Nearly 78% of respondents called for a general election if the government had to raise taxes to cover a substantial increase in Japan’s defense spending, a Kyodo News poll showed on Sunday.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has come under pressure, with 77.9% urging him to seek voter approval on the issue, as Tokyo aims to press ahead with its biggest defense boost program since the World War II amid rising China and North Korean threats. Meanwhile, 19.3% said they saw no such need.
In the phone poll on Saturday and Sunday, support for Kishida’s cabinet came in at 33.4%, down from 33.1% in December, the lowest since its launch in 2021. 49.9%, down 1.6 points.
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