英文摘要 |
This article analyzes Japan’s export control measures to South Korea through economic sanctions. Japan’s export control measures can be understood as a signal of economic sanctions in the following three points. First, Japan’s export control measures on South Korea were provoked by the Japanese public who was dissatisfied with South Korean’s attitudes toward Japan regarding historical issues and political groups that support the Abe administration, in which Abe’s supporters asserted a tougher approach toward the Moon Jae In administration. Second, the measures intended to convey the message that Japan will never compromise its position regarding the South Korean Supreme Court ruling on wartime labors. However, third, the signaling measures did not necessarily create a strategically preferable environment for Japan because of the unclear logic of the conveyed messages, the timing of the tightening of export controls, as well as the lack of careful consideration of political situations in South Korea. |