Kyodo News conducted a survey of candidates planning to run in the 48th Lower House election. [The survey covered 1,028 candidates confirmed by Oct. 5 to stand in the election, of whom] 948 responded by Oct. 8. Some 39.6% of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) candidates said they support U.S. military action against Pyongyang if the United States and….Read more
OPINION POLLS
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39% of LDP candidates back U.S. military action against N. Korea, Kyodo News poll
- October 9, 2017
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 1
- JMH Translation
- House of Representatives
54% say they will place priority on nuclear power in LH election vote, Asahi poll
[The Asahi Shimbun conducted a nationwide (telephone-based) survey on Oct. 3–4 to probe views on the Lower House election.] Asked if they will place priority on [the political party’s and candidate’s] stance on nuclear power in deciding how to vote in the Lower House election, the yeses exceeded the noes 54% to 34%. Some 66% of those not supporting the….Read more
- October 5, 2017
- , Asahi , p. 3
- JMH Translation
- Nuclear Power, Consumption Tax
35% say they will vote for LDP, 12% for Party of Hope in Lower House election, Asahi poll
The Asahi Shimbun conducted a nationwide (telephone-based) survey on Oct. 3–4 to probe views on the Lower House election. Respondents were read a list of political parties and asked which political party they would vote for in the proportional representation segment of the Lower House election [if it were held today]. The results were as follows: LDP, 35%; Party of….Read more
- October 5, 2017
- , Asahi , p. 3
- JMH Translation
- House of Representatives
Opinion poll & results from Asahi Shimbun
- October 5, 2017
- , Asahi , p. 4
- JMH Translation
- House of Representatives
Opinion poll & results for Nihon Yoron Chosakai poll on the economy
- October 1, 2017
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 20
- JMH Translation
- Abenomics
Highlights of the September 2017 Jiji Press Public Opinion Poll
- October 1, 2017
- , Jiji Press Public Opinion Poll Bulletin , [No. 1532] – pp. 8–10
- JMH Translation
Trend in average cabinet support rate, Saitama University Social Survey Research Center
[The graph shows the trend in the average of the cabinet support rates in six media outlets’ nationwide public opinion polls. The averages are calculated by Saitama University’s Social Survey Research Center. For further information, see “Saitama Univ. develops index to track cabinet support rates from six news outlets’ polls.”]
- October 4, 2017
- , Saitama University Social Survey Research Center
- JMH Translation
- Abe Shinzo
56% “not optimistic” about Abenomics, Nihon Yoron Chosakai poll
Some 56% are not optimistic about the Abe administration’s economic policies known as “Abenomics,” according to the nationwide public opinion survey on the economy conducted by Nihon Yoron Chosakai [a nationwide public opinion polling entity managed by Kyodo News and comprising 38 of its subscribers including the Tokyo Shimbun]. Some 41% of respondents said they are optimistic. The survey was….Read more
- October 1, 2017
- , Tokyo Shimbun , pp. 2, 20
- JMH Translation
- Abenomics
Cabinet nonsupport rises to 46%, surpassing support rate, Kyodo News 2nd trend survey
Ahead of the upcoming general election for the House of Representatives, Kyodo News conducted a telephone-based public opinion survey (2nd trend survey) across the nation on Sept. 30–Oct. 1 to probe the trends in public support for political parties. This is the first trend survey conducted since the formation of the Party of Hope led by Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike.….Read more
- October 2, 2017
- , Tokyo Shimbun , Lead article, p. 20
- JMH Translation
53% say they will “definitely vote” in Lower House election, NHK public opinion poll
According to the NHK public opinion survey conducted ahead of the Lower House election scheduled for Oct. 22, some 53% of pollees responded that they will “definitely go vote” in the election. The nationwide survey was conducted by NHK from Sept. 29 over three days on a computer-aided random digit dialing (RDD) basis and targeted men and women age….Read more
- October 2, 2017
- , NHK , Online 7:27 p.m.
- JMH Translation
- DP, House of Representatives, Party of Hope, LDP
