WASHINGTON--Unlike South Koreans and Chinese, Southeast Asians and Australians report a favorable opinion of Japan, a survey by a U.S. think tank showed.
According to a recent survey of Asia-Pacific nations by the Pew Research Center, roughly 80 percent of Malaysians, Indonesians, Filipinos and Australians said their perception of Japan is favorable.
But closer to home, the survey showed anti-Japan sentiment among South Koreans at 77 percent and in China at 90 percent.
Asked whether Japan has sufficiently apologized for its military actions during the 1930s and 1940s, 98 percent of South Koreans and 78 percent of Chinese said “no.”
But those who answered “yes” or “no apology necessary” surpassed those who said “no” in the Philippines, Malaysia and Australia, with 48 percent versus 47 percent, 32 percent versus 30 percent and 55 percent versus 30 percent, respectively.
Analysis of the survey concluded that Japan’s favorability is low in South Korea and China because the public in those two nations do not believe Japan has offered sufficient apologies for its military actions prior to and during World War II.
The survey, whose results were released on July 11, looked at Japan’s image in Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, the Philippines, Pakistan, South Korea and China.
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