Who Support the Death Penalty in Japan?

One of the most powerful reason for retaining the death penalty in Japan is the wide public supports for it (86% as of 2009). However, it is often criticised that the govermental survey contains a wording misleading the public into retentionists, and it remains uncertain who support the death penalty. Based on the online quota sampling survey conducted in 2013, the presentation clearifies what distinguishing attitudes are found in the retentionists. Although recent criminologist studies show that people's misperception of unsafer society despite the counter evidences, no significant difference in this point is found between retentionists and abolishonists. Rather the gaps are found in their knowldge and perceptions of social factors of crimes, deterrence of criminal punishments, rehabilitation of criminals, international trends, and the principle of the presumption of innocence.