Introduction: As U.S. allies, Japan and South Korea have not had a harmonious relationship. There are many historical issues between the parties, such as labor cases and disputesIslandsetc., which led to tension and instability in the relationship. Not long ago, in order to promote the strategy of "returning to the Asia-Pacific", Biden tried to mediateJapan-South Korea relationsBut then South Korea made concessions on the labor case, which caused dissatisfaction and ** among the people in the country. Although on the surface,Japan-South Korea relationsThere seems to be some recovery, but there are still divisions that are difficult to bridge. At this critical period, South Korea abruptly changed its attitude and gave Japan two "dismounts".
The ROK Ministry of National Defense recently distributed ideological education materials to officers and men of the ROK, in which Japan and South Korea disputedIslands- Dokdo (called "Takeshima" in Japan) is listed as a "region with territorial sovereignty disputes", which is contrary to the position of South Korea** and has caused widespread discussion. Yoon Suk-yeol issued a statement of severe rebuke for this, saying that Dokdo is an inherent territory of South Korea and there is no sovereignty dispute, and asked the relevant departments to revise the teaching materials and ** the teaching materials that have been distributed. The ROK Ministry of National Defense also said that it has realized the seriousness of the problem and will revise the teaching materials as soon as possible to ensure the correct ideological construction of the ROK officers and men. Yoon Suk-yeol**'s statement not only reaffirmed South Korea's sovereignty over Dokdo, but also aimed at calming domestic discontent and avoiding the impact of the incident.
The Supreme Court of South Korea rejected the Japanese company's appeal against the Korean labor compensation case, ruled in favor of the plaintiff, and ordered the Japanese company to complyVerdictCompensation to victims of labor cases. However, the Japanese side is not satisfied with this verdict and plans to appeal again. The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs also summoned the ROK minister to Japan on this matter and expressed strong support for the verdict. This is the second time in recent times that the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the victims of Korean labor cases. In the previous verdict, Japan did not react much. This time, however, Japan has responded aggressively, in an effort to prevent a similar situation from happening again. Yoon Suk-yeol** has said that South Korean companies will "lose money" for Japan and will not ask Japan to apologize for the matter, which has caused dissatisfaction among the domestic people. However, now the court's decision is different from Yoon Suk-yeol's position, which has somewhat blocked Yoon's claim. Yoon Suk-yeol has not responded to this matter so far, and Japan will certainly not accept the outcome of losing the case and will continue to exert diplomatic pressure on Yoon Suk-yeol**. As a result, the diplomatic dispute between Japan and South Korea may escalate again, and the "US-Japan-ROK alliance" that the United States hopes to establish may also be difficult to realize.
Conclusion: Yoon Suk-yeol changed his attitude and gave Japan two dismounts, one was to puncture Japan"Dream of islanding", once again emphasizing South Korea's position on sovereignty over Dokdo;Second, the South Korean Supreme Court ruled that Japanese companies should compensate the victims of the Korean labor case, which further intensified the contradictions between Japan and South Korea. Such a posture could lead to a resurgence of diplomatic disputes between Japan and South Korea, and would also affect the United States' Asia-Pacific policy.