日韓関係因為竹島主權問題轉差

Yesterday the Yomiuri News on-line reported the following:

両国関係「悪い」、日本７１％…日韓共同調査

読売新聞社と韓国日報社は３月２２～２４日、日韓両国での新政権発足を受けて共同世論調査（電話方式）を実施した。

　昨年８月、韓国の李明博(イミョンバク)大統領（当時）が島根県の竹島を訪問したことなどで日本側の韓国に対する評価や感情が急速に悪化し、現在の日韓関係が「悪い」とする回答は７１％と、前回２０１１年の２７％から急増。１９９５年以降計９回の調査で最高となった。韓国でも、「悪い」と思う人が７８％（前回６４％）に上り、国民意識の面でも、関係悪化が鮮明になった。

　互いの国を「信頼できない」という回答も、日本で過去最高の５５％（同３７％）を記録し、韓国でも８０％（同７７％）に上昇した。

　李氏の竹島訪問については、日本で「適切でなかった」が８６％を占めたが、韓国では対照的に「適切だった」が６７％に上った。日韓関係をより良くするために優先して解決すべき問題（複数回答）でも、「竹島をめぐる問題」が日本で６８％、韓国で７２％に上り、ともにトップを占めた。

（2013年4月5日22時10分 読売新聞）

 

(試譯文)

The Yomiuri Shimbun and the Hankook Inc. carried out a join opinion poll (by telephone) from March 22nd to 24th in response to the new government's inauguration in Japan and in South Korea.

   The evaluation on the feeling in Japan over South Korea had gotten worse quickly because South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (Lee Myung-bak) (at that time) visited Takeshima of the Shimane Prefecture in August last year. Regarding the reply on the current  Japan-Korea relation, 71% said it was "worse", being a rapid increase from 27% of last time in 2011. It became the highest among the total nine investigations held since 1995. Even in South Korea, those who thought it was "bad" went up to 78% (from 64% last time), and in respect of the national consciousness it became clear that the relationship had also deteriorated.

   Regarding the mutual trust between the two countries, the reply "not reliable" was the highest ever recorded in Japan: at 55% (previously 37%); in South Korea it even went up to 80% (previously 77%).

   About Mr. Lee's visit to Takeshima, in Japan 86% thought "it was not appropriate"; yet in South Korea in contrast those thought "it was appropriate" went up to 67%. As for what problems (multiple answers) should be given the priority to deal with in order to improve the Japan-Korea relations, "the problem involving Takeshima" went up to 68% in Japan while it went up to 72% in South Korea. This problem occupied the top position in both countries.

It seems that Takeshima is a sensitive topic between Japan and South Korea.