7 out of 10 Japanese say “Korea-Japan relations are unstable due to martial law”

by times news cr
On the morning of the 15th, a day after the passage of the impeachment bill against President Yoon Seok-yeol, citizens are watching related news in the waiting room of Seoul Station in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. 2024.12.15 Newsis

After President Yoon Seok-yeol’s ‘December 3 martial law incident’, a public opinion poll showed that about 7 out of 10 Japanese people feel uneasy about future Korea-Japan relations.

According to a public opinion poll conducted by the Mainichi Shimbun on the 14th and 15th and released on the 17th, 66% of respondents responded that they “feel anxious” about future Korea-Japan relations regarding the domestic situation that continues to be in chaos due to Korea’s December 3 martial law emergency. Only 14% responded “I am not anxious,” and 18% responded “I don’t know.”

In particular, among respondents who responded that they were ‘anxious,’ the proportion increased rapidly as their age increased. Respectively, ▲58% in their 40s ▲64% in their 50s ▲69% in their 60s ▲79% in their 70s or older. The majority of respondents under the age of 30 also answered that they felt anxious.

By political party support, 60-70% of both ruling and opposition party supporters responded that they felt anxious about future Korea-Japan relations, showing no significant difference from the responses to the previous items.

This trend was also shown in a public opinion poll conducted by the Yomiuri Shimbun on the 13th to 15th. Similar to the Mainichi Shimbun survey, 66% of respondents responded that they felt uneasy about Korea-Japan relations due to the declaration of martial law, and only 31% responded that they were ‘not anxious.’

Meanwhile, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on the 14th, “Korea is an important neighboring country that must cooperate as a partner in various tasks of the international community, and the importance of Korea-Japan relations does not change. We cannot predict the trend at all, but we will continue to work closely together.” “We will communicate and make every effort to achieve this,” he emphasized.

The previous position was maintained on the 16th. According to a live broadcast on the TV Tokyo YouTube channel, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said at a regular press conference the previous day (16th), “The importance of the Japan-Korea (Korea-Japan) relationship does not change. “We will continue to communicate closely with the Korean side,” he said.

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