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Anti-groping poster at subway platform

FUKUOKA, Japan, Aug. 24 Kyodo - Photo taken at a subway platform at Tenjin Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, in 1998, shows a poster made by local police encouraging groping victims to report incidents to police. The poster was created after a public poll conducted by the police showed over 90 percent of women had not reported incidents to either subway staff or police.(Kyodo)

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THE NETHERLANDS-THE HAGUE-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS-PVV

(231123) -- THE HAGUE, Nov. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 15, 2023 in The Hague, the Netherlands, shows a campaign poster of Geert Wilders, who leads the Party for Freedom (PVV). The Party for Freedom (PVV) led by Geert Wilders is leading the 2023 Dutch parliamentary elections, according to a first exit poll cited by Dutch public broadcaster NOS on Wednesday. TO GO WITH "2nd LD Writethru: Exit poll says PVV leads Dutch elections" (Xinhua/Wang Xiangjiang)

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GREECE-ATHENS-RED PANDA-NAMING

(230927) -- ATHENS, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 25, 2023 shows a three-month-old red panda in the Attica Zoological Park in Athens, Greece. A red panda born three months ago in Greece is waiting to be named. The Attica Zoological Park, in a suburb of Greece's capital, launched a poll on social media on Tuesday, asking the public to pick a name for her, Antonis Balas, head keeper of mammals, told Xinhua on Wednesday. Animal lovers have until Sept. 29 to vote for one of the suggested names: Mai, Aiko Nami or Ban. The red panda, native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China, is listed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List. Fewer than 10,000 red pandas are estimated to remain in the wild. This is why the Greek zoo was very happy with the success of the breeding attempt. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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GREECE-ATHENS-RED PANDA-NAMING

(230927) -- ATHENS, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 25, 2023 shows a three-month-old red panda in the Attica Zoological Park in Athens, Greece. A red panda born three months ago in Greece is waiting to be named. The Attica Zoological Park, in a suburb of Greece's capital, launched a poll on social media on Tuesday, asking the public to pick a name for her, Antonis Balas, head keeper of mammals, told Xinhua on Wednesday. Animal lovers have until Sept. 29 to vote for one of the suggested names: Mai, Aiko Nami or Ban. The red panda, native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China, is listed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List. Fewer than 10,000 red pandas are estimated to remain in the wild. This is why the Greek zoo was very happy with the success of the breeding attempt. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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GREECE-ATHENS-RED PANDA-NAMING

(230927) -- ATHENS, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 25, 2023 shows a three-month-old red panda (R) with its mother in the Attica Zoological Park in Athens, Greece. A red panda born three months ago in Greece is waiting to be named. The Attica Zoological Park, in a suburb of Greece's capital, launched a poll on social media on Tuesday, asking the public to pick a name for her, Antonis Balas, head keeper of mammals, told Xinhua on Wednesday. Animal lovers have until Sept. 29 to vote for one of the suggested names: Mai, Aiko Nami or Ban. The red panda, native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China, is listed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List. Fewer than 10,000 red pandas are estimated to remain in the wild. This is why the Greek zoo was very happy with the success of the breeding attempt. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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Biden's approval rating nears lowest point of presidency: poll

STORY: Biden's approval rating nears lowest point of presidency: poll DATELINE: March 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Washington CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Biden arriving at the White House 2. various of exterior of the White House STORYLINE: Thirty-eight percent of the American public approve of how U.S. President Joe Biden is handling his job, according to a new poll released on Thursday. The approval rating was approaching the lowest point of Biden's presidency in surveys conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Views of how Biden is handling the national economy are more negative. Only 31 percent approve of his handling of the nation's economy compared to 68 percent who disapprove. Evaluations of Biden's approval overall and his approval on the economy remain strongly partisan. Seventy-six percent of Democrats approve of how he's handling his job as U.S. president and 63 percent approve of his handling of the economy. Republicans

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Biden delivers State of the Union address to divided Congress amid sour public mood

