Kirk here with a quick summary of what Japanese people think about the national government's response to COVID-19, according to a recent government survey:

  1. Overall assessment is leans negative
  2. Most people think the government has been too late in declaring a state of emergency
  3. The vast majority of Japanese people think that more areas, if not the whole country, should be declared to be in a state of emergency

Personally, I agree with the majority on these points.