Questions & answers (%)
(T = total; P = previous; M = male; F = female)
Q: Do you support the Abe cabinet?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
41 |
(39) |
41 |
40 |
|
No |
37 |
(41) |
39 |
34 |
|
Not interested |
21 |
(19) |
18 |
23 |
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 |
11 |
(11) |
12 |
9 |
|
Because I think highly of Abe |
15 |
(22) |
17 |
12 |
|
Because something can be expected of the prime minister’s policies |
19 |
(14) |
21 |
18 |
|
Because there are no other good people or political parties |
52 |
(51) |
48 |
57 |
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 |
4 |
(3) |
3 |
6 |
|
Because I don’t think highly of Abe |
40 |
(42) |
46 |
32 |
|
Because nothing can be expected of the prime minister’s policies |
42 |
(42) |
39 |
47 |
|
Because other people and political parties are better |
10 |
(10) |
8 |
11 |
Q: Which political party do you support?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP or Jiminto) |
30 |
(32) |
33 |
26 |
|
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ or Rikken Minshuto) |
8 |
(9) |
9 |
7 |
|
Democratic Party for the People (DPFP or Kokumin Minshuto) |
1 |
(0) |
1 |
1 |
|
Komeito (Komeito) |
4 |
(5) |
3 |
6 |
|
Japanese Communist Party (JCP or Kyosanto) |
4 |
(4) |
5 |
3 |
|
Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) (Nippon Ishin no Kai) |
3 |
(2) |
4 |
3 |
|
Liberal Party (Jiyuto) |
0 |
(1) |
1 |
— |
|
Party of Hope (Kibo no To) |
— |
(0) |
— |
— |
|
Social Democratic Party (SDP or Shaminto) |
1 |
(1) |
0 |
1 |
|
Other political groups |
2 |
(0) |
2 |
1 |
|
None of the above (NOTA) |
42 |
(39) |
38 |
46 |
Q: “Reiwa” has been selected as the name of the new era. Do you like the name?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
65 |
|
63 |
69 |
|
No |
10 |
|
11 |
9 |
|
Not interested |
17 |
|
20 |
14 |
Q: To date, the custom has been to select the era name from a Chinese classic. “Reiwa,” however, was selected from Japan’s Manyoshu. Do you approve of the fact that the era name was selected from a Japanese classic for the first time?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
63 |
|
60 |
66 |
|
No |
5 |
|
7 |
3 |
|
Don’t know |
24 |
|
27 |
21 |
Q: Will you mainly use the era name (for example, “Reiwa 1”) or will you mainly use the Gregorian calendar (for example, 2019) to express the year?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Era name |
18 |
|
19 |
17 |
|
Gregorian calendar |
27 |
|
30 |
25 |
|
Half of the time each |
45 |
|
43 |
49 |
Q: Proposals for the era name were presented to experts, and a decision on the era name was made by the cabinet about two hours later. Some say that the opinions of the people should have been incorporated into the selection by, for example, presenting the proposals for the era name in advance to the people. What are your views on how an era name should be decided?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
The opinion of the people should be incorporated in the selection |
26 |
|
27 |
24 |
|
The current method is fine |
63 |
|
63 |
62 |
Q: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in effect dismissed Minister for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Yoshitaka Sakurada for saying a “Diet member is more important than reconstruction from the Tohoku disaster.” Former State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ichiro Tsukada has just resigned after making an inappropriate comment that he did an unrequested favor [to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso]. Do you think the long-term administration is showing signs of arrogance and laxness?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
61 |
|
60 |
61 |
|
No |
21 |
|
25 |
16 |
Q: An Upper House election will be held this summer. If you were to vote now, which political party would you cast your ballot for in the proportional representation segment of the election?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP or Jiminto) |
27 |
(33) |
31 |
23 |
|
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ or Rikken Minshuto) |
13 |
(13) |
15 |
10 |
|
Democratic Party for the People (DPFP or Kokumin Minshuto) |
1 |
(1) |
1 |
0 |
|
Komeito (Komeito) |
5 |
(5) |
4 |
5 |
|
Japanese Communist Party (JCP or Kyosanto) |
5 |
(6) |
5 |
4 |
|
Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) (Nippon Ishin no Kai) |
5 |
(3) |
5 |
6 |
|
Liberal Party (Jiyuto) |
0 |
(1) |
0 |
0 |
|
Party of Hope (Kibo no To) |
0 |
(0) |
0 |
0 |
|
Social Democratic Party (SDP or Shaminto) |
1 |
(1) |
0 |
1 |
|
Other political groups |
8 |
(8) |
7 |
8 |
(Note) Figures rounded off. “0” indicates that the figure was below 0.5%, and “–” denotes that no respondents gave that answer. “No answer” omitted. Figures in parentheses denote the results of the previous survey conducted March 16–17, 2019.
Polling methodology: The survey was conducted by pollsters over the two-day period of April 13–14, targeting landline and mobile telephone numbers across the nation on a computer-aided random digit sampling (RDS) basis. The survey excluded landline numbers in municipalities designated as “difficult-to-return” zones due to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. Valid responses were received from 501 persons (out of the 845 households with one or more persons age 18 or over) for landline numbers and 555 persons (out of the 672 persons age 18 or over who answered) for mobile numbers. The valid response rates were 59% for landline numbers and 83% for mobile numbers.
