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Japanese Cabinet Office survey showed Friday that 80.8 per cent of the Japanese public tolerates the capital punishment system, The Jiji Press reported.

Only 9.0 per cent think the system should be abolished, according to the government agency's survey on the legal system, conducted every five years. Public tolerance of the death penalty system exceeded 80 per cent for the fourth consecutive time since 2004, showing that the country's widespread support for the system remains intact.

Asked for reasons, with multiple answers allowed, 56.6 per cent of the respondents tolerating death penalty said that the anger of the victims' side can never be eased if capital punishment is abolished and offenders are allowed to live, and 53.6 per cent said that heinous crimes should be paid for with the life of the perpetrator.