The share of women in managerial positions at Japanese companies hit a record this year, but was still far short of the government's target — apparently because of difficulty balancing home and work, a survey showed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/24/companies/women-managerial-positions-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #surveys #women039sissues #jobs
U.S. President Donald Trump's approval rating held at 40% in recent weeks, matching the lowest level of his current term, amid weak ratings from Hispanic voters, according to a recent poll. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/19/world/politics/trump-approval-rates-poll/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #surveys
When did World War II end? A recent survey has found that 1 in 4 Japanese don’t know. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/15/japan/wwii-anniversary-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #surveys
The public approval rate for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Cabinet has increased month on month in August to 27.3%, an opinion poll shows, while the disapproval rate fell to 49.6%. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/14/japan/politics/ishiba-cabinet-support-up-august/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shiberuishiba #ldp #surveys #2025upperhouseelection
Being home to more foreign residents is good for Japan, economists say, but more support is needed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/14/foreign-residents-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #expats #foreignworkers #surveys
A total of 195 major Japanese food and beverage makers will raise the prices of 1,010 items in August, research firm Teikoku Databank said in a survey report on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/31/economy/food-price-rise-august/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #food #surveys
U.S. views are split over the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the closing days of World War II, a recent opinion poll shows, with just over a third saying they believed the bombings were "justified." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/japan/society/us-citizens-survey-on-wwii-atomic-bombings/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #surveys #atomicbombings #hiroshima #nagasaki #usjapanrelations
About 80% of high school students in Japan are interested in wages and labor systems, according to a survey from the labor ministry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/japan/high-school-wages-interest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan#highschools #wages #mhlw #surveys
The average life expectancy of Japanese citizens in 2024 remained almost unchanged from the previous year, according to a survey by the health ministry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/25/japan/science-health/life-expectancy-average-flat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #mhlw #health #surveys #lifeexpectancy
International students continue to choose Tokyo, with affordability seen as a major driving factor for it maintaining its No. 2 rank in popularity for studying abroad. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/25/japan/society/tokyo-best-student-cities/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #tokyo #kyoto #surveys #schools #students
A Jiji Press exit poll has found that 46.9% of respondents turned to social media and video-sharing sites for information when deciding which party to vote for in Sunday's House of Councilors election in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/21/japan/politics/voters-turn-to-socia-media/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection#upperhouse #surveys #socialmedia
Rising political party Sanseito is the third-most popular pick among voters ahead of Sunday's election for the Upper House, a Jiji Press opinion poll for July showed Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/17/japan/politics/japan-opposition-sanseito-support-up/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #surveys #2025upperhouseelection #sanseito #ldp #dpp
A growing number of children in single-parent households are eating two meals or fewer a day during school holidays, according to a survey by Tokyo-based nonprofit Good Neighbors Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/16/japan/lunch-summer-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #surveys #children #schools #poverty
The proportion of people in Japan who think their living conditions are better than a year before has dropped to the lowest level in over 15 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/16/economy/living-conditions-index-lowest-level-in-15-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #surveys #inflation
The average summer vacation budget in Japan this year rose 26.4% from the year before to a record ¥104,901, according to an annual survey. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/11/japan/summer-vacation-budgets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tourism #surveys
Nearly half of respondents living in the earthquake-hit Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture believe that a digital divide was evident right after the January 2024 disaster, a survey has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/11/japan/noto-digital-divide/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #notopeninsula #ishikawa #surveys #earthquakes #internet #disasterpreparedness
Around 80% of lower-income families with children in Japan said that their household finances are much worse than last year, a survey by nonprofit group Kidsdoor has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/04/japan/society/struggling-families-in-tougher-situation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #poverty #surveys #aid #children #inflation
About half of people who died of cancer in Japan in 2021 are seen to have consulted with doctors about where they wanted to spend the end of their lives, the National Cancer Center has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/03/japan/science-health/japan-cancer-place-of-death-wishes-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #cancer #surveys #health#covid19
Large Japanese companies are surprisingly optimistic in the second-quarter "tankan" survey despite U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/01/economy/tankan-july-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #tankan #surveys #japaneseeconomy #inflation #carmakers #manufacturing #tariffs #donaldtrump #us