In South Korea, President Yoon Seok-yeol took office on the 10th, and the conservative government was inaugurated for the first time in five years.


President Yun says that he will strengthen deterrence against North Korea based on the alliance with the United States, and he is eager to improve relations with the cold Japan. The skill will be questioned as to whether or not they can demonstrate leadership.

Yoon Suk-yeol, who was elected in the South Korean presidential election in March, became the 20th president at midnight on the 10th, and a bell was held in central Seoul to announce the change of president.



President Yun will attend the inauguration ceremony held in the square in front of the Diet from 11:00 am, take an oath in front of about 40,000 attendees, and then give an inauguration speech to show the policy of future administration. It has become.

President Yun has decided to move Cheong Wa Dae from the Blue House, which has been regarded as a "symbol of imperial power," to the building that was the Ministry of Defense, and will visit South Korea in the afternoon to attend the inauguration ceremony. We are planning to meet with key figures from each country, including Japan's Foreign Minister Hayashi.



President Yun, who will lead the conservative government for the first time in five years, says that he will strengthen deterrence against North Korea, which is accelerating nuclear and missile development, based on its alliance with the United States.



In addition, from the standpoint of emphasizing cooperation between the three countries of Japan, the United States and South Korea, he has shown his willingness to improve Japan-South Korea relations, which has been chilled due to issues related to "recruitment" during the Pacific War. In the midst of scarcity, the skill of how much leadership can be demonstrated will be questioned.

What is President Yoon Suk-yeol?

President Yoon Suk-yeol is 61 years old from the capital Seoul.



Yun, whose parents grew up in a family of university professors and studied at the prestigious Seoul National University, passed the bar exam and became a prosecutor.



Former President Park Geun-hye (Park Geun-hye) and former President Lee Myung-bak (Lee Myung-bak) have been evaluated by former President Moon Jae-in for his ability to thoroughly investigate bribery cases. In 2019, he was selected as the top prosecutor-general of the prosecution.

Then, as a result of pursuing the suspicion of Mr. Cho Kuk, who was appointed as the Minister of Justice by the aide of former President Mun, the conflict with the administration deepened, and Mr. Yun resigned from the prosecutor's office in March last year.



The long-awaited theory of entering politics increased with the support of the appearance of facing the administration head-on, and in July last year, he joined the conservative largest opposition party "People Power Party" at that time and was elected as an official candidate for the presidential election. ..



Mr. Yun severely criticized the Mun administration and appealed for the realization of the change of government for the first time in five years, saying, "We will judge the incompetent government by the change of government. We will create a truly just society." , Defeated Lee Jae-myung (Democratic Party of Korea), the ruling party at the time, by only 0.73 points.

After being elected, he decided to move Cheong Wa Dae from the Blue House, which has been regarded as a "symbol of imperial power," to the building that was the Ministry of Defense.



In addition, he has made clear his intention to strengthen the alliance with the United States, such as by appointing a university professor known as "American connoisseur" as the head of the National Security Office of Cheong Wa Dae, which will be the command tower of diplomacy and security. Will hold its first summit meeting with President Biden in Seoul.

In addition, Mr. Yun is eager to improve relations with Japan, which has been chilled, from the standpoint of emphasizing cooperation between the three countries of Japan, the United States and South Korea. , I handed my letter to Prime Minister Kishida.

Blame by name of President Yun of North Korea

On the 9th, North Korea said on the website operated by the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Homeland, which is the contact agency with South Korea, about President Yoon Suk-yeol, who will lead the conservative government for the first time in five years. I'm crazy about preparing for the gorgeous inauguration. "



Prior to this, last month, President Yun sent a delegation to Japan and the United States before taking office. It is nothing but the US-Korea alliance and the new government that emphasizes cooperation between Japan, the US and South Korea.

In addition, Kim Yo-jong, the sister of Kim Jong-un, said in a discourse last month that President Yun will include a preemptive attack in case an imminent attack from North Korea. Keeping in mind the idea of ​​strengthening deterrence, "if the situation comes when the South chooses a military confrontation, our nuclear combat force will have to carry out its mission," he said in some situations. It shows that it is ready to use nuclear weapons.



North Korea conducted a third nuclear test about two weeks before the inauguration of former President Park Kune, who led the former conservative government, and about a month after the inauguration of the government, Nyongbyon's nuclear reactor. There is a history of announcing the restart of the reactor.



This time, ahead of the inauguration of the same conservative Yun administration, a short-range ballistic missile presumed to be a SLBM = submarine-launched ballistic missile was launched in the Sea of ​​Japan on the 7th of this month, and at the nuclear test site in the northeast. New movements have been confirmed.



"We will take steps to further strengthen nuclear weapons at maximum speed," Kim said in a speech at a military parade last month. With the president's first summit, the countries concerned continue to be wary of North Korea's further ballistic missile launches and a seventh nuclear test.

What is the new administration's attitude toward Japan?

We asked Yun Duk-min, a former director of the National Diplomatic Hospital, who is a member of the delegation sent to Japan last month and is considered to be a promising candidate for the next ambassador to Japan, about the new administration's attitude toward Japan.

In this, Mr. Yun said about the dispatch of the delegation to Japan, "The purpose is to convey to the Japanese side the strong intention of the new president that Japan-South Korea relations should not be left unattended anymore and that relations should be improved. It was. "



He said that the delegation had not discussed concretely about the "recruitment" and the problems of the comfort women during the Pacific War, and said, "Not only South Korea but also Japan will work together to create a solution. Only then can this problem be solved, "he emphasized the idea that diplomatic efforts between the two countries are essential to solving the problem.



In addition, the new president's statement that the leaders of both Japan and South Korea intend to resume "shuttle diplomacy" to visit each other is "a framework for establishing a normal and close relationship between the two countries. In addition to being a starting point for encouraging exchanges between Japan and South Korea, it will also be an opportunity to discuss and respond to various issues. "



In addition, Mr. Yun pointed out that North Korea is developing a new tactical nuclear weapon that can attack South Korea and Japan, and Japan and South Korea are strategically cooperating as an extension of the cooperation between Japan, the United States and South Korea. He showed the idea that it was necessary to go.

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NHK has been the newly appointed President of South Korea as Yoon Suk-yeol based on the notation of the National Institute of Korean Language in South Korea. Notated.