113-586: Japanese Korean or Korean Japanese might refer to: Japan-Korea relations Japanese Korean Army Japanese people in North Korea Japanese people in South Korea Korea under Japanese rule Koreans in Japan , including Zainichi Koreans and Japanese citizens of Korean descent The Zainichi Korean language , a variety of Korean spoken in Japan
226-614: A baseball. Since leaving office, he has defended his decision to send Japanese troops to Iraq. In the North Korean abductions and nuclear development issues, Koizumi took more assertive attitudes than his predecessors. Although Koizumi did not initially campaign on the issue of defense reform, he approved the expansion of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) and in October 2001 they were given greater scope to operate outside of
339-734: A common practice known as omiai . The wedding ceremony at the Tokyo Prince Hotel was attended by about 2,500 people, including Takeo Fukuda (then Prime Minister), and featured a wedding cake shaped like the National Diet Building . The marriage ended in divorce in 1982, as Kayoko was reportedly unhappy with her married life for several reasons. After this divorce, Koizumi never married again, saying that divorce consumed ten times more energy than marriage. Koizumi had custody of two of his three sons: Kōtarō Koizumi and Shinjirō Koizumi , who were reared by one of his sisters. Shinjiro
452-497: A distant third. Since leaving office as prime minister, Koizumi has not granted a single request for an interview or television appearance, although he has given speeches and had private interactions with journalists. Koizumi returned to the national spotlight in October 2013, after seven years of largely avoiding attention, when he gave a speech to business executives in Nagoya in which he stated: "We should aim to be nuclear-free... If
565-472: A few hours or a day. Japanese accounts primarily dispute the notion that Kim led the raid himself, instead suggesting that Choe Hyon led the raid instead. Kim founded North Korea, and his descendants have still not signed a peace treaty with Japan. The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea , led by (later) South Korea's first president Syngman Rhee , moved from Shanghai to Chongqing . Lee lobbied in
678-546: A final tally of 298 to 155 votes. He was made Prime Minister of Japan on 26 April, and his coalition secured 78 of 121 seats in the Upper House elections in July. Within Japan, Koizumi pushed for new ways to revitalise the moribund economy, aiming to act against bad debts with commercial banks, privatize the postal savings system, and reorganize the factional structure of the LDP. He spoke of
791-558: A half-century old or even two millennia older. Efforts to reach compromise agreements have broken down. Meanwhile, a much less controversial, less politicized and more study-oriented historiography has flourished in Western nations. In 2013, polls reported that 94% of Koreans believe Japan "Feels no regret for its past wrongdoings," while 63% of Japanese state that Korean demands for Japanese apologies are "Incomprehensible". Relations between Korea and Japan go back at least two millennia. After
904-468: A hypothetical language family including Japanese and Korean, or some ancient languages of the Korean peninsula ( Japanese–Koguryoic languages ) Comparison of Japanese and Korean Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Japanese Korean . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
1017-477: A low profile for several years after he left office, he returned to national attention in 2013 as an advocate for abandoning nuclear power in Japan , in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster , which contrasted with the pro-nuclear views espoused by the LDP governments both during and after Koizumi's term in office. Koizumi is a third-generation politician of the Koizumi family . His father, Jun'ya Koizumi ,
1130-500: A major role in the social development of Japan during that period. While at the same time hostility between Japan and Silla escalated. Empress Jitō honored King Zenko by giving him the hereditary title of Kudara no Konikishi and allowed him to pass on his royal lineage to future generations. According to the Shoku Nihongi ( 続日本紀 ) , Takano no Niigasa came from a background of the naturalized clansmen Yamato-no-Fuhito ( 和史 ) and
1243-555: A majority in the House of Representatives. Koizumi's popularity rose almost twenty points after he dissolved the House and expelled rebel LDP members. Opinion polls ranked the government's approval ratings between 58 and 65 percent. The electorate saw the election in terms of a vote for or against reform of the postal service, which the Democratic Party and rebel LDP members were seen as being against. The September 2005 elections were
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#17328448404181356-541: A new shogun or to celebrate the birth of an heir to a shogun. Korean envoys were used for showing the prestige of the Tokugawa shogunate and vice versa. After the wars, Korean missions were dispatched 11 times to the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan between 1607 and 1811. From the late 18th to late 19th centuries, Western governments sought to intercede in and influence the political and economic fortunes of Asian countries through
1469-692: A nuclear waste disposal facility in Finland, where he learned that nuclear waste would have to be sealed up for 100,000 years. A poll by the Asahi Shimbun in November 2013 found that 54% of the public supported Koizumi's anti-nuclear statements. Koizumi told one reporter that he felt lied to by the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan , which characterized nuclear power as a safe alternative to fossil fuels, stating that "we certainly had no idea how difficult it
1582-560: A populist version of neoliberalism (or as a variant of the populist right) rather than neoliberal populism." Although Koizumi's foreign policy was focused on closer relations with the United States and UN-centered diplomacy, which were adopted by all of his predecessors, he went further, supporting the US policies in the War on Terrorism . He decided to deploy the Japan Self-Defense Forces to Iraq, which
1695-621: A sense of collective consciousness that had formed during the Goryeo period began to fully soldify, cemented by anti-Japanese sentiment amongst Koreans from all societal levels. It was not until the Tokugawa shogunate started trading again with Korea by concluding the Treaty of Giyu with the Sō clan of Tsushima Island in 1609, establishing a relationship of near equality through mutual visits of Korean messengers . Tsushinshi were sent from Korea to pay homage to
