It's certainly progress in the sense that Japan at last has a female leader. The Japanese media, to their credit, also haven't made a huge thing out of her being female, indicating that the idea of female leaders has already been normalised. And if the tax-free allowance substantially increases, a policy being discussed, that may encourage more women to work (and also help people on low incomes - often single mothers).
| Group | Approval | Visual |
|---|---|---|
| LDP (ruling party) | 89% | █████████████████████████████ |
| Nippon Ishin (JIP) | 88% | ████████████████████████████ |
| Sanseito | 91% | ██████████████████████████████ |
| Conservative Party of Japan | >90% | ██████████████████████████████ |
| DPFP | 71% | ██████████████████████ |
| Independents | 52% | ███████████████ |
| Komeito | ~30% | ███████ |
| CDP | 19% | ███ |
| Age Range | Takaichi Cabinet | Ishiba Cabinet (Sept.) |
|---|---|---|
| 18–29 | ██████████████████████████ 76% | ███ 11% |
| 30s | ████████████████████████ 70% | ████ 15% |
| Gender | Approval | Visual |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 69% | ███████████████████████ |
| Women | 64% | █████████████████████ |
| Policy Issue | Response Rate | Visual |
|---|---|---|
| Combating high prices | 84% | ██████████████████████████████ |
| Economic stimulus | 64% | ████████████████████ |
| Social security | 53% | █████████████████ |
| Foreign & security policy | 47% | ███████████████ |
| Money in politics | 46% | ██████████████ |
| Foreigner / immigration policy | 42% | ████████████ |
This is what always baffles me in Japan - the strong initial approval rates for 'new' (but basically recycled) cabinets. A new government in the UK may have a 'honeymoon' period where the approval ratings are slightly higher. In Japan, it's always a difference of 20-30 points.65% approval rating according to Mainichi, 68% according to Asahi.
I ran the survey results against ChatGPT:
1. Approval by Political Support Base
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[th]Group[/th][th]Approval[/th][th]Visual[/th]
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[td]LDP (ruling party)[/td][td]89%[/td][td]█████████████████████████████[/td]
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[td]Nippon Ishin (JIP)[/td][td]88%[/td][td]████████████████████████████[/td]
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[td]Sanseito[/td][td]91%[/td][td]██████████████████████████████[/td]
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[td]Conservative Party of Japan[/td][td]>90%[/td][td]██████████████████████████████[/td]
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[td]DPFP[/td][td]71%[/td][td]██████████████████████[/td]
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[td]Independents[/td][td]52%[/td][td]███████████████[/td]
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[td]Komeito[/td][td]~30%[/td][td]███████[/td]
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[td]CDP[/td][td]19%[/td][td]███[/td]
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Greens indicate strong approval; amber shows moderate support; reds show opposition or weak alignment.
2. Approval by Age Group
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[th]Age Range[/th][th]Takaichi Cabinet[/th][th]Ishiba Cabinet (Sept.)[/th]
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[td]18–29[/td][td]██████████████████████████ 76%[/td][td]███ 11%[/td]
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[td]30s[/td][td]████████████████████████ 70%[/td][td]████ 15%[/td]
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Neutral grey contrasts cleanly with green bars on both light and dark backgrounds.
3. Approval by Gender
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[th]Gender[/th][th]Approval[/th][th]Visual[/th]
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[td]Men[/td][td]69%[/td][td]███████████████████████[/td]
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[td]Women[/td][td]64%[/td][td]█████████████████████[/td]
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4. Top Policy Priorities
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[th]Policy Issue[/th][th]Response Rate[/th][th]Visual[/th]
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[td]Combating high prices[/td][td]84%[/td][td]██████████████████████████████[/td]
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[td]Economic stimulus[/td][td]64%[/td][td]████████████████████[/td]
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[td]Social security[/td][td]53%[/td][td]█████████████████[/td]
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[td]Foreign & security policy[/td][td]47%[/td][td]███████████████[/td]
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[td]Money in politics[/td][td]46%[/td][td]██████████████[/td]
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[td]Foreigner / immigration policy[/td][td]42%[/td][td]████████████[/td]
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65% support Cabinet of new Japan PM Takaichi, 7th highest in history: Mainichi poll - The Mainichi
TOKYO -- In a nationwide opinion poll conducted by the Mainichi Shimbun on Oct. 25 and 26, the approval ratings for the newly inaugurated Cabinet of Pmainichi.jp
That is also true - I'd struggle to name more that half a dozen cabinet members of the current UK government despite having an interest in politics. Even so, this cabinet makeup has received more attention than most because of Takaichi's unkept promise of changes and because of the inclusion of scandal-hit ministers.
time.com
www.dw.com
Oh dear lordy!
Sounds like she's a regular Trump fan girl.She seems like a very nice woman! I saw her meeting with Trump, and besides him ignoring the HINOMARU, it went well, I guess.
I don't think she's that stupid. She has to operate in the strange reality we are currently in and play the cards she's been dealt.
She's not above employing his tactics though - her claim about the foreigner kicking the deer was straight out of his playbook.
I thought foreigners were eating the deer in Nara?
I said she wasn't dumb. I didn't claim she had any well developed set of morals or ethics.
Ugh, see, that was my takeaway, too… I'm sure they don't want to demonize foreigners.
