Opinion polling for the next Japanese general election

In the run up to the next Japanese general election, various organisations are expected to carry out opinion polling to gauge voting intention. Results of such polls are displayed in this article. The date range for these opinion polls is from the previous general election, held on 22 October 2017, to the present day. The next election will be held on 22 October 2021, unless a snap election is called.

Graphical summary

The charts below depicts opinion polling for the next Japanese general election using a 15-poll moving average.

  LDP

  CDP

  DP

  DPP

  Kibō no Tō

  Komeito

  Nippon Ishin no Kai

  SDP

  LP

  Reiwa Shinsengumi

  N-Koku

  CDP

  DP

  DPP

  Kibō no Tō

  Komeito

  Nippon Ishin no Kai

  SDP

  LP

  Reiwa Shinsengumi

  N-Koku

Party identification polling

2020

Date	Polling firm/source	LDP	CDP	DPP	Kibō	Komei	JCP	Ishin	SDP	Reiwa	N-Koku	Other	No party	Und./ no ans.	Lead
18–19 Jul	ANN	40.3	8.7	1.7	N/A	4.9	3.6	3.6	0.3	1.2	0.1	1.7	33.9		6.4
18–19 Jul	Asahi Shimbun	30	5	1	0	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	47	8	17
17–19 Jul	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	35	4	0	N/A	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	50	3	15
17–19 Jul	Kyodo News	31.9	6.3	1.5	N/A	5.2	3.5	6.3	0.5	0.9	0.5	0.3	41.5	1.6	9.6
18–18 Jul	Mainichi & SSRC	29	9	2	N/A	3	5	10	1	3	0	1	36	N/A	7
10–13 Jul	Jiji Press	26.0	3.3	0.6	N/A	2.8	1.3	2.2	0.2	0.7	0.2	N/A	60.5	N/A	34.5
11–12 Jul	go2senkyo & JX[lower-alpha 1]	29.3	8.4	1.0	N/A	5.8	4.5	5.5	1.3	1.4	0.2	N/A	42.6	N/A	13.3
4–5 Jul	JNN	35.8	5.1	0.6	N/A	3.5	2.4	3.5	0.5	0.7	0.4	1.0	42.9	3.6	7.1
3–5 Jul	Yomiuri Shimbun	32	5	1	N/A	4	2	4	0	1	0	1	46	4	14
11–22 Jun	Jiji Press[lower-alpha 2]	33.9	7.2	1.2	N/A	4.3	2.2	5.9	1.1	1.5	0.4	N/A	40.8	N/A	6.9
20–21 Jun	ANN	43.0	9.1	0.8	N/A	3.8	4.0	6.8	0.5	1.0	0.0	3.4	27.6		15.4
20–21 Jun	Kyodo News	37.3	7.6	1.5	N/A	3.4	3.1	7.4	1.2	1.4	0.5	0.3	34.2	2.1	3.1
20–21 Jun	Asahi Shimbun	29	5	1	0	3	3	4	0	1	0	0	46	8	17
20–20 Jun	Mainichi & SSRC	31	10	2	N/A	4	6	11	1	3	1	1	30	N/A	1
13–14 Jun	go2senkyo & JX[lower-alpha 1]	29.2	13.0	1.5	N/A	4.2	4.4	5.4	1.0	1.2	0.2	N/A	39.8	N/A	10.6
6–7 Jun	JNN	34.4	6.1	1.3	N/A	3.5	2.3	3.9	0.6	1.1	0.1	0.1	43.0	3.7	8.6
5–7 Jun	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	30	5	0	N/A	3	2	3	0	1	0	0	54	1	24
5–7 Jun	Yomiuri Shimbun	34	4	1	N/A	3	3	3	0	1	0	1	45	5	11
21 May – 1 Jun	Jiji Press[lower-alpha 2]	30.9	6.6	1.2	N/A	4.0	3.4	7.7	0.9	1.5	0.6	N/A	42.0	N/A	11.1
29–31 May	Kyodo News	37.4	7.2	0.9	N/A	3.0	3.0	7.3	0.4	1.7	0.3	0.3	36.4	2.1	1.0
23–24 May	Asahi Shimbun	26	5	1	0	4	3	4	1	0	0	1	48	7	22
23–23 May	Mainichi & SSRC	25	12	1	N/A	4	7	11	1	1	1	1	36	N/A	11
16–17 May	go2senkyo & JX[lower-alpha 1]	28.8	12.7	0.7	N/A	4.3	5.4	6.8	0.9	1.2	0.3	N/A	39.1	N/A	10.3
16–17 May	ANN	35.5	8.7	1.9	N/A	4.2	3.9	3.8	0.8	0.4	0.4	1.5	38.9		3.4
9–10 May	JNN	35.9	6.1	0.5	N/A	4.4	2.3	3.7	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.1	40.7	5.5	4.8
8–10 May	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	34	3	0	N/A	3	1	4	1	1	0	0	50	2	16
8–10 May	Kyodo News	35.1	6.9	1.2	N/A	5.3	3.2	8.7	0.7	1.5	0.2	0.4	35.5	1.3	0.4
8–10 May	Yomiuri Shimbun	34	4	1	N/A	4	3	4	0	0	0	1	44	3	10
18–19 Apr	Asahi Shimbun	33	5	1	0	5	2	3	1	1	0	0	43	6	10
18–19 Apr	Mainichi Shimbun	29	5	1	N/A	5	2	6	1	1	1	1	43	N/A	14
10–13 Apr	Kyodo News	33.1	7.7	1.1	N/A	3.4	3.7	5.3	0.9	2.2	0.4	0.2	39.3	2.7	6.2
4 Mar – 13 Apr	Asahi Shimbun[lower-alpha 2]	37	9	1	0	4	3	3	1	1	1	0	38	2	1
11–12 Apr	go2senkyo & JX[lower-alpha 1]	29.2	9.5	1.3	N/A	2.4	6.4	6.0	1.0	1.1	0.4	N/A	42.6	N/A	13.4
11–12 Apr	Yomiuri Shimbun	34	5	1	N/A	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	44	5	10
10–12 Apr	NHK	33.3	4.0	0.5	N/A	3.3	2.9	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.2	0.7	45.3	7.3	12.0
8–8 Apr	Mainichi, JNN, & SSRC	34	9	1	N/A	3	4	5	1	3	1	1	36	N/A	2
4–5 Apr	JNN	34.3	5.0	1.4	N/A	4.2	3.3	3.3	0.5	0.8	0.4	0.6	41.8	4.4	7.5
27–29 Mar	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	37	8	1	N/A	4	3	3	1	1	0	0	38	3	1
26–28 Mar	Kyodo News	37.0	7.4	1.0	N/A	3.6	3.3	5.0	0.7	1.8	0.9	0.0	36.8	2.4	0.2
21–22 Mar	ANN	43.5	8.1	1.1	N/A	4.7	3.5	2.6	0.9	1.2	0.1	3.0	31.3		12.2
20–22 Mar	Yomiuri Shimbun	35	5	1	N/A	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	44	4	9
14–16 Mar	Kyodo News	40.0	9.6	1.5	N/A	3.3	3.3	4.2	1.2	2.4	1.7	0.0	31.6	1.2	8.4
14–15 Mar	Asahi Shimbun	36	6	1	0	3	3	1	0	1	0	0	40	9	4
14–15 Mar	Mainichi Shimbun	33	9	1	N/A	4	4	4	0	1	1	1	40	N/A	7
6–9 Mar	Jiji Press	24.0	3.5	0.4	N/A	3.5	1.6	1.3	0.5	0.7	0.1	N/A	62.4	N/A	38.4
7–8 Mar	JNN	36.4	6.4	0.9	N/A	3.5	3.3	1.5	0.4	0.6	0.3	0.3	41.6	4.9	5.2
6–8 Mar	NHK	36.5	6.3	0.9	N/A	3.0	3.1	1.3	0.8	0.4	0.0	0.2	41.5	6.0	5.0
29 Feb – 1 Mar	go2senkyo & JX[lower-alpha 1]	32.0	12.3	1.2	N/A	3.5	5.4	2.8	0.9	1.3	0.5	N/A	40.1	N/A	8.1
29 Feb – 1 Mar	go2senkyo & JX[lower-alpha 1]	31.6	12.1	1.2	N/A	3.5	5.3	2.8	0.9	1.2	0.4	1.5	39.5	N/A	7.9
21–23 Feb	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	39	9	2	N/A	4	4	3	0	1	0	0	34	3	5
15–16 Feb	go2senkyo & JX[lower-alpha 1]	32.1	12.8	0.9	N/A	4.2	5.4	3.4	1.0	1.6	0.5	N/A	38.2	N/A	6.1
15–16 Feb	Asahi Shimbun	34	6	2	0	3	3	2	0	1	0	0	39	10	5
15–16 Feb	ANN	45.4	10.2	1.6	N/A	3.8	3.4	2.7	0.4	1.1	0.7	1.1	29.6		15.8
15–16 Feb	Kyodo News	40.5	10.9	1.9	N/A	3.1	3.5	3.5	1.0	2.3	0.5	0.1	31.0	1.7	9.5
14–15 Feb	Yomiuri Shimbun	40	5	1	N/A	3	3	3	0	1	0	0	39	5	1
7–9 Feb	NHK	37.4	6.0	1.0	N/A	4.0	2.6	1.4	1.2	0.6	0.2	0.2	38.0	7.4	0.6
6–9 Feb	Jiji Press	24.3	5.6	0.5	N/A	2.8	1.6	1.3	0.2	0.9	0.2	N/A	60.6	N/A	36.3
1–2 Feb	JNN	38.2	4.8	0.9	N/A	2.6	3.1	1.5	0.4	1.3	0.5	0.2	41.7	4.9	3.5
25–26 Jan	Asahi Shimbun	34	7	1	0	4	3	1	0	1	0	0	37	12	3
24–26 Jan	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	45	10	1	N/A	3	4	2	1	1	0	0	30	3	15
18–19 Jan	ANN	45.0	8.2	2.0	N/A	4.4	4.1	2.7	0.8	1.2	0.2	1.6	29.8		15.2
18–19 Jan	Mainichi Shimbun	34	8	2	N/A	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	40	N/A	6
17–19 Jan	Yomiuri Shimbun	41	7	1	N/A	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	39	3	2
11–13 Jan	NHK	40.0	5.4	0.9	N/A	3.4	2.9	1.6	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.2	38.5	5.9	1.5
10–13 Jan	Jiji Press	24.9	3.3	0.9	N/A	3.4	2.6	1.0	0.7	0.5	0.2	N/A	60.4	N/A	35.5
11–12 Jan	go2senkyo & JX[lower-alpha 1]	29.7	11.2	1.1	N/A	3.5	6.2	4.0	0.5	1.3	1.1	N/A	41.4	N/A	11.7
11–12 Jan	JNN	38.6	5.8	1.4	N/A	3.8	2.8	2.9	0.4	0.6	0.0	0.3	38.9	4.6	0.3
11–12 Jan	Kyodo News	43.2	6.9	1.6	N/A	2.9	4.1	4.4	1.1	2.4	0.7	0.0	31.5	1.2	11.7

