腹 is a stomach. So a true literally meaning of 腹芸 is "stomach art." Why 腹(stomach)? Here's the reason. Japanese have believed that our mind exists inside our stomach, not inside our brain.
More examples of 腹(stomach/brain):
"腹黒い" literally means "black stomach" but actually means "of conspiracy." For example, "彼は腹黒い" means "He is a man of conspiracy."
"腹を割って話す" literally means "cut one's stomach and talk" but actually means "talk frankly."
Samurais executed 切腹(ハラキリ) himself to express their loyalty to their masters, without any conspiracy.
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We have so many nerves in our stomach that we could call it a brain. It is amazing isn't it?
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