China held military exercises near Taiwan in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, and the situation in which a ballistic missile fell inside Japan's exclusive economic zone affects Japan's security environment. When asked in an NHK public opinion poll, 82% of the respondents answered that they would have an impact.

NHK conducted a public opinion survey using a method called 'RDD', which calls fixed and mobile phone numbers randomly generated by a computer for men and women over the age of 18 for three days from the 5th of this month. .


A total of 2,577 people were surveyed, and 1,223 people, or 48%, responded.

When asked if it was appropriate to dilute the treated water containing radioactive materials from the Tokyo Electric Power Company Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station to a concentration below the national standard before discharging it into the sea, 27% said it was appropriate, while 27% said it was appropriate. 22% answered “No” and 43% answered “Neither”.

It is estimated that China conducted military exercises around Taiwan in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, and ballistic missiles were dropped inside Japan's EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone).


When asked if they think this situation will have an impact on Japan's security environment, 40% said it would have a "significant impact", 42% said it would have some impact, and 8% said it would have little impact. , 1% said that they had no impact at all.

When asked whether they think the nuclear threat is increasing in the world today, 34% answered that it is "extremely increasing", 46% that it is "somewhat increasing", 10% that it is "not much increasing", and "not at all." 2% said it has not increased.