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Japan's approval rating rises, but South Korea's image drops..! The "Bomb" Dropped on South Korea by Prime Minister Kishida During His Visit

. However, another LDP lawmaker revealed, "There are harsh views within the party.

　The content of the meeting with President Yun was decided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Director-General Akiba of the National Security Bureau, with the Prime Minister's Office largely uninvolved. More specifically, it was choreographed by the Biden administration. Both Japan and South Korea were told by the U.S. to appeal to the U.S. to improve relations. 　

The prime minister said he was "heartbroken" over the issue of former labor arbitrators, and the PM's office explained that it was his idea, but that does not seem to be the case. The issue of treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The South Koreans are now in an uproar over the agreement to host a delegation of South Korean inspectors ahead of the expected release of the water into the ocean in the summer. A Liberal Democratic Party official with knowledge of the situation in South Korea said, "South Koreans have long been concerned about the current administration's handling of the nuclear power plant. 　

A South Korean official with knowledge of the situation in South Korea said, "For some time now, the majority of the public opinion in South Korea, whether conservative, which is the support base of the current administration, or innovative, which supports the previous administration, has been 'Do not allow the release of radioactive water. The Hankyoreh, a major newspaper, immediately reported, "If we send a delegation of inspectors, it will be misunderstood that we have tacitly approved the contaminated water discharge plan," and "It is absolutely unacceptable to entrust the people's health to Japan. Even so, the Yun administration is in a tight spot after only one year in office, with the disapproval rating topping 60%.

　The Japanese side was the one who proposed the acceptance of the delegation. The Kishida administration wanted to give the pro-Japan Yun administration a souvenir in order to prevent it from collapsing, but this may have had the opposite effect. 　From the May 20, 2023 issue of Shukan Gendai.

Source: https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/e72ae857e44deeb10729bb16951d67cc708f5c4b