Japan's departing Kishida sends signal to successor with S Korea summit

Prime Minister Kishida may have to show that what he did with President Yoon is the right direction and he expects whoever succeeds him to follow the current direction

Nah. If he quits, he should not have a say in future direction. He had the chance but gave up. That’s like having power but no responsibility.

The restablishment of good SKorea-Japan relations during the Kishida and Yoon administrations should let all the people of both nations that such relations are in the best interests of their countries, both in terms of economics and security.And such relations should continue in the face of increasing regional threats.

The only ones who benefit from bad relations is China and NKorea.

What is that pic? A staring contest?

Don't even try it Yoon.

Kishida can stand there and do nothing, for three years straight, without taking a break or accomplishing anything. He'll win easily.

While Kishida was doing what he thought was the best for Japan in the short term, he did a great harm to Japan's interest in the long run by breeding the most anti-Japan political force in Korean history, which controls 64% of Korean parliament and is almost guaranteed to win the next presidency.

The presumptive next president Lee Jae Myong currently holds 2 to 1 poll number edge over the conservative's strongest candidate. Worse the second tier candidates holds a 20% lead over the strongest candidate and even 3rd tier Democratic candidates outpoll the strongest conservative candidate.

The voters are so fed up with Yoon that it's literally anyone but the conservatives for the next president.

Kishida could have prevented this formation of the strongest anti-Japan political force in Korean history by granting concessions, but no......

So much for their nipponjinro.

No matter how unique they claim they are in the eyes of foreigners Koreans and Japanese look alike.

Who will trust Japan ? Every year or every two years the post of Japanese P.M. will be replaced by someone.

And every president of South Korea will be arrested and put in jail, Yoon will not be an exception.The next president will roll over foreign policy again. Kishida and Yoon pretending like friends was because both of them were vassal state, playing the drama to their "Master" !

Superficial diplomacy such as friendship with Korea is completely unnecessary for Japan and significantly damages our national interests.

Like China, Korea's anti-Japanese sentiment has been nurtured by a fantasy of history education, and unless they admit that it was wrong, apologize for their anti-Japanese actions, and pay compensation to Japan, Japan-Korea relations will not progress properly. That is simply impossible.

In the semiconductor industry, which is the core of Korea's exports, Japanese manufacturing equipment and materials are essential, but from Japan's perspective, Korea is just one of many customers.

I hope that Lee Jae-min, who has four criminal convictions, will become president and quickly succeed Moon Jae-in, who has been staunchly anti-Japanese and anti-American.

Please break off diplomatic relations with Japan! Lee Jae-min! Lee Jae-min!