In the run up to the next Japanese general election, various organisations are carrying out opinion polling to gauge voting intention. Results of such polls are displayed in this article. The date range for these opinion polls is from the 2026 Japanese general election, held on 8 February, to the present day.
Pollsters The following table shows the pollsters who conduct opinion polls in Japan. +PollsterMethodDatabaseANNRDDhttps://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/hst/poll/AsahiRDDhttps://www.asahi.com/yoron/database/Jiji PressPersonal interviewhttps://www.jiji.com/jc/v7?id=2025jijiyoronJNNRDDhttps://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/list/search?fulltext=JNN世論調査Kyodo NewsRDDhttps://www.chunichi.co.jp/digican/shuin2024_yoronMainichiD-surveyhttps://mainichi.jp/opinion-poll/SSRChttps://ssrc.jp/research/NHKRDDhttps://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/shijiritsu/NikkeiRDDhttps://vdata.nikkei.com/newsgraphics/cabinet-approval-rating/TV Tokyohttps://txbiz.tv-tokyo.co.jp/search/detail?search_word=テレ東･日経世論調査SankeiRDDhttps://www.sankei.com/politics/poll/FNNhttps://www.fnn.jp/subcategory/opinion_pollSenkyo.comRDD/Onlinehttps://go2senkyo.com/research/YomiuriRDDhttps://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/yoron-chosa/NNNhttps://www.ntv.co.jp/yoron/
Party identification
2026
Fieldwork datePolling firmSample sizeLDPIshinDPFPSanseiMiraiDRPJCPLifeCDPKomeiCPJSDPOthersNo party/LeadJNN1,02234.73.22.93.40.60.42.50.32.52.80.80.30.641.43.66.7Asahi1,0953032420202210143813Mainichi/SSRC1,9442654441304221144–18ANN1,03443.24.64.13.72.10.33.40.93.22.72.10.82.124.22.919Nikkei/TV Tokyo1,0074144520404220–24817Yomiuri/NNN1,001354451020221014035Kyodo News1,05136.15.97.76.85.20.13.70.43.52.51.812.519.43.416.7 Fieldwork datePolling firmSample sizeLDPCRAIshinDPFPSanseiMiraiJCPReiwaCDPKomeiCPJSDPOthersNo party/Lead The Centrist Reform Alliance is dissolved. It is succeeded by Komeito and the Democratic Reform Party. The Second Takaichi cabinet is reshuffled.Jiji Press1,14223.20.42.12.82.21.11.80.42.83.20.50.3–56.73.433.5Sankei/FNN1,01734.71.23.12.54.31.61.90.22.10.80.90.20.4424.27.3Senkyo.com/JX1,01525.725.64.73.833.93.44.51.71.311.338.1–14.4NHK1,17735.91.22.32.82.50.82.50.23.72.50.70.60.337.66.51.7JNN1,03632.212.22.64.41.920.32.71.21.30.50.643.1410.9 Reiwa Shinsengumi changes its name to Party of Life.Nikkei/TV Tokyo1,0093924543305211–27412Asahi1,1433422332303110–3793ANN1,04341.81.85.16.23.33.33.50.64.71.50.90.80.824.21.517.6Kyodo News1,05234.92.85.96.96.542.40.74.82.51.41.3–23.42.511.5Mainichi/SSRC2,0292444544304121–45–21Yomiuri/NNN1,0313422242202110–4147Senkyo.com/JX1,01623.34.74.33.55.63.54.61.93.73.21.91.8137.1–13.8Sankei/FNN1,01232.51.72.45.24.71.22.50.821.420.50.240.22.97.7NHK1,205351.72.62.82.81.23.40.72.82.210.20.2394.44Jiji Press1,16724.62.12.71.81.511.50.71.42.40.40.3–56.23.431.6JNN1,03330.91.92.932.71.42.30.92.41.40.40.20.446.42.815.5 Joji Yamamoto succeeds Taro Yamamoto as Leader of Reiwa.Kyodo News1,04635.94.65.87.26.36.541.63.81.71.40.40.118.91.817Nikkei/TV Tokyo9244134563415220–21320Yomiuri/NNN1,0583123352313110–3978ANN1,02735.52.34.65.162.83.51.352.61.10.40.926.72.38.8Asahi1,0663233442203110–3694Mainichi/SSRC2,0062344545314120–44–21Jiji Press1,14220.81.72.31.62.51.21.40.41.130.40.4–59.53.738.7Sankei/FNN1,01033.1323.931.72.90.72.30.80.40.20.341.54.28.4Senkyo.com/JX1,02723.254.34.24.92.83.34.54.12.22.90.61.536.6–13.4NHK1,14535.73.13.13.22.911.50.82.920.70.50.1375.51.3JNN1,03732.34.53.22.73.91.42.20.51.40.910.20.241.83.89.5Nikkei/TV