Is Japan's Abe Jealous Of Korea?

Abe has been complaining that western news media write his name in the wrong order. He wants it to be written as Abe Shinzo. And he is having the Japanese government write Japanese names in surname first order when written in English.

Japan wants to change the way we use Japanese names

Western media has been writing Korean names in the surname first order, as it is written in Korean, for years. We never had the Korean government take action to do this. It happened naturally.

I think Abe is also jealous of Korea's prosperity and overtaking of Japan in certain industries

For example, western press always writes President Moon's name in the proper order:

Moon Jae-in: TIME Person of the Year 2018 Runner Up

South Korean President Moon Jae-in's nominee for justice minister

Why has the support for South Korea's President Moon Jae-in 

Believe it or not, even the Japanese are protesting discrimination and racism against Koreans in Japan media and by Japanese right wing politicians.

Japan's Shukan Post apologizes after being blasted for discrimination toward South Koreans

Very few articles on this in English, but there are many in Korean.

Japanese protest racism against Koreans and call for goodwill (in Korean)

Japanese in Tokyo protest discrimination against Koreans (in Korean)

Where would a western professor feel comfortable slandering Koreans? Japan.

Racist Professor Calls Student 'That F***ing Korean Gook' 

Koreans have always liked Japanese products and Japan. That's one of the reasons Korea has ALWAYS had a trade deficit with Japan, ever since the end of World War II. They are our neighbors.

We just don't like radical conservative Japanese politicians who incite racism against Koreans and deny that Japan committed war crimes against Koreans (Chinese, Taiwanese, Filipinos, and others).

There was a statement in 1993 from cabinet secretary Yohei Kono, who wrote the Kono Statement, acknowledging Japan's involvement in the enslavement of "comfort women" and apologizing.

Background reading (extra credit) - Ethnic issues in Japan