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TOKYO - The percentage of Japanese who "feel friendly" toward the United States increased to an all-time high of 88.5 percent, a Japanese government poll showed Friday, reflecting strengthened ties between the allies in such areas as security and the economy.
The figure is up 4.5 percentage points from the previous survey a year ago, according to the Cabinet Office survey, which also found that around 85 percent of respondents see ties between Japan and China as "not good" or "not really good."
Similar polls on foreign affairs have been conducted since 1975. The question about a feeling of friendliness toward the United States first appeared in the 1978 survey.
The latest survey also showed a record 91.3 percent view the current Japan-U.S. relationship as "somewhat good" or "good," with up to 98.2 percent saying bilateral ties are "somewhat important" or "important," also a record high.
The results "reflect a good condition" for the Japan-U.S. relationship, a Foreign Ministry official told reporters.
"The Japanese government has been further beefing up its alliance with the United States, and collaboration with (U.S. President Joe) Biden's administration in a variety of fields such as national security, the economy and people-to-people interaction," the official added.
The Cabinet Office cautioned that the latest data, which covered a period from Sept. 30 to Nov. 7, cannot be compared directly with figures before a 2020 survey, as the survey method shifted from in-person interviews to mail-in surveys in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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The figure is up 4.5 percentage points from the previous survey a year ago, according to the Cabinet Office survey, which also found that around 85 percent of respondents see ties between Japan and China as "not good" or "not really good."
Similar polls on foreign affairs have been conducted since 1975. The question about a feeling of friendliness toward the United States first appeared in the 1978 survey.
The latest survey also showed a record 91.3 percent view the current Japan-U.S. relationship as "somewhat good" or "good," with up to 98.2 percent saying bilateral ties are "somewhat important" or "important," also a record high.
The results "reflect a good condition" for the Japan-U.S. relationship, a Foreign Ministry official told reporters.
"The Japanese government has been further beefing up its alliance with the United States, and collaboration with (U.S. President Joe) Biden's administration in a variety of fields such as national security, the economy and people-to-people interaction," the official added.
The Cabinet Office cautioned that the latest data, which covered a period from Sept. 30 to Nov. 7, cannot be compared directly with figures before a 2020 survey, as the survey method shifted from in-person interviews to mail-in surveys in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Record 88% of Japanese 'feel friendly' toward U.S.: survey
The percentage of Japanese who "feel friendly" toward the United States increased to an all-time high of 88.5 percent, a Japanese government poll showed Friday, reflecting strengthened ties between the allies in such areas as security and the economy. The figure is up 4.5 percentage points from...
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