Tokyo9394134761312310–22619ANN1,025392.44.16.94.81.92.71.44.22.10.90.31.824.33.114.6Asahi1,0413433441212110–3955Mainichi/SSRC2,0452754643314121–39–12Kyodo News1,04438.76.14.86.664.321.43.51.110.50.621.12.317.4Yomiuri/NNN1,0313923542212210–3336Jiji Press1,14222.82.12.12.12.91.21.30.41.72.30.90.4–56.43.433.6Sankei/FNN1,01633.53.12.53.24.81.51.61.11.81.70.40.3–40.83.57.3Senkyo.com/JX1,06425.64.145.75.224.41.54.42.92.31.10.636.4–10.8JNN1,02135.51.923.93.612.41.33.42.31.10.4137.92.42.4NHK1,21035.73.4332.91.72.60.62.62.10.70.30.334.76.41Nikkei/TV Tokyo9583934753314220–25214ANN1,03241.14.43.65.24.91.53.51.83.61.40.80.50.924.42.516.7Mainichi/SSRC1,7802843534213120–43115Yomiuri/NNN1,0413534432321110–3823Jiji Press1,17227.822.62.83.71.420.31.920.60.1–50.42.422.6Asahi1,163343335221321003652Sankei/FNN1,00132.83.333.84.61.62.61.13.10.60.90.20.337.24.94.4Senkyo.com/JX1,02526.84.93.73.33.41.83.92.1323.10.90.840.4–13.6Kyodo News1,04336.256.76.95.64.93.22.63.31.31.50.70.520.21.916NHK1,18835.42.92.13.62.61.92.71.32.51.10.80.20.237.15.71.7JNN1,02633.9343.42.32.32.30.81.22.30.60.70.337.75.23.8Nikkei/TV Tokyo9554224653324111–22420ANN1,02538.63.24.25.34.32.12.91.23.22.11.30.71.626.92.611.7Asahi1,1473532432211110–3964Mainichi/SSRC1,8682755534314120–39–12Sankei/FNN1,006333.23.64.14.11.42.20.81.81.20.90.3–39.24.26.2Yomiuri/NNN1,0423832362211110–3553Jiji Press1,17625.72.52.22.92.121.50.81.31.90.90.3–51.54.425.8Senkyo.com/JX1,01225.45.34.93.83.82.93.223.83.22.50.73.235.4–10NHK1,12938.22.52.93.62.71.82.60.82.71.81.40.40.432.85.55.4JNN1,02635.53.33.74.72.91.52.21.12.31.60.90.20.835.93.40.4Kyodo News1,04540.36.16.56.164.93.81.731.31.60.6–16.41.723.9Mainichi/SSRC1,9182854645223120–39–11Nikkei/TV Tokyo9414134653414110–22519ANN1,01744.35.65.143.92.92.31.43.821.40.71.219.5224.8Yomiuri/NNN1,012392245321111113524Asahi1,166355343331111113263Sankei/FNN1,00931.85.73.74.85.33.71.71.31.71.21.70.3–34.522.7Senkyo.com/JX1,00427.16.54.56.63.53.43.532.71.81.70.9232.9–5.8Jiji Press1,15026.93.72.43.83.73.21.10.70.80.80.90.3–49.42.322.5Kyodo News1,05437.76.37.25.65.83.73.51.321.23.20.5216.93.120.8NHK1,20433.66.244.13.13.12.21.12.21.20.50.20.3326.21.6JNN1,02837.34.93.83.54.64.221.70.40.60.60.40.431.83.85.5ANN1,01139.99.95.55.54.14.63.81.81.91.40.90.90.515.83.524.1Mainichi/SSRC1,9822956736212121–35–6Yomiuri/NNN9544353546211020124319 The Second Takaichi cabinet is formed.Jiji Press1,11430.16.32.43.62.62.220.80.70.90.80.3–45.41.915.3Asahi1,226357454331100113144Sankei/FNN1,00839.47.63.85.34.34.92.20.90.80.61.40.9–24.73.214.7Senkyo.com/JX1,03828.5105.26.15.23.33.71.1w. CRAw. CRA22.7230.3–1.8NHK1,18839.98.13.23.32.62.82.91.10.81.21.10.80.327.54.512.4 Junya Ogawa succeeds Yoshihiko Noda and Tetsuo Saito as Leader of the Centrist Reform Alliance.Nikkei/TV Tokyo946418576632211––17124Kyodo News1,04940.86.57.28.36.65.83.42.21.20.61.90.30.512.81.928Yomiuri/NNN1,0374074554220110123317Election results55.7%36.718.28.69.77.46.74.42.9w. CRAw. CRA2.51.31.4–18.5
Voting intention (proportional vote) 2026 Fieldwork datePolling firmSample sizeLDPCRAIshinDPFPSanseiMiraiJCPReiwaCDPKomeiCPJSDPOthersNone/LeadSenkyo.com/JX1,01529.53.77.89.2676.7161.930.52.815–14.5Senkyo.com/JX1,01625.46.46.89.38.66.26.5162.44.70.72.513.6–10.6Senkyo.com/JX1,02728.46.86.67.38.14.361.75.42.24.70.91.915.7–12.7Senkyo.com/JX1,064317.16.18.47.75.55.91.85.31.94.11.41.612.2–16.7Senkyo.com/JX1,02534.38.25.27.15.94.26.21.54.91.43.90.71.215.3–19Senkyo.com/JX1,01233.38.45.48.86.95.54.62.25.52.33.40.41.312.1–17.1Senkyo.com/JX1,00432.49.46.211.54.28.25.81.53.322.80.6210.1–17.7Election results55.7%36.718.28.69.77.46.74.42.9w. CRAw. CRA2.51.31.4–18.5
