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SURVEY: Japanese opposition to nuke power stronger
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201206060011
SURVEY: Japanese opposition to nuke power stronger
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Japanese oppose nuclear power more strongly than they did while the tsunami-damaged Fukushima plant was still in crisis a year ago, according to a poll that found widespread dismay with the government's handling of that disaster and the ongoing recovery.
The survey released on June 5 by the Washington-based Pew Research Center said 70 percent of Japanese believe the country should reduce its reliance on nuclear energy, up from 44 percent last year.
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The public has a very low opinion of the government and the media. Only 12 percent see the central government as having a positive influence on the country, while Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, who took office last September, is viewed positively by only 30 percent of the people. The media, meanwhile, is seen as having a positive impact by 34 percent, a negative by 63 percent.
In the wake of the disaster, distrust of the government and mainstream media has grown amid the perception that authorities were not being forthright with the public - and that the media outlets weren't doing enough to investigate or hold authorities accountable.
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SURVEY: Japanese opposition to nuke power stronger
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Japanese oppose nuclear power more strongly than they did while the tsunami-damaged Fukushima plant was still in crisis a year ago, according to a poll that found widespread dismay with the government's handling of that disaster and the ongoing recovery.
The survey released on June 5 by the Washington-based Pew Research Center said 70 percent of Japanese believe the country should reduce its reliance on nuclear energy, up from 44 percent last year.
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The public has a very low opinion of the government and the media. Only 12 percent see the central government as having a positive influence on the country, while Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, who took office last September, is viewed positively by only 30 percent of the people. The media, meanwhile, is seen as having a positive impact by 34 percent, a negative by 63 percent.
In the wake of the disaster, distrust of the government and mainstream media has grown amid the perception that authorities were not being forthright with the public - and that the media outlets weren't doing enough to investigate or hold authorities accountable.
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