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JAPAN-U.S. JOINT OPINION POLL DECEMBER 2007 (P07-39)

Japan-U.S. Joint Opinion Poll December 2007 (RDD Sampling)

Japanese Poll

Conducted By

Yomiuri Shimbun

Dates Conducted

November 15-18, 2007

Methodology

Nationwide poll. RDD (random digit dialing) with follow-up telephone interview.

Numbers selected for dialing: 6000

Households confirmed with an eligible voter: 1744

Random selection of one eligible voter per household.

Valid responses: 1021 (Response rate of households with eligible voters = 58.5%)

U.S. Poll

Conducted By

Gallup, Inc.

Dates Conducted

November 9-18, 2007

Methodology

Nationwide two-stage stratified random sampling of eligible voters 18 years of age and older. RDD telephone interview. Responses: 1000 (to make representative of all U.S. eligible voters, tabulation is weighted).

Results printed in the December 8 and 14 morning editions of theYomiuri Shimbun.

* The U.S. questions/responses are shown in parentheses.

Disclaimer

The Mansfield Foundation is responsible for the translation of this Nikkei Telephone poll, subject to the Mansfield Foundation Terms of Use

Q1. If there are any Japanese (U.S.) domestic institutions and agencies you particularly trust from the following list, select as many as apply.

	Japan	U.S.
Prime Minister (President)	40.4	36.2
The Diet (Congress)	23.2	31.9
Police/Prosecutors	43.3	65.4
Courts	53.4	54.9
Self Defense Forces (Military)	46.8	77.8
Temple/Shrine/Church(Church)	41.1	75.3
Gov'tMinistries and Agencies (FederalGov'tAgencies)	17.8	41.7
Local government	37.1	49.1
Schools	44.9	63.7
Hospitals	54.3	74.0
Newspapers	61.1	48.6
TV	39.6	44.8
Large corporations	22.2	33.7
Labor unions	30.5	43.9
Other	0.8	10.2
None	9.4	1.3
No answer	1.3	---

Q2. Do you think the current state of U.S-Japan relations is good or bad?

	Japan	U.S.
Very good	1.9	9.4
Good	37.5	36.7
Can’t say either way	22.9	30.9
Bad	29.5	7.3
Very bad	2.2	3.1
No answer	6.1	12.7

Q3. Do you trust the U.S. ( Japan ) or not?

	Japan	U.S.
Highly trust	3.7	16.5
Somewhat trust	30.1	44.3
Do not really trust	40.7	19.6
Do not trust at all	13.1	10.0
No answer	12.3	9.5

Q4. Do you think U.S.-Japan relations under the newly-formed Fukuda administration will improve? Worsen? Or stay the same?

	Japan	U.S.
Will improve greatly	0.7	2.5
Will improve	8.2	17.7
Will not change	74.1	45.1
Will worsen	9.1	7.7
Will worsen greatly	0.8	1.7
No answer	7.1	25.3

Q5. Please choose as many countries, regions, or organizations from the following that you think will become a threat militarily to Japan (U.S.).

	Japan	U.S.
U.S.(Asked inJapanonly)	25.8	/
Japan(Asked inU.S.only)	/	25.5
South Korea	22.8	31.4
China	63.0	57.4
ASEAN	11.2	30.9
EU	7.5	15.4
Russia	39.9	44.5
Taiwan	6.5	16.4
North Korea	73.7	64.5
India	14.2	18.8
Middle East	34.3	76.0
.Oceania	4.1	6.8
Africa	3.6	12.6
South America	10.6	20.6
Others	0.3	12.3
None	6.6	7.3
No answer	3.5	0.7

Note: ASEAN = Association of South East Nations; EU = European Union; Oceania = Australia , New Zealand , etc.

Q6. Do you think the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty is contributing or not in the security of Asia and the Pacific regions?

	Japan	U.S.
Contributes greatly	18.6	14.7
Contributes somewhat	46.3	47.6
Does not really contribute	14.5	12.6
Does not contribute at all	4.0	6.6
No answer	16.6	18.6

Q7. Currently, under the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty, there are numerous U.S. military bases in Japan . Do you think U.S. military forces stationed in Japan should be strengthened, maintained, or reduced? Or do you think U.S. forces should be withdrawn completely from Japan ?

	Japan	U.S.
Should be strengthened	1.3	8.1
Should be maintained	40.0	58.2
Should be reduced	42.2	12.1
Should be completely withdrawn	9.8	10.9
No answer	6.8	10.8

Q8. Are you worried or not that a large-scale terrorist incident, like the terrorist attacks in the U.S. in September 2001, could happen in Japan (again in the U.S. )?

