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Sangsoo Lee and Alexandre Autrand Japanese-Korean Relations: A Failure Of Tsunami Diplomacy ISDP POLICY BRIEF, No. 68, May 24 2011. ![]() Abstract: After Japan’s triple disaster on March 11, South Koreans showed great sympathy towards Japanese victims. In a collective move which had never been seen before, ordinary citizens and NGOs donated millions of dollars and the government sent aid, food and rescue teams to Japan. Many Koreans expected that Korea’s civic and unprecedented initiative would open a new era in the controversial relations between the two countries. However, after what many Koreans saw as a cold response, it only took a few weeks to put an end to this movement and for anti-Japanese sentiments to loom large Keywords: Japan, South Korea, Northeast Asia, Foreign Aid, Regional Cooperation, Regional Relations, Domestic Policies   Electronic Paper Link
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