# Opinion polling for the next Japanese general election

In the run up to the Next Japanese general election, various organisations carried 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 previous general election, held on 27 October 2024, to the present day.

## Pollsters

The following table shows the pollsters who conduct opinion polls in Japan:
| Pollster | Method | Database |
| ANN | RDD | https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/hst/poll/ |
| Asahi | RDD | https://www.asahi.com/yoron/database/ |
| Jiji Press | Personal interview | https://www.jiji.co.jp/service/yoron/ |
| JNN | RDD | https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/list/search?fulltext=JNN世論調査 |
| Kyodo News | RDD | https://www.chunichi.co.jp/digican/shuin2024_yoron |
| Mainichi | d-Survey | https://mainichi.jp/opinion-research |
| SSRC | d-Survey | https://ssrc.jp/research/ |
| NHK | RDD | https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/shijiritsu/ |
| Nikkei | RDD | https://vdata.nikkei.com/newsgraphics/cabinet-approval-rating/ |
| TV Tokyo | RDD | https://txbiz.tv-tokyo.co.jp/search/detail?search_word=テレ東･日経世論調査 |
| Sankei | RDD | https://www.sankei.com/politics/poll/ |
| FNN | RDD | https://www.fnn.jp/subcategory/opinion_poll |
| Senkyo.com | RDD/Online | https://go2senkyo.com/research/ |
| Yomiuri | RDD | https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/yoron-chosa/ |
| NNN | RDD | https://www.ntv.co.jp/yoron/ |

## Party identification
### 2025

| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Sample size | LDP | CDP | DPFP | Ishin | Komei | Reiwa | JCP | DIY | CPJ | SDP | Others | No party | Und./ no ans. | Lead |
| 15–16 Mar | Senkyo.com/JX | 998 | 26.7 | 14.2 | 9.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0 | 31.4 | – | 4.7 |
| 15–16 Mar | Asahi | 1,137 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 9 | 15 |
| 15–16 Mar | Mainichi | 2,047 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 20 |
| 14–16 Mar | Yomiuri/NNN | 1,023 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 14 |
| 7–10 Mar | Jiji Press | 1,186 | 17.9 | 4.2 | 8 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | – | 54.8 | 4.3 | 36.9 |
| 7–9 Mar | NHK | 1,225 | 29.2 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 35.7 | 6 | 6.5 |
| 1–2 Mar | JNN | 1,027 | 25.6 | 5.6 | 10.9 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 39 | 4.9 | 13.4 |
| 22–23 Feb | Sankei/FNN | 1,028 | 26.4 | 6.9 | 9.8 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | – | 35.3 | 4.1 | 8.9 |
| 22–23 Feb | ANN | 1,034 | 33.2 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 21.7 | 3.1 | 11.5 |
| 21–23 Feb | Nikkei/TV Tokyo | 847 | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 21 | 5 | 9 |
| 15–16 Feb | Senkyo.com/JX | 1,004 | 27.5 | 15.1 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 31.8 | – | 4.3 |
| 15–16 Feb | Asahi | 1,111 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 9 | 11 |
| 15–16 Feb | Kyodo News | 1,063 | 30.6 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 7.6 | 3.2 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 18.5 | 5.3 | 12.1 |
| 15–16 Feb | Mainichi/SSRC | 2,043 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 39 | 4 | 21 |
| 14–16 Feb | Yomiuri/NNN | 1,033 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 13 |
| 7–9 Feb | NHK | 1,212 | 31.3 | 9.2 | 6.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 32.8 | 6.5 | 1.5 |
| 6–9 Feb | Jiji Press | 1,126 | 17.9 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 2 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | – | 56 | 3.4 | 38.1 |
| 1–2 Feb | JNN | 1,010 | 24.7 | 6.4 | 8.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 41.9 | 4.6 | 17.2 |
| 25–26 Jan | ANN | 1,030 | 35.3 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 22.5 | 3 | 12.8 |
| 25–26 Jan | Kyodo News | 1,064 | 29.6 | 10.7 | 14.4 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 19.3 | 3.8 | 10.3 |
| 24–26 Jan | Nikkei/TV Tokyo | 946 | 33 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 20 | 6 | 13 |
| 18–19 Jan | Asahi | 1,103 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 37 | 7 | 14 |
| 18–19 Jan | Sankei/FNN | 1,005 | 29.4 | 10.1 | 7.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | – | 37 | 3.1 | 7.6 |
| 18–19 Jan | Mainichi/SSRC | 2,042 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 38 | – | 18 |
| 17–19 Jan | Yomiuri/NNN | 1,015 | 28 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 34 | 4 | 6 |
| 11–13 Jan | NHK | 1,211 | 30.5 | 8.1 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 37.8 | 5.4 | 7.3 |
| 10–13 Jan | Jiji Press | 1,180 | 17.3 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | – | 57.3 | 3.1 | 40 |
| 11–12 Jan | Senkyo.com/JX | 996 | 26.8 | 17 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 29 | – | 2.2 |
| 4–5 Jan | JNN | 1,018 | 26.2 | 8.2 | 11 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | – | 37.4 | 3.4 | 11.2 |

