Questions & answers (%)
(T = total; P = previous poll [conducted on Nov. 13, 2021]; M = male; F = female)
Q: Do you support the Kishida Cabinet?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
54 |
(48) |
54 |
55 |
|
No |
36 |
(43) |
38 |
32 |
|
No answer |
10 |
(9) |
8 |
13 |
Q: Do you approve of the Kishida administration’s handling of the novel coronavirus so far?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
46 |
|
50 |
42 |
|
No |
26 |
|
26 |
26 |
|
Unsure |
27 |
|
24 |
33 |
Q: Are you concerned that the Omicron variant will spread?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
73 |
|
69 |
79 |
|
No |
16 |
|
19 |
13 |
|
Unsure |
11 |
|
12 |
9 |
Q: This question is about COVID vaccinations. Do you plan to have your third shot soon?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
65 |
|
67 |
64 |
|
No |
21 |
|
20 |
23 |
|
I have not had a second shot yet |
6 |
|
7 |
4 |
|
Don’t know |
8 |
|
7 |
10 |
Q: The Kishida administration has decided to give 100,000 yen in cash and vouchers to households with a child age 18 or under as a measure to help the economy bounce back from the pandemic. The local governments will decide whether to disburse the handout in cash and vouchers or to disburse the sum entirely in cash. How do you think the local governments should handle this?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Mix of cash and vouchers |
11 |
|
11 |
12 |
|
Entirely in cash |
60 |
|
61 |
57 |
|
I am opposed to giving 100,000 yen handouts |
25 |
|
25 |
25 |
|
Don’t know |
4 |
|
3 |
5 |
Q: The COVID situation has gotten under control in Japan, and there are hopes that consumption will rebound after being sluggish due to the pandemic. Have you increased or decreased your spending on shopping, eating out, and travel recently?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Increased |
37 |
|
37 |
38 |
|
Decreased |
15 |
|
13 |
18 |
|
No change |
48 |
|
50 |
44 |
Q: Do you plan to travel or return to your hometown during the new year’s holidays?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
26 |
|
30 |
20 |
|
No |
69 |
|
66 |
75 |
|
I am vacillating about whether to travel or return to my hometown |
4 |
|
4 |
5 |
Q: It looks like legislative amendment to review the setup that allows Diet members to receive a 1 million yen monthly transportation and communications allowance will be postponed because the ruling and opposition parties were not able to reach a consensus. Do you think the handling by the ruling parties or that by the opposition parties is problematic?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Ruling parties’ handling of the matter is problematic |
34 |
|
34 |
32 |
|
Opposition parties’ handling of the matter is problematic |
9 |
|
10 |
6 |
|
Both are problematic |
49 |
|
47 |
52 |
|
There is no need for legislative amendment |
3 |
|
4 |
1 |
|
Don’t know |
6 |
|
5 |
8 |
Q: The United States, the UK and other nations have decided not to dispatch governmental representatives to the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games next year. Do you think the Japanese government should also declare a diplomatic boycott of the Games?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
52 |
|
58 |
43 |
|
No |
29 |
|
29 |
29 |
|
Don’t know |
19 |
|
13 |
28 |
Q: Izumi Kenta has taken office as the new representative of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. Are you hopeful about the future of the CDPJ?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
27 |
|
26 |
27 |
|
No |
39 |
|
44 |
31 |
|
Unsure |
24 |
|
20 |
31 |
|
Not interested |
10 |
|
10 |
11 |
Q: Are you optimistic about Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party), which increased its holdings in the Lower House in the recent election?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Yes |
48 |
|
49 |
47 |
|
No |
29 |
|
31 |
23 |
|
Unsure |
19 |
|
17 |
24 |
|
Not interested |
4 |
|
3 |
6 |
Q: Which political party do you support?
|
|
T |
P |
M |
F |
|
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP or Jiminto) |
27 |
(32) |
29 |
24 |
|
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ or Rikken Minshuto) |
11 |
(12) |
11 |
11 |
|
Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) (Nippon Ishin no Kai) |
22 |
(16) |
21 |
24 |
|
Komeito (Komeito) |
4 |
(4) |
4 |
4 |
|
Democratic Party for the People (DPFP or Kokumin Minshuto) |
3 |
(4) |
3 |
3 |
|
Japanese Communist Party (JCP or Kyosanto) |
5 |
(5) |
5 |
5 |
|
Reiwa Shinsengumi (Reiwa Shinsengumi) |
4 |
(4) |
4 |
2 |
|
Social Democratic Party (SDP or Shaminto) |
0 |
(1) |
0 |
0 |
|
NHK Party (The party fighting against NHK in the trial for violating Article 72 of the Attorney Act [NHK to Saiban Shiteru To Bengoshiho 72-jo ihan de]) |
1 |
(1) |
1 |
1 |
|
Other political groups |
1 |
(0) |
1 |
0 |
|
None of the above (NOTA) |
22 |
(20) |
20 |
26 |
Notes: Figures rounded off. “0” indicates that the figure was below 0.5%, and “–” denotes that no respondents gave that answer. “No answer” omitted.
Polling methodology: The survey was conducted by the Social Survey Research Center and the Mainichi Shimbun on Dec. 18, 2021, of those 18 years old or older. A computer-aided random digit sampling (RDS) method was used to generate phone numbers (both landlines and cell phones) randomly by computer, and an interactive voice response system was used to call those numbers. For mobile phones, people were asked through audio guidance to cooperate in the survey, and those who agreed to participate were sent a short message service (SMS) text message providing a link to an online answer form. For landline phones, respondents were asked questions by interactive voice response system and pushed buttons on their phones to indicate their answers. The target number of valid responses was set at 700 for mobile phones and 300 for landlines phones. Valid responses were received from 721 mobile numbers and 302 landline phone numbers.
