A new poll shows people in Japan have mixed feelings about a move to give the nation’s military more freedom to act abroad.

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to reinterpret the country’s peace constitution to allow its military to come to the aid of allies under attack.

The U.S. supports the move.

Over 48 percent of respondents to the poll by Japan’s NTV opposed what’s called the right to collective self-defense, with about 34 percent in favor.

About 47 percent support only the minimum collective self-defense needed to protect Japanese lives and financial assets.

NTV’s latest public opinion poll also showed support for Prime Minister Abe staying at about 50 percent.

31 percent of those surveyed do not support Abe.

Another question gauged feelings about last month’s sales tax hike to eight percent in Japan.

About 47 percent say they are feeling the effects, and nearly 38 percent feel the increase but do not mind.

Only about 13 percent of those surveyed say they are not feeling the effects.