1808-475: A series of North Korean missile tests. Furthermore, in late October, South Korea, Japan, and the U.S. engaged in a discussion relating to North Korea and agreed that if North Korea resumed nuclear testing, they would have to respond. Despite increased cultural exchange, political tensions remain. The stain of Japan's colonial rule has not yet been washed away. This is evidenced by the outrage that erupted when former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi visited
1921-524: A summit meeting scheduled between the eccentric Japanese diplomat and South Korean president Kim Dae-Jung. The South Korean government responded to the protests and canceled the summit. Another source of tension is the differing views of the two countries regarding China. China has become a bigger security priority for Japan, mainly because of China's rising assertiveness about its claims to the Senkaku (Diaoyutai) Islands, which are currently under Japanese rule. On
2034-716: Is Senior Advisor of the Tokyo Elvis Presley Fan Club. Koizumi and his brother helped finance a statue of Presley in Tokyo's Harajuku district. On 30 June 2006, Koizumi visited Presley's estate, Graceland , accompanied by U.S. President George W. Bush, and First Lady Laura Bush . After arriving in Memphis aboard Air Force One , they headed to Graceland. While there, Koizumi briefly sang a few bars of his favourite Presley tunes, whilst warmly impersonating Presley, and wearing Presley's trademark oversized golden sunglasses. Koizumi
2147-566: Is a Japanese retired politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2001 to 2006. He retired from politics in 2009. He is the sixth-longest serving Prime Minister in Japanese history. Widely seen as a maverick leader of the LDP upon his election to the position in 2001, Koizumi became known as a neoliberal economic reformer, focusing on reducing Japan's government debt and
2260-463: Is a manifestation of ordinary principles of right. The Land of Baekje, in its extremity, has come to us and placed itself in our hands. Our resolution in this matter is unshakable. We will give separate orders to our generals to advance at the same time by a hundred routes." Former generals of Baekje, including Gwisil Boksin , asked Japan to return Prince Buyeo Pung and requested military aid. Japan responded by deploying tens of thousands of troops onto
2373-505: Is also a fan of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius . On 8 September 2006, he and Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen visited the Sibelius' home , where Koizumi showed respect to the late composer with a moment of silence. He owns reproductions of the manuscripts of all seven symphonies by Sibelius. In 2009, Koizumi made a voice acting appearance in an Ultra Series feature film, Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legend The Movie , playing
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#17328448404182486-475: Is also a fan of the heavy metal band X Japan , with the LDP having even used their song " Forever Love " in television commercials in 2001. It was also reported that he was influential in getting the museum honoring X Japan's deceased guitarist Hide made. Koizumi is also a noted fan of Elvis Presley , with whom he shares a birthday (8 January). In 2001, he released a collection of his favorite Presley songs on CD, with his comments about each song. His brother
2599-602: Is the representative for Kanagawa's 11th district , a position his father has also filled, while Kotaro is an actor. The youngest son, Yoshinaga Miyamoto, now a graduate of Keio University, was born following the divorce and did not meet Koizumi for many years. Yoshinaga is known to have attended one of Koizumi's rallies, but was turned away from trying to meet his father. He was also turned away from attending his paternal grandmother's funeral. Koizumi's ex-wife Kayoko Miyamoto also asked unsuccessfully several times to meet their two eldest sons. Yoshinaga met his father and brothers for
2712-621: Is to control nuclear energy." Koizumi reportedly approached Morihiro Hosokawa, who served as prime minister in an anti-LDP coalition cabinet in the 1990s, to run for Governor of Tokyo in the February 2014 gubernatorial election on the platform of opposing the Abe government's pro-nuclear policy. Hosokawa ran in the election with Koizumi's support, but lost to the LDP-supported candidate Yōichi Masuzoe . Koizumi and Hosokawa continued their collaboration in
2825-458: The 2009 elections , when most were defeated. Koizumi announced that he would step down from office in 2006, per LDP rules, and would not personally choose a successor as many LDP prime ministers have in the past. On 20 September 2006, Shinzo Abe was elected to succeed Koizumi as president of the LDP. Abe succeeded Koizumi as prime minister on 26 September 2006. Koizumi remained in the Diet through
2938-508: The 38th parallel , and U.S. forces south of that line. Korea was then divided into Soviet (North Korean) and U.S. (South Korean) spheres. South Korea refused diplomatic and trade relations with Japan, using tensions with Japan to rally support for the South Korean government. The early ROK (Republic of Korea; South Korea) government derived its legitimacy from its opposition to Japan and North Korea, portraying South Korea as under threat from
3051-663: The Chinese Communist Party in 1931 and served in the Communist-led Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army . Kim Il Sung's most famous victory occurred at the Battle of Pochonbo in June 1937, when he led between 150 and 200 Korean and Chinese guerillas on a raid at the border town of Pochon County . His force managed to take the outnumbered Japanese garrison by surprise and managed to occupy the town for
3164-798: The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876 , Japan decided the expansion of their settlement, the addition of the market and acquired an enclave in Busan . A severe conflict at court between Heungseon Daewongun , the biological father of Gojong (king of the Joseon Dynasty), and Gojong's wife Empress Myeongseong continued. In 1882, Daewongun was seized by the Qing military, and confined in Tianjin City ( Jingo Incident ). The Min clan including Queen Min assumed authority, but relations between Korea and Japan did not turn better,
