60% of Japanese Citizens Say "Tokyo Olympics Should Be Canceled"... Cabinet Approval Rating Drops to 41%

Negative Evaluation of Suga Cabinet at 71.5%... Positive Evaluation Overwhelmed
85% Respond That Government COVID-19 Vaccination is "Late"

Amid the emergency caused by the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Japan, pedestrians are walking on a street decorated with Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic flags in the capital city of Tokyo on the 14th.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Minwoo Lee] It was revealed that 60% of the Japanese public oppose the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

According to Kyodo News on the 16th, a nationwide telephone survey of voters aged 18 and older conducted on the 15th and 16th showed that 59.7% responded that the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics scheduled for this summer should be canceled.

Following that, answers such as ▲holding the event without spectators (25.2%) and ▲holding the event with a limited number of spectators (12.6%) were given.

Meanwhile, the approval rating of the Yoshihide Suga Cabinet was recorded at 41.1%. This is a 2.9 percentage point (P) decrease compared to last month's Kyodo News survey. The percentage of respondents who do not support the cabinet reached 47.3%.

Regarding the government's response to COVID-19, negative evaluations accounted for 71.5%, greatly surpassing positive evaluations at 25.2%. When asked whether the government's COVID-19 vaccination plan was progressing smoothly, 85.0% answered "delayed." Only 12.9% responded that it was "progressing smoothly."

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