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A joint public opinion poll to gauge sentiment in Japan toward South Korea, and vice versa, found that Japanese respondents had a more favorable impression of their near neighbor than at any time in the recent past.
The survey, carried out from August to September by the Japanese nonprofit organization Genron NPO and the South Korean think tank East Asia Research Institute, generated responses from roughly 1,000 Japanese and 1,000 Koreans aged 18 and older. The results were released Oct. 12.
On the Japanese side, 37.4 percent of respondents had a “good” impression of South Korea, the highest figure since the joint surveys started in 2013. The number of respondents whose impression was “good” for the first time exceeded those whose impression was “not good.”
The most common reason cited by Japanese respondents was “interest in pop culture,” at 47.1 percent followed by an “attractive food and shopping culture” at 34.2 percent.
On the other hand, 53.3 percent of respondents on the Korean side did not have a good impression of Japan, a slight increase from last year. Those who responded “good” totaled 28.9 percent, down slightly from last year.
The survey, carried out from August to September by the Japanese nonprofit organization Genron NPO and the South Korean think tank East Asia Research Institute, generated responses from roughly 1,000 Japanese and 1,000 Koreans aged 18 and older. The results were released Oct. 12.
On the Japanese side, 37.4 percent of respondents had a “good” impression of South Korea, the highest figure since the joint surveys started in 2013. The number of respondents whose impression was “good” for the first time exceeded those whose impression was “not good.”
The most common reason cited by Japanese respondents was “interest in pop culture,” at 47.1 percent followed by an “attractive food and shopping culture” at 34.2 percent.
On the other hand, 53.3 percent of respondents on the Korean side did not have a good impression of Japan, a slight increase from last year. Those who responded “good” totaled 28.9 percent, down slightly from last year.