	Japan	U.S.
Greatly worried	21.5	29.2
Somewhat worried	45.3	43.3
Not really worried	20.7	13.8
Not worried at all	8.5	11.9
No answer	3.9	1.9

Q9. Japan had sent Maritime Self Defense Force vessels to the Indian Ocean to carry out refueling activities in support of the multinational army fighting the war on terror in Afghanistan . However, the law permitting this activity expired on November 1, and their mission was brought to an end. Do you support or are you against the continuation of the Maritime Self Defense Force refueling activities?

	Japan	U.S.
Support	29.3	17.7
Generally support	16.0	35.4
Generally against	13.4	7.9
Against	27.4	15.9
No answer	13.9	23.0

Q10. On the issue of North Korea , what do you think the U.S. and Japanese governments should cooperate on and place the highest priority on addressing? Choose as many as apply from the following.

	Japan	U.S.
Stop development of nuclear weapons	92.9	83.8
Stop development and launching of missiles	88.7	81.9
Resolution of abduction of Japanese nationals	87.0	61.1
Normalizing ties betweenJapanand N. Korea (Japanonly)	45.1	/
Normalizing ties betweenU.S.and N. Korea (U.S.only)	/	73.2
Economic assistance to North Korea	24.3	38.2
Reform of North Korean political/economic system	51.8	51.854.3
Others	0.3	0.32.5
None	1.1	1.15.2
No answer	1.9	1.91.2

Q11. Do you think the 6-party talks between Japan, the U.S., South Korea, China, Russia, and North Korea on the North Korean nuclear issue will result in North Korea abandoning its nuclear weapons/nuclear development or not?

	Japan	U.S.
Yes	13.2	10.5
Generally yes	13.9	11.4
Generally no	16.7	16.0
No	42.3	55.9
No answer	13.9	6.1

Q.12 Recently, the U.S. has designated North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism and imposed economic sanctions, among other things. North Korea seeks removal from the U.S. terrorism list, but the Japanese government wants the U.S. to keep North Korea on the list as long as the abduction of Japanese nationals goes unresolved. Do you think the U.S. should keep North Korea on its list of terror-supporting countries until the abduction issue is resolved or not?

	Japan	U.S.
Yes	63.4	47.2
Generally yes	11.4	28.4
Generally no	4.5	5.7
No	10.4	9.6
No answer	10.4	9.2

Q13. Do you think current relations between Japan ( U.S. ) and China are good? Bad?

	Japan	U.S.
Very good	1.1	3.9
Good	29.6	25.9
Can’t say either way	26.9	45.3
Bad	33.3	12.3
Very bad	4.0	4.6
No answer	5.1	8.0

Q. 14 Do you trust China or not?

	Japan	U.S.
Trust greatly	1.5	4.0
Trust somewhat	14.2	31.5
Do not really trust	45.1	34.4
Do not trust at all	28.9	25.1
No answer	10.4	5.0

Q. 15 Between the U.S. ( Japan ) and China , which country do you think will become more important politically to Japan (U.S.) in the future?

	Japan	U.S.
U.S.(Japanonly)	44.6	/
Japan(U.S.only)	/	38.8
China	34.4	39.6
Both important	10.3	6.5
No answer	10.8	15.1

Q16. Between the U.S. ( Japan ) and China , which country do you think will become more important economically to Japan (U.S.) in the future?

	Japan	U.S.
U.S.(Japanonly)	22.6	/
Japan(U.S.only)	/	32.2
China	61.5	49.3
Both important	6.1	6.7
.No answer	9.8	11.8

Q17. Are you concerned or not about the safety of imports from China ?

	Japan	U.S.
Very concerned	75.0	56.1
Somewhat concerned	18.0	24.1
Not really concerned	4.0	9.6
Not concerned at all	0.7	7.8
No answer	2.3	2.3

Q18. In August of next year, the Olympics will be held in Beijing , China . Do you think the management of the Beijing Olympics will go well?

	Japan	U.S.
Yes	21.4	49.7
Generally yes	25.0	35.0
Generally no	16.6	4.8
No	24.2	4.1
No answer	12.8	6.3

Q19. Are you concerned or not about the progression of global warming due to the increase of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from oil/coal consumption?

	Japan	U.S.
Greatly concerned	71.8	48.8
Somewhat concerned	20.2	26.8
Not really concerned	4.4	9.3
Not concerned at all	1.3	10.9
No answer	2.4	4.2

Q20. The U.S. has withdrawn from the Kyoto Protocol, which many countries have joined in an effort to prevent global warming. Do you think the U.S. should participate in a new international agreement to prevent global warming?

	Japan	U.S.
Yes	89.2	62.6
Generally yes	3.7	11.0
Generally no	0.7	5.4
No	0.8	12.6
No answer	5.6	8.5