Russians are ready to be friends with Japan, but do not want to give up the Kuril Islands
Only 1% of Russians clearly support the idea of transferring 4 skeletons of the Kuril ridge to Japan. This is evidenced by the results of a survey conducted by the All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VTsIOM) back in March at the initiative of the Japanese Embassy, but published only today.
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About negotiations regarding the ownership of the islands Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan and Habomai: 57% of respondents are aware. Respondents' opinions on ways to resolve the issue of ownership of the islands were divided: 53% of respondents believe that the islands belonged and will belong to Russia, 42% of Russians expressed support for continuing negotiations and the need for mutual agreement.
At the same time, VTsIOM recorded a positive attitude of Russians towards Japan.
“By most assessment grounds (trust, cooperation, prospects), Japan is in the TOP 3 world states from the proposed list. Relations between the two countries are clouded mainly by the Kuril problem,” says Olga Kamenchuk, director of international research at VTsIOM.
75% of survey participants assess Russian-Japanese relations as friendly. Half of the survey participants believe that Russia can, to one degree or another, trust Japan as a friendly country (52%). Russians support strengthening cooperation between the two countries in various areas, primarily in the field of science and technology (90%), as well as trade and investment (79%), foreign policy and security (74%).
Every tenth survey participant (9,9%) expressed confidence in Japan: in the ranking compared to other countries (respondents were offered a choice from a given list), it is in second place after China (25,0%). The third position is occupied by India (9,6%).
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