2019

Date	Polling firm/source	LDP	CDP	DPP	Kibō	Komei	JCP	Ishin	SDP	LP	Reiwa	N-Koku	Other	No party	Und./ no ans.	Lead
21–22 Dec	Asahi Shimbun	34	6	1	0	4	3	2	1	Did not exist	1	1	1	41	5	7
20–22 Dec	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	41	8	1	N/A	4	5	2	1		1	0	0	35	3	6
14–15 Dec	go2senkyo & JX[lower-alpha 1]	31.6	12.5	0.9	N/A	3.8	5.6	3.8	0.9		2.1	0.6	N/A	38.2	N/A	6.6
14–15 Dec	ANN	45.6	9.8	1.3	N/A	2.8	5.1	1.6	0.5		2.0	0.2	0.8	30.3		15.3
14–15 Dec	Kyodo News	36.0	10.8	1.5	N/A	4.7	3.0	3.3	0.8		4.5	1.5	0.3	31.8	1.8	4.2
13–15 Dec	Yomiuri Shimbun	37	6	0	N/A	3	3	1	0		1	0	0	44	3	7
6–9 Dec	Jiji Press	23.0	3.8	0.6	N/A	3.5	2.0	2.0	0.2		0.7	0.3	N/A	61.1	N/A	38.1
9 Oct – 9 Dec	Mainichi & SSRC[lower-alpha 2]	38	9	1	N/A	4	3	4	0		2	1	1	36	N/A	2
7–8 Dec	JNN	35.1	7.3	1.0	N/A	3.1	3.5	1.9	0.8		1.0	0.4	0.4	40.8	5.0	5.7
6–8 Dec	NHK	36.1	5.5	0.9	N/A	2.7	3.0	1.6	0.7		0.6	0.1	0.1	41.4	7.4	5.3
30 Nov – 1 Dec	Mainichi Shimbun	36	8	1	N/A	3	4	4	0		2	0	0	35	N/A	1
23–24 Nov	Kyodo News	41.8	8.7	0.9	N/A	4.2	3.7	3.9	0.4		2.5	1.2	0.3	30.4	2.0	11.4
22–24 Nov	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	39	8	1	N/A	4	4	3	1		1	1	0	36	3	3
16–17 Nov	Asahi Shimbun	36	7	1	0	3	4	2	1		1	0	1	37	7	1
15–17 Nov	Yomiuri Shimbun	37	7	1	N/A	4	4	1	0		2	1	0	38	4	1
9–10 Nov	go2senkyo & JX[lower-alpha 1]	35.5	12.5	1.3	N/A	4.3	4.4	3.2	0.9		1.0	0.8	N/A	36.3	N/A	0.8
9–10 Nov	ANN	45.7	9.8	3.0	N/A	5.3	4.2	2.1	0.6		1.1	0.5	1.2	26.5		19.2
9–10 Nov	JNN	38.2	6.3	1.0	N/A	4.7	2.5	2.8	0.5		0.9	0.4	0.3	37.2	5.2	1.0
8–10 Nov	Jiji Press	30.1	3.1	0.2	N/A	3.7	2.0	1.3	0.6		0.6	0.2	N/A	55.5	N/A	25.4
8–10 Nov	NHK	36.8	6.3	1.4	N/A	3.8	3.5	2.2	0.3		1.2	0.2	0.1	37.7	6.5	0.9
26–27 Oct	Mainichi Shimbun	36	10	1	N/A	3	3	4	1		1	1	0	34	N/A	2
26–27 Oct	Kyodo News	44.6	8.5	1.3	N/A	4.2	3.6	3.6	1.1		2.1	0.8	0.1	28.9	1.2	15.7
25–27 Oct	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	46	7	0	N/A	5	4	4	0		1	1	0	29	2	17
19–20 Oct	Asahi Shimbun	35	6	1	0	5	2	2	0		1	1	1	39	7	4
19–20 Oct	ANN	45.6	7.8	1.8	N/A	4.3	4.3	2.9	1.3		0.6	0.3	1.1	30.0		15.6
18–20 Oct	Yomiuri Shimbun	42	5	1	N/A	3	3	2	0		1	0	0	38	5	4
11–14 Oct	Jiji Press	27.5	5.8	0.6	N/A	3.9	1.8	1.2	0.1		0.6	0.2	N/A	56.0	N/A	28.5
5–6 Oct	JNN	40.1	8.1	1.8	N/A	3.5	2.9	3.1	0.4		1.0	0.2	0.6	34.2	4.2	5.9
5–6 Oct	Kyodo News	42.1	8.0	1.6	N/A	3.8	3.0	4.7	0.7		2.1	1.2	0.0	31.9	0.9	10.2
14–15 Sep	Asahi Shimbun	37	7	1	0	3	3	3	1		1	0	1	35	8	2
14–15 Sep	ANN	46.9	7.0	1.7	N/A	5.4	5.2	4.3	0.5		1.1	0.7	1.1	26.1		20.8
14–15 Sep	Mainichi Shimbun	34	8	1	N/A	5	2	5	0		2	1	1	36	N/A	2
13–15 Sep	Yomiuri Shimbun	38	5	1	N/A	5	4	2	0		1	1	0	39	4	1
11–12 Sep	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	47	7	1	N/A	4	3	2	1		2	1	0	29	3	18
11–12 Sep	Kyodo News	47.7	10.0	1.5	N/A	3.3	3.1	2.8	0.9		3.4	1.1	0.1	23.9	2.2	23.8
6–9 Sep	Jiji Press	25.9	4.1	0.6	N/A	3.5	2.0	1.8	0.5		0.8	0.5	N/A	58.5	N/A	32.6
7–8 Sep	JNN	37.9	6.5	1.2	N/A	2.9	3.7	4.5	0.4		0.6	0.3	0.4	38.0	3.7	0.1
6–8 Sep	NHK	37.3	7.2	0.7	N/A	2.6	3.4	3.2	0.2		0.6	0.2	0.7	37.1	6.9	0.2
30 Aug – 1 Sep	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	40	8	1	N/A	5	3	4	0		2	1	0	32	2	8
23–25 Aug	Yomiuri Shimbun	41	7	1	N/A	4	2	3	0		0	1	0	37	5	4
17–18 Aug	ANN	44.3	10.0	2.1	N/A	3.9	4.5	5.4	1.0		0.8	0.9	1.1	26.0		18.3
17–18 Aug	Kyodo News	40.9	10.0	1.4	N/A	5.1	4.3	3.8	0.7		4.3	1.3	0.2	26.6	1.4	14.3
9–12 Aug	Jiji Press	28.0	5.8	0.6	N/A	4.1	2.1	2.2	0.4		1.0	0.4	N/A	53.4	N/A	25.4
3–4 Aug	JNN	37.4	7.8	0.9	N/A	5.3	2.9	3.6	0.3		1.3	0.8	0.3	37.0	2.5	0.4
2–4 Aug	NHK	36.1	7.2	1.5	N/A	4.0	3.0	3.8	0.8		1.2	0.2	0.2	34.8	7.1	1.3
26–28 Jul	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	37	11	1	N/A	4	5	5	1		2	1	1	30	2	7
22–23 Jul	Asahi Shimbun	34	10	1	0	5	4	4	1		1	0	1	30	9	4
22–23 Jul	Kyodo News	37.0	13.5	1.7	N/A	4.6	5.3	6.8	0.7		2.2	1.0	0.3	25.9	1.0	11.1
22–23 Jul	Yomiuri Shimbun	40	12	2	N/A	5	3	5	1		1	1	0	27	4	13
21 Jul	House of Councillors election: Reiwa Shinsengumi and The Party to Protect the People from NHK get status as parties.
13–15 Jul	NHK	34.2	6.0	1.5	N/A	4.3	3.2	3.1	0.5	Did not exist	N/A	Did not exist	0.5	39.1	7.7	4.9
13–14 Jul	Asahi Shimbun	34	6	1	0	4	5	2	1		1		1	33	12	1
5–8 Jul	Jiji Press	25.8	3.9	0.6	N/A	4.1	2.6	1.8	0.3		N/A		N/A	58.3	N/A	32.5
6–7 Jul	JNN	40.0	6.8	1.5	N/A	4.5	2.7	3.4	0.5		N/A		0.7	33.5	6.5	6.5
5–7 Jul	NHK	33.4	6.0	1.6	N/A	4.8	2.9	2.3	0.5		N/A		1.0	39.5	8.0	6.1
4–5 Jul	Yomiuri Shimbun	38	6	1	N/A	4	3	3	1		N/A		0	37	7	1
