A majority of Japanese respondents supported the idea of allowing female members of the Imperial family to retain their imperial status even after marrying commoners, with only 19.5% opposed to the proposal.
Political Party Support Rates
Among political parties, support for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) increased to 38.7%, up from 36.2% in the previous survey. Support for the Japan Innovation Party fell to 4.8% from 6.7%.
The Centrist Reform Alliance, the largest opposition force in the House of Representatives, garnered support from 6.1%, up from 5.0%. The Democratic Party for the People, also in the opposition, drew 6.6%, down slightly from 6.9%.
About 21% of respondents said they did not support any political party, up from 20.2%.
Survey Methodology
The survey was conducted for two days starting Saturday and called 486 randomly selected households with eligible voters and 3,367 mobile phone numbers. It yielded responses from 423 household members and 621 mobile phone users.