The percentage of Japanese who "feel friendly" toward the United States increased to an all-time high of 88.5%, a Japanese government poll showed Friday, reflecting strengthened ties between the allies in such areas as security and the economy.
The figure is up 4.5 percentage points from the previous survey a year ago, according to the Cabinet Office survey, which also found that around 85% of respondents see ties between Japan and China as "not good" or "not so good."
Similar polls on foreign affairs have been conducted since 1975. The question about friendliness toward the United States first appeared in the 1978 survey.