28–30 Jun	NHK	34.9	5.8	1.1	N/A	3.8	3.4	3.0	0.6		N/A		0.2	38.3	8.9	3.4
28–30 Jun	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	42	10	1	0	4	4	4	1		N/A		0	33	2	9
28–30 Jun	Yomiuri Shimbun	39	5	2	N/A	3	2	2	1		N/A		1	42	3	3
26–27 Jun	Kyodo News	37.9	9.9	2.7	N/A	5.1	2.9	3.7	1.5		N/A		0.1	32.7	3.7	5.2
22–23 Jun	Asahi Shimbun	37	5	1	0	3	3	2	0		0		1	38	10	1
21–23 Jun	NHK	31.6	5.7	1.1	N/A	4.8	3.7	2.2	0.5		N/A		0.6	42.7	7.0	11.1
15–16 Jun	Kyodo News	39.2	10.1	1.2	N/A	4.3	3.2	3.9	1.6		N/A		0.4	33.9	2.2	5.3
15–16 Jun	Mainichi Shimbun	29	8	1	N/A	3	3	3	1		N/A		1	44	N/A	15
7–10 Jun	Jiji Press	27.7	3.3	0.6	N/A	2.6	1.8	1.2	0.3		N/A		N/A	59.4	N/A	31.7
7–9 Jun	NHK	36.7	5.1	1.2	N/A	3.1	2.5	2.6	0.2		N/A		0.3	41.2	7.2	4.5
5 Jun	Kibō no Tō loses its legal status as a political party and becomes a political organization.
1–2 Jun	JNN	40.0	4.5	0.9	0.1	3.5	2.6	1.9	0.2	Did not exist	N/A	Did not exist	0.6	40.8	5.0	0.8
18–19 May	ANN	45.0	9.9	1.7	0.0	5.5	3.4	3.9	1.1		N/A		1.3	28.2		16.8
18–19 May	Asahi Shimbun	34	5	1	0	4	2	3	0		N/A		2	37	12	3
18–19 May	Kyodo News	40.4	9.8	1.0	0.2	3.9	4.1	4.1	0.8		N/A		0.1	33.8	1.8	6.6
18–19 May	Mainichi Shimbun	31	8	1	0	5	3	4	0		N/A		1	39	N/A	8
17–19 May	Yomiuri Shimbun	42	4	0	0	4	2	3	0		N/A		1	41	3	1
10–13 May	Jiji Press	26.5	3.7	0.6	0.1	3.8	2.1	1.6	0.1		N/A		N/A	59.6	N/A	33.1
11–12 May	JNN	40.1	6.3	0.8	0.3	3.2	2.5	2.7	0.8		N/A		0.6	39.8	3.0	0.3
10–12 May	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	42	6	1	0	5	3	7	1		N/A		0	36	3	6
10–12 May	NHK	35.2	4.8	0.7	0.0	3.1	3.2	2.9	0.6		N/A		0.6	40.2	8.8	5.0
1–2 May	Kyodo News	40.9	7.8	0.9	0.1	4.2	2.3	4.3	0.3		N/A		0.2	37.6	1.4	3.3
26–28 Apr	Yomiuri Shimbun	40	4	1	0	3	3	4	0		N/A		0	40	5	Tied
26 Apr	The Liberal Party is merged into the Democratic Party for the People.
20–21 Apr	ANN	43.0	10.1	1.4	0.1	3.8	5.0	4.0	0.4	0.2	N/A	Did not exist	1.2	30.8		12.2
6 Mar – 15 Apr	Asahi Shimbun[lower-alpha 2]	35	7	1	0	4	3	1	1	1	N/A		0	47	0	12
13–14 Apr	Asahi Shimbun	35	7	1	0	3	3	2	1	0	N/A		1	38	9	3
13–14 Apr	Mainichi Shimbun	30	8	1	0	4	4	3	1	0	N/A		2	42	N/A	12
5–8 Apr	Jiji Press	26.7	4.3	0.6	0.1	3.9	1.9	1.3	0.1	0.2	N/A		N/A	58.5	N/A	31.8
6–7 Apr	JNN	40.2	4.7	1.4	0.0	3.8	2.8	2.1	0.8	0.2	N/A		0.4	39.6	4.2	0.6
5–7 Apr	NHK	37.3	5.4	0.9	0.0	4.4	2.4	1.0	0.2	0.2	N/A		0.2	40.7	7.3	3.4
1–2 Apr	Kyodo News	43.0	7.9	1.6	0.2	3.5	2.7	3.5	1.4	0.3	N/A		0.0	33.9	2.0	9.1
1–2 Apr	Yomiuri Shimbun	38	3	1	0	4	3	2	0	0	N/A		0	42	5	4
1 Apr	Reiwa Shinsengumi is founded as a political organization.
22–24 Mar	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	43	7	0	0	3	5	3	0	0	Did not exist	Did not exist	0	34	5	9
22–24 Mar	Yomiuri Shimbun	38	4	0	0	4	2	1	1	0			0	44	6	6
16–17 Mar	ANN	45.7	10.3	1.5	0.0	4.7	4.4	1.1	0.6	0.7			1.0	30.0		15.7
16–17 Mar	Asahi Shimbun	35	5	1	0	4	3	2	0	0			0	41	9	6
16–17 Mar	Mainichi Shimbun	32	9	0	0	5	4	2	1	1			0	39	N/A	7
8–11 Mar	Jiji Press	25.5	4.3	0.7	0.1	2.8	2.3	1.4	0.2	0.2			N/A	60.7	N/A	35.2
9–10 Mar	Kyodo News	38.3	10.5	0.8	0.7	4.3	3.7	2.7	0.7	0.3			0.2	35.2	2.6	3.1
8–10 Mar	NHK	36.7	5.5	1.0	0.1	3.4	2.8	1.0	1.1	0.2			0.1	40.6	7.6	3.9
2–3 Mar	JNN	38.8	5.7	1.1	0.2	3.7	2.2	1.8	0.2	0.9			0.4	40.0	5.1	1.2
23–24 Feb	ANN	44.2	9.9	0.8	0.0	4.5	4.6	1.6	1.4	0.2			0.2	32.6		11.6
22–24 Feb	Yomiuri Shimbun	35	6	0	0	3	2	1	1	0			0	47	5	12
16–17 Feb	Asahi Shimbun	37	6	1	0	3	2	1	0	0			1	41	8	4
15–17 Feb	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	42	9	1	0	3	4	1	0	0			0	33	6	9
9–11 Feb	NHK	37.1	5.7	0.6	0.0	3.3	3.1	1.2	0.4	0.2			0.1	41.5	6.7	4.4
8–11 Feb	Jiji Press	25.4	3.4	0.3	0.1	3.3	1.8	1.0	0.6	0.3			N/A	61.5	N/A	36.1
2–3 Feb	JNN	40.6	6.3	1.2	0.0	4.2	3.3	1.4	0.4	0.1			0.3	37.0	5.2	3.6
2–3 Feb	Kyodo News	40.6	8.6	1.2	0.6	3.7	3.8	2.8	1.1	0.8			0.0	35.3	1.5	5.3
2–3 Feb	Mainichi Shimbun	31	9	1	0	3	3	3	0	1			1	42	N/A	11
26–27 Jan	ANN	43.6	7.1	1.2	0.2	5.1	4.1	1.4	1.4	0.5			0.2	35.2		8.4
25–27 Jan	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	43	9	1	0	4	4	2	1	0			0	33	4	10
25–27 Jan	Yomiuri Shimbun	38	6	1	0	3	2	1	0	0			0	45	4	7
19–20 Jan	Asahi Shimbun	38	7	1	0	3	3	1	0	0			0	38	9	Tied
12–14 Jan	NHK	35.2	6.0	1.0	0.0	5.5	2.7	0.8	0.2	0.2			0.0	42.5	5.9	7.3
12–13 Jan	JNN	37.8	5.2	0.6	0.0	3.4	2.5	1.1	0.4	0.4			0.2	43.5	4.8	5.7
12–13 Jan	Kyodo News	36.0	9.2	1.4	0.0	2.8	2.4	2.4	0.4	0.6			0.0	43.5	1.3	7.5
11–14 Jan	Jiji Press	26.7	4.2	0.2	0.2	2.8	1.9	1.1	0.6	0.0			N/A	60.0	N/A	33.3

