Abe approval rating tracker
So, I’ve spent a bit of time this afternoon trying to come up with something that would scrape Japanese news sites for the results of approval ratings polls as they are updated, but it proved to be a useless endeavor. I’ll have to update them myself as they’re published, since the data simply isn’t available in any real usable form. For now, I’ve put together something that will make an HTML chart with three sources. I’m hoping to develop this into something with the historical data from each source, but I don’t have much free time these days…it might take a few days. So, for now, this chart will keep track of the most recent poll data on Abe’s approval rating:
Most Recent Poll Results
| Source | Poll Date | Approval Rating | Disapproval Rating |
| Yomiuri | 1/23/07 | 48% (-7.5%) | 38.9% (+8.9%) |
| Asahi | 1/23/07 | 39% (-8%) | 37% (+5%) |
| Kyodo | 1/14/07 | 45% | - - - |
| Mainichi | 1/29/07 | 40% (-6%) | 36% (+3%) |
| Nikkei | 1/29/07 | 48% (-3%) | 41% (+1%) |
I’ve created a static page where this will always be available: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe approval rating tracker. So, you can check for updates by bookmarking that, and I’ll try to announce any updates here…
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