Like many other media, the Asahi newspaper did an opinion poll over the weekend. Theirs got 1779 valid responses (58% of the people asked). Some of the interesting results (in rough translation):

The Noda administration has said there are no major problems with restarting the Oh'i power plant, which is currently down for regularly scheduled maintenance. Do you agree?
Yes: 28%
No: 555

Do you trust the interim safety standards the government has set as prerequisite to restarting nuclear power plants?
Yes: 17%
No: 70%

The government and power companies have put out electricity supply-and-demand forecasts. Do you trust them?
Yes: 18%
No: 66%

Do you think the local communities' approval should be required before restarting nuclear power plants currently shut down for regular maintenance? Or do you think the government should decide this?
Local community approval needed: 88%
Government should decide: 8%

(Asked of the "local government approval needed 88%) When you say "local government," do you mean the towns and prefectures where the power plants are? Or do you include other towns and prefectures in the vicinity?
Where the plants are located: 13%
Include others in the vicinity: 83%

Do you favor gradually phasing out nuclear power?
Yes: 73%
No: 16%

Do you think the Noda administration is working to wean the Japan off nuclear power?
Yes: 19%
No: 61%

This is only one set of results, but I doubt it is much different from the others. For what it is worth.
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Fred Uleman, translator emeritus