Independence Movement Day used to be a time of heightened anti-Japanese sentiment, but do Koreans now travel to Japan?

On the 1st of this month, South Korean President Yoon Seo-gyeol gave a speech at a commemorative ceremony for the March 1st Independence Movement, which took place on March 1, 1919 during Japanese rule to resist colonial rule. future aspirations
He emphasized the cooperative relationship between the two countries. On the other hand, the ruling and opposition parties were divided on the content of the speech, which did not touch upon specific issues that straddle Japan and South Korea, such as the former forced labor issue and the comfort women issue. 3 in Korea
The 1st of the month is March 1st, Independence Movement Day, a public holiday. This year, it was a three-day holiday including Saturday and Sunday. Many people took advantage of the holidays to travel to Japan. According to Korean media, Japan during the holidays
Most of the plane tickets for the trip are sold out. However, he was criticized for going to Japan on the day commemorating the March First Independence Movement, which occurred in resistance to Japan's colonial rule.
There are also voices. This is the second time that Yoon has given a speech at an independence movement ceremony, following last year. Regarding the Declaration of Independence, which was announced on March 1, 1919 in resistance to Japanese colonial rule, "we
He stated that independence is the path to a prosperous life for both countries, and called for a new world to be opened based on understanding and empathy. The current Japan-Korea relationship is ``overcoming a painful past and working together toward a new world.''
``We have become partners who share the values of freedom, human rights, and the rule of law, pursue common interests, and work together for world peace and prosperity.'' On top of that, last year a total of 9.28 million people
He cited the fact that Japan and South Korea have traveled back and forth between Japan and South Korea, and that Japan and South Korea have cooperated in rescuing their own citizens from conflict areas in the Middle East and Africa where armed conflicts have occurred. ,
We can open up a new future for South Korea-Japan relations,'' he said, indicating his intention to further develop relations next year, which will mark 60 years since the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and South Korea. Continuing from last year, the issue of former forced labor and compensation
The issue of cheap women was not touched upon. Regarding Yun's speech, Park Jeong-ha, chief spokesperson for the ruling party People's Power, praised it, saying, ``He presented the future path that South Korea should take and the leap forward that South Korea-Japan relations should take.'' on the other hand
Ahn Gwi-ryong, a spokesperson for the main opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan, condemned the move as ``an affront to the spirit of the independence movement.'' ``Is cooperation with Japan the purpose and spirit of the March First Independence Movement?''
"What kind of history did the president learn in school?" On the day of March 1st, large-scale rallies and demonstrations were held in Seoul. The conservative party ``Freedom and Union Party'' has 200,000 people (organizer
The rally was attended by a total of 30,000 people (according to police estimates). They shouted things like ``Long live the Republic of Korea'' and ``Long live President Yun Seok-Yeol.'' Meanwhile, in front of the comfort women statue installed in front of the Japanese embassy, the Yun government was criticized.
There were also private groups that attacked it. This year, ``March 1'' is combined with Saturday and Sunday to create a three-day holiday, and it seems that many people took advantage of the holiday to travel around Japan. The Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo reported on the 1st, ``March 1
We found that the reservation rate for routes to Japan during the Japanese holidays was well over 90%." According to the newspaper, low-cost carrier (LCC) T'Way Air will fly to Tokyo from March 1st to March 3rd.
The reservation rate for the route was 94%. Fellow LCCs Easter Airlines and Jin Air also had high booking rates during the holidays.
Meanwhile, the same newspaper and others conducted a survey of 1,500 men and women in their 20s to 60s on the 26th and 27th of last month.
When asked in the survey, ``Do you think it is 'unreasonable' to travel to Japan on March 1st or Independence Day?'', 63% of respondents answered ``undesirable.'' "Resisting Japanese colonial rule"
What is the point of traveling to Japan on the day commemorating the ``March 1st Independence Movement''?'' On the other hand, 37% said they did not mind. The newspaper said, ``Until now, we have been talking about the ``MZ generation (millennial generation)''.
However, in this survey, there were almost no differences by generation. Rather, “three.
``I don't mind going to Japan for a trip'' was the highest among people in their 60s at 40%.'' In the past, ``March 1st'' was a day when the anti-Japanese sentiment of the Korean people increased even further, and
People should be careful when traveling to South Korea around this date. However, now a situation is beginning to emerge where Koreans take advantage of this day to visit Japan.