Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi, 44, is best suited to be the next president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, according to an opinion poll by Jiji Press released Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/18/japan/politics/jiji-poll-koizumi-most-favored-for-ldp-president/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shinjirokoizumi #sanaetakaichi #ldp #surveys
Kansai Electric Power says that it will complete a geological survey to build a safer next-generation nuclear reactor in Fukui Prefecture around 2030. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/18/japan/kansai-electric-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kepco #nuclearenergy #earthquakes #fukui #surveys
A total of 58 information systems at 12 Japanese government institutions have been found vulnerable to cyberattacks, a survey according to the Board of Audit of Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/14/japan/japan-agencies-cyberattacks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #cybersecurity #surveys #hacking
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