### 2024

| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Sample size | LDP | CDP | DPFP | Ishin | Komei | Reiwa | JCP | DIY | CPJ | SDP | Others | No party | Und./ no ans. | Lead |
| 20–22 Dec | Nikkei/TV Tokyo | 774 | 32 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 24 | 3 | 8 |
| 14–15 Dec | Senkyo.com/JX | 996 | 26.8 | 17.2 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 1 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 31.9 | – | 5.1 |
| 14–15 Dec | Asahi | 1,049 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 11 |
| 14–15 Dec | Sankei/FNN | 1,020 | 28.1 | 9 | 11.3 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | – | 36.9 | 1 | 8.8 |
| 14–15 Dec | Mainichi/SSRC | 2,045 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 38 | 2 | 18 |
| 14–15 Dec | Kyodo News | 1,056 | 29.1 | 11.3 | 12.6 | 5 | 2.3 | 5 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 22.5 | 3.8 | 6.6 |
| 13–15 Dec | Yomiuri/NNN | 1,018 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 36 | 4 | 12 |
| 6–9 Dec | Jiji Press | 1,152 | 19.1 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | – | 54.6 | 2.4 | 35.5 |
| 6–9 Dec | NHK | 1,224 | 28.7 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 35.6 | 6.7 | 6.9 |
| 7–8 Dec | ANN | 1,017 | 35.2 | 13.9 | 10.6 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 19.8 | 4.1 | 15.4 |
| 30 Nov – 1 Dec | JNN | 1,003 | 28.2 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 4 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 35.6 | 4 | 7.4 |
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| 23–24 Nov | Mainichi/SSRC | 1,919 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 38 | – | 17 |
| 16–17 Nov | Kyodo News | 1,021 | 30.5 | 15.1 | 9 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 20.9 | 1.8 | 9.6 |
| 16–17 Nov | Senkyo.com/JX | 1,003 | 26.9 | 16.0 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.9 | – | 31.9 | – | 5.0 |
| 15–17 Nov | NHK | 1,213 | 30.1 | 11.4 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 31.6 | 6.1 | 1.5 |
| 15–17 Nov | Nikkei/TV Tokyo | 800 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 19 | 2 | 11 |
| 11–12 Nov | Yomiuri/NNN | 1,054 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 30 | 4 | Tie |
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| 8–11 Nov | Jiji Press | 1,190 | 20 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | – | 52.7 | 3.3 | 32.7 |
| 9–10 Nov | ANN | 1,025 | 36.6 | 15.8 | 8.9 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 15.8 | 4.2 | 20.8 |
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| 2–3 Nov | Asahi | 980 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 29 | 10 | 3 |
| 2–3 Nov | Sankei/FNN | 1,012 | 25.8 | 13.7 | 10.1 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3 | 1.6 | 0.4 | – | 28.3 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| 1–2 Nov | JNN | 1,020 | 24.6 | 12.8 | 9.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 31.8 | 5.8 | 7.2 |
| 28–29 Oct | Yomiuri/NNN | 1,068 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 31 | 3 | 6 |
| 28–29 Oct | Kyodo News | 1,063 | 31.8 | 20.3 | 9.8 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.6 | – | 15 | 1.6 | 11.5 |
| 27 Oct | Election results | 53.84% | 26.7 | 21.2 | 11.3 | 9.4 | 10.9 | 7 | 6.2 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.7 | – | – | – | 5.5 |

