66% of Japanese Voters Say "Vaccination is Slow"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] Two out of three Japanese voters evaluated that their country's COVID-19 vaccination progress was slow.

In a telephone poll conducted by Kyodo News on the 20th and 21st targeting Japanese voters, 65.6% of respondents said that the Japanese government's COVID-19 vaccination was "slow." Those who answered that it was progressing smoothly accounted for 28.9%.

The Japanese government plans to supply vaccines for all elderly people to local governments by the end of June and then promote vaccinations for the general public.

82.2% of respondents expressed anxiety about the fact that variant viruses have been confirmed in various parts of Japan.

Meanwhile, the approval rating of the Suga Yoshihide Cabinet slightly increased. In this survey, 42.1% of respondents said they support the Suga Cabinet, which is 3.3 percentage points higher than the survey conducted on the 6th and 7th of last month. Those who said they do not support it dropped by 4.4 percentage points to 41.5%.

Regarding the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, 39.8% of respondents said they should be canceled, while 23.2% expressed the opinion that they should be held.

Voters expressed distrust regarding the fact that a senior official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications entertained the company where Prime Minister Suga's eldest son, Seigo, is employed, and that officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications were entertained by the telecommunications company NTT.

Regarding a series of issues, 73.9% answered that Prime Minister Suga's explanation was "insufficient," while only 15.1% evaluated it as "sufficient." 52.0% of respondents assessed that administrative work of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications was distorted due to the entertainment, while 34.2% said it was not distorted.

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