Saturday, December 6, 2008

Japanese survey shows 66% of the non-Chinese goodwill

According to Kyodo News reported that the Cabinet Office on the 6th of Foreign Affairs issued a public opinion survey, "China has a favorable impression" of the Japanese than last year's survey dropped 2.2 percentage points to 31.8 percent recorded since the survey began in 1978 to the lowest point. Answered "not good" while last year increased by 3.1 percentage points to 66.6 percent to reach all-time high. Although the two countries are "strategic reciprocity" to improve relations, while Japan's general public goodwill toward China has not increased by degrees. The view was expressed that his background is in Japan occurred in the China-made dumplings causing poisoning and other Chinese food safety.
There are 71.9 percent of the respondents think Japan-China relations are "good", in the last survey by 3.9 percentage points, also the highest in history. That the relationship between "good" decreased to 2.7 percentage points to 23.7 percent.
China's degree of goodwill in 1980 reached a peak 78.6 percent has been in decline in 2005 occurred in China, "the anti-Japanese demonstrations," the survey for 32.4 percent, while the survey once again hit a new low.
In addition, the relationship between Japan and the United States that "bad" also increased 7.7 percentage points to 28.1 percent, since 1998, the highest since the survey that the relationship between "good" decreased 7.4 percentage points to 68.9 percent, also hit a new low.
The view was expressed that the United States on October 11 from North Korea announced that it would "support terror" list, which is seen as resulting decline in evaluation of the relationship between Japan and the United States. In addition the United States from the financial crisis caused by the deterioration of the economy in the world economy, but also public opinion is against Japan-US relations have had a negative impact.
Japanese are most concerned about North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens is a problem (88.1 percent), followed by the nuclear issue (69.9 percent), the missile issue (51.5 percent), the political system (41.2%) and the issue of North Korea refugees (40.4 percent).
For the international community that Japan should play a role in 66.5 percent of people considered to be the "solution to the environment, global warming and other global problems," 51.8 percent of people considered "humanitarian aid, including the settlement of regional disputes, as well as disarmament, nuclear non - Such as the spread of world peace. "
The survey was conducted in October this year in Japan around 3000 adult men and women as objects, answer rate of 60.9 percent.
据共同社报道,日本内阁府6日发表的外交舆论调查结果显示,“对中国有好感”的日本人较去年的调查下降2.2个百分点,以31.8%创下1978年开始调查以来的最低点。回答“没有好感”者则比去年增长3.1个百分点,以66.6%达到历史最高。尽管日中两国正以“战略互惠”改善关系,但日本一般市民的对华好感度却没有上升。有观点认为,其背景是在日本发生的中国产饺子致人中毒事件等中国食品安全问题。
有71.9%的调查对象认为现在日中关系“不好”,较上次调查增加3.9个百分点,同样成为历史最高值。认为关系“良好”者则减少2.7个百分点至23.7%。
对中国的好感度在1980年达到最高峰78.6%,之后一直下降,2005年中国发生“反日游行”时的调查为32.4%,而本次调查再次创下新低。
此外,对日美关系认为“不好”的人也增加7.7个百分点,达到28.1%,是自1998年调查以来的新高,认为关系“良好”者减少7.4个百分点为68.9%,也创下新低。
有观点认为,10月11日美国宣布将朝鲜从“援恐国家”名单中删除,这被看作是造成对日美关系评价下滑的原因。此外源自美国的金融危机造成世界经济景气恶化,也使舆论感到对日美关系产生了不良影响。
日本人对于朝鲜最关心的是绑架日本人问题(88.1%),其次是核问题(69.9%)、导弹问题(51.5%)、政治体制问题(41.2%)和朝鲜逃亡者问题(40.4%)。
对于日本应在国际社会发挥的作用,66.5%的人认为是“解决环境、全球变暖等全球问题”,51.8%的人认为是“包括人道援助在内的解决地区纷争,以及裁军、核不扩散等世界和平”。
本次调查于今年10月以日本各地3000名成人男女为对象实施,回答率为60.9%。

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