3277-405: The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905 was agreed in which Korea became a colony of Japan. Japanese officials increasingly controlled the national government but had little local presence, thereby allowing space for anti-Japanese activism by Korean nationalists. The new status failed because of a combination of diverse economic, historical, and emotional factors. Japan underestimated Korean nationalism and
3390-704: The Korean Liberation Army to fight alongside Chinese forces against Japan.Originally, the Republic of China placed the Korean Liberation Army under the supreme authority of the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Army. The regulation was repealed in 1944, after the Provisional Government had improved its financial standing and achieved greater importance in the eyes of the Chinese government. The hundreds-strong KLA engaged in guerrilla warfare actions against
3503-535: The Miyazawa cabinet) and 1996–1998 (Minister of Health and Welfare in the Hashimoto cabinets). In 1994, with the LDP in opposition, Koizumi became part of a new LDP faction, Shinseiki , made up of younger and more motivated parliamentarians led by Taku Yamasaki , Koichi Kato and Koizumi, a group popularly dubbed "YKK" after the zipper manufacturer YKK . After Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa resigned in 1994 and
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3616-671: The Six-Party Talks , North Korea and Japan continue to discuss the case of Japanese citizens abducted by the North Korean government during the 1970s and 1980s, although there are no existent diplomatic relations between the two; Japan does not recognize North Korea as a sovereign state. In recent decades, disputes over history and history textbooks have soured relations between Japan and the two Koreas. The debate has exacerbated nationalist pride and animosity, as teachers and professors become soldiers in an intellectual war over events more than
3729-540: The Western powers . An invasion of Korea would expose Japan to a devastating war and thus the action against Korea was premature. Furthermore, the Japanese financial system was too underdeveloped to support a major war, and its munitions industry was unprepared to handle European technology. Okubo's views were supported by the antiwar faction, which mostly consisted of men who had been on the Iwakura Mission. Iwakura Tomomi ,
3842-535: The privatisation of its postal service . In the 2005 election , Koizumi led the LDP to win one of the largest parliamentary majorities in modern Japanese history . Koizumi also attracted international attention through his deployment of the Japan Self-Defense Forces to Iraq, and through his visits to the Yasukuni Shrine that fueled diplomatic tensions with neighbouring China and South Korea. Koizumi resigned as prime minister in 2006. Although Koizumi maintained
3955-448: The 15th century, feudal lords from Tsushima established three treaty ports on Korea's southern coast, which were then known as waegwan (Japan houses), as enclaves for Japanese envoys and merchants to freely trade at. The Spanish Empire's plan to conquer China was the catalyst. Toyotomi Hideyoshi , who had unified Japan, ordered daimyōs (feudal lords) all over the nation to the conquest of Ming Dynasty China by way of Korea, after
4068-734: The 3rd century BC, people from the Three Kingdoms ( Goguryeo , Baekje and Silla ) and Gaya in the Korean Peninsula , started to move southwards into the Kyushu region of Japan . Knowledge of mainland Asia was transmitted via Korea to Japan. According to the description of the Book of Wei , Yamatai-Koku kingdom in Japan and Four Commanderies of Han had diplomatic exchanges around the 3rd century. There are indications of cross-border political influence, but with varying accounts as to in which direction
4181-591: The Bunroku-Keicho War broke off the relationship between Korea and Japan. Many Korean experts cite the Imjin War (as well as the Mongol Invasions) as the origins for nascent pre-modern Korean nationalism. Korean Historian Kim Haboush cites the widespread mobilization of the civilian volunteer Righteous armies as well as the pre-modern nationalistic rallying cries of the Korean scholar-gentry as indications that
4294-448: The House of Representatives and called for snap elections . He expelled rebel LDP members for not supporting the bill. The LDP's chances for success were initially uncertain; the secretary general of New Komeito (a junior coalition partner with Koizumi's Liberal Democratic Party) said that his party would entertain forming a coalition government with the Democratic Party of Japan if the DPJ took
4407-527: The Imperial Japanese Army as prostitutes by the brokers, as were women from other areas of Empire of Japan rule, including Japanese women. The issue regarding "comfort women" has been the source of diplomatic tensions between Japan and Korea since the 1980s. Kim Il Sung led a Korean independence movement , which was active in the border areas of China and Russia, particularly in areas with considerable ethnic Korean populations. Kim Il Sung joined
4520-636: The Japanese invasions of Korea from 1592 to 1598 illustrates this effect. WWII Relations: Since 1945, relations involve three states: North Korea , South Korea and Japan . Japan took control of Korea with the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty of 1910. When Japan was defeated in World War II , Soviet forces took control of the North, and American forces took control of the South, with the 38th parallel as
4633-455: The Japanese public referred to him as Jun-chan (the suffix "chan" in the Japanese language is used as a term of familiarity, typically between children, "Jun" is a contraction of Junichiro). In June 2001, he enjoyed an approval rating of 80 percent. In January 2002, Koizumi fired his Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka , replacing her with Yoriko Kawaguchi . Tanaka had enjoyed high public approval ratings. A few days before her dismissal, when she
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4746-696: The Japanese throughout the Asian theater of war until Japanese surrender in 1945. Japanese control of Korea ended on September 9, 1945, when the Japanese Governor-General of Korea signed the surrender document of the United States in Seoul. At the end of World War II , Korea regained its independence after 35 years of imperialist Japanese rule . Per the Yalta Conference agreements, Soviet forces accepted surrender of Japanese forces in northern Korea above
