Table10-b Difference of view on Japan Very democratic X image of Japan Einterests in social events Ewillingness to participate in social activities %   Very democratic A Image of Japan Agree very much Agree Somewhat agree Disagree   Irresponsible politicians 92.4 94.6 91.1 84.9   Academic goals-oriented society 90.5 90.7 88.0 83.9   High standard of living 94.3 91.6 78.7 65.3   Very safe 86.1 75.8 59.8 48.7   Comfortable place to live 77.7 74.9 56.3 36.2   Very democratic - - - -   Gender equality 71.5 58.1 33.0 17.6   Beautiful natural environment 52.9 41.5 31.0 24.4   Respect for freedom 62.7 48.5 14.5 5.0   Respect for life 43.9 40.8 25.0 14.3   Kind people 43.1 35.8 21.4 12.6>   B Interests in social events   Aum Shinrikyo trial 55.7 52.3 49.5 45.7   Food assistance to North Korea 56.4 50.7 42.1 49.6   People's referendum on nuclear power plants and waste incineration plants 48.8 46.8 42.7 52.1   U.S. base in Okinawa 45.6 38.2 33.9 45.3   Comfort women issue in junior-high school textbook 38.6 28.3 24.8 33.6   Reclamation of Isahaya Bay 31.7 23.2 21.9 35.3   Financial "Big Bang" 21.5 13.9 13.9 27.7   C Willingness to participate in social activities   Social gatherings for foreigners living in Japan 69.0 65.8 66.8 62.7   Volunteer activities 72.1 64.2 61.9 55.9   Neighborhood environmental conservation activities (e.g. cleaning, tree planting) 70.9 66.2 60.4 51.7   Overseas environmental conservation activities 62.0 59.7 61.5 51.7   Help getting rid of oil in the ocean (volunteer activity for oil leakage) 68.0 58.2 56.2 50.9   Peace-keeping operations overseas 61.4 58.4 57.9 48.3 (Percentages in column A shows those who "agree very much" or "agree" to the statements in this particular column ) (Percentages in column B shows those who are "very aware" or "aware" of the statements in this particular column ) (Percentages in column C shows those who are "very willing" or "willing" to participate in the activities in this particular column ) (<0.05)