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The purpose of this study is to analyze objects of utterances which include expressions of disagreements and negative assessments found in Korean and Japanese conversation between friends. I have found the following similarities and differences between Korean conversations and Japanese conversations: A)The result showed that “thought” is most likely to be subject to disagreements and negative assessments in both Korean and Japanese conversations between friends. B)In Japanese conversations, when the other participants talk about past experiences, their “accomplishment”, “talent”, “behavior” are likely to be subject to disagreements and negative assessments and these utterances are recognized as jokes such as “tsukkomi”. C)Korean conversations have higher proportion of “behavior” and “personality”, in case of “behavior”, qualitative differences were found. In Korean conversations, behaviors which directly affect speakers tend to be the objects of disagreements and negative assessments. Also the essential matters which stepping into other’s personal space such as “personality” are more likely to be subjects to disagreements and negative assessments. These results have led to the suggestion that there is a difference in the degree of FTA tolerance between Korean conversations and Japanese conversations.