INDIA'S PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS ABOUT JAPAN

SECTION II

PERCEPTIONS ABOUT JAPAN AND JAPANESE

1. Better knowledge of which country ?

Which Country Is Known Better ?
(per cent)
  Political Academic Professional Trade Media Govt. All India
USA 49 51 54 57 47 66 54
Japan 18 18 14 22 24 10 18
Britain 14 12 16 9 11 10 12
France 2 5 3 3 5 5 4
Germany 4 2 5 2 2 4 3
Canada 2 3 2 3 3 3 3
Russia 4 6 5 2 5 1 4

2. Which aspects are known better ?

What Aspects Of Japan, People Know Most ?
(per cent)
Japanese products 7
Japanese technology 66
Japanese industry 7
Japanese economic 4
Politics/ diplomacy 6
Management 1
Culture/art 7
History/tradition -
Life Style 1
Sports 1

3. The country most liked

Country Most Liked

(in per cent)
Category Japan USA France Britain Canada Germany Russia
Political 38 28 5 4 1 4 5
Academic 34 24 9 8 5 3 4
Professional 28 32 7 10 5 6 4
Trade/ Commerce 36 33 6 5 3 5 2
Media 36 19 9 5 3 3 5
Government Official 33 34 4 8 3 5 3
Which Country Liked Most ?
  North East West South All India
  Lucknow
Delhi
Jalllandhar-
Chandigarh
Calcutta Mumbai
Pune
Ahmedabad -
Gandhinagar
Chennai
Bangalore
Hyderabad
Combatore
 
Japan 31 26 42 27 33
USA 29 17 20 39 29
France 7 13 7 5 7
Britain 6 12 5 8 7
Canada 6 8 1 3 4
Germany 4 4 6 4 5
Russia 5 2 3 4 4
Italy 2 2 - 3 2
China 1 5 2 1 2

4. Which aspect of Japan, liked more?

Which Aspects of Japan People Like More ?
(in per cent)
  North East West South All India
Products 43 38 33 25 32
Industry 8 4 6 6 7.5
Science / Technology 15 14 55 17 31
Economic Cooperation 9 4 3 8 6
Political/ Diplomacy 9 3 2 7 5.5
Culture / Art 8 21 2 2 5
History / Tradition 4 - 1 3 2
Management 1 10 4 8 5
Sports 1 4 1   1
Others 1       1
Japanese Life Style 1 3 1 10 4.5

5. Perceptions about Japan

Perceptions About Japan
(per cent)
  Political Academic Professional Trade Media Govt. All India
Peaceful Country 31 27 27 31 22 26 27
Beautiful nature 26 28 24 31 27 27 27
Economic Development 13 16 14 14 17 16 15
Country with culture 16 11 12 8 20 15 13
High living standards 10 11 16 9 13 9 12
Democracy 2 3 3 2 - 2 2
Economically independent 2 2 1 4 - 4 2
Mysterious country - 1 - - - - -

6. How are Japanese people perceived ?

How are Japanese People Perceived ?
(per cent)
  Political Academic Professional Trade Media Govt. All India
Diligent 54 41 41 45 47 36 43
Polite 24 27 34 26 33 32 30
Traditional 10 11 13 14 12 14 13
Efficient/ better 7 13 8 6 6 12 9
Group sense 3 3 1 1 1 3 2

7. Commonality with India ?

Commonality Between The Two Countries
(per cent)
  Political Academic Professional Trade Media Govt. All India
Cultural 31 58 50 53 55 48 51
Social 27 7 12 17 16 21 15
Economic 35 24 25 21 24 25 25
Democracy - 1 - - 4 - -
Religious 2 2 5 2 1 - 2

8. State of relations between India and Japan

Relations Between India and Japan
(per cent)
  Political Academic Professional Trade Media Govt. All India
Friendly relations 47 43 44 38 39 48 43
Rather friendly 43 38 44 46 43 33 42
Rather not good 4 9 3 6 8 10 6
Disappointing 1 3 4 3 3 - 3
No idea 5 6 6 6 7 8 6

9. Future of Indo-Japan Relations

Indo-Japan Relations Will Improve
(per cent)
Yes 94
No 6

10. Is Japan trustworthy friend of India?

Is Japan Trustworthy Friend Of India
(per cent)
  Political Academic Professional Trade Media Govt. All India
Trustworthy 60 48 44 38 40 52 45
Rather Trustworthy 33 36 40 50 44 37 41
Rather untrustworthy - 1 2 1 2 - 2
Not trustworthy - 3 4 1 2 - 2
No idea 7 13 10 9 11 11 10

11. Perceptions about Japanese people liking India

Japanese People Like India - by Leadership Category
(in per cent)
  Political Academic Professional Trade Media Govt. All India
Yes 76 57 60 67 70 66 64
No 10 13 15 12 12 17 13
Don't know/ Can't say 14 30 25 21 23 17 23

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