4859-749: The Japanese–South Korean relationship soured when the Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi visited the Yasukuni Shrine , controversial for its inclusion of war criminals, every year during his term. Furthermore, conflicts continue to exist over claims of the Liancourt Rocks (known in Korea as "Dokdo") – a group of small islets near the Korean island of Ulleungdo and the Japanese Oki Islands . Bilaterally and through
4972-513: The Korean Peninsula and some estimates claimed that as many as a thousand Japanese ships were dispatched to support Baekje. In 663, Japan, supporting Baekje, was defeated by the allied forces of Silla and Tang China in the Korean Peninsula (the Battle of Baekgang ), and the restoration of Baekje ended up in failure. After the fall of Baekje, Japan took in many Baekje Korean refugees who were mainly craftspeople, architects, and scholars who played
5085-615: The Korean peninsula. In 1897, Joseon was renamed the Korean Empire (1897–1910), affirming its independence, but greatly gravitated closer to Russia, with the King ruling from the Russian legation , and then using Russian guards upon return to his palace. Japan declared war on Russia to drive out Russian influence, while Korea declared to be neutral. Japan's victory in the Russo-Japanese War ,
5198-630: The LDP returned to power in a coalition government, Koizumi and Hosokawa teamed up with Shusei Tanaka of New Party Sakigake in a strategic dialogue across party lines regarding Japan becoming a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council . Although this idea was not popular within the LDP and never came to fruition, Koizumi and Hosokawa maintained a close working relationship across party lines, with Hosokawa tacitly serving as Koizumi's personal envoy to China during times of strained Sino-Japanese relations. Koizumi competed for
5311-469: The LDP's largest victory since 1986, giving the party a large majority in the House of Representatives and nullifying opposing voices in the House of Councilors. In the following Diet session, the last to be held under Koizumi's government, the LDP passed 82 of its 91 proposed bills, including postal privatization. A number of Koizumi-supported candidates known as " Koizumi Children " joined the Diet in this election and supported successive LDP governments until
5424-409: The Liberal Democratic Party were to adopt a zero-nuclear policy, then we'd see a groundswell of support for getting rid of nuclear energy." He recalled Japan's reconstruction in the wake of World War II and called for the country to "unite toward a dream of achieving a society based on renewable energy." Koizumi had been a proponent of nuclear power throughout his term as prime minister, and was one of
5537-617: The Min clan changing their policies from being pro-Japanese to pro-Qing China. When Japan beat China in 1895 in the First Sino-Japanese War , the Treaty of Shimonoseki was concluded, and removed China's suzerainty over Korea. Japan became alarmed when Russia enhanced its grip and influence over the Korean peninsula by acquiring vital state assets such as the mining rights in Chongsong and Gyeongwon sold off by Queen Min, such as timber rights in
5650-533: The NPL ratio of major banks approaching half the level of 2001. The Japanese economy has been through a slow but steady recovery, and the stock market has dramatically rebounded. The GDP growth for 2004 was one of the highest among G7 nations, according to the International Monetary Fund and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development . Takenaka was appointed as a Postal Reform Minister in 2004 for
5763-598: The North and South. The diplomatic relationship between Japan and South Korea was established in 1965, when the Treaty on Basic Relations was signed; Japan subsequently recognized the Republic of Korea (the official name of South Korea) as the only legitimate government on the Korean Peninsula . As such, North Korea does not have official diplomatic ties with Japan. Despite the ongoing historical tension between Japan and Korea that has impacted their relations, they have since been able to interact with each other. In recent years,
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#17328448404185876-644: The PRC, ROK, and Japan have successfully entered the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) that was implemented on January 1, 2022. This agreement covers more than a quarter of the world's population, has been able to knock down tariffs, and promoted interregional trade. This momentous agreement enabled a series of talks to initiate the China-Japan-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (CJK FTA). Nevertheless,
5989-467: The United States and was recognized by the South Korean administrator by Douglas MacArthur . The Korean Provisional Government coordinated the armed resistance against the Japanese imperial army during the 1920s and 1930s, including the Battle of Fengwudong in June 1920, the Battle of Qingshanli in October 1920, and Yoon Bong-Gil 's assassination of Japanese officers in Shanghai in April 1932. Korean independence activists often fled to China, Russia and
6102-400: The United States, where they fomented plans to restore Korean sovereignty. Several notable examples include the inclusion of Koreans into the Republic of China's Whampoa Military Academy , where many Koreans trained in military tactics and strategy. When Imperial Japan invaded China in 1937, sparking the Second Sino-Japanese War , the Provisional Government relocated to Chongqing and created
6215-448: The YKK trio, which gave him leverage over the reform-minded wing of the party. On 24 April 2001, Koizumi was elected president of the LDP. He was initially considered an outside candidate against Hashimoto, who was running for his second term as prime minister. However, in the first poll of prefectural party organizations, Koizumi won 87 to 11 percent; in the second vote of Diet members, Koizumi won 51 to 40 percent. He defeated Hashimoto by
6328-552: The Yamato court desired technological progress and cultural advancement while Baekje and the Gaya states desired Japan's military aid in their wars against Silla and Goguryeo. Records of Baekje missions to Japan and Japanese missions to Baekje help reinforce this position, as many of Baekje's missions to Japan involved sending specialists (such as Monks and Scholars), Buddhist goods, various books and medicines while Japan regularly sent thousands of soldiers, hundreds of horses and scores of ships. Later on, Baekje began to lose its status as
