Regarding the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics that were postponed this time, according to the NHK poll, 16% of the respondents said they should hold it, down 11 points from last month.
On the other hand, the total of "should be canceled" and "should be postponed" was about 80%.
NHK conducted a pollster for three days from the 9th of this month using a method called "RDD" that calls fixed-line and mobile phone numbers randomly generated by computers for people aged 18 and over nationwide.
The number of people surveyed was 2,168, and 59%, or 1,278, responded.
When asked about the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, which have been postponed and are preparing for the start of the summer, 16% said they should hold it, 38% said they should cancel it, and they should postpone it further. It was 39%.
Compared to last month, "should be held" decreased by 11 points, and "should be canceled" and "should be postponed further" increased by around 7 points, totaling 77%.
Former Prime Minister Abe explained that the past parliamentary response was different from the facts on the issue of the social gathering the day before the "Sakura wo Miru Kai" and apologized.
When asked how convinced Mr. Abe's explanation was, 3% said he was "very convinced", 18% said he was "somewhat convinced", 32% said he was "not very convinced", and "at all". "I'm not convinced" was 40%.