Japan’s ruling party LDP approval rating historic low at 15.5% – 40% expect “regime change”

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1. TRANSLATION:

   >According to the July Jiji Press poll conducted from July 5 to 8, the approval rating for Kishida’s Cabinet dropped 0.9 points from the previous month to 15.5%, the lowest since the LDP returned to power in December 2012. It is the second consecutive month that it has reached a new low. The disapproval rating increased 1.4 points to 58.4%, with 26.0% answering “I don’t know”. About 40% called for a change of government in the next lower house election.

   >When asked about their expectations for the future administration after the next lower house election, the most common response was “regime change” at 39.3%, followed by “continuation of the LDP-centered administration” at 36.3%. The proportional representation of the next lower house election was as follows: LDP 22.5%, CDPJ 12.4%, Restoration Party 6.3%, Komeito 4.2%, and the Communist Party 3.0%.

   >The percentage of respondents who “approve” (48.0%) exceeded those who “do not approve” (32.6%) of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s announcement to resume subsidies on electricity and city gas rates from August to October as a measure against high prices.

   >Reasons for supporting the Cabinet (multiple responses) were “No one else is suitable” (7.0%), followed by “The Prime Minister is trustworthy” (3.0%) and “Anyone would be the same” (2.6%). The most common reason for disapproval was “Has no prospects” (35.2%). The most common reasons for disapproval were “The Prime Minister is not trustworthy” (25.4%), followed by “The Prime Minister’s policies are bad” (25.2%).

   >Party support was 16.0% for the Liberal Democratic Party (down 0.4 points from the previous month), 6.3% for the CDPJ (up 1.9 points), 2.7% for the Restoration Party (up 0.3 points), 2.5% for the Komeito (down 0.9 points), and 2.3% for the Communist Party (up 0.7 points). Reiwa (0.9%), DPJ (0.8%), Social Democratic Party (0.4%), and Sanseito (0.3%) followed. The Association for Free Education had no support. The number of respondents who did not support any political party rose to 64.1%.

   >The survey was conducted through individual interviews with 2,000 respondents aged 18 or older nationwide. The effective response rate was 58.4%.

2. _do absolutely nothing in favor of your population_

   _cry all day that people aren’t productive enough and don’t get enough kids at the same time_

   „Why do they hate us?“

3. the graph is somewhat cool.
   okay, what could be the real life events influencing opinion?

   Abe’s assassination was 22/07 but how would that so immediately translate to dis/satisfaction with Kishida+team?

   and 23/05? April bank change? Hiroshima summit? Panda returning to China in Feb?

   right now i cannot recall? any guesses?

4. it’s beyond time for a change, one party since the 60’s? nah fam

5. Abe and LDP were literally  bringing million more foreigners into the country. longer visa, shorter routes for PR and unskilled workers.
   stheir electoral base (craving to kick our gaijinarses out of the country asap)  got the absolute opposite and not a single criticism.

6. Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd they win the next election in a landslide… sigh

7. You get the government you deserve

8. Lmao people actually think Japan isnt a tightly controlled state like it was back in Showa, because??

9. Japan is turning will get its first liberal government then?

10. That’s what you get with an old ageing population. Huge demographic issue for every democracy. Old people dont have the same idealism as youth