Overview
- A nationwide Yomiuri telephone poll found 69% approved of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s summit with President Donald Trump.
- The survey put cabinet support at 71% and measured only 30% approval for the government’s handling of rising prices.
- Respondents backed Takaichi’s pledge to act within Japanese law on Iran, with 82% expressing approval.
- About half supported plans for as much as more than ¥11 trillion in Japan-to-U.S. energy investment, with 36% opposed, including proposals discussed for small modular reactors and gas-fired power projects.
- Analysts portrayed the outcomes as a more transactional bargain that trades Japanese financing for U.S. security ties, noting Trump’s push for a larger Japanese role in Gulf maritime security.