◆ The 9th Joint Korea-Japan Public Opinion Poll

*This Comparative Data has been translated from the Korean version. The Korean version can be found here

The East Asia Institute (President Yul Sohn) and Genron NPO (President Yasuhi Kudo) held the 9th Joint Korea-Japan Public Opinion Press Conference on September 28 at 15:00. The results of the Joint Korea-Japan Public Opinion Survey were announced to domestic and foreign press and media. The purpose of this survey is to continuously identify changes in the people's understanding and perception in both countries to resolve the differences in perceptions and promote mutual understanding. The joint Korea-Japan Public Opinion Survey has been conducted annually since 2013, marking its ninth anniversary this year.

The following are the main topics or the webinar

• Favorability of the other country and breaking away from the bad situation
• Ways to improve ROK-Japan relations and the public opinion that is for cooperation
• Consumers of popular culture as the central force in driving favorability
• Opinions on ROK-Japan security and economic cooperation and the influence of China
• Expectation that the next government will improve ROK-Japan relations