Public support rating for PM Naoto Kan's Cabinet dropped to 32.7 percent; leakage of collision footage, Nearly 4,000 anti-China protesters rallied in Tokyo;
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    • On the domestic front the public support rating for Prime Minister Naoto Kan's Cabinet dropped to 32.7 percent in the latest Kyodo News poll. This is a clear sign of continued frustration over the government's performance.1 On the other hand approximately 4,000 anti-China protesters rallied in Tokyo, with their anger fuelled by a video capturing a collision between Chinese and Japanese vessels which sparked a diplomatic spat.2 Meanwhile there are also reports that sensitive police documents in Japan related to international terrorism have been leaked online. This contains more than 100 documents providing personal details of people co-operating with terrorism inquiries, and foreigners in Japan apparently under investigation.3

    On the international front the United States has noted that it recognizes Japanese sovereignty over the islands at the center of a territorial row with Russia. United States also asserted that they are not subject to the Japan-U.S. security treaty because they are not controlled by Japan. The U.S. government "supports Japan and recognizes Japanese sovereignty over the Northern Territories," US State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said.4

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