6441-437: The Yasukuni Shrine annually from 2001 to 2006. The Shrine is dedicated to deceased Japanese soldiers, some of which participated in war crimes and atrocities in Korea. Thus, when Japanese government leaders pay homage to the deceased at the Yasukuni Shrine, South Koreans see this to symbolize Japan's lack of remorse for its colonization of Korea. So, as a result of Koizumi's visits, the South Korean public protested heavily against
6554-458: The administrations of Abe and Yasuo Fukuda , but announced his retirement from politics on 25 September 2008, shortly following the election of Taro Aso as prime minister. He retained his Diet seat until the next general election , when his son Shinjiro was elected into the same seat representing the Kanagawa 11th district in 2009. Koizumi supported Yuriko Koike in the LDP leadership election held earlier in September 2008, but Koike placed
6667-425: The agreed-upon dividing. South Korea was independent as of August 15, 1945, and North Korea as of September 9, 1945. In June 1950, North Korea invaded and almost conquered South Korea, but was driven back by the United Nations command, leading South Korean, American, European and international forces. North Korea was nearly captured, with the United Nations intending to roll back Communism there. However, China entered
6780-413: The army of the Korean Empire. Itō Hirobumi took full control of Korea as Resident-General of Korea . In 1909, Ito Hirobumi was assassinated by An Jung-geun . The assassination of Prince Ito by Korean nationalists brought the protectorate to an end and led to outright annexation. On August 22, 1910, Japan officially annexed the Korean Empire by imposing the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty . One result of
6893-402: The care of the surviving former comfort women. Furthermore, Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzō Abe , made public apologies to the "women who underwent immeasurable and painful experiences and suffered incurable physical and psychological wounds as comfort women". The agreement was firstly welcomed by the majority of the former comfort women (36 out of 47 existed former comfort women at that time) and
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#17328448404187006-462: The challenge of economic stagnation CEFP took an integrated approach, a worldwide economic view, and, promoted greater transparency; its philosophy was neoliberal. In the fall of 2002, Koizumi appointed Keio University economist and frequent television commentator Heizō Takenaka as Minister of State for Financial Services and head of the Financial Services Agency (FSA) to fix the country's banking crisis. Bad debts of banks were dramatically cut with
7119-410: The completion of disposal facilities... We had failed to secure sites for final disposal even before an accident occurred," concluding that "it's better to spend money on developing natural energy resources—citizens are more likely to agree with that idea—than using such large amounts of expenses and energy to advance such a feckless project [as nuclear power]." He explained that in August, he had visited
7232-419: The country. Some of these troops were dispatched to Iraq . Koizumi's government also introduced a bill to upgrade the Defense Agency to ministry status; finally, the Defense Agency became the Japanese Ministry of Defense on 9 January 2007. Koizumi has often been noted for his controversial visits to the Yasukuni Shrine , starting on 13 August 2001. He visited the shrine six times as prime minister. Because
7345-411: The diplomat who had led the mission, persuaded the emperor to reconsider, thus putting an end to the "Korean crisis" debate. With the rapid weakening erosion of the authority of the Qing dynasty in 1840s–1850s, Korea resisted traditional subservience to China. Japan was rapidly modernizing in the second half of the 19th century but worried that China or Russia would use Korea to threaten Japan. With
7458-491: The early 9th–11th centuries, Japanese pirates plundered the southern region of Korean Peninsula and Korea-Japan relations deteriorated. During the middle Kamakura period , Japan suffered from the invasions of the Mongol Empire ( Yuan dynasty ), which was then dominant on the continent, and its partner kingdom, the Goryeo of Korea. The History of Yuan states that the Mongol invasions of Japan began with King Chungnyeol of Goryeo "persistently recommending an expedition to
7571-452: The east to Yuan's emperor in order to force Japan to become its vassal state." In order to invade Japan, the Mongols ordered the Korean king to manufacture 1,000 warships. The two Mongol – Korean fleets were destroyed by storms, giving rise to the myth of the Kamikaze , the divine winds that protected Japan. Additionally, the Japanese saying, "The Mongol ("Mukuri") and Goguryeo ("Kokuri") demons are coming! (むくりこくり)" has its origins back during
7684-467: The economy recovered. His proposal to cut pension benefits as a move to fiscal reform turned out to be highly unpopular. Two visits to North Korea to solve the issue of abducted Japanese nationals only somewhat raised his popularity, as he could not secure several abductees' returns to Japan. In the House of Councilors elections in 2004 , the LDP performed only marginally better than the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), winning 32 more seats than
7797-610: The export of semiconductor materials, restricting export to South Korea and removing the country from its "preferred trading nations" list. Experts have said the controls may be retaliation after South Korean courts ruled that Japanese companies pay restitution for Korean forced laborers during World War II. On 18 August 2023, Japan signed a trilateral pact with South Korea and the United States. Junichiro Koizumi Junichiro Koizumi ( / k ɔɪ ˈ z uː m i / koy- ZOO -mee ; 小泉 純一郎 , Koizumi Jun'ichirō [ko.iꜜzɯmi (d)ʑɯɰ̃.iꜜtɕiɾoː] ; born 8 January 1942)
7910-429: The first pro-nuclear politicians to change his stance on the issue in the wake of the Fukushima disaster of 2011. His dramatic remarks were widely covered in the Japanese media, with some tabloids speculating that he may break away from the LDP to form a new party with his son Shinjiro. Economy Minister Akira Amari characterized Koizumi's stance as pure but simplistic, while other LDP administration officials downplayed
8023-457: The first time in 2010, at a meeting arranged by Shinjiro. Koizumi and his two elder sons also attended Yoshinaga's wedding in 2013. Koizumi is known to have a cousin in Brazil, and was overwhelmed to the point of tears when he visited Brazil in 2004 and was met by a group of Japanese immigrants. Koizumi is a fan of German composer Richard Wagner and has released a CD of his favorite pieces by contemporary Italian composer Ennio Morricone . He
