Japan-Korea Relations: Recent Polling

James L. Schoff | March 8, 2018

Impression of the Other

Source: Genron NPO, “5th Japan-South Korea Public Opinion Poll,” June/July 2017

2 to 1, Bad vs Good Impression

Reason for Bad Impression

Source: Genron NPO, “5th Japan-South Korea Public Opinion Poll,” June/July 2017

Territorial Issue Less of a Factor in Japan

Reason for Good Impression

Source: Genron NPO, “5th Japan-South Korea Public Opinion Poll,” June/July 2017

Culture/People a Strong Factor; Democracy Less So

Impression of the Socio-Political RegimeJapan as Militaristic? ROK as Ethno-Nationalist?

Source: Genron NPO, “5th Japan-South Korea Public Opinion Poll,” June/July 2017

“Militarist” Seems Off the Mark…Impression of the Socio-Political Regime

Impression of the Situation

Source: Genron NPO, “5th Japan-South Korea Public Opinion Poll,” June/July 2017

Most Think Worrisome, Undesirable, Need to be Fixed

Few Friends/Acquaintances Among Them

Source: Genron NPO, “5th Japan-South Korea Public Opinion Poll,” June/July 2017

Optimism for the Future?

Source: Genron NPO, “5th Japan-South Korea Public Opinion Poll,” June/July 2017

Not much…

But What Can/Should Be Done?Some Ideas, but Little Agreement (except about media)