Questions & answers (%)
Figures in parentheses denote the results of the survey conducted on April 6–9 (middle column) and the survey conducted on March 9–12, 2018 (right column).s
Q: Do you think it was appropriate to dispatch Self-Defense Forces units to Iraq?
|
Yes |
38.0 |
|
No |
40.5 |
|
Don’t know |
21.4 |
Q: Do you think Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bears responsibility for the scandal surrounding the approval given to Kake Educational Institution to construct a new veterinary school?
|
Yes |
65.2 |
|
No |
20.0 |
|
Don’t know |
14.8 |
Q: Do you think the inter-Korea summit and the U.S.-DPRK summit will lead to progress in the resolution of the issue of the abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korea?
|
Yes |
28.4 |
|
No |
58.8 |
|
Can’t say either way + Don’t know |
12.7 |
Q: Are you hopeful about the “Democratic Party for the People,” the new party formed through the merger of the former Democratic Party and the former Party of Hope?
|
Yes |
11.9 |
|
No |
71.2 |
|
Can’t say either way + Don’t know |
16.9 |
Q: How has your standard of living changed compared with this time last year?
|
|
May |
(April) |
(March) |
|
It has improved greatly |
0.9 |
(0.6) |
(0.3) |
|
It has improved somewhat |
4.7 |
(4.7) |
(5.2) |
|
It has not changed |
75.7 |
(73.9) |
(72.6) |
|
It has worsened somewhat |
16.7 |
(18.2) |
(19.3) |
|
It has worsened greatly |
2.0 |
(2.1) |
(2.0) |
|
Don’t know |
0.1 |
(0.5) |
(0.5) |
Q: Do you think commodity prices have stabilized, will go up in the future, or will go down from now?
|
|
May |
(April) |
(March) |
|
They have stabilized |
18.5 |
(15.1) |
(13.8) |
|
They will go up in the future |
68.2 |
(73.2) |
(74.2) |
|
They will go down from now |
3.1 |
(2.3) |
(3.1) |
|
Don’t know |
10.2 |
(9.4) |
(9.0) |
Q: How do you view the economy? Compared with last month, has it improved, remained the same, or worsened?
|
|
May |
(April) |
(March) |
|
It has definitely improved |
0.6 |
(0.3) |
(0.7) |
|
It has improved somewhat |
8.6 |
(8.0) |
(6.9) |
|
It has remained the same |
70.9 |
(66.4) |
(67.1) |
|
It has worsened somewhat |
14.5 |
(17.8) |
(18.4) |
|
It has definitely worsened |
1.5 |
(2.1) |
(1.7) |
|
Don’t know |
3.8 |
(5.5) |
(5.1) |
Q: Do you think your lifestyle will improve or worsen in the future?
|
|
May |
(April) |
(March) |
|
It will improve |
8.6 |
(8.3) |
(10.0) |
|
It will remain the same |
55.6 |
(54.5) |
(51.8) |
|
It will worsen |
30.2 |
(31.6) |
(31.5) |
|
Don’t know |
5.7 |
(5.6) |
(6.6) |
Q: Name up to three countries that you like.
|
|
May |
(April) |
(March) |
|
United States of America |
41.1 |
(39.0) |
(40.1) |
|
Russia |
2.7 |
(2.2) |
(2.7) |
|
United Kingdom |
38.5 |
(35.7) |
(35.4) |
|
France |
35.7 |
(33.5) |
(36.3) |
|
Germany |
31.7 |
(30.1) |
(31.1) |
|
Switzerland |
37.5 |
(39.2) |
(40.6) |
|
India |
7.3 |
(6.4) |
(6.9) |
|
China |
2.5 |
(2.9) |
(2.0) |
|
South Korea |
4.5 |
(6.5) |
(4.7) |
|
North Korea |
0.2 |
(0.2) |
(0.2) |
|
None/Don’t know |
19.8 |
(21.3) |
(20.0) |
|
Simple total |
221.6 |
(217.1) |
(220.0) |
Q: Name up to three countries that you dislike.
|
|
May |
(April) |
(March) |
|
United States of America |
5.6 |
(6.9) |
(6.7) |
|
Russia |
18.9 |
(21.9) |
(17.7) |
|
United Kingdom |
0.5 |
(0.9) |
(1.1) |
|
France |
0.3 |
(0.2) |
(0.7) |
|
Germany |
1.0 |
(1.3) |
(1.1) |
|
Switzerland |
0.4 |
(0.3) |
(0.3) |
|
India |
2.8 |
(2.8) |
(1.6) |
|
China |
57.2 |
(58.8) |
(61.7) |
|
South Korea |
37.7 |
(35.4) |
(43.5) |
|
North Korea |
80.0 |
(81.2) |
(82.1) |
|
None/Don’t know |
12.7 |
(12.5) |
(11.0) |
|
Simple total |
217.2 |
(222.1) |
(227.5) |
Q: Which country or region do you think will become important for Japan as a bilateral relationship over the next five years? Select up to three from the below.
|
|
May |
(April) |
(March) |
|
United States of America |
73.1 |
(74.9) |
(76.0) |
|
Canada |
3.1 |
(2.9) |
(3.5) |
|
Russia |
14.5 |
(15.9) |
(14.7) |
|
Other FSU (former Soviet Union) |
0.8 |
(0.6) |
(0.8) |
|
Europe |
10.4 |
(11.8) |
(13.9) |
|
India |
14.8 |
(12.8) |
(14.2) |
|
China |
56.0 |
(56.7) |
(54.7) |
|
Taiwan |
6.3 |
(5.5) |
(6.2) |
|
South Korea |
18.4 |
(18.3) |
(19.1) |
|
North Korea |
17.4 |
(16.2) |
(17.4) |
|
Southeast Asia |
15.3 |
(15.8) |
(15.4) |
|
Latin America |
1.6 |
(1.7) |
(2.1) |
|
Middle East |
4.0 |
(3.3) |
(4.4) |
|
Africa |
4.2 |
(2.4) |
(2.4) |
|
Oceania |
1.0 |
(1.5) |
(0.5) |
|
Don’t know |
7.9 |
(8.7) |
(7.1) |
|
Simple total |
248.8 |
(249.1) |
(252.2) |
Polling methodology (May 2018): The survey was conducted over the four-day period of May 11–14 through individual interviews. For the survey, a total of 2,000 people were sampled from among men and women, aged 18 and over, across the nation on a stratified two-stage random-sampling basis. Valid responses were received from 1,273 people for a valid response rate of 63.7%.
Polling methodology (April 2018): The survey was conducted over the four-day period of April 6–9 through individual interviews. For the survey, a total of 2,000 people were sampled from among men and women, aged 18 and over, across the nation on a stratified two-stage random-sampling basis. Valid responses were received from 1,267 people for a valid response rate of 63.4%.
Polling methodology (March 2018): The survey was conducted over the four-day period of March 9–12 through individual interviews. For the survey, a total of 2,000 people were sampled from among men and women, aged 18 and over, across the nation on a stratified two-stage random-sampling basis. Valid responses were received from 1,227 people for a valid response rate of 61.4%.
