As Emperor Akihito prepares to abdicate on April 30, over 70 percent of respondents to a Kyodo News poll said the Heisei Era, which started in 1989, was "good" or "relatively good."
A new era will begin with Crown Prince Naruhito's ascension to the throne on May 1.
The mail-in survey, conducted from Feb. 6 to March 14, covered 3,000 individuals aged 18 or older across Japan. Valid responses were received from 1,930, of whom 50.4 percent were male and 49.6 percent were female.