Yoon's tough talk carries risks for South Korea

Significance

The next day, he nominated a new unification minister, Kim Yung-ho, who has in the past called for the overthrow of North Korea's leader.

Impacts

• Yoon's policies and personality are dividing the ruling party and it could split, though the opposition is equally unstable.
• Yoon's policy of patching up relations with Japan risks a backlash and may not be sustainable.
• Despite concerns over media freedom, South Korea's media environment is arguably freer than that of some other democracies, including Japan.