Anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea

An anti-Japanese banner in Korean. The banner concerns the Liancourt Rocks dispute and refers to Japanese people as Jjokbari (쪽바리), a disparaging ethnic slur against people of Japanese ancestry. Roughly translated, the banner says "To Dokdo: Worry not, as we have the ghost-busting, Jap-hunting MARINES with us!"

Anti-Japanese sentiment[a] in Korean society has its roots in historic, cultural, and nationalistic sentiments.

The first recorded anti-Japanese attitudes in Korea were expressed in response to the Japanese pirate raids and the later 1592−98 Japanese invasions of Korea.[1] Sentiments in contemporary society are largely attributed to the Japanese rule in Korea from 1910 to 1945. A survey in 2005 found that 89% of those South Koreans polled said that they "cannot trust Japan."[2] More recently, according to a BBC World Service Poll conducted in 2013, 67% of South Koreans view Japan's influence negatively, and 21% express a positive view. This puts South Korea behind mainland China as the country with the second most negative feelings of Japan in the world.[3]


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  1. ^ "History Today: The educational archive of articles, news and study aids for teachers, students and enthusiasts - History Today - History Today - Top menu - Magazine Online - Archives (1980–2007)". 2007-09-26. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  2. ^ Cooney, Kevin J.; Scarbrough, Alex (2008). "Japan and South Korea: Can These Two Nations Work Together?". Asian Affairs. 35 (3): 173–192. doi:10.3200/AAFS.35.3.173-192. ISSN 0092-7678. JSTOR 30172693. S2CID 153613926.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-10. Retrieved 2014-09-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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