2018

Date	Polling firm/source	LDP	CDP	DPP	DP	Kibō	Komei	JCP	Ishin	SDP	LP	Other	No party	Und./ no ans.	Lead
13 Nov – 25 Dec	Asahi Shimbun[lower-alpha 2]	37	8	1	Did not exist	0	3	3	1	1	1	0	42	3	5
15–16 Dec	ANN	45.2	8.6	1.4		0.0	3.9	5.0	2.2	1.7	0.3	1.6	30.1		15.1
15–16 Dec	Asahi Shimbun	35	8	1		0	3	3	1	0	0	1	41	7	6
15–16 Dec	Kyodo News	38.6	11.5	1.4		0.2	3.8	3.4	1.4	0.5	0.8	0.1	36.1	2.2	2.5
15–16 Dec	Mainichi Shimbun	29	10	1		0	4	3	2	0	1	0	43	N/A	14
14–16 Dec	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	38	9	1		0	4	4	2	1	0	0	37	3	1
14–16 Dec	Yomiuri Shimbun	34	8	1		0	4	3	1	0	0	0	46	3	12
7–10 Dec	Jiji Press	21.3	4.6	1.0		0.2	3.4	1.6	0.8	0.2	0.1	N/A	65.1	N/A	43.8
17 Oct – 10 Dec	Mainichi & SSRC[lower-alpha 2]	32	7	1		0	2	3	2	0	0	0	50	N/A	18
8–9 Dec	NHK	34.5	7.6	0.9		0.2	3.6	3.0	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.3	41.1	7.6	6.6
1–2 Dec	JNN	39.0	6.4	1.0		0.1	3.2	2.2	0.9	0.5	0.3	0.9	41.4	4.1	2.4
23–25 Nov	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	40	9	1		0	4	3	1	0	0	0	38	4	2
23–25 Nov	Yomiuri Shimbun	41	7	0		0	4	2	1	0	0	0	42	3	1
17–18 Nov	ANN	46.1	10.2	2.0		0.0	3.7	4.3	1.3	0.7	0.6	0.7	30.4		15.7
17–18 Nov	Asahi Shimbun	36	7	1		0	3	3	1	0	0	1	41	7	5
17–18 Nov	Mainichi Shimbun	29	12	1		0	5	3	2	0	0	1	41	N/A	12
9–12 Nov	Jiji Press	26.8	4.3	0.6		0.1	4.0	2.4	1.0	0.2	0.2	N/A	58.3	N/A	31.5
9–11 Nov	NHK	37.4	6.2	1.5		0.1	3.7	2.9	0.4	0.7	0.4	0.2	40.7	5.8	3.3
3–4 Nov	JNN	37.3	4.9	1.2		0.5	4.3	3.0	1.1	0.4	0.1	0.3	44.0	3.0	6.7
3–4 Nov	Kyodo News	45.2	9.1	1.3		0.3	5.3	3.6	1.9	0.8	0.8	0.0	30.2	1.5	15.0
26–28 Oct	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	40	9	1		0	4	4	1	0	0	0	36	5	4
26–28 Oct	Yomiuri Shimbun	37	5	1		0	3	2	1	0	0	0	46	2	9
20–21 Oct	ANN	43.2	10.4	1.4		0.0	3.1	4.5	1.2	1.0	0.0	0.4	34.8		8.4
13–14 Oct	Asahi Shimbun	37	6	1		0	2	2	1	0	0	0	40	11	3
13–14 Oct	JNN	38.4	5.3	1.3		0.3	3.9	2.5	1.0	0.8	0.3	0.5	42.0	3.7	3.6
6–8 Oct	NHK	36.3	6.1	0.8		0.2	3.3	2.7	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.2	41.5	7.5	5.2
5–8 Oct	Jiji Press	27.7	4.5	0.1		0.1	2.7	1.8	0.8	1.0	0.2	N/A	59.2	N/A	31.5
6–7 Oct	Mainichi Shimbun	31	11	0		0	4	3	2	1	1	1	40	N/A	9
2–3 Oct	Kyodo News	44.8	8.7	1.0		0.5	4.4	2.2	2.6	0.8	0.6	0.0	33.0	1.4	11.8
2–3 Oct	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	46	8	1		0	4	3	2	0	0	0	33	3	13
2–3 Oct	Yomiuri Shimbun	43	5	0		0	3	2	1	0	0	0	42	2	1
21–23 Sep	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	48	6	1		0	4	3	1	1	0	0	32	4	16
21–23 Sep	Yomiuri Shimbun	40	6	1		0	4	2	1	0	0	0	45	3	5
20–21 Sep	Kyodo News	46.2	6.3	1.5		0.3	3.3	3.2	2.1	1.0	0.4	N/A	33.4	2.3	12.8
20 Sep	Shinzō Abe wins the Liberal Democratic Party leadership election, securing a new 3-year term as leader of the party.
15–17 Sep	NHK	35.8	4.8	0.7	Did not exist	0.1	4.1	3.0	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.2	43.0	7.4	7.2
15–16 Sep	ANN	46.6	6.7	1.5		0.1	3.9	2.8	1.9	1.5	0.6	0.9	33.5		13.1
7–10 Sep	Jiji Press	26.9	4.4	0.4		0.2	4.1	1.9	0.9	0.3	0.0	N/A	59.2	N/A	32.3
8–9 Sep	Asahi Shimbun	40	5	1		0	2	3	1	0	0	0	36	12	4
1–2 Sep	JNN	30.5	5.5	0.5		0.0	1.8	2.8	0.8	0.8	0.2	0.8	54.2	2.2	23.7
1–2 Sep	Mainichi Shimbun	33	9	1		0	3	3	1	1	1	0	40	N/A	7
25–26 Aug	Kyodo News	43.8	8.8	1.5		0.7	2.3	3.2	2.6	1.3	0.8		32.8		11.0
24–26 Aug	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	45	10	1		0	3	3	1	1	0		33	3	12
24–26 Aug	Yomiuri Shimbun	40	4	1		0	2	2	1	0	0	0	45	3	5
18–19 Aug	ANN	44.0	10.7	0.7		0.1	3.8	5.6	1.6	0.7	0.1	0.7	32.0		12.0
3–6 Aug	Jiji Press	27.1	4.6	0.5		0.0	3.3	2.3	0.9	0.3	0.2	N/A	58.9	N/A	31.8
4–5 Aug	Asahi Shimbun	36	6	1		0	3	4	1	1	0	1	41	6	5
4–5 Aug	JNN	31.7	7.5	0.5		0.2	3.4	1.8	1.5	0.6	0.3	0.8	50.7	1.1	19.0
3–5 Aug	NHK	35.6	5.6	0.4		0.0	4.1	2.7	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.0	43.2	6.8	7.6
28–29 Jul	Mainchi Shimbun	30	10	1		1	2	4	2	1	1	1	42	N/A	12
21–22 Jul	ANN	42.1	13.1	1.4		0.1	4.3	3.7	0.9	0.7	0.3	1.1	32.3		9.8
21–22 Jul	Kyodo News	41.6	12.4	0.9		0.4	2.9	3.0	2.1	0.5	0.5		32.8		8.8
21–22 Jul	Yomiuri Shimbun	41	8	0		0	3	3	1	1	0	0	41	2	Tied
20–22 Jul	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	38	12	1		0	3	4	2	1	0	0	36	4	2
14–15 Jul	Asahi Shimbun	34	8	1		0	4	3	1	1	0	1	39	8	5
6–9 Jul	Jiji Press	25.4	4.7	0.6		0.2	3.7	2.1	1.1	1.0	0.0	N/A	58.2	N/A	32.8
7–8 Jul	JNN	29.8	8.0	0.6		0.1	3.0	3.2	1.3	1.6	0.0	0.7	50.4	1.5	20.6
6–8 Jul	NHK	38.1	7.5	0.7		0.1	2.7	3.1	0.8	0.4	0.3	0.2	39.1	7.0	1.0
23–24 Jun	Mainichi Shimbun	30	11	0		0	4	2	2	1	0	1	41	N/A	11