8136-476: The help of East Asian democracies like South Korea in balancing China. In 2015, relations between the two nations reached a high point when South Korea and Japan addressed the issue of comfort women , used by the Japanese military during World War II. Fumio Kishida , the Japanese Foreign Minister, pledged that the Japanese government would donate 1 billion yen (US$ 8.3 million, 2015) to help pay for
8249-484: The hostility with which Koreans reacted against the modernizing programs which Japan was introducing. Emperor Gojong , who did not accept the conclusion of this Treaty, dispatched secret envoys to the second Hague Peace Conference in 1907 in order to denounce the conclusion of the treaty as compulsive and invalid, but no nation supported the envoys. In July, 1907, Japan imposed the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1907 to gain full control of domestic affairs in Korea. It disbanded
8362-484: The implementation of the RCEP agreement that is indicative of the growing power of economic interdependence in global politics. Other points of cooperation between the two states are written as follows: Both states work to counter the North Korean threat and their pursuit of trilateral relations with the United States. For example, in late September, South Korea, the US, and Japan staged joint anti-submarine drills in response to
8475-437: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese_Korean&oldid=1131820038 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Japan-Korea relations Historic Relations : For over 15 centuries, the relationship between Japan and Korea
8588-414: The invading Japanese armies. Among the atrocities of Japanese soldiers was the practice of cutting off noses and ears of slain enemy soldiers, which evolved into cutting off those of the living and the civilians in order to fulfill the "kill quota" assigned to the troops. Hence the origin of the Korean saying to misbehaving children, "Ear and nose cutting devils are coming!". At the end of the 16th century,
8701-443: The latter obtained. In 2005, the House of Councilors rejected the contentious postal privatization bills . Koizumi previously made it clear that he would dissolve the lower house if the bill failed to pass. The Democratic Party, while expressing support for the privatization, made a tactical vote against the bill. Fifty-one LDP members also either voted against the bills or abstained. On 8 August 2005, Koizumi, as promised, dissolved
8814-495: The latter's refusal to allow Japanese forces to march through, while King Seonjo alerted its Chinese counterpart regarding the Japanese threat. Japan completed the occupation of the Korean peninsula in three months. The Korean king Seonjo first relocated to Pyongyang , then Uiju . In 1593, The Ming Chinese emperor intervened by sending his army and recaptured Pyongyang. However, the Japanese military were able to gather in Seoul and successfully counterattacked China . Although during
8927-467: The legitimacy of Emperor Meiji , and as it involves the authority of the emperor, and military intervention "could not be postponed". The debate concerned Korea, then in the sphere of influence of Qing China , which Samurai leaders sought to seize and make it a puppet state. Those in favor also saw the issue as an opportunity to find meaningful employment for the thousands of out-of-work samurai , who had lost their traditional local governmental roles in
9040-501: The media than his prior visits while he was in office. On 15 August 2005, the sixtieth anniversary of the end of World War II, Koizumi publicly stated that "I would like to express keen remorse and heartfelt apologies" and vowed Japan would never again take "the path to war". Koizumi was an extremely popular leader at certain points in his tenure. His outspoken nature and colourful past contributed to that, and his nicknames included "Lionheart" and "Maverick". During his time in office,
9153-488: The most favored partner of Japan, in part due to its relative decline compared to Goguryeo and Silla as well as the subsequent unification of China by the Sui Dynasty. Uija , the last king of Baekje (reigned 641–660), formed an alliance with Japan and made Prince Buyeo Pung and King Zenko stay there as their guests. In 660, Baekje fell when it was attacked by Silla, who was in alliance with Tang China . The fall of Baekje
9266-460: The need for a period of painful restructuring in order to improve the future. To design policy initiatives in 2001 he used the new Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy (Keizai Zaisei Seisaku Tanto Daijin) or CEFP. It issued an annual planning document, "Basic Policies for Economic and Fiscal Management and Reform" . It planned a major reorganization of the central government, and shaped economic policy in cooperation with key cabinet members. To meet
9379-474: The new Meiji political order. Further, the acquisition of Korea would provide both a foothold on the Asian continent for Japanese expansion and a rich source of raw materials for Japanese industry. Ōkubo Toshimichi attacked in his "7 Point Document", dated October 1873. The Iwakura Mission , a Japanese diplomatic voyage to the United States and Europe, had led Japanese military officials to conclude their armed forces were far too weak to engage in any conflict with
9492-487: The next prime minister Abe visited China and South Korea in October 2006. In China, the visits led to massive anti-Japanese riots. The president, ruling and opposition parties, and much of the media of South Korea openly condemned Koizumi's pilgrimages. Many Koreans applauded the president's speeches criticizing Japan, despite the South Korean President's low popularity. When asked about the reaction, Koizumi said
9605-576: The north, and tariff rights, so it purchased back and restored many of these. Japan's victory against China in the First Sino-Japanese War, released Korea from China's tributary system and the Treaty of Shimonoseki forced China to acknowledge Korea as an "independent" nation. Japan began the process of invading Korea; however, the Min clan, including the Queen Min , started attempts to protect Korea from
9718-489: The other hand, South Korea does not have territorial disputes with China and does not see it as a military threat. From a strategic point of view, South Korea is actually looking to improve relations with China because it is a powerful economic ally and one of the best sources of leverage South Korea could get over North Korea. Japan thinks that South Korea is prioritizing its relationship with China over its relationship with Japan, which frustrates Japan because it wants to enlist
