Questions & answers (%)

Figures in parentheses denote the results of the interview-based surveys conducted on May 7–10, 2021 (middle column) and on April 9–12, 2021 (right column).

Q: Do you approve of the government’s handling of the novel coronavirus so far?

Q: Do you think the rollout of COVID vaccinations is proceeding smoothly or slowly?

Q: The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games are scheduled to be held this summer. How do you think they should be handled? (This question was not in the May poll.)

Q: If the Games are held this summer, do you think spectators should be allowed at the venues?

Q: Are you in favor of or opposed to adding a “state-of-emergency clause” to the Constitution, which would allow the government to take legally enforceable measures that would temporarily limit the rights of the people in such emergency situations as war, large-scale disasters, and contagious diseases?

Q: How has your standard of living changed compared with this time last year?

Q: Do you think commodity prices have stabilized, will go up in the future, or will go down from now?

Q: How do you view the economy? Compared with last month, has it improved, remained the same, or worsened?

Q: Do you think your lifestyle will improve or worsen in the future?

Q: Name up to three countries that you like.

Q: Name up to three countries that you dislike.

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.

Polling methodology (June 2021): The survey was conducted over the four-day period of June 11–14, 2021, 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 1,282 people for a valid response rate of 64.1%. Composition: men, 51.3%; women, 48.7%; age 18–29, 10.2%; 30–39, 14.5%; 40–49, 18.1%; 50–59, 17.2%; 60–69, 13.3%; age 70 and over, 26.7%.

Polling methodology (May 2021): The survey was conducted over the four-day period of May 7–10, 2021, 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 1,306 people for a valid response rate of 65.3%. Composition: men, 50.5%; women, 49.5%; age 18–29, 12.3%; 30–39, 14.7%; 40–49, 17.6%; 50–59, 17.8%; 60–69, 14.3%; age 70 and over, 23.3%.

Polling methodology (April 2021): The survey was conducted over the four-day period of April 9–12, 2021, 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 1,272 people for a valid response rate of 63.6%. Composition: men, 51.7%; women, 48.3%; age 18–29, 11.0%; 30–39, 16.1%; 40–49, 16.9%; 50–59, 15.1%; 60–69, 14.8%; age 70 and over, 26.1%.