Support for Japan PM firm despite China rowBloombergJapanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s support ratings held steady at historically high levels, polls conducted over the weekend showed, in a sign of her continued popularity despite the fallout from a dispute with China over comments she made on Taiwan last month. An FNN poll gave the prime minister a support rating of 75.9 percent. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers welcoming remarks at a summit, attended by the presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in Tokyo on Saturday. Her ratings are the highest for a Japanese prime minister in about two decades stretching back to the administration of Junichiro Koizumi, Yomiuri reported. The Kyodo poll showed that 57 percent of respondents did not think Takaichi’s comments were careless.

Source: Taipei Times December 22, 2025 16:35 UTC