9831-554: The payment was received by them. However, Moon Jae-in utilized the criticism against the agreement for his presidential election supported by an activist group, the Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan , which criticized the agreement and persuaded the women to deny the payment. Moon and the activists argued that the former South Korean president, Park Geun-hye , without any communication with
9944-553: The political influence flowed. Buddhism was introduced to Japan from this Korean monarchy. By the time of the Three Kingdoms period of Korea , Baekje and Silla sent their princes to the Yamato court in exchange for military support to continue their already-begun military campaigns around 400. Historians believe that by the 4th and 5th centuries AD, Baekje and Gaya would regularly send economical, cultural, and technological aid to Japan in exchange for military and political aid, as
10057-435: The potential impact of Koizumi's views. Former prime minister Naoto Kan , however, expressed hope that Koizumi's status as then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe 's "boss" would help put pressure on the government to minimize or eliminate nuclear power in Japan. Koizumi defended his change of stance, stating in November that "it is overly optimistic and much more irresponsible to think nuclear power plants can be maintained just with
10170-473: The presidency of the LDP in September 1995 and July 1998, but he gained little support losing decisively to Ryutaro Hashimoto and then Keizō Obuchi , both of whom had broader bases of support within the party. However, after Yamasaki and Kato were humiliated in a disastrous attempt to force a vote of no confidence against Prime Minister Yoshirō Mori in 2000, Koizumi became the last remaining credible member of
10283-419: The privatization of Japan Post , operator of the country's Postal Savings system. Koizumi moved the LDP away from its traditional rural agrarian base toward a more urban, neoliberal core, as Japan's population grew in major cities and declined in less populated areas, although under current purely geographical districting, rural votes in Japan are still many times more powerful than urban ones. In addition to
10396-489: The privatization of Japan Post (which many rural residents fear will reduce their access to basic services such as banking), Koizumi also slowed down the LDP's heavy subsidies for infrastructure and industrial development in rural areas. These tensions made Koizumi a controversial but popular figure within his own party and among the Japanese electorate. Considering both his neoliberal policies and his appeal to populist ideas, Koizumi's political ideology has been characterized "as
10509-555: The protectorate was to demonstrate to the world that Japan was the strongest single power in the Far East. There was no significant opposition by any of the major powers. During the colonial and annexation period , more than 100,000 Koreans served in the Imperial Japanese Army . These Korean men's military service was both voluntary and forced. Many Korean women were also sent to the war frontlines as " comfort women " to serve
10622-424: The remaining Japanese forces in Korea to retreat. After the war, Japan then initiated a series of policies called Sakoku to isolate itself from world affairs. It forbade Japanese to go abroad in ships, and initiated the death penalty for Japanese people returning to Japan from abroad. This ended Japanese piracy definitively. During the Japanese invasion, much of Korea's cultural heritage was destroyed and looted by
10735-594: The rise of Japanese power in Korea. In 1895, Queen Min was gang raped, assassinated , and then burned in public by Japan's military, in retaliation for her efforts to promote Russian influence and resist the Japanese invasion. The brutal assassination of the queen was a traumatic event, given Queen Min's popularity among the Korean people. The Gabo Reform and the assassination of Empress Myeongseong generated backlash against Japanese presence in Korea; it caused some Confucian scholars, as well as farmers, to form over 60 successive righteous armies to fight for Korean freedom on
10848-680: The shrine honors Japan's war dead, which also include many convicted Japanese war criminals and 14 executed Class A war criminals , these visits drew strong condemnation and protests from both Japan's neighbours, mainly China and South Korea, and many Japanese citizens. China and South Korea's people hold bitter memories of Japanese invasion and occupation during the first half of the 20th century. China and South Korea refused to have their representatives meet Koizumi in Japan and their countries. There were no mutual visits between Chinese and Japanese leaders from October 2001, and between South Korean and Japanese leaders from June 2005. The standstill ended when
10961-541: The shrine's guestbook as prime minister. He visited the shrine annually in fulfillment of a campaign pledge. Koizumi's last visit as prime minister was on 15 August 2006, fulfilling a campaign pledge to visit on the anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. Eleven months after his resignation as prime minister, Koizumi revisited the shrine on 15 August 2007, to mark the 62nd anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II . His 2007 visit attracted less attention from
11074-553: The speeches were "for the domestic (audience)". Although Koizumi signed the shrine's visitor book as "Junichiro Koizumi, the Prime Minister of Japan", he claimed that his visits were as a private citizen and not an endorsement of any political stance. China and Korea considered this excuse insufficient. Several journals and news reports in Japan, such as one published by Kyodo News Agency on 15 August 2006, questioned Koizumi's statement of private purpose, as he recorded his position on
11187-570: The surviving "comfort women", hailed this deal as a sign of positive progression in Japanese and South Korean relations. At the time of this high point most of Japan's cabinet members visited the Yasukuni shrine , causing confusion in Korea about Japan's sincerity. In the wake of the 2018 Japan–South Korea radar lock-on dispute , Japan became increasingly suspicious that South Korea had leaked hydrogen fluoride to countries subject to UN sanctions , including North Korea. In 2019 Japan imposed controls on
