Public opinion survey “feeling friendliness” in South Korea at least 20 minutes past 17:19

As Japan-Korea relations deteriorated due to issues related to “recruitment”, 26.7% of respondents in the Cabinet Office responded that they felt “friendly” to Korea, the lowest so far.

In October, the Cabinet Office conducted a public opinion survey of 3,000 men and women over the age of 18 nationwide in order to grasp the public awareness of diplomacy, and received responses from 1,608 people, or 53.6%.

According to this, 26.7% of respondents answered that they felt “friendly” about Korea, which was 12.7 points lower than the previous survey conducted last year, the lowest since the survey began in 1978.

On the other hand, 71.5% answered “I don't feel friendliness”, the highest ever.

Looking at other countries, 78.7% responded that they felt “friendly” to the United States, 22.7% in China, and 20.8% in Russia, both higher than the previous survey.

In response to multiple responses regarding North Korea's interest, the most abducted problem was 77.6%, followed by missile problems at 70.3% and nuclear problems at 63.8%.

According to the person in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “I think the fact that the feeling of closeness to South Korea has fallen is that the people are feeling the harsh situation of the relationship between the two countries. Talking