Questions & answers (%)
(T = total; P = previous; M = male; F = female)
Q: Do you support the Abe cabinet?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
47 |
(44) |
50 |
45 |
|
No |
34 |
(35) |
36 |
32 |
|
Not interested |
16 |
(17) |
13 |
17 |
Q: (Only for those who answered “yes” to the above question) Why?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Because the prime minister is from the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan |
18 |
(21) |
14 |
21 |
|
Because something can be expected of the prime minister’s leadership |
34 |
(29) |
33 |
34 |
|
Because something can be expected of the prime minister’s policies |
28 |
(32) |
38 |
20 |
|
Because Shinzo Abe is the prime minister |
11 |
(8) |
8 |
14 |
Q: (Only for those who answered “no” to the above question) Why?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Because the prime minister is from the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan |
10 |
(6) |
10 |
9 |
|
Because nothing can be expected of the prime minister’s leadership |
6 |
(5) |
6 |
6 |
|
Because nothing can be expected of the prime minister’s policies |
63 |
(71) |
61 |
64 |
|
Because Shinzo Abe is the prime minister |
15 |
(13) |
16 |
14 |
Q: Which political party do you support?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP or Jiminto) |
33 |
(32) |
37 |
31 |
|
Democratic Party (DP or Minshinto) |
9 |
(9) |
8 |
9 |
|
Komeito (Komeito) |
4 |
(5) |
4 |
3 |
|
Japanese Communist Party (JCP or Kyosanto) |
5 |
(6) |
5 |
4 |
|
Initiatives from Osaka (Osaka Ishin no Kai) |
7 |
(6) |
7 |
7 |
|
People’s Life Party (PLP or Seikatsunoto) |
1 |
(1) |
1 |
0 |
|
Social Democratic Party (SDP or Shaminto) |
1 |
(1) |
1 |
1 |
|
Party for Japanese Kokoro (Nihon no Kokoro wo Taisetsu ni Suru To) |
0 |
(1) |
1 |
— |
|
Other answers (O/A) |
6 |
(6) |
6 |
6 |
|
None of the above (NOTA) |
30 |
(29) |
26 |
33 |
Q: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reshuffled his cabinet. Have your hopes for the Abe cabinet increased with the reshuffling?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Hopes have increased |
10 |
|
12 |
9 |
|
Hopes have not changed |
59 |
|
56 |
61 |
|
Cannot have hope |
23 |
|
28 |
21 |
Q: In his appointment of Liberal Democratic Party leaders, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe selected Toshihiro Nikai, who was general council chairman, to succeed Sadakazu Tanigaki, who has been hospitalized after having a bicycle accident, as secretary general. Do you approve of this appointment?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
35 |
|
35 |
35 |
|
No |
41 |
|
49 |
36 |
Q: Prime Minister Abe’s term as LDP president ends in September 2018. Some in the LDP are calling for his term to be extended. Do you think it would be good to extend Prime Minister Abe’s term as party president?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
It would be good to extend his term |
36 |
|
37 |
35 |
|
It is not necessary to extend his term |
53 |
|
56 |
50 |
Q: The prime minister asked Shigeru Ishiba, who was minister in charge of overcoming population decline and vitalizing the local economy, to remain in the cabinet, but Ishiba declined. Ishiba seeks to be the next prime minister after Abe. Do you have hopes for Ishiba?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
34 |
|
39 |
31 |
|
No |
49 |
|
51 |
48 |
Q: Are you in favor of the Diet moving forward with debate on constitutional amendment?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
44 |
(51) |
55 |
37 |
|
No |
40 |
(32) |
38 |
42 |
Q: (Only for those who answered “yes” to the above question) Please select from the below seven topics the one that you would most like to see discussed at the Diet.
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Status of the Emperor |
8 |
|
6 |
10 |
|
Article 9 |
32 |
|
35 |
29 |
|
Environmental rights and other new human rights |
4 |
|
3 |
4 |
|
State-of-emergency clause |
12 |
|
12 |
12 |
|
Roles of the Upper and Lower Houses |
16 |
|
17 |
15 |
|
Relationship between the national and local governments |
14 |
|
15 |
13 |
|
O/A |
11 |
|
9 |
12 |
Q: Yuriko Koike won the Tokyo gubernatorial election on July 31. Do you have hopes for her?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
64 |
|
61 |
66 |
|
No |
15 |
|
17 |
13 |
|
Not interested |
13 |
|
16 |
11 |
Q: It is expected that Emperor Akihito will soon explain to the people of Japan his intentions regarding his work. Do you think that the Imperial Household system should be revised to allow the Emperor to abdicate and make way for the Crown Prince to take the Chrysanthemum Throne?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
The Imperial Household system should be revised |
67 |
|
69 |
67 |
|
The Imperial Household system should be debated with caution |
22 |
|
24 |
21 |
Q: The Rio Olympics will open soon. Do you have hopes for the Japanese athletes?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
79 |
|
80 |
79 |
|
No |
4 |
|
5 |
3 |
|
Not interested |
8 |
|
10 |
6 |
Q: Pokemon Go, a game played by walking around while looking at a smartphone, is very popular; however, it is causing social issues. More and more people are walking around while looking at their smartphones and bicycle accidents are occurring. Do you think restrictions should be placed on such games?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
73 |
|
71 |
74 |
|
No |
17 |
|
23 |
13 |
(Note) Figures rounded off. “0” indicates that the figure was below 0.5%. “No answer” omitted. Figures in parentheses denote the results of the survey conducted July 16–17, 2016.
Polling methodology: The survey was conducted during the two-day period of Aug. 3–4 over the telephone across the nation on a computer-aided random digit sampling (RDS) basis. The survey excluded telephone numbers in municipalities designated as “difficult-to-return” zones due to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. A total of 1,887 households with one or more persons age 18 or over were sampled. Responses were obtained from 1,041 persons (55%).
