Poll： Nearly 90% of Japanese people are worried that the discharge of nuclear sewage into the sea will damage Japan’s image.

　　BEIJING, August 21 (Xinhua) According to the Kyodo News Agency, the latest poll released by Kyodo News Agency on August 20 showed that a total of 88.1% of Japanese people were worried that Japan’s nuclear pollution discharged into the sea would "damage its image". Meanwhile, Japanese Prime Minister kishida fumio’s disapproval rating rose to 50%, the highest level since last December.

　　Kyodo News reported that the Japanese government is in the final stage of deciding when to start discharging nuclear polluted water. The government claims that this move is in line with international standards and safe, but local fishermen are worried about its impact.

　　According to the results of a national telephone poll conducted by Kyodo News Agency on 19th-20th, a total of 88.1% Japanese people expressed "great" or "certain" concern about "image damage". At the same time, most Japanese people are also worried that the discharge of nuclear polluted water into the sea may cause potential economic losses.

　　According to the report, 81.9% of the people think that the Japanese government’s explanation of the problem of discharging nuclear polluted water into the sea is "insufficient", and only 29.6% of the people support the discharge of nuclear polluted water into the sea.

　　In addition, the poll results also show that the support rate for kishida fumio’s cabinet remains at the worst level. The support rate of kishida fumio Cabinet was only 33.6%, and the disapproval rate rose to 50%. The last time the disapproval rate exceeded 50%, it appeared in December 2022.