Public Opinion Polls | Memory and Reconciliation in the Asia-Pacific

March 9, 2015 – “China’s Growing Military Is A Top Security Concern Among Japanese: Poll” (International Business Times)

March 12, 2015
Japan

“According to results of a public opinion poll released by the Japanese government, China’s military expansion and emphatic claims in various land and maritime border disputes with Japan are more of an immediate security threat to Japanese than disagreements with…

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Feb. 24, 2015 – “Poll: 70 years after WWII, most feel Japan on peaceful path, focusing on economy” (Yomiuri)

March 4, 2015
Japan

“A national public opinion survey conducted by The Yomiuri Shimbun to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II revealed that most respondents held positive views about postwar Japan, with about 80 percent saying Japan had taken…

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Feb. 16, 2015 – “Enmity Between South Korea, Japan Worries U.S.” (WSJ)

February 20, 2015
Japan

“Seoul’s demand for new apology over WWII ‘comfort women’ complicates regional security ties… …Polling data show that South Koreans dislike Mr. Abe as much as they do North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. In Japan, polls show that views of South…

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