60% of Japanese and Koreans say ”Even if there are differences on historical issues, relations should improve” - Korean media

It turns out that two out of three Japanese and Koreans think that "despite differences in historical perceptions, the two countries should deepen friendly relations." This is because they believe that "we should go beyond historical issues and move toward practical cooperation."
According to the results of a public opinion poll jointly conducted by the Yomiuri Shimbun and the Korean daily newspaper Hankook Ilbo and reported on the 25th, from the 13th to the 15th of this month,
A survey of 1,000 Koreans and 1,014 Japanese found that 66% of Koreans and 61% of Japanese responded that "it is good to deepen friendly relations even if there are differences in historical perceptions."
On the other hand, 33% of South Koreans and 37% of Japanese responded that "as long as there are differences in historical perceptions, it will be difficult to deepen friendly relations."
Additionally, 55% of South Koreans believe that "Japan-South Korea relations are currently good," up 13 percentage points from the previous year.
The Yomiuri Shimbun reported that "This is the first time since the survey began in 1995 that the number of positive responses from Koreans has exceeded 50 percent."
However, the expectation that "Japan-South Korea relations will improve after the inauguration of the Lee Jae Myung administration" was counted at 36% in South Korea but only 6% in Japan, revealing a difference in perception between the two countries.
Additionally, 33% of South Koreans and 62% of Japanese responded that there would be no change, while 24% in both countries responded that it would get worse.
The Yomiuri Shimbun reported, "The left-leaning Lee Jae-myung administration was inaugurated in South Korea on the 4th of this month, but the conservative
"This appears to be a continuation of the trend toward improving relations with Japan that was pursued during the Yoon Seok-yeol administration."