53% of Japanese people feel close to South Korea... 46% say Japan-Korea relations are good = South Korean report

A survey revealed that more than half of Japanese people feel a sense of affinity towards South Korea. Furthermore, it was found that nearly half of Japanese citizens believe that Japan-Korea relations are good.
According to the "2023 Public Diplomacy Public Opinion Poll" announced by the Japanese Cabinet Office on the 19th, 1,649 Japanese citizens aged 18 and over were surveyed from September 7 to October 15, 2023.
In a public opinion poll conducted on South Korea, 52.8% of respondents answered that they felt a sense of affinity towards South Korea. This is a 6.9% increase from the previous survey conducted in October 2022 (45.9%).
It's a number. During the same period, the percentage of people who answered that they had no affinity for South Korea decreased from 53.7% to 46.4%.
Currently, the percentage of people who answered that "Japan-Korea relations are good" is 46.1%, which is 28% in the previous survey.
3%), the increase was 17.8%. The percentage of people who answered that ``Japan-Korea relations are not good'' decreased from 67.3% to 49.8%.
On the other hand, in this survey, the percentage of people who answered "I feel a sense of affinity towards China and Russia"
were 12.7% and 4.1%, respectively, both record lows. A source from Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, ``Prime Minister Kishida and President Yoon Seo-gyeol will discuss the issue of conscripted labor in March 2023.''
Kyodo News reported that this was due to the fact that the two sides agreed on a solution to the issue and that relations have improved.