Approval for the Kishida government had been on the upswing in the run up to the G7 meeting. Read more at straitstimes.com.
TOKYO - Support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet slid 12 percentage points to 33 per cent, coming off a peak during a Group of Seven leaders summit in Hiroshima, the Mainichi Shimbun reported on Sunday, citing its own poll.It followedand a series of technical problems with the national identity card system, according to Mainichi, which conducted the poll over the weekend.
A separate poll conducted by the Kyodo news agency showed on Sunday that support for Mr Kishida’s Cabinet sank to 40.8 per cent from 47 per cent in May. Approval for the Kishida government had been on the upswing in the run up to the G-7, reaching the highest level last month since August 2022, Mainichi said.
But the poll results threaten his prospects in a general election that may come as soon as the autumn.He has been widely expected to call one by the end of the year, ahead of an announcement on how he’ll fund plans for a 60 per cent hike in defence spending, which may entail tax increases. REUTERS, BLOOMBERG
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