In a Yomiuri newspaper survey, 67% voiced opposition to sending the nation’s Self-Defense Forces to the region, while an ANN poll showed 52% against their deployment. The polls also showed that approval ratings for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet remain elevated, at 71% and 65.2% respectively, with a comfortable majority positively evaluating the outcome of Takaichi’s talks with US President Donald Trump on March 19.





