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Sanae Takaichi in the polls: approval history and what happened
Prime Minister of Japan −2.4−2.4 points in the 30-day approval average (8 Nov 2026) against a month earlier (4 Oct 2026)
- ▼ 15 Feb–15 Mar 2026 · fall in 2 pollsters (−6.6 to −7.5 points in approval, each against its own previous poll)
- In that period, according to Wikipedia:
- · Japan announces it will start releasing 80 million barrels of oil from its reserves, the largest such release in the country's history, in response to disruptions in the oil supply caused by the 2026 Iran war. source ↗
- · The 2026 Ishikawa gubernatorial election is held. source ↗
- · Kushiro wetlands megasolar issue: Hokkaido Prefectural Government release a report that arsenic, fluorine, boron level outside the Kushiro-shitsugen National Park exceed the standard limit. source ↗
- · Sanae Takaichi is re-appointed Prime Minister of Japan by the House of Representatives after winning the legislative election. source ↗
- · Sanae Takaichi is formally reappointed for a new term as prime minister. source ↗
- ▼ 22 Mar–19 Apr 2026 · fall in 2 pollsters (−5 points in approval, each against its own previous poll)
- In that period, according to Wikipedia:
- · Around 50,000 protestors across over 150 locations, including around 30,000 outside the National Diet Building in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, protest against the war and proposals by prime minister Sanae Takaichi plan to revise Article 9 of the constitution. source ↗
- · Thirty thousand people participate in an anti-war and anti-constitutional amendment protest in front of the National Diet Building in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Similar protests are also held in 150 other places across Japan. source ↗
- · Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi says that her government is planning to hold summit talks with Iran amidst the Iran war. source ↗
- · 2026 Kyoto gubernatorial election is held. source ↗
- · Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington D.C. source ↗
- ▼ 17 May–9 Aug 2026 · fall in 8 pollsters (−5 to −10 points in approval, each against its own previous poll)
- In that period, according to Wikipedia:
- · 2026 Nagano gubernatorial election is held. source ↗
- · The United States imposes a 12.5% tariff on Japan, citing the presence of alleged forced labour in the supply chain. source ↗
- · The government approves the establishment of a new intelligence agency, the National Intelligence Bureau, for the first time since World War II. source ↗
- · Japanese imperial succession debate: The House of Representatives passes the "Imperial Family Code" bill seeking to amend the rights of succession of the Japanese imperial family. Following the passing of the bill, various protests are held by 27,000 people across 136 places in Japan including in front of the National Diet. source ↗
- · Tarō Yamamoto resigned as the leader of Reiwa Shinsengumi. source ↗
A rise or fall is marked when at least two pollsters, each compared only with itself, move 5 points or more in the same direction (between polls less than two months apart) over overlapping periods. The events come from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): those naming the leader on «Portal:Current events» and the political events on the country's page for that year («2026 in Portugal», for example), with no sport or celebrities. We show what happened; we do not say it was the cause.
- ▼ 17 May–9 Aug 2026 · fall in 8 pollsters (−5 to −10 points in approval, each against its own previous poll)
- In that period, according to Wikipedia:
- · 2026 Nagano gubernatorial election is held. source ↗
- · The United States imposes a 12.5% tariff on Japan, citing the presence of alleged forced labour in the supply chain. source ↗
- · The government approves the establishment of a new intelligence agency, the National Intelligence Bureau, for the first time since World War II. source ↗
- · Japanese imperial succession debate: The House of Representatives passes the "Imperial Family Code" bill seeking to amend the rights of succession of the Japanese imperial family. Following the passing of the bill, various protests are held by 27,000 people across 136 places in Japan including in front of the National Diet. source ↗
- · Tarō Yamamoto resigned as the leader of Reiwa Shinsengumi. source ↗
A rise or fall is marked when at least two pollsters, each compared only with itself, move 5 points or more in the same direction (between polls less than two months apart) over overlapping periods. The events come from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): those naming the leader on «Portal:Current events» and the political events on the country's page for that year («2026 in Portugal», for example), with no sport or celebrities. We show what happened; we do not say it was the cause.
Each dot is the pollster's own, as published; the 30-day average is ours and explained in the chart. We compare no countries, and nothing comes from the headlines. Read from the Wikipedia polling table (CC BY-SA 4.0) with collection scheduled every 3 hours. Last recorded collection: 11/11/2026, 18:05 (Lisbon).Record older than 24 hours; newer data may be available at the source.