## Voting intention (party vote)
### 2025

| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Sample size | LDP | CDP | DPFP | Ishin | Komei | Reiwa | JCP | DIY | CPJ | SDP | Others | None/Und. | No ans. | Lead |
| 15–16 Mar | Senkyo.com/JX | 998 | 23.7 | 20.6 | 13.9 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 14.2 | – | 3.1 |
| 15–16 Mar | Asahi | 1,137 | 24 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 5 |
| 15–16 Mar | Mainichi | 2,047 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | – | 21 |
| 14–16 Mar | Yomiuri/NNN | 1,023 | 25 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 5 |
| 22–23 Feb | ANN | 1,034 | 23.6 | 10.7 | 9.6 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 10.8 |
| 21–23 Feb | Nikkei/TV Tokyo | 847 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 15 |
| 15–16 Feb | Senkyo.com/JX | 1,004 | 25.7 | 20.8 | 9.8 | 8.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 14.5 | – | 4.9 |
| 15–16 Feb | Asahi | 1,111 | 26 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | – | 8 |
| 15–16 Feb | Kyodo News | 1,063 | 24.9 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 28.7 | 28.7 | 3.8 |
| 15–16 Feb | Mainichi/SSRC | 2,043 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 38 | 3 | 22 |
| 6–9 Feb | Jiji Press | 1,126 | 22 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | – | 40.2 | 40.2 | 18.2 |
| 25–26 Jan | Kyodo News | 1,064 | 26 | 12.9 | 14.9 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 24–26 Jan | Nikkei/TV Tokyo | 946 | 32 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 11 | 8 | 17 |
| 18–19 Jan | Asahi | 1,103 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | – | 9 |
| 18–19 Jan | Mainichi/SSRC | 2,042 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35 | – | 18 |
| 11–12 Jan | Senkyo.com/JX | 996 | 27 | 21.2 | 8.8 | 8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 7 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 2 | 12.9 | – | 5.8 |

### 2024

| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Sample size | LDP | CDP | DPFP | Ishin | Komei | Reiwa | JCP | DIY | CPJ | SDP | Others | None/Und. | No ans. | Lead |
| 14–15 Dec | Senkyo.com/JX | 996 | 23.8 | 22.7 | 10.3 | 9.1 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 15.2 | – | 1.1 |
| 16–17 Nov | Senkyo.com/JX | 1,003 | 26.3 | 21.0 | 10.8 | 7.8 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 12.5 | – | 5.3 |
| 27 Oct | Election results | 53.84% | 26.7 | 21.2 | 11.3 | 9.4 | 10.9 | 7 | 6.2 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.7 | – | – | – | 5.5 |

## Preferred coalition
### 2025

| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Sample size | LDP–Komei–led coalition | LDP–Komei–led coalition | CDP–led coalition | Other | Und./ no ans. |
| 14–16 Mar | Yomiuri/NNN | 1,023 | 36 | 36 | 46 | – | 18 |
| 18–19 Jan | Asahi | 1,103 | 34 | 34 | 51 | – | 15 |
| 17–19 Jan | Yomiuri/NNN | 1,015 | 41 | 41 | 40 | – | 19 |

### 2024

| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Sample size | LDP–Komei–led coalition | LDP–Komei–led coalition | CDP–led coalition | Other | Und./ no ans. |
| 13–15 Dec | Yomiuri/NNN | 1,018 | 41 | 41 | 41 | – | 18 |
| 15–17 Nov | Nikkei/TV Tokyo | 800 | 42 | 42 | 13 | 31 | 14 |
| 11–12 Nov | Yomiuri/NNN | 1,054 | 44 | 44 | 37 | – | 19 |
| 8–11 Nov | Jiji Press | 1,190 | 40.7 | 40.7 | 32.7 | – | 26.6 |
| 9–10 Nov | ANN | 1,025 | 50 | 50 | 34 | – | 17 |
| 2–3 Nov | Asahi | 980 | 43 | 43 | 32 | – | 25 |
| 2–3 Nov | Sankei/FNN | 1,012 | 60.7 | 60.7 | 31.1 | – | 8.2 |
| 1–2 Nov | JNN | 1,020 | 44 | 44 | 41 | – | 15 |
| 28–29 Oct | Yomiuri/NNN | 1,068 | 43 | 43 | 40 | – | 17 |
| 28–29 Oct | Kyodo News | 1,063 | 37.4 | 37.4 | 24.6 | 31.6 | 6.4 |

