In 1987, three U.S. congressmen smashed a Toshiba radio. Back then, the U.S. sanctioned Japan, making up excuses that Japan sold precision machine tools to the Soviet Union. But you know how it is—business wars are just this blatant (｀Д´) At the same time, the U.S. was already setting up South Korea to develop its semiconductor industry, trying to undermine Japan's industrial advantage .