위기의 한일관계 지성에게 듣는다.<br /><br />Arirang TV’s special documentary in commemoration of National Liberation Day airs tomorrow morning.<br />The program will take a closer look at the step-by-step developments in the South Korea-Japan trade war that was first triggered by Tokyo’s export restrictions on South Korea.<br />The documentary will also feature analysis from the Japanese perspective with the help of Japanese experts and includes interviews with notable figures, such as former Prime Minister Hatoyama.<br />Arirang's Park se-kyung gives us a sneak peek.<br />Japan’s export restrictions on South Korea have triggered a full-blown trade war between the two countries. With the situation worsening by the day, how are conscientious Japanese experts analysing the current circumstances?<br />"Why do you think Japan removed Korea from it's white list? "<br />"In earlier years, Japan had always regared itself as a nation that was superior to south Korea and China,<br />and tried to distance itself form Asia while modeling itself after the West."<br />"What Prime Minister Abe is trying to do, is the he's attempting to transform Japan into a militaristic nation.<br />On the other hand, President Moon Jae-in wants to improve ties with the North.<br />That does not sit well with Abe, because it kills the flames of militarism which he is trying to rekindle."<br />Amid a diverse array of suggested solutions and remedies, there is a common consensus that the path to reconciliation should always be kept open.<br />"The important thing to note is that the relations between South Korea and Japan will always endure.<br />The Abe administration is only a temporary problem.<br />It is a temporary government.<br />The prime minister will eventually change<br />The people of both countries onthe other hand will always be the same."<br />"We must prevent the situation from worsening at all costs, in this stage.<br />The two governments must engage in rational and intellectual discussion, for the withdrawal of Japan's decision to remove South Korea from its whitelist."<br />Tune in to “Beyond Confrontation”, a special documentary that takes a deep dive into the issue from the moral perspective of Japanes experts, tomorrow at 7 am KST.<br />PARK SE-kyeong arirang News<br />
