U.S. Popularity Among S. Koreans Drops, Poll Shows
The popularity of the United States among South Koreans is falling drastically, and an increasing number of South Koreans have negative feelings toward Japan, an international survey said Thursday.
The poll was conducted by South Korea’s Dong-A Ilbo newspaper, Japan’s Asahi Shimbun newspaper and Louis Harris and Associates, Inc., of the United States.
It said only 38% of the South Koreans polled said they like the United States, compared with 70% four years ago.
It said 51% of the 1,996 respondents in South Korea said they dislike Japan, up from 39% four years ago.
The poll, carried out last month, also queried Americans and Japanese on their perception of South Korea.
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