22–24 Jun	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	44	9	0		0	4	4	1	1	0	0	30	6	14
16–17 Jun	ANN	47.7	11.2	1.5		0.2	3.0	3.0	1.1	1.1	0.2	0.7	30.3		17.4
16–17 Jun	Asahi Shimbun	34	9	1		0	3	3	1	0	0	1	40	8	6
15–17 Jun	NTV	38.9	10.2	0.4		0.3	3.4	2.9	1.9	0.8	0.0	0.0	41.1	0.1	2.2
15–17 Jun	Yomiuri Shimbun	38	6	1		0	3	3	0	0	0	0	44	3	6
8–11 Jun	Jiji Press	25.8	5.2	0.6		0.1	3.8	2.0	1.1	0.4	0.1	N/A	58.9	N/A	33.1
8–10 Jun	NHK	35.8	8.9	1.1		0.0	2.4	4.1	0.7	1.2	0.0	0.2	38.2	7.4	2.4
2–3 Jun	JNN	30.8	10.7	0.5		0.2	3.2	4.0	2.2	0.6	0.3	0.9	44.4	2.3	13.6
26–27 May	Mainichi Shimbun	26	13	1		1	4	4	2	0	1	1	40	N/A	14
25–27 May	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	42	12	1		0	4	4	2	1	0	0	30	5	12
19–20 May	ANN	41.4	15.2	1.5		0.7	4.1	5.7	1.6	1.3	0.4	1.2	26.9		3.5
19–20 May	Asahi Shimbun	36	9	1		0	3	3	1	0	0	0	39	8	3
18–20 May	NTV	36.7	12.2	0.5		0.4	3.7	3.2	1.4	1.2	0.5	0.3	39.8	0.3	3.1
18–20 May	Yomiuri Shimbun	37	7	2		0	4	3	2	0	0	0	42	3	5
11–14 May	Jiji Press	26.8	5.0	0.6		0.2	4.4	1.7	0.7	0.4	0.2	N/A	57.7	N/A	30.9
12–13 May	JNN	30.4	8.3	0.8		0.3	3.7	2.5	1.8	0.3	0.1	0.9	49.1	1.9	18.7
12–13 May	Kyodo News	37.1	13.3	1.1		0.7	3.7	4.5	1.5	0.8	0.7		34.2		2.9
11–13 May	NHK	35.9	7.9	1.1		0.1	3.5	2.3	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.3	40.4	7.3	4.5
7 May	The Democratic Party merges with a majority of Kibō no Tō members to form the Democratic Party for the People.[1]
27–29 Apr	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	40	14	Did not exist	1	0	3	3	2	0	0	0	32	4	8
14 Mar – 25 Apr	Asahi Shimbun[lower-alpha 2]	33	12		1	1	4	3	2	1	1	0	42	0	9
21–22 Apr	ANN	37.6	13.6		2.9	0.4	3.1	4.1	1.9	1.6	0.5	0.2	34.1		3.5
21–22 Apr	Mainichi Shimbun	29	13		1	1	3	3	2	1	0	2	40	N/A	11
20–22 Apr	Yomiuri Shimbun	37	10		2	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	40	3	3
14–15 Apr	Asahi Shimbun	33	10		2	0	4	3	1	0	0	0	40	7	7
13–15 Apr	NTV	33.4	9.5		1.2	0.7	4.0	3.4	2.2	0.9	0.3	0.1	44.4	0.0	1.0
6–9 Apr	Jiji Press	25.3	5.1		0.7	0.4	3.9	2.4	1.0	0.7	0.0	N/A	58.3	N/A	33.0
7–8 Apr	JNN	31.7	8.8		1.8	1.1	3.1	2.4	1.8	0.1	0.1	0.8	47.3	1.1	15.6
6–8 Apr	NHK	35.4	8.5		1.4	0.3	3.5	2.9	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.2	39.2	7.0	3.8
31 Mar – 1 Apr	Kyodo News	39.1	14.2		0.9	1.3	3.9	3.9	2.2	0.6	0.7		32.0		7.1
31 Mar – 1 Apr	Yomiuri Shimbun	36	9		1	0	3	2	1	1	0	0	41	4	5
24–25 Mar	ANN	40.6	16.2		3.7	0.9	3.8	4.9	1.1	1.3	0.3	0.8	26.4		14.2
23–25 Mar	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	40	12		2	1	4	4	1	0	0	0	31	5	9
17–18 Mar	Asahi Shimbun	32	11		1	1	3	3	1	0	0	0	36	12	4
17–18 Mar	Kyodo News	36.2	11.5		2.8	1.0	3.2	2.9	3.1	1.1	0.4		36.5		0.3
17–18 Mar	Mainichi Shimbun	29	13		1	1	3	4	2				39	N/A	10
16–18 Mar	NTV	33.3	10.3		2.0	0.9	3.7	3.9	1.3	1.7	0.5	0.7	41.7	0.1	8.4
9–12 Mar	Jiji Press	25.2	5.3		1.2	0.5	2.9	2.6	0.8	0.6	0.1	N/A	58.3	N/A	33.1
9–11 Mar	NHK	36.3	10.2		1.2	0.6	3.1	2.6	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.0	37.9	5.9	1.6
9–11 Mar	Yomiuri Shimbun	38	9		1	1	4	3	1	0	0	0	38	3	Tied
3–4 Mar	JNN	30.3	11.4		1.1	0.8	3.8	3.6	0.9	0.4	0.0	1.1	44.9	1.7	14.6
3–4 Mar	Kyodo News	39.5	11.1		1.4	1.6	3.7	3.7	2.6	0.3	0.6		34.1		5.4
24–25 Feb	ANN	44.9	13.3		1.5	1.1	3.7	5.4	2.3	1.8	0.1	0.5	25.4		19.5
24–25 Feb	Mainichi Shimbun	35	13		1	0	3	3	3	0	1	1	37	N/A	2
23–25 Feb	Nikkei	42	11		2	1	4	2	3	1			31	4	11
17–18 Feb	Asahi Shimbun	35	10		1	1	3	4	1	1	0	0	38	6	3
16–18 Feb	NTV	36.7	11.1		2.3	1.2	4.1	4.0	1.6	1.1	0.1	0.1	37.3	0.4	0.6
10–12 Feb	NHK	38.7	8.3		1.4	0.4	2.1	2.7	1.1	0.4	0.6	0.2	36.8	7.4	1.9
9–12 Feb	Jiji Press	28.5	4.2		0.9	0.3	3.9	1.8	1.1	0.3	0.1	N/A	57.6	N/A	29.1
10–11 Feb	Kyodo News	41.2	10.9		0.9	2.0	4.0	2.7	2.9	0.7	0.7		33.4		7.8
10–11 Feb	Yomiuri Shimbun	42	9		2	1	3	2	1	0	0	0	36	2	6
3–4 Feb	JNN	32.9	10.6		1.0	0.8	3.4	2.8	1.8	0.3	0.3	0.9	43.3	1.8	10.4
26–28 Jan	Nikkei	43	9		2	1	2	4	1	0	0	1	32	7	11
26–28 Jan	NTV	31.5	13.0		1.4	1.0	3.8	2.8	1.6	1.0	0.8	0.8	41.8	0.5	10.3
20–21 Jan	Asahi Shimbun	39	9		1	1	4	3	1	0	0	1	34	7	5
20–21 Jan	ANN	42.3	16.6		3.0	1.2	3.6	4.8	2.0	0.9	0.2	1.1	24.3		18.0
20–21 Jan	Mainichi Shimbun	30	14		0	2	3	4	2	0	1	0	37	N/A	7
12–15 Jan	Jiji Press	28.1	6.2		0.8	0.6	3.4	2.0	0.9	0.2	0.0	N/A	56.0	N/A	27.9
13–14 Jan	Kyodo News	38.4	12.7		1.3	1.2	2.8	3.8	2.4	0.6	0.1	0.0	35.4	1.3	3.0
13–14 Jan	JNN	33.8	11.3		1.2	0.6	3.3	3.5	1.8	0.4	0.1	0.8	41.3	1.9	7.5
12–14 Jan	Yomiuri Shimbun	39	8		1	1	4	2	1	1	0	0	40	2	1
6–8 Jan	NHK	38.1	9.2		1.3	1.0	2.4	3.6	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.4	36.6	6.2	1.5

