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That's really not true. Taiwan, for example, has widespread pro-Japanese sentiment. Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Vietnam also have warm relations w
by jbay808 5y ago
That's really not true. Taiwan, for example, has widespread pro-Japanese sentiment. Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Vietnam also have warm relations with Japan.
On the other hand, Mainland China and both North and South Korea continue to have a dominant anti-Japanese sentiment.
A cynical observer might suggest that the ability of a nation's public to forgive past grievances correlates closely with how much benefit the government sees in maintaining that hostile sentiment.
- dwighttk 5y agoWhat’s the benefit for South Korea?
- ezconnect 5y agoThey have territorial disputes unlike other Asian nations who only had WWII compensation dispute.
- alephnan 5y ago> both North and South Korea continue to have a dominant anti-Japanese sentiment I've learned it's extremely difficult to find Samsung products on the shelves in Japan. The conglomerates in East Asian are intertwined with political influence.