## Preferred prime minister
### 2024

| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Sample size | Ishiba LDP | Noda CDP | Tamaki DPFP | Baba Ishin | Saito Komei | Yamamoto Reiwa | Tamura JCP | Others | NOT/ UD/NA |
| 9–10 Nov | ANN | 1,025 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 13 |
| 2–3 Nov | Sankei/FNN | 1,012 | 46.1 | 17.4 | 10.2 | 2.7 | – | – | – | – | 23.6 |
| 1–2 Nov | JNN | 1,020 | 50 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 |

## Cabinet approval/disapproval ratings
### 2025

| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Sample size | Prime Minister | Approve | Disapprove | Und. / no answer | Lead |
| 15–16 Mar | Senkyo.com/JX | 998 | Shigeru Ishiba | 30 | 43.9 | 26 | 13.9 |
| 15–16 Mar | Asahi | 1,137 | Shigeru Ishiba | 26 | 59 | 15 | 33 |
| 15–16 Mar | Mainichi | 2,047 | Shigeru Ishiba | 23 | 64 | 13 | 41 |
| 14–16 Mar | Yomiuri/NNN | 1,023 | Shigeru Ishiba | 31 | 58 | 11 | 27 |
| 7–10 Mar | Jiji Press | 1,186 | Shigeru Ishiba | 27.9 | 44.1 | 28 | 16.2 |
| 7–9 Mar | NHK | 1,225 | Shigeru Ishiba | 36.2 | 44.8 | 19 | 8.6 |
| 27 Feb – 5 Mar | Morning Consult | N/A | Shigeru Ishiba | 24.6 | 56.8 | 18.6 | 32.2 |
| 1–2 Mar | JNN | 1,027 | Shigeru Ishiba | 38.4 | 57.7 | 3.9 | 19.3 |
| 22–23 Feb | Sankei/FNN | 1,028 | Shigeru Ishiba | 44.3 | 50.1 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
| 22–23 Feb | ANN | 1,034 | Shigeru Ishiba | 37.5 | 41.1 | 21.3 | 3.6 |
| 21–23 Feb | Nikkei/TV Tokyo | 847 | Shigeru Ishiba | 40 | 52 | 8 | 12 |
| 15–16 Feb | Senkyo.com/JX | 1,004 | Shigeru Ishiba | 40.6 | 31.1 | 28.4 | 9.5 |
| 15–16 Feb | Asahi | 1,111 | Shigeru Ishiba | 40 | 44 | 16 | 4 |
| 15–16 Feb | Kyodo News | 1,063 | Shigeru Ishiba | 39.6 | 41.8 | 18.6 | 2.2 |
| 15–16 Feb | Mainichi/SSRC | 2,043 | Shigeru Ishiba | 30 | 54 | 16 | 24 |
| 14–16 Feb | Yomiuri/NNN | 1,033 | Shigeru Ishiba | 39 | 43 | 18 | 4 |
| 7–9 Feb | NHK | 1,212 | Shigeru Ishiba | 43.8 | 34.6 | 21.6 | 9.2 |
| 6–9 Feb | Jiji Press | 1,126 | Shigeru Ishiba | 28.5 | 40.1 | 31.4 | 8.6 |
| 1–2 Feb | JNN | 1,010 | Shigeru Ishiba | 37.1 | 59.7 | 3.2 | 22.6 |
| 21–27 Jan | Morning Consult | N/A | Shigeru Ishiba | 24.6 | 54 | 21.4 | 29.4 |
| 25–26 Jan | ANN | 1,030 | Shigeru Ishiba | 36.2 | 41.3 | 22.5 | 5.1 |
| 25–26 Jan | Kyodo News | 1,064 | Shigeru Ishiba | 35.7 | 49.2 | 15.1 | 13.5 |
| 24–26 Jan | Nikkei/TV Tokyo | 946 | Shigeru Ishiba | 43 | 50 | 7 | 7 |
| 18–19 Jan | Asahi | 1,103 | Shigeru Ishiba | 33 | 51 | 16 | 18 |
| 18–19 Jan | Sankei/FNN | 1,005 | Shigeru Ishiba | 43.5 | 48.7 | 7.8 | 5.2 |
| 18–19 Jan | Mainichi/SSRC | 2,042 | Shigeru Ishiba | 28 | 53 | 19 | 25 |
| 17–19 Jan | Yomiuri/NNN | 1,015 | Shigeru Ishiba | 40 | 46 | 14 | 6 |
| 11–13 Jan | NHK | 1,211 | Shigeru Ishiba | 38.7 | 39.8 | 21.5 | 1.1 |
| 10–13 Jan | Jiji Press | 1,180 | Shigeru Ishiba | 28.2 | 40.3 | 31.5 | 8.8 |
| 11–12 Jan | Senkyo.com/JX | 996 | Shigeru Ishiba | 36 | 33.9 | 30.1 | 2.1 |
| 2–8 Jan | Morning Consult | N/A | Shigeru Ishiba | 24.5 | 54 | 21.5 | 29.5 |
| 4–5 Jan | JNN | 1,018 | Shigeru Ishiba | 41.4 | 55.2 | 3.4 | 13.8 |

