According to the NHK poll, 40% of the respondents said they "supported" the Kan Cabinet, up 2 points from last month, and 37% said they did not support it, down 7 points, for 3 months. Support exceeded disapproval for the first time.

NHK conducted a poll for three days from the 5th 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 2,120, and 58%, or 1,237, responded.



The percentage of those who answered that they "supported" the Suga Cabinet was 40%, up 2 points from last month.



The percentage of those who answered "I do not support" decreased by 7 points to 37%, and the support exceeded the disapproval for the first time in 3 months since December last year.



As for the reasons for support, 41% said "it looks better than other cabinets", 22% said "because it is the cabinet of the political party that supports it", and 20% said "because the personality is reliable".



On the other hand, the reasons for not supporting it were 34% for "because they have no ability to execute", 33% for "because they have no expectations for policy", and 16% for "because they cannot trust their personality".

We asked him how much he felt anxious about being infected with the new coronavirus.


"I feel a lot" was 33%, "I feel to some extent" was 47%, "I don't feel much" was 13%, and "I don't feel at all" was 4%.

Infection with mutant virus has been confirmed in various places.

I asked how uneasy I was.


"I feel a lot" was 36%, "I feel to some extent" was 44%, "I don't feel much" was 14%, and "I don't feel at all" was 2%.

Regarding the government's response to the new coronavirus, 6% answered "highly evaluate", 41% answered "somewhat evaluate", 37% answered "not very evaluated", and 10% answered "not evaluated at all".

The government has extended the state of emergency in one of the three prefectures in the metropolitan area until the 21st of this month.

I asked what you think of the two-week extension period.


"Appropriate" was 39%, "too short" was 41%, "too long" was 5%, and "declaration should have been lifted" was 6%.

Vaccination of the new coronavirus has begun in Japan.


When asked if they would like to inoculate, 67% answered "I want to inoculate", 21% answered "I do not want to inoculate", and 13% answered "I don't know, no answer".

Cabinet Public Relations Secretary Yamada, who had been entertained by the eldest son of Prime Minister Suga, who works for a satellite broadcasting company, has resigned.


When asked if Prime Minister Suga's explanation was sufficient, 15% said it was "sufficient," 65% said it was "insufficient," and 21% said "I don't know, no answer."

Executives from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries were receiving entertainment that violated the Code of Ethics.


The government says it will verify whether the administration has been distorted, but when asked if they think it was distorted or not, 56% said they thought it was distorted, and 56% said they didn't think it was distorted. 24% and 20% answered "I don't know, no answer".

The IOC = International Olympic Committee and others are preparing for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics on the premise that they will be held.

I asked how you think it should be held.


5% said they would do the same as before, 34% said they would do it with a limited number of spectators, 19% said they would do it without spectators, and 33% said they would stop.