68% of Japanese people think independent diplomacy should be carried out

Reference Message Network reported on April 27 that the Asahi Shimbun of Japan published an article on April 27, asking how Japan's diplomacy should respond to America's wishes? If an emergency occurs, will the United States really protect Japan?

According to the public opinion survey conducted by the Asahi Shimbun nationwide in Japan, regarding Japan's diplomacy, 24% of respondents answered that "it is best to follow America's wishes as much as possible", while 68% of respondents believed that "it is best to rely on ourselves", advocating independent diplomacy towards the United States.

The report pointed out that after World War II, Japan's route has been closely related to the United States. In this survey conducted during the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, one of the main contents was to understand the views on the United States.

The survey first asked under the premise of the existence of the US-Japan Security Treaty whether the United States would really protect Japan when "an emergency occurs". The result showed that only 15% of respondents answered that they would be protected, and 77% of respondents were skeptical about the protection.

The report noted that due to differences in survey methods, etc., it cannot be compared simply, but in previous surveys, the maximum proportion of those who doubted the defense was less than 60%, making this survey result impressive.

Regarding the degree of dependence on the United States in the international community for maintaining world peace, the survey set four options. The result showed that 43% of respondents answered "can be relied on", including 3% who answered "can be highly relied on" and 40% who answered "can be somewhat relied on". 48% of respondents answered "cannot be much relied on", and 6% answered "cannot be relied on at all", with a total of 54%.

An analysis suggested that the Trump administration's behavior emphasizing "America First" has aroused distrust.

The above survey randomly selected 3000 voters nationwide as the subjects, and was conducted through mail from late February to early April. There were 1899 valid responses, with a response rate of 63%. (Translated by Liu Jieqiu)

On April 19, a fireworks festival was held in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. (Xinhua News Agency)

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