### 2024

| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Sample size | Prime Minister | Approve | Disapprove | Und. / no answer | Lead |
| 20–22 Dec | Nikkei/TV Tokyo | 774 | Shigeru Ishiba | 41 | 51 | 8 | 10 |
| 14–15 Dec | Senkyo.com/JX | 996 | Shigeru Ishiba | 34.4 | 35.9 | 29.7 | 1.5 |
| 14–15 Dec | Asahi | 1,049 | Shigeru Ishiba | 36 | 43 | 21 | 7 |
| 14–15 Dec | Sankei/FNN | 1,020 | Shigeru Ishiba | 45.9 | 47.7 | 6.4 | 1.8 |
| 14–15 Dec | Mainichi/SSRC | 2,045 | Shigeru Ishiba | 30 | 53 | 17 | 23 |
| 14–15 Dec | Kyodo News | 1,056 | Shigeru Ishiba | 36.5 | 43.1 | 20.4 | 6.6 |
| 13–15 Dec | Yomiuri/NNN | 1,018 | Shigeru Ishiba | 39 | 48 | 13 | 9 |
| 6–9 Dec | Jiji Press | 1,152 | Shigeru Ishiba | 26.8 | 41.3 | 31.9 | 9.4 |
| 6–9 Dec | NHK | 1,224 | Shigeru Ishiba | 37.7 | 38.3 | 24 | 0.6 |
| 7–8 Dec | ANN | 1,017 | Shigeru Ishiba | 38.5 | 39.8 | 21.6 | 1.3 |
| 26 Nov – 2 Dec | Morning Consult | N/A | Shigeru Ishiba | 24.4 | 53.5 | 22.1 | 29.1 |
| 30 Nov – 1 Dec | JNN | 1,003 | Shigeru Ishiba | 42.1 | 52.4 | 5.5 | 10.3 |
| 23–24 Nov | Mainichi/SSRC | 1,919 | Shigeru Ishiba | 31 | 50 | 20 | 19 |
| 16–17 Nov | Kyodo News | 1,021 | Shigeru Ishiba | 40 | 38.8 | 21.2 | 1.2 |
| 16–17 Nov | Senkyo.com/JX | 1,003 | Shigeru Ishiba | 39.7 | 29.9 | 30.5 | 9.8 |
| 15–17 Nov | NHK | 1,213 | Shigeru Ishiba | 40.8 | 37 | 22.2 | 3.8 |
| 15–17 Nov | Nikkei/TV Tokyo | 800 | Shigeru Ishiba | 46 | 46 | 8 | Tie |
| 11–12 Nov | Yomiuri/NNN | 1,054 | Shigeru Ishiba | 43 | 42 | 15 | 1 |
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| 8–11 Nov | Jiji Press | 1,190 | Shigeru Ishiba | 28.7 | 38.3 | 33 | 5.3 |
| 9–10 Nov | ANN | 1,025 | Shigeru Ishiba | 38.3 | 37.3 | 24.4 | 1 |
| 29 Oct – 4 Nov | Morning Consult | N/A | Shigeru Ishiba | 23 | 53.4 | 23.6 | 29.8 |
| 2–3 Nov | Asahi | 980 | Shigeru Ishiba | 34 | 47 | 19 | 13 |
| 2–3 Nov | Sankei/FNN | 1,012 | Shigeru Ishiba | 43.8 | 49.8 | 6.4 | 6 |
| 1–2 Nov | JNN | 1,020 | Shigeru Ishiba | 38.9 | 57.3 | 3.8 | 18.4 |
| 28–29 Oct | Yomiuri/NNN | 1,068 | Shigeru Ishiba | 34 | 51 | 15 | 17 |
| 28–29 Oct | Kyodo News | 1,063 | Shigeru Ishiba | 32.1 | 52.2 | 15.7 | 20.1 |