STORY: Biden delivers State of the Union address to divided Congress amid sour public mood DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:07 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Biden walking into the U.S. House Chamber 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOE BIDEN, U.S. President 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JOE BIDEN, U.S. President 4. Biden delivering the State of the Union address STORYLINE: U.S. President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday night amid a sour public mood. This is Biden's second State of the Union speech since he took office in January 2021 and the first of its kind before a divided Congress with Republicans taking control of the House of Representatives after last year's midterm elections and Democrats still running the Senate this term. The primetime remarks came a week after a Gallup poll showed that most Americans remain downbeat on the way things are going in the United States, with only 23 percent saying that they are satisfied while more th

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Al-Sadr's group conducts poll to evaluate Japan's troops

SAMAWAH, Iraq - A member of the Japanese ground troops stationed in the southeastern Iraqi cit of Samawah gives instructions to local residents Jan. 3 on how to repair a garage damaged during the Iraqi war. A group led by anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said it is conducting a public poll in Samawah to find out how local residents evaluate the reconstruction activities of the Japanese troops.

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Nagoya mayoral election campaign

NAGOYA, Japan - Former Nagoya mayor Takashi Kawamura, who is running in the city's mayoral election to regain office, addresses voters as campaigning kicks off in the central Japan city on Jan. 23, 2011. Kawamura, who resigned as mayor the previous month to test public opinion on his tax cut and other pledges that were rejected by the city assembly, is running on the ticket of the political organization that he leads, called ''Genzei Nippon,'' meaning ''tax cut Japan.'' The Feb. 6 poll is being seen as a bellwether for unified local elections across the country in the spring.

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Ozawa hints lack of leadership affecting DPJ popularity

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa speaks during a press conference in the city of Miyazaki on May 7, 2010. Ozawa said ''leadership factors'' may be among the reasons for the decline in the ruling party's popularity, suggesting that lack of leadership by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is affecting public poll.

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51% of Iraqis surveyed say public safety deteriorated: poll

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Local policemen stand guard at a checkpoint in Sawamah, southern Iraq, six months after Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force troops withdrew from the region. Fifty-one percent of Iraqis surveyed in Muthanna Province, where Samawah is located, believe public safety has deteriorated after multinational forces comprising troops from Japan, Britain and Australia retreated from the area, a Kyodo News survey showed on Jan. 16.

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51% of Iraqis surveyed say public safety deteriorated: poll

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Iraqi soldiers stand guard near a military camp at Samawah, southern Iraq, which they took over from Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force troops six months ago. Fifty-one percent of Iraqis surveyed in Muthanna Province, where Samawah is located, believe public safety has deteriorated after multinational forces comprising troops from Japan, Britain and Australia retreated from the area, a Kyodo News survey showed on Jan. 16.

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'Tiger' chosen as kanji character of yr

KYOTO, Japan - Seihan Mori, chief priest of Kiyomizudera Temple in Kyoto, paints the Chinese character, or kanji, for ''tiger,'' at the temple on Dec. 12. The character was chosen as the kanji symbol of the year in an annual poll conducted by a Kyoto-based association. It was chosen because the Central League baseball club Hanshin Tigers has bolstered public sentiment by winning the league pennant for the first time in 18 years.

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Al-Sadr's group conducts poll to evaluate Japan's troops

SAMAWAH, Iraq - A member of the Japanese ground troops stationed in the southeastern Iraqi cit of Samawah gives instructions to local residents Jan. 3 on how to repair a garage damaged during the Iraqi war. A group led by anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said it is conducting a public poll in Samawah to find out how local residents evaluate the reconstruction activities of the Japanese troops. (Kyodo)

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51% of Iraqis surveyed say public safety deteriorated: poll

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Local policemen stand guard at a checkpoint in Sawamah, southern Iraq, six months after Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force troops withdrew from the region. Fifty-one percent of Iraqis surveyed in Muthanna Province, where Samawah is located, believe public safety has deteriorated after multinational forces comprising troops from Japan, Britain and Australia retreated from the area, a Kyodo News survey showed on Jan. 16. (Kyodo)

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51% of Iraqis surveyed say public safety deteriorated: poll

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Iraqi soldiers stand guard near a military camp at Samawah, southern Iraq, which they took over from Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force troops six months ago. Fifty-one percent of Iraqis surveyed in Muthanna Province, where Samawah is located, believe public safety has deteriorated after multinational forces comprising troops from Japan, Britain and Australia retreated from the area, a Kyodo News survey showed on Jan. 16. (Kyodo)

