Editorial

15:58 JST, June 11, 2024

Many Japanese and South Koreans have shown an awareness of the need for trilateral security cooperation among Japan, the United States and South Korea. One can say this is an encouraging trend.

The governments of Japan and South Korea need to expand specific areas of cooperation, including for security, and show that maintaining an amicable relationship is positive for citizens of both countries.

In a joint survey by The Yomiuri Shimbun and South Korean newspaper Hankook Ilbo, high percentages of respondents — 86% of Japanese and 79% of South Koreans — were for strengthening security cooperation among the three nations.

In addition, 88% in Japan and 72% in South Korea cited “diplomacy and security” as an area in which both nations should promote cooperation in the future. It is extraordinary that this figure exceeded 70% in........

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