2017

Date	Polling firm/source	LDP	CDP	DP	Kibō	Komei	JCP	Ishin	SDP	LP	Other	No party	Und./ no ans.	Lead
16–17 Dec	Asahi Shimbun	36	9	1	1	3	3	1	0	0	0	36	10	Tied
15–17 Dec	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	40	10	1	1	3	4	2	1	0	0	33	4	7
15–17 Dec	NTV	34.3	10.5	2.4	1.2	2.7	4.3	1.6	0.7	0.0	0.7	41.2	0.3	6.9
8–11 Dec	Jiji Press	24.8	5.0	1.8	0.9	4.1	1.7	1.0	0.6	0.0	N/A	58.7	N/A	33.9
9–10 Dec	ANN	42.3	14.5	2.7	1.8	5.3	3.9	2.3	0.4	0.4	0.0	26.4		15.9
8–10 Dec	NHK	38.1	7.9	1.8	1.4	4.1	3.5	1.5	0.6	0.2	0.1	34.1	6.9	4.0
8–10 Dec	Yomiuri Shimbun	40	9	1	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	39	2	1
18 Oct – 6 Dec	Mainichi & SSRC[lower-alpha 2]	35	12	1	7	4	3	3	1	0	0	33	N/A	2
2–3 Dec	Kyodo News	37.1	12.5	1.8	3.2	2.7	3.1	2.2	1.1	0.3	N/A	34.4	1.6	2.7
2–3 Dec	JNN	35.7	9.8	1.2	1.0	3.1	3.7	1.1	0.7	0.2	0.9	41.3	1.4	5.6
24–26 Nov	Nikkei	39	14	1	2	5	3	2	0	0		30	3	9
17–19 Nov	NTV	32.8	10.4	1.0	2.7	3.8	3.6	2.7	1.0	0.3	0.7	41.1	0.0	8.3
10–13 Nov	Jiji Press	27.9	5.4	1.2	1.5	3.6	1.8	1.3	0.3	0.1	N/A	55.0	N/A	27.1
11–12 Nov	Mainichi Shimbun	34	14	0	4	4	3	2	0	0	1	34	N/A	Tied
11–12 Nov	Asahi Shimbun	37	12	1	3	3	3	2	1	0	1	30	7	7
11–12 Nov	JNN	35.6	11.0	1.9	3.4	4.0	3.4	2.9	0.8	0.2	0.3	34.9	1.6	0.7
10–12 Nov	NHK	37.1	9.6	1.3	3.2	5.2	3.1	1.1	0.6	0.1	0.2	32.4	6.1	4.7
4–5 Nov	ANN	43.7	19.9	2.2	4.4	4.3	6.1	2.7	0.8	0.3	0.3	15.3		23.8
1–2 Nov	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	44	14	1	4	5	4	3	0	0	0	23	2	21
1–2 Nov	Yomiuri Shimbun	42	14	2	5	3	3	2	0	0	0	25	3	17
23–24 Oct	Asahi Shimbun	39	17	0	3	4	3	2	1	0	0	21	10	18
23–24 Oct	Yomiuri Shimbun	43	14	1	5	4	3	2	1	0	0	24	3	19

Cabinet approval/disapproval ratings

2020

Date	Polling firm/source	Approve		Disapprove		No interest	Can't say	Don't Know	No answer	Others
		Strongly	Somewhat	Somewhat	Strongly
18–19 Jul	ANN	34.4		48.3		N/A		17.3		N/A
18–19 Jul	Asahi Shimbun	33		50		N/A			17
17–19 Jul	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	43		50		N/A	7		N/A
17–19 Jul	Kyodo News	38.8		48.5		N/A		12.7		N/A
18–18 Jul	Mainichi & SSRC	32		60		N/A			8	N/A
10–13 Jul	Jiji Press	35.1		46.2		N/A
11–12 Jul	go2senkyo & JX[lower-alpha 1]	7.7	18.6	18.9	29.3	N/A	25.5	N/A
4–5 Jul	JNN	4.8	33.4	42.5	17.3	N/A		2.0		N/A
3–5 Jul	Yomiuri Shimbun	39		52		N/A			6	4
11–22 Jun	Jiji Press[lower-alpha 2]	40.3		59.1		N/A
20–21 Jun	ANN	33.7		49.6		N/A		16.7		N/A
20–21 Jun	Kyodo News	36.7		49.7		N/A		13.6		N/A
20–21 Jun	Asahi Shimbun	31		52		N/A			17
20–20 Jun	Mainichi & SSRC	36		56		N/A			8	N/A
13–14 Jun	go2senkyo & JX[lower-alpha 1]	7.7	17.3	20.3	30.9	N/A	23.8	N/A
6–7 Jun	JNN	4.4	34.7	40.6	18.6	N/A		1.7		N/A
5–7 Jun	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	38		51		N/A	11		N/A
5–7 Jun	Yomiuri Shimbun	40		50		N/A			6	4
21 May – 1 Jun	Jiji Press[lower-alpha 2]	38.1		61.3		N/A
29–31 May	Kyodo News	39.4		45.4		N/A		15.1		N/A
23–24 May	Asahi Shimbun	29		52		N/A			19
23–23 May	Mainichi & SSRC	27		64		N/A			10	N/A
16–17 May	go2senkyo & JX[lower-alpha 1]	7.8	17.1	18.4	30.4	N/A	26.4	N/A
16–17 May	ANN	32.8		48.5		N/A		18.7		N/A
9–10 May	JNN	4.8	42.5	35.1	15.7	N/A		1.9		N/A
8–10 May	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	49		42		N/A	9		N/A
8–10 May	Kyodo News	41.7		43.0		N/A		15.3		N/A
8–10 May	Yomiuri Shimbun	42		48		N/A			5	5
18–19 Apr	Asahi Shimbun	41		41		N/A			18
18–19 Apr	Mainichi Shimbun	41		42		15	N/A
10–13 Apr	Kyodo News	40.4		43.0		N/A		16.6		N/A
4 Mar – 13 Apr	Asahi Shimbun[lower-alpha 2]	42		48		N/A			10
11–12 Apr	go2senkyo & JX[lower-alpha 1]	7.7	19.2	17.4	29.1	N/A	26.7	N/A
11–12 Apr	Yomiuri Shimbun	42		47		N/A			8	2
10–12 Apr	NHK	39.0		37.9		N/A		23.1		N/A
8–8 Apr	Mainichi, JNN, & SSRC	44		42		N/A			15	N/A
4–5 Apr	JNN	3.7	39.6	35.4	17.3	N/A		4.1		N/A
27–29 Mar	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	48		42		N/A	10		N/A
26–28 Mar	Kyodo News	45.5		38.8		N/A		15.7		N/A
21–22 Mar	ANN	39.8		38.6		N/A		21.6		N/A
20–22 Mar	Yomiuri Shimbun	48		40		N/A			6	5
14–16 Mar	Kyodo News	49.7		38.1		N/A		12.2		N/A
14–15 Mar	Asahi Shimbun	41		38		N/A			21
14–15 Mar	Mainichi Shimbun	43		38		18	N/A
6–9 Mar	Jiji Press	39.3		38.8		N/A
7–8 Mar	JNN	5.4	43.4	31.2	16.3	N/A		3.6		N/A
6–8 Mar	NHK	42.7		40.6		N/A		16.7		N/A
29 Feb – 1 Mar	go2senkyo & JX[lower-alpha 1]	11.3	26.1	17.2	27.9	N/A	17.5	N/A
29 Feb – 1 Mar	go2senkyo & JX[lower-alpha 1]	14.3	27.9	18.3	29.6	N/A	9.9	N/A
21–23 Feb	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	46		47		N/A	7		N/A
15–16 Feb	go2senkyo & JX[lower-alpha 1]	14.3	26.9	16.7	32.4	N/A	9.7	N/A
15–16 Feb	Asahi Shimbun	39		40		N/A			21
15–16 Feb	ANN	39.8		42.2		N/A		18.0		N/A
15–16 Feb	Kyodo News	41.0		46.1		N/A		12.9		N/A
14–15 Feb	Yomiuri Shimbun	47		41		N/A			8	4
7–9 Feb	NHK	44.6		37.4		N/A		18.0		N/A
6–9 Feb	Jiji Press	38.6		39.8		N/A
1–2 Feb	JNN	5.0	44.8	32.9	13.9	N/A		3.4		N/A
25–26 Jan	Asahi Shimbun	38		41		N/A			21
24–26 Jan	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	48		45		N/A	7		N/A
18–19 Jan	ANN	45.4		35.7		N/A		18.9		N/A
18–19 Jan	Mainichi Shimbun	41		37		21	N/A
17–19 Jan	Yomiuri Shimbun	52		37		N/A			7	3
11–13 Jan	NHK	43.5		37.7		N/A		18.8		N/A
10–13 Jan	Jiji Press	40.4		37.0		N/A
11–12 Jan	go2senkyo & JX[lower-alpha 1]	17.3	26.6	17.6	25.4	N/A	13.0	N/A
11–12 Jan	JNN	7.6	44.5	31.3	13.5	N/A		3.2		N/A
11–12 Jan	Kyodo News	49.3		36.7		N/A		14.0		N/A

