Public Opinion Poll -- news published on Nikkei, December 27

Upon the scope of primary accessible individuals to the COVID-19 vaccine third shots, 43% answered "should expand the criteria", a close match up with "is appropriate" at 41%. The approval rating for the Kishida Cabinet was 65%, up 4 points from the previous survey in November. Share of "do not support" remained as the same level at 26%. In regard with the issue on false rewriting of statistics by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, people who "do not trust" government statistics reached 73%.