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Japan-Korea Relations: Recent Polling James L. Schoff | March 8, 2018

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Page 1: Japan-Korea Relations: Recent Polling · of Japan and South Korea Increasing tourism or anti-South Korean NO need to develop Japan-South Korea re Ott* r No response 42.6% 39.2% 24.4%

Japan-Korea Relations: Recent Polling

James L. Schoff | March 8, 2018

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Impression of the Other

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

2 to 1, Bad vs Good Impression

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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

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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

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

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

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

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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

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Few Friends/Acquaintances Among Them

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

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Optimism for the Future?

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

Not much…

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