世論 What Japan Thinks

With a new government in place I was hoping for a more interesting set of expectations from the Japanese government, but the goo Ranking results were quite frankly bland.

Demographics

On the 19th of November 2009 1,166 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 59.9% of the sample were female, 13.4% in their teens, 20.6% in their twenties, 28.2% in their thirties, 23.2% in their forties, 8.3% in their fifties, and 6.3% aged sixty or older.

My number one hope is for a country where the Prime Minister has vision, and can implement that vision. Koizumi did, but the three guys following him had nothing or just wooly dreams of a “beautiful country”, and now we have a guy whose wife has visions, but he is wasting all his political capital trying to keep the two miniscule minority parties happy with his “fraternity” ideal.

Ranking result

Q: What expectations do you have for Japan in the future? (Sample size=1,166)

Rank		Score
1	A country that correctly uses tax revenue	100
2	A country where old people can live on their pension	92.4
3	A country with good public order	89.6
4	A country where it is easy to have, bring up children	85.0
5	A country where politicians, civil servants do not lie	77.7
6	A country where the citizens have good manners	77.5
7	A country with cheap medical fees	76.7
8	A country where people who make an effort will be recognised	73.6
9	A country with high-quality education	67.6
10	A country with a high food self-sufficiency ratio	67.0
11	A country with high-quality medical care	65.0
12	A country where women can easily work	62.5
13	A country without disparity	60.7
14	A country that leads on environmental issues	59.5
15	A country strong when disaster strikes	51.4
16	A country with more specialised techniques	44.6
17	A country that is internationally financially highly-competitive	43.0
18	A country with a strong currency	33.2