2019

Date	Polling firm/source	Approve	Disapprove	Und. / no answer
21–22 Dec	Asahi Shimbun	38	42	20
20–22 Dec	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	50	41	9
14–15 Dec	go2senkyo & JX[lower-alpha 1]	44.03	45.12	10.86
14–15 Dec	ANN	40.9	40.6	18.5
14–15 Dec	Kyodo News	42.7	43.0	14.3
13–15 Dec	Yomiuri Shimbun	48	40	12
6–9 Dec	Jiji Press	40.6	35.3	N/A
9 Oct – 9 Dec	Mainichi & SSRC[lower-alpha 2]	44	35	19
7–8 Dec	JNN	49.1	47.7	3.1
6–8 Dec	NHK	44.5	36.6	18.9
30 Nov – 1 Dec	Mainichi Shimbun	42	35	21
23–24 Nov	Kyodo News	48.7	38.1	13.2
22–24 Nov	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	50	40	9
16–17 Nov	Asahi Shimbun	44	36	20
15–17 Nov	Yomiuri Shimbun	49	36	15
9–10 Nov	go2senkyo & JX[lower-alpha 1]	42.88	33.75	23.38
9–10 Nov	ANN	44.4	34.3	21.3
9–10 Nov	JNN	54.3	42.4	3.3
8–10 Nov	Jiji Press	48.5	29.4	N/A
8–10 Nov	NHK	47.4	34.6	18.0
26–27 Oct	Mainichi Shimbun	48	30	19
26–27 Oct	Kyodo News	54.1	34.5	11.4
25–27 Oct	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	57	36	8
19–20 Oct	Asahi Shimbun	45	32	23
19–20 Oct	ANN	45.4	33.6	21.0
18–20 Oct	Yomiuri Shimbun	55	34	11
11–14 Oct	Jiji Press	44.2	33.0	N/A
5–6 Oct	JNN	54.9	42.4	2.7
5–6 Oct	Kyodo News	53.0	34.2	12.8
14–15 Sep	Asahi Shimbun	48	31	21
14–15 Sep	ANN	52.0	27.9	20.1
14–15 Sep	Mainichi Shimbun	50	28	21
13–15 Sep	Yomiuri Shimbun	53	35	11
11–12 Sep	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	59	33	8
11–12 Sep	Kyodo News	55.4	25.7	18.9
6–9 Sep	Jiji Press	43.1	34.1	N/A
7–8 Sep	JNN	57.0	38.7	4.2
6–8 Sep	NHK	47.5	32.6	19.9
30 Aug – 1 Sep	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	58	33	9
23–25 Aug	Yomiuri Shimbun	58	30	12
17–18 Aug	ANN	48.1	32.4	19.5
17–18 Aug	Kyodo News	50.3	34.6	15.1
9–12 Aug	Jiji Press	47.0	30.8	N/A
3–4 Aug	JNN	60.1	37.0	2.8
2–4 Aug	NHK	48.5	30.8	20.7
26–28 Jul	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	52	38	10
22–23 Jul	Asahi Shimbun	42	35	23
22–23 Jul	Kyodo News	48.6	38.2	13.2
22–23 Jul	Yomiuri Shimbun	53	36	11
21 Jul	House of Councillors election
13–15 Jul	NHK	45	33	N/A
13–14 Jul	Asahi Shimbun	42	34	24
5–8 Jul	Jiji Press	43.1	31.0	N/A
6–7 Jul	JNN	58.7	36.9	4.4
5–7 Jul	NHK	45.4	33.2	21.5
4–5 Jul	Yomiuri Shimbun	51	33	16
28–30 Jun	NHK	45	31	N/A
28–30 Jun	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	56	36	8
28–30 Jun	Yomiuri Shimbun	53	36	10
26–27 Jun	Kyodo News	47.6	44.1	8.3
22–23 Jun	Asahi Shimbun	45	33	22
21–23 Jun	NHK	42	34	N/A
15–16 Jun	Kyodo News	47.6	38.1	14.3
15–16 Jun	Mainichi Shimbun	40	37	21
7–10 Jun	Jiji Press	44.9	31.5	N/A
7–9 Jun	NHK	47.9	32.0	20.0
1–2 Jun	JNN	59.1	36.9	3.9
18–19 May	ANN	47.0	32.5	20.5
18–19 May	Asahi Shimbun	45	32	23
18–19 May	Kyodo News	50.5	36.2	13.3
18–19 May	Mainichi Shimbun	43	31	23
17–19 May	Yomiuri Shimbun	55	32	12
10–13 May	Jiji Press	44.7	31.1	N/A
11–12 May	JNN	57.4	40.3	2.4
10–12 May	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	55	35	10
10–12 May	NHK	47.6	32.3	20.1
1–2 May	Kyodo News	51.9	31.3	16.8
26–28 Apr	Yomiuri Shimbun	54	31	14
20–21 Apr	ANN	45.0	33.0	22.0
6 Mar – 15 Apr	Asahi Shimbun[lower-alpha 2]	43	45	12
13–14 Apr	Asahi Shimbun	44	32	24
13–14 Apr	Mainichi Shimbun	41	37	21
5–8 Apr	Jiji Press	43.0	34.3	N/A
6–7 Apr	JNN	53.4	43.4	3.2
5–7 Apr	NHK	47.4	34.6	18.1
1–2 Apr	Kyodo News	52.8	32.4	14.8
1–2 Apr	Yomiuri Shimbun	53	32	14
22–24 Mar	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	48	42	10
22–24 Mar	Yomiuri Shimbun	50	35	15
16–17 Mar	ANN	43.2	36.1	20.7
16–17 Mar	Asahi Shimbun	41	37	22
16–17 Mar	Mainichi Shimbun	39	41	19
8–11 Mar	Jiji Press	39.0	36.4	N/A
9–10 Mar	Kyodo News	43.3	40.9	15.8
8–10 Mar	NHK	42.0	36.0	22.0
2–3 Mar	JNN	52.3	44.3	3.4
23–24 Feb	ANN	41.8	36.7	21.5
22–24 Feb	Yomiuri Shimbun	49	40	11
16–17 Feb	Asahi Shimbun	41	38	21
15–17 Feb	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	51	42	7
9–11 Feb	NHK	43.7	37.4	18.9
8–11 Feb	Jiji Press	42.4	34.5	N/A
2–3 Feb	JNN	52.8	44.3	2.9
2–3 Feb	Kyodo News	45.6	41.1	13.3
2–3 Feb	Mainichi Shimbun	38	39	22
26–27 Jan	ANN	41.0	37.9	21.1
25–27 Jan	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	53	37	10
25–27 Jan	Yomiuri Shimbun	49	38	13
19–20 Jan	Asahi Shimbun	43	38	19
12–14 Jan	NHK	42.5	35.1	22.5
12–13 Jan	JNN	50.8	45.5	3.6
12–13 Jan	Kyodo News	43.4	42.3	14.3
11–14 Jan	Jiji Press	43.5	35.1	N/A

