Q1: Do you support Hashimoto Cabinet?
| Yes |
 43%
 53%
|
| No |
38%
28%
|
| Other/NA |
19%
19%
|
*row1 1 ( ) is June '97, row 2 ( ) is September '97
Q2: Why do you support or not support the cabinet ?
| Because Mr Hashimoto is the PM |
9%
1%
|
| Because it is the LDP cabinet |
17%
5%
|
| Because of its policy making |
7%
14%
|
| Because it allies to SDP and Sakigake |
4%
2%
|
| No particular reason |
14%
5%
|
| Other/NA |
2%
1%
|
*row1 1 ( ) is why yes (total 53%), row 2 ( ) is why no (total 28%)
Q3: Please tell the good point and bad point of the Hashimoto cabinet (Choose one for each)
| PM's political attitude |
21%
5%
|
| Foreign and defense policy |
8%
4%
|
| Price control and boosting economy |
2%
21%
|
| Land and housing policy |
1%
3%
|
| Agricultural policy |
1%
4%
|
| Pension and social welfare |
3%
17%
|
| Tax system |
1%
13%
|
| Educational policy |
1%
2%
|
| Administrative reform |
12%
9%
|
| Not perticular |
45%
16%
|
| Other/NA |
5%
6%
|
*row1 1 ( ) is Good point, row 2 ( ) is Bad point
Q4: Which party do you like best ?
| LDP |
34%
38%
|
| NFP (Shinshinto) |
6%
5%
|
| DPJ (Minshuto) |
4%
3%
|
| JCP |
3%
5%
|
| SDP |
5%
5%
|
| Taiyoto |
0%
0%
|
| Others |
1%
1%
|
| None |
39%
38%
|
| NA |
8%
5%
|
*row1 1 ( ) is June '97, row 2 ( ) is September '97
Q5: If you should choose one from LDP,NFP,DPJ JCP,SDP and Taiyoto, then which one do you select ? (to those who answered None or NA in above question, total 43)
| LDP |
13%
15%
|
| NFP (Shinshinto) |
5%
4%
|
| DPJ (Minshuto) |
5%
4%
|
| JCP |
3%
4%
|
| SDP |
4%
3%
|
| Taiyoto |
1%
1%
|
| None of these |
12%
11%
|
| NA |
4%
1%
|
*row1 1 ( ) is June '97, row 2 ( ) is September '97
Q6: Which form of government do you think best ? (Choose one)
| LDP, SDP and Sakigake based, as current |
31%
|
| Based on LDP and Shinshinto alliance |
15%
|
| LDP only |
18%
|
| Alliance of non LDP parties |
21%
|
| Other/NA |
15%
|
Q7: Do you appreciate the Prime Minister Hashimoto's attitude toward the Administrative Reform ?
| Yes |
51%
|
| No |
35%
|
| Other/NA |
14%
|
Q8: The government's reform committee reported the plan to decrease the number of ministers by half. Which point do you think will be improved by this plan ? (Choose one)
| Decrease number of ministers dramatically |
17%
|
| Strengthen the power of cabinet and PM will have more leadership |
9%
|
| Administration will become more efficient |
24%
|
| Environmental issue will be taken more seriously |
7%
|
| The privatization of national business will progress |
21%
|
| Other/NA |
22%
|
Q9: Then, which point do you think is problem ? (Choose one)
| Just a number play without principle |
19%
|
| A few ministries still have strong authority |
23%
|
| The administrative service might be deteriorated |
13%
|
| Number of bureaucrats will remain same |
14%
|
| Decentralization of authority and privatization is not enough |
14%
|
| Other/NA |
17%
|
Q10: This reform plan suggests that MOF's strong authority over financial and monetary policy shall remain same. Do you think MOF should have these strong authority ?
| Yes |
18%
|
| No |
66%
|
| Other/NA |
16%
|
Q11: The plan proposes that postal service such as mail delivery shall be still national business, while postal savings shall be privatized in the future. Do you think postal savings should be privatized ?
| Yes |
36%
|
| No |
54%
|
| Other/NA |
10%
|
Q12: There are different opinions on whether Defense Agency should become the ministry or not. Do you agree with upgrading of Defense Agency to Ministry ?
| Yes |
25%
|
| No |
55%
|
| Other/NA |
20%
|
NOTE: I tried to translate the essence of texts, but not aiming at word-by-word precision. In opinion polls, subtle change of wordings may generate different results. Thus, you should be careful in reading this page, understanding that your impression from the text might not be the same as those of who responded this survey.
