# Japan poll: 57% urge Takaichi to improve ties with China

https://mins.news/en/item/84324

- CGTN, 2026-10-02 06:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-02/Japan-poll-57-urge-Takaichi-to-improve-ties-with-China-1QUo3C4KjZu/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> A nationwide Asahi Shimbun poll found that 57% of Japanese respondents want Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to do more to improve relations with China. Approval of her inflation measures fell to 28%, while 76% said the government’s failure to disclose funding sources for a proposed food-tax cut was a problem.

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