Japanese public opinion poll: Sanae Takaichi cabinet approval rating returns to 70s after half a year in office
A joint public opinion poll by Sankei Shimbun and Fuji News Network (FNN) shows that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's cabinet approval rating has returned to the 70s, reaching 70.2%, after approximately half a year since its formation. Public support is generally high for economic policies, foreign and security policies, and constitutional revision proposals.
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(Central News Agency reporter Dai Yazhen, Tokyo 21st exclusive report) Approximately half a year has passed since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration was formed in October last year. A joint public opinion poll conducted by Sankei Shimbun and Fuji News Network (FNN) on April 18 and 19 shows that the Takaichi cabinet's approval rating has returned to the 70s, reaching 70.2%. Regarding the constitutional revision issues led by Sanae Takaichi, the majority of the public expressed support for the four major constitutional revision items proposed by the Liberal Democratic Party.
The survey indicated that the Takaichi cabinet's approval rating increased by 3.1 percentage points compared to the previous poll on March 14 and 15, returning to the 70s. The previous poll was the first time the approval rating had fallen below 70% since the Takaichi administration was formed in October last year; it has now returned to a high level. The disapproval rating decreased by 3.4 percentage points, reaching 25.1%.
Regarding the performance of policies over the past half year, the poll showed that 68.3% gave positive evaluations for the government's performance in "economic policy and inflation countermeasures"; 66.6% expressed approval for "diplomacy and security." This indicates that nearly 70% of respondents affirmed the Takaichi cabinet's performance in both domestic and foreign affairs.
Among the four constitutional revision proposals, "explicitly writing the Self-Defense Forces into the Constitution" received 59.3% support, with 31.3% opposing; for the "emergency situation clause" established to deal with major disasters, including measures such as extending the term of Diet members, support reached 66.2%, with only 25.9% opposing.
In addition, "abolishing the joint constituency system for the House of Councillors and adding provisions to ensure that each prefecture has at least one member" received 54.1% support and 29.6% opposition; and the constitutional revision direction of "ensuring educational opportunities regardless of economic conditions" received a high support rate of 83.3%, with only 11.3% opposing, which was the highest among the four items.
In terms of party support, the Liberal Democratic Party ranked first with 33.0%, followed by the Democratic Party for the People and the Sanseitō tied at 4.1%, Nippon Ishin no Kai at 3.6%, the Centrist Reform Alliance at 3.2%, and the Communist Party at 2.2%. (Editor: Tien Jui-hua) 1150421
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(Central News Agency reporter Dai Yazhen, Tokyo 21st exclusive report) Approximately half a year has passed since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration was formed in October last year. A joint public opinion poll conducted by Sankei Shimbun and Fuji News Network (FNN) on April 18 and 19 shows that the Takaichi cabinet's approval rating has returned to the 70s, reaching 70.2%. Regarding the constitutional revision issues led by Sanae Takaichi, the majority of the public expressed support for the four major constitutional revision items proposed by the Liberal Democratic Party.
The survey indicated that the Takaichi cabinet's approval rating increased by 3.1 percentage points compared to the previous poll on March 14 and 15, returning to the 70s. The previous poll was the first time the approval rating had fallen below 70% since the Takaichi administration was formed in October last year; it has now returned to a high level. The disapproval rating decreased by 3.4 percentage points, reaching 25.1%.
Regarding the performance of policies over the past half year, the poll showed that 68.3% gave positive evaluations for the government's performance in "economic policy and inflation countermeasures"; 66.6% expressed approval for "diplomacy and security." This indicates that nearly 70% of respondents affirmed the Takaichi cabinet's performance in both domestic and foreign affairs.
Among the four constitutional revision proposals, "explicitly writing the Self-Defense Forces into the Constitution" received 59.3% support, with 31.3% opposing; for the "emergency situation clause" established to deal with major disasters, including measures such as extending the term of Diet members, support reached 66.2%, with only 25.9% opposing.
In addition, "abolishing the joint constituency system for the House of Councillors and adding provisions to ensure that each prefecture has at least one member" received 54.1% support and 29.6% opposition; and the constitutional revision direction of "ensuring educational opportunities regardless of economic conditions" received a high support rate of 83.3%, with only 11.3% opposing, which was the highest among the four items.
In terms of party support, the Liberal Democratic Party ranked first with 33.0%, followed by the Democratic Party for the People and the Sanseitō tied at 4.1%, Nippon Ishin no Kai at 3.6%, the Centrist Reform Alliance at 3.2%, and the Communist Party at 2.2%. (Editor: Tien Jui-hua) 1150421
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