The attitude of the Japanese to other countries and the Russians to Japan in 2018

The article describes the results of the annual survey of public opinion in Japan regarding the attitude of the Japanese to other countries and regions in 2018. The survey recorded a decline in sympathy of the Japanese to the USA and Russia. North Korea still remains a rogue State for Japan. The opinion polls of the Russians regarding their attitude to Japan and its territorial claims are also reviewed. Although the share of the Russians sympathizing Japan grew a little, the attitude to the transfer of a part of the Kuril Islands to Japan remains negative in Russia.