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Sanae Takaichi

Prime Minister of Japan · Japan

Portrait of Sanae Takaichi.
Archive portrait · Photo: Cabinet Public Affairs Office do Japão (via MOFA / Embaixada do Japão na África do Sul), CC BY 4.0 · Image credits
52.2% Approval · 32.9% Disapproval30-day average · 9 pollsters, Nov 2026 · see the polls ↓

In short

According to the South China Morning Post, Beijing applied diplomatic pressure on Takaichi, who reportedly backed down; the Japan Times argues she should not have apologised to China.12 Defence Minister Koizumi says he would back Takaichi in the Liberal Democratic Party leadership race, while the Japan Times reports concerns about internal opposition within the party.34

AIMade at 13:01, from 4 headlines of the last 24 hours. Each number links to the source headline. How it is made

Popularity in the polls

Approval of the Takaichi cabinet (the usual measure of a Japanese prime minister's popularity)

Last recorded collection: 11/11/2026, 18:05 (Lisbon).Record older than 24 hours; newer data may be available at the source.

Study, data and source-check dates are separate. Last successful source check: 12/11/2026, 18:05 (Lisbon). Last attempt: 12/11/2026, 18:05 (Lisbon). Last failure: 05/11/2026, 09:05 (Lisbon). Check completed. An unchanged source does not renew the data date.

53% Approval · 32.1% Disapproval

NHK · 6–8 Nov 2026 · 1,195 interviews

Recent polls
PollsterDatesApprovalDisapproval
NHK6–8 Nov 202653%32.1%
Mainichi/SSRC24–25 Oct 202645%41%
Nikkei/TV Tokyo23–25 Oct 202662%31%
Asahi17–18 Oct 202650%35%
Kyodo News17–18 Oct 202649.1%33%
Sankei/FNN17–18 Oct 202662.6%32.3%
Senkyo.com/JX17–18 Oct 202648.7%32.3%
Yomiuri/NNN16–18 Oct 202657%30%

In this table, each number is the pollster's own, as published. The rings identify their 30-day average. We do not compare 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.

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Headlines naming Sanae Takaichi

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