(MENAFN) Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet rises to 69.9%, up 5.5 points from a survey conducted shortly after she assumed office last month, according to a recent poll.

The two-day survey found that 60.4% of respondents favor increasing defense spending to strengthen Japan’s security, while 48.8% back exercising the country’s right to collective self-defense in a crisis involving Taiwan. Opposition to these measures was 34.7% and 44.2%, respectively.

Earlier this month, Takaichi told parliament that any Chinese military action against Taiwan, including a naval blockade, could be considered a “survival-threatening situation,” allowing Japan to invoke its collective self-defense rights.

On a domestic front, 65.0% of respondents said the government has been slow to respond to a recent rise in bear attacks on humans. The survey also reported a Cabinet disapproval rating of 16.5%.

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