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"In the near future, it will exceed the Japanese economy."

A survey shows that about half of Koreans are predicting this, drawing attention.

According to News 1 on the 15th, Now & Survey conducted a perception survey of 1,007 men and women aged 20 or older from the 7th to the 10th, and 51.9% of all respondents observed that "Korea's economic indicators will overtake Japan in 10 years."

It was nearly 3.7 times higher than the respondents who answered that "the Japanese economy will maintain its dominance in 10 years" (14.0%).

There was a strong disagreement over the economic power of South Korea and Japan. 33.5% of respondents said "Korea is dominant" and 30.0% said "Japan is dominant." 36.5% of respondents said it was similar. However, the level of living experienced by Korea (37.2%) surpassed Japan (23.3%). There was also a difference in perception by generation. Among those in their 60s and older, 40.9 percent of the respondents in Japan were dominant, higher than those in Korea (26.8 percent).

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In terms of competitiveness by industry, Korea's strength was also noticeable. Of the five points, semiconductors scored 4.25 points, cultural contents scored 4.07, shipbuilding and maritime scored 4.01, artificial intelligence (AI) and software scored 3.73 points, secondary batteries scored 3.72 points, home appliances and electronics scored 3.71 points, defense industry scored 3.59, bio and healthcare scored 3.26 points, and automobile and mobility scored 3.24 points.

On the other hand, it was judged that basic science, source technology, advanced materials, parts, equipment, precision machinery, robots, and aerospace would be difficult to catch up with Japan. The prevailing opinion was that cooperation should be expanded for economic benefits while maintaining a competitive structure with Japan.

Economic growth (49.4%) was chosen the most as the biggest achievement of Korea since liberation. It was followed by 'globalization of K-content' (31.0%), 'industrialization and export growth' (29.7%), and 'democratic development (27.0%). Among the areas that require national capacity input were "strengthening economic growth and industrial competitiveness" (36.0%), "response to demographic changes" (34.1%), "cultivating AI and high-tech technologies" (30.5%), "resolving polarization" (28.9%), and "residential stability" (27.5%).