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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 1, 2020
Better ties with China: Japan’s coronavirus silver lining?
COVID-19 has caused surprisingly little damage to Japan-China relations. In fact, ties may emerge stronger in unexpected ways.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 3, 2018
Almost half of electorate disapproves of Abe's Cabinet reshuffle, poll shows
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's latest Cabinet reshuffle has failed to gain much public support, with a survey showing Wednesday that 45.2 percent of respondents did not view it positively, while only 31.0 percent said they did.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 15, 2018
Cabinet's support numbers tumble to 37%
A weekend poll show public support for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet has dropped 5.4 points to 37.0 percent on fresh revelations that have deepened cronyism and cover-up suspicions related to him.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 4, 2017
Public support rises for Cabinet — but not Abe — in latest survey
The public approval rating for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet rose to 49.5 percent after the ruling coalition's victory in last month's general election, but most people do not want him to stay in power, according to a Kyodo News poll.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 26, 2017
Abe slips in polls as skeptical voters urge first lady to testify: survey
Public support for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has not been rocked by the scandal over alleged influence-peddling in a cut-price land deal but the vast majority of respondents doubt his version of events, the results of the latest opinion poll indicate.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 12, 2017
Abe Cabinet's support rate dips six points to 55.7% amid ongoing Moritomo school scandal: poll
A poll shows the support rate for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet fell 6 percentage points from the previous month to 55.7 percent after the emergence of a scandal involving a school operator with ties to him and his wife.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 27, 2016
Chinese groups seen forging ties with Okinawa independence activists
Chinese universities and think tanks are forming ties with Okinawa independence groups in a bid to divide public opinion in Japan, a Japanese government agency said in an annual report.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 12, 2016
Over 50% in poll do not think Abenomics will lift Japan's economy
A majority of people continue to support Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet after Sunday's Upper House election but are skeptical of the effectiveness of his economic policies and not supportive of the constitutional revision he seeks, according to a Kyodo News survey.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 29, 2016
Cabinet's support rating jumps to 55.3% but Obama speech wows 98%: survey
The support rating for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has climbed 7 points since last month to 55.3 percent, according to a Kyodo News survey released Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 31, 2016
Abe support rate rises despite Amari scandal but half oppose changing Constitution
The support rate for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet rose 4.3 points in January from the previous month to 53.7 percent, a Kyodo News poll shows.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 27, 2015
Cabinet see support rating rise to 49.4%
The support rating for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stands at 49.4 percent, up 1.1 points from the previous survey carried out in November, an opinion poll said Sunday.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2015
79% of public worried about terrorism in Japan, poll shows
A government poll shows that 79.2 percent of the public feels anxiety about possible terrorism in Japan, with the fear being fueled by incidents abroad, particularly those involving Japanese.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 30, 2015
Nearly half of Japanese oppose new joint defense guidelines with U.S.: poll
A new telephone survey by Kyodo News found that 47.9 percent of respondents said they were against the revised defense guidelines, while 35.5 percent supported them.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2015
Poll finds trans-Pacific gap on role Japan should play in region
An expanded military role for Japan is a more popular idea among U.S. citizens than Japanese themselves, according to a poll by the Pew Research Center.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Dec 5, 2014
Chinese public has no appetite for Senkakus fight: poll
A majority of Chinese citizens believe the United Nations, not the battlefield, is the proper venue for settling their country's maritime disputes with Japan, according to a first-of-its-kind opinion poll released last week.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 29, 2014
Abe Cabinet disapproval rating tops support for first time: poll
Disapproval of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet exceeds its support rating for the first time since he returned to power in December 2012, a new poll finds.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 21, 2014
Tokyo voters scratch heads over poll call
Voters on the streets of Tokyo were baffled Friday after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dissolved the Lower House for a snap election that a recent poll said more than 60 percent of the nation does not support.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 20, 2014
Poll finds 63% baffled by Abe's move to dissolve Lower House
More than 60 percent of the voting public does not back Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's decision to call a snap election, a poll says.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Jul 11, 2014
Polling shows voters unclear about Article 9 reinterpretation: expert
Media polls' perplexing results on the public reaction to Japan's collective defense drive raise questions about media practices and residents' knowledge of the issue.
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2014
Most Japanese voters oppose security shift
Half of Japanese voters oppose dropping a ban that has kept the military from fighting abroad since World War II, a survey showed on Monday, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe readied a landmark shift in security policy that would ease the constraints of the pacifist constitution on the armed forces. A third of voters support the change, the survey found.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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