2018

Date	Polling firm/source	Approve	Disapprove	Und. / no answer
13 Nov – 25 Dec	Asahi Shimbun[lower-alpha 2]	46	46	8
15–16 Dec	ANN	40.0	40.6	19.4
15–16 Dec	Asahi Shimbun	40	41	19
15–16 Dec	Kyodo News	42.4	44.1	13.5
15–16 Dec	Mainichi Shimbun	37	40	21
14–16 Dec	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	47	44	9
14–16 Dec	Yomiuri Shimbun	47	43	10
7–10 Dec	Jiji Press	38.9	38.7	N/A
17 Oct – 10 Dec	Mainichi & SSRC[lower-alpha 2]	31	42	24
8–9 Dec	NHK	41.3	37.8	20.9
1–2 Dec	JNN	52.8	44.3	2.9
24 Oct – 30 Nov	Nikkei[lower-alpha 2]	35	33	32
23–25 Nov	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	51	38	11
23–25 Nov	Yomiuri Shimbun	53	36	11
17–18 Nov	ANN	44.3	36.4	19.3
17–18 Nov	Asahi Shimbun	43	34	23
17–18 Nov	Mainichi Shimbun	41	38	20
9–12 Nov	Jiji Press	42.3	38.2	N/A
9–11 Nov	NHK	45.6	36.8	17.6
3–4 Nov	JNN	51.0	47.0	2.0
3–4 Nov	Kyodo News	47.3	39.5	13.2
26–28 Oct	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	48	42	9
26–28 Oct	Yomiuri Shimbun	49	41	10
20–21 Oct	ANN	39.3	40.1	20.6
13–14 Oct	Asahi Shimbun	40	40	20
13–14 Oct	JNN	51.7	45.6	2.7
6–8 Oct	NHK	42.3	39.8	17.9
5–8 Oct	Jiji Press	41.9	36.1	N/A
6–7 Oct	Mainichi Shimbun	37	40	20
2–3 Oct	Kyodo News	46.5	38.2	15.3
2–3 Oct	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	50	42	9
2–3 Oct	Yomiuri Shimbun	50	39	10
21–23 Sep	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	55	39	5
21–23 Sep	Yomiuri Shimbun	50	41	9
20–21 Sep	Kyodo News	47.4	40.0	12.6
15–17 Sep	NHK	42.1	38.7	19.2
15–16 Sep	ANN	39.4	38.7	21.9
7–10 Sep	Jiji Press	41.7	36.6	N/A
8–9 Sep	Asahi Shimbun	41	38	21
1–2 Sep	JNN	46.2	52.0	1.8
1–2 Sep	Mainichi Shimbun	37	41	20
25–26 Aug	Kyodo News	40.3	44.3	N/A
24–26 Aug	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	48	42	10
24–26 Aug	Yomiuri Shimbun	50	40	10
18–19 Aug	ANN	38.8	44.6	16.6
3–6 Aug	Jiji Press	38.5	38.9	N/A
4–5 Aug	Asahi Shimbun	38	41	21
4–5 Aug	JNN	43.8	54.0	2.3
3–5 Aug	NHK	41.4	40.6	18.0
28–29 Jul	Mainchi Shimbun	37	44	18
21–22 Jul	ANN	38.2	45.6	16.2
21–22 Jul	Kyodo News	43.4	41.8	N/A
21–22 Jul	Yomiuri Shimbun	45	45	10
20–22 Jul	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	45	47	8
14–15 Jul	Asahi Shimbun	38	43	19
6–9 Jul	Jiji Press	37.0	40.9	N/A
7–8 Jul	JNN	43.1	55.8	1.3
6–8 Jul	NHK	44.1	38.8	17.1
23–24 Jun	Mainichi Shimbun	36	40	22
22–24 Jun	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	52	42	N/A
16–17 Jun	ANN	39.4	44.5	16.1
16–17 Jun	Asahi Shimbun	38	45	17
16–17 Jun	Kyodo News	44.9	43.2	N/A
15–17 Jun	NTV	39.4	41.9	18.7
15–17 Jun	Yomiuri Shimbun	45	44	11
8–11 Jun	Jiji Press	35.5	43.4	N/A
8–10 Jun	NHK	37.8	43.5	18.6
2–3 Jun	JNN	39.0	59.1	2.1
26–27 May	Mainichi Shimbun	31	48	19
25–27 May	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	42	53	5
19–20 May	ANN	34.1	51.1	14.8
19–20 May	Asahi Shimbun	36	44	20
18–20 May	NTV	32.4	50.6	17.0
18–20 May	Yomiuri Shimbun	42	47	11
11–14 May	Jiji Press	38.1	43.0	N/A
12–13 May	JNN	40.6	57.7	1.7
12–13 May	Kyodo News	38.9	50.3	N/A
11–13 May	NHK	37.8	43.5	18.7
27–29 Apr	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	43	51	7
14 Mar – 25 Apr	Asahi Shimbun[lower-alpha 2]	36	56	8
21–22 Apr	ANN	29.0	55.2	15.8
21–22 Apr	Mainichi Shimbun	30	49	20
20–22 Apr	Yomiuri Shimbun	39	53	8
14–15 Apr	Asahi Shimbun	31	52	17
13–15 Apr	NTV	26.7	53.4	20.0
6–9 Apr	Jiji Press	38.4	42.6
7–8 Apr	JNN	40.0	58.4	1.7
6–8 Apr	NHK	37.7	44.5	17.8
31 Mar – 1 Apr	Kyodo News	42.4	47.5	N/A
31 Mar – 1 Apr	Yomiuri Shimbun	42	50	8
24–25 Mar	ANN	32.6	54.9	12.5
23–25 Mar	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	42	49	9
17–18 Mar	Asahi Shimbun	31	48	21
17–18 Mar	Kyodo News	38.7	48.2	N/A
17–18 Mar	Mainichi Shimbun	33	47	19
16–18 Mar	NTV	30.3	53.0	16.7
9–12 Mar	Jiji Press	39.3	40.4	N/A
9–11 Mar	NHK	43.8	38.1	18.1
9–11 Mar	Yomiuri Shimbun	48	42	9
3–4 Mar	JNN	49.3	48.9	1.9
3–4 Mar	Kyodo News	48.1	39.0	N/A
24–25 Feb	ANN	44.3	41.7	14.0
24–25 Feb	Mainichi Shimbun	45	32	20
23–25 Feb	Nikkei	56	36	8
17–18 Feb	Asahi Shimbun	44	37	19
16–18 Feb	NTV	44.0	37.3	18.7
10–12 Feb	NHK	46.4	34.3	19.3
9–12 Feb	Jiji Press	48.7	31.9	N/A
10–11 Feb	Kyodo News	50.8	36.9	N/A
10–11 Feb	Yomiuri Shimbun	54	36	9
3–4 Feb	JNN	50.6	46.8	2.6
26–28 Jan	Nikkei	55	37	8
26–28 Jan	NTV	36.9	43.8	19.2
20–21 Jan	Asahi Shimbun	45	33	22
20–21 Jan	ANN	40.1	42.3	17.6
20–21 Jan	Mainichi Shimbun	44	38	16
12–15 Jan	Jiji Press	46.6	33.6	N/A
13–14 Jan	Kyodo News	49.7	36.6	13.7
13–14 Jan	JNN	54.6	43.9	1.5
12–14 Jan	Yomiuri Shimbun	54	35	11
6–8 Jan	NHK	45.7	37.0	17.3

2017

Date	Polling firm/source	Approve	Disapprove	Und. / no answer
16–17 Dec	Asahi Shimbun	41	38	21
15–17 Dec	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	50	40	10
15–17 Dec	NTV	37.8	45.3	16.9
8–11 Dec	Jiji Press	42.6	36.1	N/A
9–10 Dec	ANN	43.7	39.6	16.7
8–10 Dec	NHK	49	35	N/A
8–10 Dec	Yomiuri Shimbun	53	36	11
18 Oct – 6 Dec	Mainichi & SSRC[lower-alpha 2]	40	41	18
2–3 Dec	Kyodo News	47.2	40.4	12.4
2–3 Dec	JNN	52.7	45.7	1.6
24–26 Nov	Nikkei	52	39	9
17–19 Nov	NTV	41.1	41.4	17.5
10–13 Nov	Jiji Press	45.4	37.1	N/A
11–12 Nov	Mainichi Shimbun	46	36	15
11–12 Nov	Asahi Shimbun	44	39	17
11–12 Nov	JNN	53.1	45.8	1.1
10–12 Nov	NHK	46	35	N/A
4–5 Nov	ANN	44.2	41.5	14.3
1–2 Nov	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	54	38	7
1–2 Nov	Yomiuri Shimbun	52	40	7
1–2 Nov	Kyodo News	49.5	38.3	N/A
23–24 Oct	Asahi Shimbun	42	39	19
23–24 Oct	Yomiuri Shimbun	52	37	10

Notes

1. Internet Survey excluded
2. Mail Survey

References

1. "New opposition party lacking in numbers after 2 parties merge". Asahi Shimbun. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.