新政権下の日韓関係：日韓両国は何故対立するか

新政府下之日韓關係：日韓兩國為何對立？（Why Do Japan and South Korea Conflict in Face of Strong China? : Structural Changes in Northeast Asia）

2012年前韓國總統李明博登獨島（日本名稱：竹島）以降，日韓關係不見改善之徵兆。此狀況自去年末起至2013年初，日韓兩國新政府成立後仍未改變。為何日韓兩國關係持續惡化呢？其背後在於：兩國間於經濟、安全上之相互重要性降低，以及伴隨著中國崛起，對於東北亞認知差異等構造性之變化。

Since former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's visit to the disputed islands, Takeshima/Dokdo, the Japan-South Korean relations faced serious turmoil. Both governments repeatedly criticized each other and national sentiments between two countries were seriously damaged. This situation was not improved even after the establishments of new governments in the two countries, namely the South Korean Park Kun-hae government and the Japanese Abe government. In fact, the relationships seem to have worsened in 2013. This article analyzes the reasons why Japan and South Korea had to face this situation and proposes that the decline of economic and strategic importance of each other in the globalization and rising of China casted a long shadow on both countries. As a result of the structural change in this region, Japan and South Korean now have different understandings on today's Northeast Asian situation and hence have different strategies in this region.