由于在历史认识问题上存在分歧、日本推行“摆脱战后体制”国家战略、日韩两国经济地位发生结构性变化、日本在半岛问题上被边缘化等原因，日本对韩国实施贸易管制，韩国采取反制措施，从而爆发了日韩贸易争端。愈演愈烈的日韩贸易争端对日韩关系、美韩关系乃至朝鲜半岛局势均产生了负面影响。由于日韩之间持续数十年的历史矛盾极难化解，日韩贸易争端短期内难以转圜。但是，由于受到经济因素、美国因素、民意因素等影响，日韩关系也不会打成死结。在僵持一段时间之后，对话协商应该是日韩两国解决贸易争端的最可取的方法。
Due to differences on understanding of historical issue，Japan’s implementation of the so called “the national strategy of shaking off the restriction of the post-war system”，as well as structural changes in the economic status of Japan and South Korea and Japan’s marginalization on the Korean peninsula，Japan had imposed trade controls on South Korea，which also took countermeasures，thus broke out dispute on trade between Japan and South Korea. The growing trade dispute between Japan and South Korea has had negative impacts on Japan-ROK relations，US-ROK relations，and even the situation on the Korean Peninsula as a whole. Because the decades of historical issue between Japan and South Korea are extremely difficult to resolve，the dispute on trade is also hard to be solved in the short term. However，due to factors including but not limited to the actual economic situation，the US existence and the public opinions between the two countries，Japan-South Korea relations will not be into a deadlock. After a period of stalemate，dialogue and consultation should be the most desirable way for Japan and South Korea to resolve their trade disputes.
