KBS'Live Broadcast Late Night Debate' in the era of Prime Minister Suga, discuss the prospects of Korea-Japan relations and diplomatic directions with Japan

2020-09-19 17:45:04

After seven years and eight months, Abe's long-term rule came to an end and the “Suga Yoshihide Cabinet” was officially launched.

As President Moon Jae-in sent a congratulatory letter to the new Prime Minister Suga to express his willingness to communicate, it is noteworthy whether the crunching relationship between Korea and Japan can be improved.

However, the prospect of a “Abe Season 2 Cabinet” is raised as many of Abe's close associates remain in the new cabinet.

There are many difficulties between the two countries, such as conflict in the past, such as compensation for victims of forced mobilization and the comfort women issue, a trade dispute triggered by Japan's export restrictions, and the end of the “Gisomia” agreement on the Korea-Japan military information protection agreement.

Can Su's inauguration lead to an inflection point for the conflict between Korea and Japan?

What kind of person is Prime Minister Suga, who is called Abe's remorse, and how to untie the twisted thread of Korea-Japan relations?

aims to forecast Korea-Japan relations in the face of the newly opened “Suga Era,” and discuss in-depth discussions with experts familiar with Japan-Korea relations on what direction to expand diplomacy with Japan.

In the KBS “Late Night Debate on Live Broadcast,” broadcast on the afternoon of the 19th, former Democratic Party lawmaker Kang Chang-il, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Chair Professor Yoon Deok-min, Nam Ki-jeong, Seoul National University Japanese Research Institute professor, and Jin Chang-soo, senior research fellow at the Sejong Institute, will appear as panels.

10:30 broadcast.