According to a national telephone poll conducted by Kyodo News on the 9th and 10th, the approval rating for the Kan Cabinet was 41.3%. It was down 9.0 points from the previous survey in December last year, which fell 12.7 points. The disapproval rate this time was 42.8%, and disapproval and support antagonized about four months after the inauguration of the administration. 79.2% of those surveyed answered that the time of the emergency declaration, which was reissued in 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, was “too late”. 68.3% did not evaluate the government’s response to the crown. The evaluation was 24.9%, which was the lowest even under Abe’s administration.

The most common reason for cabinet disapproval was “the prime minister has no leadership” at 41.2%. It seems that mistrust of Prime Minister Yoshii Suga’s response to Corona, which has been criticized for being late, led to a continued decline in approval ratings.

48.7% opposed the introduction of sanctions, 42.7% in favor of the introduction of sanctions, in relation to the Prime Minister’s policy of providing cooperation money to restaurants that responded to requests to shorten the business hours, but penalizing them if they did not comply with the request. Exceeded.

Regarding the target area of ​​the emergency declaration, 39.8% responded that “other metropolitan areas should be included”, and 77.5% need to expand the target area when combined with 37.7% of “should target to the whole country. ” And said.

In addition to shortening the business hours of restaurants, government measures to prevent the spread of the infection, which packed four points, such as refraining from going out after 8:00 pm, reducing the number of employees by 70% promoting the telecommuting, and limiting the number of people at the event, “not expected”. It reached 72.6%.

Regarding the period of the emergency declaration, which was one month until February 7, 39.8% answered “appropriate” and 46.6% answered “too short”.

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who refused to introduce the statement issued by the hotel while correcting and apologizing for the response of the previous Diet to the issue of compensation for the dinner the day before “Sakura-mirukai”, was ” insufficient”. 78.1% of those surveyed answered.

35.3% of those polled said the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics should be canceled this summer, and 80.1% requested a review, including 44.8% that they should postpone it again.

The party’s approval rating is 41.2% for the PLD, 7.8% for the Constitutional Democratic Party, 3.9% for the Komei Party, 3.3% for the Communist Party, 4.3% for the Society. of Restoration of Japan, 0.8% for the National Democratic Party, 0.1% for the Socialist Party, 0.4% for the party that protects its own people from the NHK and Reiwa New Election. Group 1.1%. 34.6% of the nonpartisan group said there was no party to support. (Joint)