Poll: Half of Japanese voters think Abe should quit over land sale scandal - Reuters

According to an opinion poll released on Monday, almost half of the Japanese voters believe Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should quit taking responsibility for a cronyism scandal, Reuters reports.

Key Findings:

“According to a public opinion survey covered by the liberal Asahi newspaper at the weekend, 48 percent of those polled said Abe and his government should quit, compared to 39 percent who said that wasn’t necessary.

Those who said they supported Abe slid to 32.6 percent, down 11.7 percentage points from a month ago, while those who said they did not rose 13.2 percentage points to 54.9 percent.

Asked why they supported him, the largest number - 37.8 percent - said it was because his government “seems better than others,” a reflection of the fragmented opposition and voter memories of the rocky tenure of the rival Democratic Party of Japan, one part of the reason Abe has managed to stay in power as long as he has.”