{"id":2206514,"date":"2024-09-18T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T23:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2206514"},"modified":"2024-09-17T16:29:39","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T07:29:39","slug":"japans-leadership-race-could-set-back-relations-with-south-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/09\/japans-leadership-race-could-set-back-relations-with-south-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan\u2019s leadership race could set back relations with South Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the nine contenders in Japan\u2019s ruling party leadership election, three have reportedly gained significant traction, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yomiuri.co.jp\/politics\/20240916-OYT1T50120\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yomiuri Shimbun<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> newspaper. Sanae Takaichi, Shigeru Ishiba and Shinjiro Koizumi are in a close race, with Takaichi and Ishiba each securing 123 projected votes. Takaichi is focusing on gaining party member support while Ishiba struggles to improve his standing among lawmakers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Koizumi, the son of former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, has gained momentum with the addition of Economy Minister Satoshi Saito to his team. Both Takaichi and Koizumi are emphasizing local support as lawmakers prepare for possible national elections. Voting for party members began on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>WHY IT MATTERS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The top three contenders for Japan\u2019s ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership present risks and opportunities for South Korea. If Takaichi wins, her stance on visiting the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2024\/04\/23\/japan\/politics\/japan-lawmakers-yasukuni-visit\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yasukuni Shrine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which honors Japan\u2019s war dead, including Class-A World War II criminals, and her claims over the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.nikkei.com\/Politics\/Japan-election\/South-Korea-sees-no-good-option-among-Japan-LDP-candidates\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dokdo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Takeshima) islands could undo recent progress in Seoul-Tokyo relations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Takaichi\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/elections-japan-nationalism-80b3c036bf7dc2449a3f6eeee6451984\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">revisionist views<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Japan\u2019s wartime history may spark heightened criticism from the opposition Democratic Party and South Korean citizens alike. This will likely further tank South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/09\/yoon-faces-record-low-approval-suggesting-conservative-base-fracture\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">low approval rate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and jeopardize his ability to govern effectively for the remainder of his term.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In contrast, Koizumi, though also having visited Yasukuni Shrine, has <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfa.org\/english\/news\/korea\/japan-shinjiro-koizumi-north-korea-09162024040705.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">emphasized<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance and expanding cooperation with like-minded countries, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/03\/yoon-calls-japan-partner-in-tackling-security-and-economic-challenges\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">aligning<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with Yoon\u2019s stance. Ishiba, a former defense minister, has <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/world\/popular-favourite-for-japan-pm-ishiba-urges-closer-ties-with-asia-idUSKBN25R1D8\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">advocated<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for closer cooperation with South Korea, potentially providing a pragmatic approach to regional security.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/inter-korean-foreign-relations\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Inter-Korean &amp; Foreign Relations<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Among the nine contenders in Japan\u2019s ruling party leadership election, three have reportedly gained significant traction, according to Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper. Sanae Takaichi, Shigeru Ishiba and Shinjiro Koizumi are in a close race, with Takaichi and Ishiba each securing 123 projected votes. Takaichi is focusing on gaining party member support while Ishiba struggles to improve [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10407,"featured_media":2206515,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[28],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Japan\u2019s leadership race could set back relations with South Korea - KOREA PRO<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/09\/japans-leadership-race-could-set-back-relations-with-south-korea\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Japan\u2019s leadership race could set back relations with South Korea - KOREA PRO\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Among the nine contenders in Japan\u2019s ruling party leadership election, three have reportedly gained significant traction, according to Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper. 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