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Japan See also: Allies and enemies

Polls listed chronologically. Data are from nationwide surveys of Americans 18 & older.

Gallup Poll. July 25-28, 2005. N=1,010 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Next, I have a few questions about World War II. As you may know, the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 near the end of World War II. Looking back, would you say you approve or disapprove of using the atomic bomb on Japanese cities in 1945?"
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		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/25-28/05	57	38	5
	7/20-23/95	59	35	6
	12/94	55	39	6
	11/91	53	41	6
	7/90	53	41	6
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	For comparison: "Do you approve or disapprove of using the new atomic bomb on Japanese cities?"
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		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/10-15/45	85	10	5
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"Now I'd like you to think about the effect of dropping the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Do you think dropping the atomic bombs saved American lives by shortening the war, or not?"
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		Saved American Lives	Didn't Save American Lives	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/25-28/05	80	16	4
	7/20-23/95	86	7	7
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"Do you think that dropping the atomic bombs saved more Japanese lives than would have been lost if the war had continued, or did dropping the bomb COST more Japanese lives?"
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		Saved More Japanese Lives	Cost More Japanese Lives	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/25-28/05	41	47	12
	7/20-23/95	40	45	15

Gallup Poll. Feb. 9-12, 2004. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Next, I'd like your overall opinion of some foreign countries. Is your overall opinion of Japan very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable?"
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		Very Favorable	Mostly Favorable	Mostly Unfavorable	Very Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	2/04	19	56	14	6	5
	2/02	17	62	12	4	5
	2/01	17	56	14	7	6
	11/00	13	57	17	5	8
	5/99	14	61	15	5	5
	2/99	15	54	16	5	10
	3/96	12	53	18	7	10

UNITED STATES: The Harris Poll. March 19-23, 1999. N=1,008 adults nationwide. JAPAN: *Asahi Shimbun* Poll. March 14-15, 1999. N=2,184 adults nationwide.
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"How would you rate the present relations between the United States and Japan: excellent, good, only fair, or poor?"
		U.S.
		Excellent/ Pretty Good	Only Fair/ Poor
		%	%
	3/99	53	37
	12/98	49	43
	5/98	49	46
	12/97	36	57
	5/97	46	42
	11/96	41	51
	7/96	43	53
	3/96	39	60
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		U.S.	Japan
		%	%
"In the future do you think the U.S. and Japan will be able to work together to adopt the same common values about democracy and a market economy?"
	Yes	52	55
	No	39	33
	Don't know	8	12
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UNITED STATES: "Which relationship do you think is more important for the United States: the relationship with Japan or the relationship with China?" JAPAN: "Which relationship do you think is more important for Japan: the relationship with the United States or the relationship with China?"
	With Japan/U.S.	47	55
	With China	36	15
	Both equally (vol.)	10	21
	Don't know	7	9
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"Which of the following -- political issues, including security issues; economic issues, such as trade and investment; cooperation on global issues, such as environment -- do you think is the most important issue facing relations between the United States and Japan?"
	Economic/Trade/Investment	70	33
	Political/security	14	27
	Global issues/Environment	11	34
	Don't know	4	6
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"The United States and Japan have a bilateral security treaty. In accordance with the treaty, about 40,000 American personnel are stationed in Japan. Which of the following do you think best describes why American soldiers are stationed in Japan? The treaty gives the U.S. a strategic position in the region to protect Japan. The treaty gives the U.S. a strategic position that enables stability in the world. The treaty helps the U.S. to ensure that Japan does not become a military threat in the region again."
	To ensure Japan doesn't become military threat	49	19
	To enable world stability	34	38
	To protect Japan	12	31
	Don't know	5	12
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"In the future, which one of the following would you favor for the U.S. bases in Japan: maintain the bases as they are now, or reduce American forces from the bases?"
	Maintain as they are now	63	28
	Reduce American forces	31	63
	Don't know	5	9

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