PEOPLE AGAINST U.S. WAR IN VIETNAM
A nationwide public opinion survey conducted by the Kyodo News Service and published June 30, revealed that only 3.6% of the Japanese favor the United States Vietnam policy.
A majority of 59.7% were found to be worried over the pro-=
spects of international or domestic developments.
At least three in every 10, or 33.4% were haunted by the fear of another war.
Support for the Liberal-Democratic government of Prime Minister Eisaku Sato registered a sharp decline. Shortly after he took office on November 9, 1964, his support stood at 47%. Today it stands at 24.4%. ne
Among traditional supporters of the Liberal-Democratic party, there was a decided shift among women in their fifties. The popularity of the party showed a decline from 29.1% to 20.6%.
Among the opposition parties the survey showed a rise in support for the Socialist party to 24.8%, which is 3.6% more than in the last survey.