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84% view collective self-defense explanation as insufficient: poll

TOKYO, Aug. 3, Kyodo

A Kyodo News survey showed Sunday that 84.1 percent of respondents believe the government has yet to provide a sufficient explanation regarding the Cabinet's recent decision to allow Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense.

In the nationwide telephone survey conducted Saturday and Sunday, 12.7 percent said the government has provided a sufficient explanation regarding the approval for exercising the right.

In the survey, 60.2 percent said they oppose exercising the right to collective self-defense, which would allow Japan to come to the defense of allies under armed attack, up 5.8 percentage points from the July survey, while 31.3 percent expressed support, down 3.3 points.