I’m surprised by quite how negative the outcome is here; my impression is that people are just fed up with Korea rather than what seems to be active dislike; I took my opinion from various television news programs, but perhaps in the interest of balance, and that people are more measured when on TV versus doing a survey in the privacy of their own home I have been misled.
Anyway, here’s a charming poster from Korea about one of the triggers of Japn-Korea animosity.
Research results
Q1: When the Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea was signed, how were individual claims of forced labour handled? (Sample size=3,145)
Claims were nullified 42.1% Claims were to be made to the Korean government 36.1% Claims against Japanese corporations remained 2.2% Claims against the Japanese government remained 1.5% Claims against Korean corporations remained 0.9% Other 3.2% Don’t know 3.2% Q2: Do you agree or disagree with the Japan government applying limits to the export of chemicals for chip making to Korea? (Sample size=3,145)
Agree, and I think exports should be stopped altogether 50.7% Agree, as I don’t think they sufficiently manage the exported chemicals 20.8% Agree, as I think it is appropriate retaliation for the forced labour issue, etc 8.7% Agree for another reason 2.8% Disagree, as it will damage Japanese corporations too and other knock-on effects 3.1% Disagree, as it should be resolved by talking to each other 1.4% Disagree, as it goes against Japan’s promotion of free trade 1.3% Disagree for another reason 2.7% Other 1.2% Don’t know 7.2% Whilst 82.9% of men agreed with sanctions, a smaller 67.1% of women did, although there was 15.8 percentage points of women who didn’t know enough to answer.
Q3: Which aspects of Japan-Korea relations do you think are doing well or improving? (Sample size=3,145, multiple answer)
Rank Percentage 1 Culture, arts 20.4% 2 Tourism, sightseeing 19.0% 3 Food 11.0% 4 Youth exchange 6.6% 5 Sports 6.4% 6 Politics, diplomacy 2.8% 7 Economy, trade 2.3% The tables exclude the 63.8% who answered “Nothing in particular”. It was younger people who tended to select this answer, with 73.9% of the under 30s choosing it.
Q4: What do you think is the most popular genre in the current third Korean boom? (Sample size=3,145)
Rank Percentage 1 K-POP (music) 18.1% 2 Food 6.5% 3 Sightseeing 4.9% 4 Cosmetics, make-up 4.9% 5 Korean drama, movies 4.2% 6 K-POP (dance) 4.0% 7 Beauty salons, cosmetic surgery 2.4% Q5: Do you think American forces will withdraw from South Korea? (Sample size=3,145)
No, and will remain at the present strength 41.4% No, but will reduce their force size 31.8% Yes 12.9% No, and will increase their forces 3.2% Don’t know 9.6% Other 1.0% Q6: What impression do you have of South Korea? (Sample size=3,145)
Very good impression 0.8% Somewhat good impression 3.3% Somewhat poor impression 20.9% Very poor impression 63.3% Don’t know, can’t say 11.7% Q7: What do you think will happen in the future between North and South Korea? (Sample size=3,145)
They will remain as two countries 63.1% They will unify under North Korea 15.5% They will unify under South Korea 3.0% Don’t know 15.5% Other 2.8%
Demographics
Between the 19th of July and the 1st of August 2019 3,145 members of the @Nifty monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. No further demographics were provided.
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