11300-622: The time of the Mongol Invasions of Japan . Kokuri is the name of Goguryeo in Japanese and was used as a reference towards Goryeo soldiers that accompanied the Mongols during the invasions. During the Muromachi and Sengoku periods in Japan, pirates sailing from Kyushu attacked ships along the coasts of Korea and China and were feared as Japanese pirates (called " wako " in Japanese). Beginning in
11413-484: The two nations jointly hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup , and (South) Korean pop culture experienced major popularity in Japan, a phenomenon dubbed the " Korean Wave " ( 韓流 ) in Japan. The Korean Wave has sparked a fad for Korean movies , dramas and popular music in Japan. In return, certain Japanese pop culture productions like anime , manga and video games gained significant popularity in South Korea. Moreover,
11526-557: The use of new approaches described by such terms as "protectorate", " sphere of influence ", and "concession", which minimized the need for direct military conflict between competing European powers. The newly modernized government of Meiji Japan sought to join these colonizing efforts and the Seikanron ("advocacy of a punitive expedition to Korea") began in 1873. This effort was allegedly fueled by Saigō Takamori and his supporters, who insisted that Japan confront Korea's refusal to recognize
11639-611: The wake of this defeat, organizing an anti-nuclear forum to be held in May 2014. Koizumi traveled to the United States in 2016 in support of a lawsuit by Operation Tomodachi participants who claimed illness from radiation exposure caused by the Fukushima disaster. Koizumi lives in Yokosuka , Kanagawa. Koizumi married 21-year-old university student Kayoko Miyamoto in 1978. The couple had been formally introduced to each other as potential spouses,
11752-572: The war Korean land forces lost most of their land battles (with only a handful of notable exceptions), the Korean Navy won almost all the naval battles with decisive defeats of the Japanese fleet by Admiral Yi Sun-sin , cutting off Japanese supply lines and helping to stall the invading forces on the Korean peninsula. Amid the stagnation of the battle between the Ming army and the Japanese army, Hideyoshi died in September 1598. The Council of Five Elders ordered
11865-444: The war, pushed the UN forces out of North Korea, and a military stalemate resulted along the lines similar to the 38th parallel. An armistice was agreed on in 1953, which is still in effect, and the cease-fire line of that year remains the boundary between North and South. Post-War Relations: Diplomatic relations between Japan and South Korea were established in 1965 . In the early 2000s,
11978-495: Was a 10th-generation descendant of King Muryeong of Baekje. She was chosen as a wife for Emperor Kōnin and subsequently became the mother of Emperor Kanmu . Japan has had official contact with the Chinese since the 7th to 8th centuries. Chinese culture was introduced to Japan via the Korean Peninsula, but the Korean value slumped when Chinese culture was introduced directly via Japanese missions to Tang China . Emperor Kanmu severed diplomatic relations with Silla in 799. From
12091-508: Was director general of the Japan Defense Agency and a member of the House of Representatives . His grandfather, Koizumi Matajirō , called "Tattoo Minister" because of a large tattoo on his body, was Minister of Posts and Telecommunications under Prime Ministers Hamaguchi and Wakatsuki and an early advocate of postal privatization. Born in Yokosuka, Kanagawa on 8 January 1942, Koizumi
12204-499: Was educated at Yokosuka High School . He graduated with a Bachelor of Economics degree from Keio University . He attended University College London before returning to Japan in August 1969 upon the death of his father. He stood for election to the lower house in December; however, he did not earn enough votes to win election as a Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) representative. In 1970, he
12317-429: Was filmed crying after a dispute with government officials, Koizumi generated controversy with his statement "tears are women's ultimate weapons". Following an economic slump and a series of LDP scandals that claimed the career of YKK member Koichi Kato , by April Koizumi's popularity rating had fallen 30 percentage points since his nomination as prime minister. Koizumi was re-elected in 2003 and his popularity surged as
12430-735: Was hired as a secretary to Takeo Fukuda , who was Minister of Finance at the time and was elected as prime minister in 1976. In the general elections of December 1972, Koizumi was elected as a member of the Lower House for Kanagawa's 2nd district, a seat previously held by his father. He joined Fukuda's faction within the LDP. Since then, he has been re-elected ten times. Koizumi gained his first senior post in 1979 as Parliamentary Vice Minister of Finance, and his first ministerial post in 1988 as Minister of Health and Welfare under Prime Ministers Noboru Takeshita and Sōsuke Uno . He held cabinet posts again in 1992 (Minister of Posts and Telecommunications in
12543-579: Was met with an immediate response by the Yamato Court, which considered Baekje a close ally and related country due to their long history of alliance as well as their shared history of intermarriage between the ruling classes and monarchs of their respective nations. The loss of their key ally was so great that Empress Saimei said: "We learn that in ancient times there have been cases of troops being asked for and assistance requested: to render help in emergencies, and to restore that which has been interrupted,
12656-458: Was one of both cultural and economic exchanges, as well as political and military confrontations . During the ancient era, exchanges of cultures and ideas between Japan and mainland Asia were common through migration, diplomatic contact and trade between the two. Tensions over historic military confrontations still affect modern relations. The Mimizuka monument near Kyoto enshrining the mutilated body parts of at least 38,000 Koreans killed during
12769-515: Was the first military mission in active foreign war zones since the end of the World War II . Many Japanese commentators indicated that the favorable US-Japan relation was based on the Koizumi's personal friendship with the US President George W. Bush . White House officials described the first meeting between Koizumi and Bush at Camp David as "incredibly warm", with the two men playing catch with
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