Preferred coalition 2026 Fieldwork date Polling firm Sample size LDP LDP–Ishin–led coalition LDP–Ishin with other parties Others /Sankei/FNN1,008934.826.524.15.6
Preferred prime minister 2026
Fieldwork datePolling firmSample sizeSanaeTakaichiShinjirōKoizumiYoshimasaHayashiTakayukiKobayashiToshimitsuMotegiOthers//ANN1,03438211255515
Cabinet approval/disapproval ratings Sanae Takaichi
2026 Fieldwork date Polling firm Sample size Approve Disapprove / no answer LeadJNN1,0226333.93.129.1Asahi1,09551331618Mainichi/SSRC1,9444540155ANN1,03458.327.614.130.7Kyodo News1,05153.430.915.722.5Nikkei/TV Tokyo1,0076233529Yomiuri/NNN1,00159301129Jiji Press1,14244.129.326.614.8Sankei/FNN1,01761.632.26.229.4Senkyo.com/JX1,01550.83216.618.8NHK1,17752.830.816.322JNN1,03662.534.92.627.6Nikkei/TV Tokyo1,0096232630Asahi1,14353331420ANN1,04355.429.914.725.5Kyodo News1,05250.233.915.916.3Mainichi/SSRC2,0294144153Yomiuri/NNN1,03156321224Senkyo.com/JX1,01645.936.317.99.6Sankei/FNN1,01262.5326.530.5NHK1,20552.833.21419.6Jiji Press1,16748.426.924.721.5JNN1,03359.237.63.221.6Kyodo News1,04653.733.712.620Nikkei/TV Tokyo9245837621Yomiuri/NNN1,0585734923ANN1,02749.234.816.114.4Asahi1,06653351218Mainichi/SSRC2,0064144143Jiji Press1,1424925.225.823.8Sankei/FNN1,01061.630.87.630.8Senkyo.com/JX1,02750.434.914.715.5NHK1,14557.826.715.531.1JNN1,03765.930.83.335.1Nikkei/TV Tokyo9396827541ANN1,02560.12316.837.1Asahi1,04160271333Mainichi/SSRC2,04551351416Kyodo News1,04455.827.916.327.9Yomiuri/NNN1,03169211048Jiji Press1,14254.322.223.532.1Sankei/FNN1,01665.328.16.537.2Senkyo.com/JX1,0645628.815.227.2JNN1,0217027.42.642.6NHK1,21060.125.814.134.3Nikkei/TV Tokyo9586628638ANN1,03261.826.112.135.7Mainichi/SSRC1,78050331717Yomiuri/NNN1,0416427937Jiji Press1,17259.419.720.939.7Asahi1,16360261434Sankei/FNN1,0016826.25.841.8Senkyo.com/JX1,02557.426.416.231Kyodo News1,04361.326.811.934.5NHK1,18860.723.216.137.5JNN1,02674.224.31.549.9Nikkei/TV Tokyo9556926543ANN1,01762.321.516.140.8Asahi1,14764241240Mainichi/SSRC1,86853331420Sankei/FNN1,00670.225.14.745.1Yomiuri/NNN1,04266241042Jiji Press1,17659.119.221.739.9Senkyo.com/JX1,00455.926.917.229NHK1,12961.221.517.339.7Morning ConsultN/A53351218JNN1,02671.523.74.847.8Kyodo News1,04563.82610.237.8Mainichi/SSRC1,91858281430Nikkei/TV Tokyo9417223549ANN1,01765.219.315.445.9Yomiuri/NNN1,0127120951Asahi1,16661261335Sankei/FNN1,00867.128.54.438.6Senkyo.com/JX1,00456.12815.928.1Jiji Press1,15059.320.320.439Kyodo News1,05464.12411.940.1NHK1,20458.625.715.733.1Morning ConsultN/A56331123JNN1,02871.824.93.346.9ANN1,0116224.213.837.8Mainichi/SSRC1,98261251436Yomiuri/NNN95473171056The Second Takaichi cabinet is formed.Jiji Press1,11463.818.417.845.4Asahi1,22663241339Sankei/FNN1,0087222.85.250.8Senkyo.com/JX1,03863.623.313.240.3NHK1,18865.220.114.645.1Nikkei/TV Tokyo9466926543Kyodo News1,04967.323.98.843.4Yomiuri/NNN1,03767221045
See also Opinion polling for the 2026 Japanese general election Opinion polling for the 2024 Japanese general election Opinion polling for the 2021 Japanese general election
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