Questions & answers (%)
(T = total; P = previous; M = male; F = female)
Q: Do you support the Abe cabinet?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
43 |
(41) |
44 |
42 |
|
No |
31 |
(37) |
33 |
30 |
|
Not interested |
23 |
(21) |
21 |
24 |
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) |
11 |
11 |
|
Because I think highly of Abe |
17 |
(15) |
20 |
15 |
|
Because something can be expected of the prime minister’s policies |
13 |
(19) |
18 |
7 |
|
Because there are no other good people or political parties |
54 |
(52) |
47 |
62 |
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 |
(4) |
4 |
3 |
|
Because I don’t think highly of Abe |
37 |
(40) |
41 |
32 |
|
Because nothing can be expected of the prime minister’s policies |
46 |
(42) |
41 |
53 |
|
Because other people and political parties are better |
9 |
(10) |
8 |
10 |
Q: Which political party do you support?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP or Jiminto) |
31 |
|
35 |
26 |
|
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ or Rikken Minshuto) |
8 |
|
9 |
8 |
|
Democratic Party for the People (DPFP or Kokumin Minshuto) |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
Komeito (Komeito) |
5 |
|
4 |
6 |
|
Japanese Communist Party (JCP or Kyosanto) |
3 |
|
3 |
2 |
|
Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) (Nippon Ishin no Kai) |
4 |
|
5 |
2 |
|
Party of Hope (Kibo no To) |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
Social Democratic Party (SDP or Shaminto) |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
|
Other political groups |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
None of the above (NOTA) |
39 |
|
35 |
44 |
Q: What feelings do you have toward the new Emperor, who ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne this month?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
I have a sense of awe |
3 |
|
4 |
1 |
|
I feel reverence toward him |
9 |
|
10 |
7 |
|
I feel an affinity with him |
27 |
|
27 |
27 |
|
I have a favorable impression of him |
34 |
|
29 |
39 |
|
I feel antipathy toward him |
1 |
|
0 |
1 |
|
I have no particular feelings in relation to him |
10 |
|
13 |
8 |
|
I have no interest in him |
5 |
|
7 |
3 |
|
Other |
3 |
|
3 |
3 |
Q: What feelings do you have toward the Emperor Emeritus, who abdicated the Chrysanthemum Throne last month?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
I have a sense of awe |
4 |
|
5 |
3 |
|
I feel reverence toward him |
21 |
|
18 |
25 |
|
I feel an affinity with him |
24 |
|
28 |
20 |
|
I have a favorable impression of him |
28 |
|
25 |
31 |
|
I feel antipathy toward him |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
I have no particular feelings in relation to him |
5 |
|
8 |
3 |
|
I have no interest in him |
3 |
|
5 |
2 |
|
Other |
4 |
|
3 |
5 |
Q: Then-Emperor Akihito’s retirement marked the first Imperial abdication in 202 years. As the Imperial House Law does not stipulate abdication by an emperor, the government enacted a special one-time law allowing for Emperor Akihito to abdicate. What kind of system do you think would be optimal going forward?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
The system should be changed to allow abdication by future emperors |
41 |
|
46 |
36 |
|
Abdication should not be allowed |
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
Abdication should be decided on a case-by-case basis |
43 |
|
39 |
48 |
Q: Are you optimistic about the economy in the Reiwa Era, which has just started?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
37 |
|
36 |
37 |
|
No |
40 |
|
43 |
38 |
Q: Applications have started to be received for the ticket lottery for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Do you want to buy tickets to watch the Tokyo Olympic or Paralympic Games live?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
26 |
|
28 |
24 |
|
No |
58 |
|
59 |
58 |
Q: In the 2019 Diplomatic Bluebook, which is a compilation of Japan’s diplomatic activities over the past year, a statement regarding the Northern Territories which had been written to date, namely, “the four Northern Islands belong to Japan,” was omitted. The government has said that “Japan’s legal position has not changed.” Are you convinced by this explanation?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
17 |
|
19 |
14 |
|
No |
58 |
|
61 |
55 |
Q: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has to date set denuclearization and progress on the abductions issue as requirements for meeting with Workers’ Party of Korea Chairman Kim Jong Un. This month, however, the Prime Minister altered his stance, saying that he is ready to meet the North Korean leader without conditions. Do you approve of this change in policy?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
36 |
|
43 |
28 |
|
No |
41 |
|
39 |
43 |
Q: There has been a series of auto accidents caused by elderly drivers. If the framework for driver’s licenses for elderly drivers were to be revised to reduce such accidents, what change do you think should be made?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Shorten the period for license renewal |
9 |
|
9 |
9 |
|
Introduce a system for mandatory retirement for licenses |
19 |
|
15 |
25 |
|
Enhance driver aptitude testing at time of license renewal |
50 |
|
56 |
42 |
|
There is no need to revise the framework |
3 |
|
4 |
2 |
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) |
34 |
|
37 |
31 |
|
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ or Rikken Minshuto) |
11 |
|
14 |
8 |
|
Democratic Party for the People (DPFP or Kokumin Minshuto) |
1 |
|
0 |
1 |
|
Komeito (Komeito) |
5 |
|
4 |
6 |
|
Japanese Communist Party (JCP or Kyosanto) |
3 |
|
4 |
3 |
|
Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) (Nippon Ishin no Kai) |
5 |
|
7 |
4 |
|
Party of Hope (Kibo no To) |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
Social Democratic Party (SDP or Shaminto) |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
Other political groups |
8 |
|
7 |
9 |
(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 April 13–14, 2019.
Polling methodology: The survey was conducted by pollsters over the two-day period of May 18–19, 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 421 persons (out of the 711 households with one or more persons age 18 or over) for landline numbers and 587 persons (out of the 680 persons age 18 or over who answered) for mobile numbers. The valid response rates were 59% for landline numbers and 86% for mobile numbers.