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'Tiger' chosen as kanji character of yr

KYOTO, Japan - Seihan Mori, chief priest of Kiyomizudera Temple in Kyoto, paints the Chinese character, or kanji, for ''tiger,'' at the temple on Dec. 12. The character was chosen as the kanji symbol of the year in an annual poll conducted by a Kyoto-based association. It was chosen because the Central League baseball club Hanshin Tigers has bolstered public sentiment by winning the league pennant for the first time in 18 years. (Kyodo)

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Iranian presidential election

People rally in support of hard-line judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran on June 14, 2021, ahead of Iran's presidential election on June 18. Raisi leads the three other candidates substantially, according to a public poll.

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Iranian presidential election

People rally in support of hard-line judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran on June 14, 2021, ahead of Iran's presidential election on June 18. Raisi leads the three other candidates substantially, according to a public poll.

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Ozawa hints lack of leadership affecting DPJ popularity

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa speaks during a press conference in the city of Miyazaki on May 7, 2010. Ozawa said ''leadership factors'' may be among the reasons for the decline in the ruling party's popularity, suggesting that lack of leadership by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is affecting public poll. (Kyodo)

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Nagoya mayoral election campaign

NAGOYA, Japan - Former Nagoya mayor Takashi Kawamura, who is running in the city's mayoral election to regain office, addresses voters as campaigning kicks off in the central Japan city on Jan. 23, 2011. Kawamura, who resigned as mayor the previous month to test public opinion on his tax cut and other pledges that were rejected by the city assembly, is running on the ticket of the political organization that he leads, called ''Genzei Nippon,'' meaning ''tax cut Japan.'' The Feb. 6 poll is being seen as a bellwether for unified local elections across the country in the spring. (Kyodo)

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Public transport, Prague, epidemic coronavirus, people, face mask

Three-quarters of Czechs feel threatened with the novel coronavirus to a certain extent and nine in ten consider the government measures taken over the infection spread needed, a poll conducted by the Ipsos agency and released today shows. Czechs wash hands more often to protect themselves from the virus, avoid crowded places and use public transport less in Prague, Czech Republic, March 17, 2020. A total of 383 people have contracted the coronavirus in the Czech Republic with a population of 10.6 million as of this morning, according to the Health Ministry's data. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Public transport, Prague, epidemic coronavirus, people, face mask

Three-quarters of Czechs feel threatened with the novel coronavirus to a certain extent and nine in ten consider the government measures taken over the infection spread needed, a poll conducted by the Ipsos agency and released today shows. Czechs wash hands more often to protect themselves from the virus, avoid crowded places and use public transport less in Prague, Czech Republic, March 17, 2020. A total of 383 people have contracted the coronavirus in the Czech Republic with a population of 10.6 million as of this morning, according to the Health Ministry's data. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Public transport, Prague, epidemic coronavirus, people, face mask

Three-quarters of Czechs feel threatened with the novel coronavirus to a certain extent and nine in ten consider the government measures taken over the infection spread needed, a poll conducted by the Ipsos agency and released today shows. Czechs wash hands more often to protect themselves from the virus, avoid crowded places and use public transport less in Prague, Czech Republic, March 17, 2020. A total of 383 people have contracted the coronavirus in the Czech Republic with a population of 10.6 million as of this morning, according to the Health Ministry's data. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Public transport, Prague, epidemic coronavirus, people, face mask

Three-quarters of Czechs feel threatened with the novel coronavirus to a certain extent and nine in ten consider the government measures taken over the infection spread needed, a poll conducted by the Ipsos agency and released today shows. Czechs wash hands more often to protect themselves from the virus, avoid crowded places and use public transport less in Prague, Czech Republic, March 17, 2020. A total of 383 people have contracted the coronavirus in the Czech Republic with a population of 10.6 million as of this morning, according to the Health Ministry's data. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Public transport, Prague, epidemic coronavirus, people, face mask

