Questions & answers (%)
(T = total; P = previous; M = male; F = female)
Q: Do you support the Abe cabinet?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
48 |
(50) |
57 |
38 |
|
No |
30 |
(28) |
26 |
35 |
|
Not interested |
19 |
(21) |
16 |
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 |
12 |
(11) |
11 |
13 |
|
Because I think highly of Abe |
20 |
(18) |
20 |
21 |
|
Because something can be expected of the prime minister’s policies |
18 |
(17) |
22 |
12 |
|
Because there are no other good people or political parties |
46 |
(49) |
45 |
46 |
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 |
6 |
(3) |
6 |
7 |
|
Because I don’t think highly of Abe |
35 |
(38) |
41 |
29 |
|
Because nothing can be expected of the prime minister’s policies |
43 |
(44) |
37 |
47 |
|
Because other people and political parties are better |
12 |
(10) |
13 |
11 |
Q: Which political party do you support?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP or Jiminto) |
36 |
(34) |
42 |
30 |
|
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ or Rikken Minshuto) |
10 |
(8) |
10 |
10 |
|
Democratic Party for the People (DPFP or Kokumin Minshuto) |
1 |
(1) |
1 |
1 |
|
Komeito (Komeito) |
3 |
(5) |
3 |
4 |
|
Japanese Communist Party (JCP or Kyosanto) |
3 |
(2) |
3 |
4 |
|
Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) (Nippon Ishin no Kai) |
4 |
(5) |
4 |
3 |
|
Social Democratic Party (SDP or Shaminto) |
1 |
(0) |
0 |
1 |
|
Reiwa Shinsengumi (Reiwa Shinsengumi) |
1 |
(2) |
1 |
1 |
|
Party to Protect the People from NHK (NHK kara Kokumin wo Mamoru To) |
1 |
(1) |
2 |
1 |
|
Other political groups |
0 |
(1) |
1 |
0 |
|
None of the above (NOTA) |
34 |
(36) |
31 |
38 |
Q: With the raising of the consumption tax rate from 8% to 10%, the government introduced a point reward system under which consumers using cashless transactions receive up to 5% of the purchase price back in the form of reward points. Are you using cashless payments?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
I have used cashless payments since before the system was introduced |
35 |
|
38 |
31 |
|
I have started using cashless payments because of this system |
7 |
|
7 |
7 |
|
I am considering using cashless payments because of this system |
13 |
|
14 |
12 |
|
I do not intend to use cashless payments |
35 |
|
32 |
38 |
Q: With the recent consumption tax hike, there are cases where the tax rate differs on the same food item depending on where it is consumed. For example, the tax rate is 10% if the food item is consumed at the shop and 8% if it is taken out. When you eat out, do you keep in mind this difference in the tax rate?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
28 |
|
24 |
33 |
|
No |
62 |
|
68 |
55 |
Q: The display of “Statue of a Girl of Peace,” a statue symbolizing wartime comfort women, at the “After ‘Freedom of Expression?'” exhibit held as part of the international arts festival Aichi Triennale 2019 attracted a flood of complaints, and the work was temporarily pulled from display after organizers received security threats. The Cultural Affairs Agency decided to withdraw all subsidies to the international arts festival, giving as the reason that there were “technical errors” on Aichi Prefecture’s part. Do you think the agency handled the matter appropriately?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
36 |
|
42 |
30 |
|
No |
39 |
|
40 |
38 |
Q: Areas throughout Japan have been battered by typhoons. Do you have water and food stored away and have you confirmed the location of your nearest evacuation center so that you are prepared for natural disasters?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
54 |
|
51 |
57 |
|
No |
36 |
|
41 |
30 |
Q: It is said that global warming will impact the world in various ways. Which are you concerned about in particular?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Extreme heat in the summer |
17 |
|
16 |
19 |
|
Abnormal weather, including torrential rains |
44 |
|
47 |
40 |
|
Water and food shortages |
9 |
|
10 |
6 |
|
Rising sea levels |
10 |
|
9 |
11 |
|
Extinction of animals and plants |
5 |
|
3 |
6 |
Q: The “Sokuirei-Seiden-no-gi” enthronement ceremony was held on Oct. 22, to proclaim the enthronement of Emperor Naruhito. How do you feel about Emperor Naruhito?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
I feel a sense of awe |
3 |
|
3 |
3 |
|
I feel he is venerable |
14 |
|
15 |
13 |
|
I have a fondness for him |
25 |
|
25 |
25 |
|
I have a favorable impression of him |
26 |
|
23 |
30 |
|
I feel opposed to him |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
I have no particular opinion about him |
9 |
|
11 |
6 |
|
I am not interested in him |
6 |
|
8 |
5 |
|
Other |
3 |
|
4 |
3 |
Q: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is mulling a plan to move the 2020 Summer Olympics’ marathon and race-walking events from Tokyo to Sapporo to avoid the searing heat in the capital. Do you support this plan?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
35 |
|
38 |
33 |
|
No |
47 |
|
48 |
46 |
Q: Kansai Electric Power Co. executives received gifts worth large sums of money from a former official of Takahama Town in Fukui Prefecture. Kansai EPCO has set up a third-party committee to look into the matter. Has your trust in the nuclear power business been shaken by this scandal?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
58 |
|
56 |
61 |
|
No |
23 |
|
30 |
16 |
Q: Relations between Japan and South Korea have soured over issues such as compensation to former requisitioned workers. Do you think the two neighboring countries should strengthen their ties for the stabilization of Northeast Asia?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
They should strengthen their ties |
46 |
|
45 |
46 |
|
There is no need for them to strengthen their ties |
36 |
|
41 |
31 |
(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 Sept. 14–15, 2019.
Polling methodology: The survey was conducted by pollsters over the two-day period of Oct. 26–27, 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 482 persons (out of the 859 households with one or more persons age 18 or over) for landline numbers and 531 persons (out of the 670 persons age 18 or over who answered) for mobile numbers. The valid response rates were 56% for landline numbers and 79% for mobile numbers.
