As of 5 p.m. on the 19th, 74.8% (28,928 votes) of 38,670 people who participated in a survey on ‘How do you feel about Japan-China relations’ conducted by ‘Yahoo Japan’, Japan’s largest portal site, answered ‘I am not concerned at all’. Including ‘not very concerned (11.5%, 4,456 votes)’, 86.3% of participants answered that they are not concerned about the current situation.
‘Very concerned’ was only 9.5% (3685 votes), ‘somewhat concerned’ was 3.8% (1480 votes), and ‘don’t know’ was 0.3% (121 votes). The response was so enthusiastic that nearly 40,000 people participated in just three days since the survey began on the 17th.
In the survey comment section, “”The number of foreign tourists is increasing because it is soon the fall foliage season. I heard that there are many Japanese people who cannot take the bus in Kyoto, so I was worried about the fall foliage season. “I think that if the number of Chinese tourists decreases, it will be good news for Kyoto residents and tourists.” 13,000 people agreed with this comment.
Regarding China’s ban on travel to Japan, another netizen said, “It is anachronistic to truly think that Japan will give in if it puts pressure on other countries by increasing or decreasing the number of tourists.” Japan just needs to stop paying attention and place a travel ban on (China). Rather, just try to completely stop communicating. If you mean putting financial pressure on them, do whatever you want. “Japan is not dependent on China and is not weak enough to be shaken now,” he wrote. 10,000 people also clicked the like button on this comment.
Many responded that China was overreacting. One netizen said, “It seems like China is making too much of a fuss and is hell-bent on complicating the situation. It is evidence that this is an immature country. Isn’t this evidence that Prime Minister Takaichi is wary of the ‘shining diplomacy at the center of the world’? “I hope that the Prime Minister will stay strong and take care of his personal safety,” he wrote.
Some suggested that we should use this opportunity to reduce our dependence on China. One netizen said, “”Although there will be some economic impact if we distance ourselves from China, companies have long known that there are risks when doing business with China. “We should use this opportunity to think about switching to India or Southeast Asia,” he wrote.
■Takaichi’s approval rating is also high””an inevitable remark””
According to TV Asahi on this day, the approval rating of Takaichi’s cabinet recorded 67.5% in a survey on the 16th, up 8.8 percentage points from the 26th of last month, immediately after its launch. The Asahi Shimbun said, “It is common for most cabinets to have lower approval ratings in the second survey, but the Takaichi cabinet maintains an unusually high approval rating among previous cabinets.”
There is some criticism that the Prime Minister’s remarks increased tensions with China, but many in Japan say that “it was an inevitable message considering the reality of the U.S.-Japan alliance.”
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