Three-quarters of Czechs feel threatened with the novel coronavirus to a certain extent and nine in ten consider the government measures taken over the infection spread needed, a poll conducted by the Ipsos agency and released today shows. Czechs wash hands more often to protect themselves from the virus, avoid crowded places and use public transport less in Prague, Czech Republic, March 17, 2020. A total of 383 people have contracted the coronavirus in the Czech Republic with a population of 10.6 million as of this morning, according to the Health Ministry's data. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Public transport, Prague, epidemic coronavirus, people, face mask

Three-quarters of Czechs feel threatened with the novel coronavirus to a certain extent and nine in ten consider the government measures taken over the infection spread needed, a poll conducted by the Ipsos agency and released today shows. Czechs wash hands more often to protect themselves from the virus, avoid crowded places and use public transport less in Prague, Czech Republic, March 17, 2020. A total of 383 people have contracted the coronavirus in the Czech Republic with a population of 10.6 million as of this morning, according to the Health Ministry's data. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Public transport, Prague, epidemic coronavirus, people, face mask

Three-quarters of Czechs feel threatened with the novel coronavirus to a certain extent and nine in ten consider the government measures taken over the infection spread needed, a poll conducted by the Ipsos agency and released today shows. Czechs wash hands more often to protect themselves from the virus, avoid crowded places and use public transport less in Prague, Czech Republic, March 17, 2020. A total of 383 people have contracted the coronavirus in the Czech Republic with a population of 10.6 million as of this morning, according to the Health Ministry's data. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Public transport, Prague, epidemic coronavirus, people, face mask

Three-quarters of Czechs feel threatened with the novel coronavirus to a certain extent and nine in ten consider the government measures taken over the infection spread needed, a poll conducted by the Ipsos agency and released today shows. Czechs wash hands more often to protect themselves from the virus, avoid crowded places and use public transport less in Prague, Czech Republic, March 17, 2020. A total of 383 people have contracted the coronavirus in the Czech Republic with a population of 10.6 million as of this morning, according to the Health Ministry's data. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Public transport, Prague, epidemic coronavirus, people, face mask

Three-quarters of Czechs feel threatened with the novel coronavirus to a certain extent and nine in ten consider the government measures taken over the infection spread needed, a poll conducted by the Ipsos agency and released today shows. Czechs wash hands more often to protect themselves from the virus, avoid crowded places and use public transport less in Prague, Czech Republic, March 17, 2020. A total of 383 people have contracted the coronavirus in the Czech Republic with a population of 10.6 million as of this morning, according to the Health Ministry's data. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Public transport, Prague, epidemic coronavirus, people, face mask

Three-quarters of Czechs feel threatened with the novel coronavirus to a certain extent and nine in ten consider the government measures taken over the infection spread needed, a poll conducted by the Ipsos agency and released today shows. Czechs wash hands more often to protect themselves from the virus, avoid crowded places and use public transport less in Prague, Czech Republic, March 17, 2020. A total of 383 people have contracted the coronavirus in the Czech Republic with a population of 10.6 million as of this morning, according to the Health Ministry's data. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Public transport, Prague, epidemic coronavirus, people, face mask

Three-quarters of Czechs feel threatened with the novel coronavirus to a certain extent and nine in ten consider the government measures taken over the infection spread needed, a poll conducted by the Ipsos agency and released today shows. Czechs wash hands more often to protect themselves from the virus, avoid crowded places and use public transport less in Prague, Czech Republic, March 17, 2020. A total of 383 people have contracted the coronavirus in the Czech Republic with a population of 10.6 million as of this morning, according to the Health Ministry's data. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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China state-run publisher executive

China International Publishing Group holds a press conference in Beijing on Oct. 24, 2019, to release the outcome of a joint public opinion poll with a Japanese non-profit organization. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe Cabinet's support rate down amid scandal over cut-price land deal

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) attends a graduation ceremony at a junior high school in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, in northeastern Japan, on March 12, 2017. The support rate for Abe's Cabinet dropped 6.0 percentage points from the previous month to 55.7 percent in a Kyodo News poll released the same day, reflecting widespread discontent with a scandal over the cut-price sale of public land to a school operator with ties to the premier's wife. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo