According to a nationwide telephone survey conducted by Kyodo News on December 5 and 6, the approval rate of Kan’s cabinet has dropped 12.7 percentage points from the previous survey conducted in November to 50.3%. According to a survey conducted by the Yomiuri Shimbun on December 4 and 6, the approval rating of the Kan regime has dropped 8 percentage points from the previous month to 61%, while a survey conducted by JNN on December 5 and 6 showed that it has dropped 11.5 percentage points from a month ago to 55.3%, a significant drop, and the survey on the government’s policy to deal with coronavirus infection, which is “not positive”, is not positive. The percentage of “favorable” ratings exceeds “positive” ratings.
The Kan administration’s new coronavirus measures have been widely criticized, with 55.5% of respondents in a survey conducted by Kyodo News saying that they “have no positive opinion” and 37.1% saying that they “have a positive opinion. The majority of the respondents answered the question of which priority should be given to prevention of infection or economic activities, and 76.2% of the respondents, including those who “preferred prevention of infection,” thought that “prevention of infection” should be given priority.
In a survey conducted by Kyodo News, 60.5% of respondents demanded that former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe be summoned to testify before the Diet, and 57.4% demanded that the government conduct a new investigation into the “Cherry Blossom Viewing Party” controversy surrounding former Prime Minister Abe.
Criticism of the government’s tourism support program, “Go To Travel,” has emerged within Japan’s ruling party, with LDP Senate officials pointing out that it is difficult to understand how the infection has spread and how Go To has become more widespread.
The LDP Senate cadres also pointed out that it was difficult for the public to understand why the infection was spreading and Go To was not going to stop. It is believed that there is a causal relationship between the spread of infection and the “Go To Travel” campaign.
In a survey conducted by Kyodo News, 48.1% of respondents thought that Go To Travel should be suspended nationwide, while 30.1% thought that Tokyo should be suspended. Only 11.6% of respondents thought the government’s response was appropriate.
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