1. This is the result of Seven Asian countries' polls by Yomiuri Shimbun, Korean Daily News and Gallup (From Yomiuri Shimbun(2006/9/10) ).
Questions and answers; Please answer next questions; how do you think about these countries?
The impressions of Japan
| Good (Very good + Rather good) |
Bad (Rather bad + Very bad) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Korea | 17.1 (0.2+16.9) | 82.1 (60.9 + 21.2) |
| India | 95.8 (60.4+35.4) | 2.3 (1.4 + 0.9) |
| Indonesia | 94.4 (42.0+52.5) | 4.2 (3.4 + 0.8) |
| Malaysia | 91.0 (33.4+57.6) | 7.0 (5.5 + 1.5) |
| Thailand | 88.5 (25.0+63.5) | 10.5 (9.4 + 1.1) |
| Vietnam | 88.6 (53.3+35.3) | 4.2 (3.6 + 0.6) |
2. This is the result of Asian countries' polls by Yomiuri Shimbun, Korean Daily News and Gallup (1995).
Questions; What Japanese makes you think of?
Japanese makes me think of...
| 1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korea | Colonial rule, World War II |
Sly,vulgar | Cruelty, terrifying |
Industriousness, serious |
Kind, order, civility |
| China | Polite | Industriousness, overwork |
High technology | Stressful life | Productive |
| Indonesia | Intellectual | High technology | Industriousness, overwork |
Polite | Wealth |
| Malaysia | Industriousness, overwork |
Intellectual | Polite | High technology |
Wealth |
| Thailand | Industriousness, overwork |
Stable economic environment | High technology |
Patriotism, solidarity |
Punctuality |
| Vietnam | Industriousness, overwork |
High technology |
Intellectual | Wealth | Emphasis on the economy |
