韓日国交正常化に対する一考察 - 軍事·安保と経済論理を中心として -

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the background surrounding the normalization of diplomatic relations between Korea and Japan, based on the military, security and economic aspects. The normalization of the diplomatic relations between Korea and Japan, which had been cut off for 20 years since the liberation of Korea, is important in that the diplomatic relations between the two countries have been newly established, and that the negative history of the forced colonial era that began in 1910 was liquidated. In this study, the Cold War between the U.S. and Soviet and the “Syngman Rhee Line” seemed to have a great influence on the normalization of diplomatic relations between Korea and Japan, even though there are some other arguments and events. In addition, the threat of communism caused by the cold war between the United States and the Soviet Union Cold also acted as an important factor in the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two countries. For example, the cooperation of Japan was necessary in the political stability and economic reconstruction of the South Korean government. These military, security, and economic factors led to the normalization of the relations between the two countries. In particular, the government of the United States assumed that the only active preparations and methods against the threat of communism by the cold war between the U.S. and Soviet surrounding the East Asia were the cooperation and unity with the liberal countries such as Korea and Japan, i.e., with Korea and Japan. In addition, the Japanese business community and governmen thought that it was important to have a stable market in Asia, and that one of the methods was their economic cooperation with Korea. By these military, security and economic logic, it can be said that the Korea-Japan normalization of diplomatic relations has been made.