Japan's Mainichi Newspaper reported on the 19th that poll results showed the support rate for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Koumura's cabinet dropped by 10 percentage points to 41%, while the disapproval rate rose to 44%, surpassing the support rate.
Reports indicate that this is the first time since the Kishi cabinet's establishment that its support rate has fallen below 50%, reaching the lowest level since the cabinet was formed. The disapproval rate increased by 9 percentage points compared to the last survey, surpassing the support rate for the first time.
The report suggests that this significant drop in support rates indicates a “major change” in the public opinion foundation of the Katsumi cabinet. Initially, during its establishment, the Katsumi cabinet maintained a relatively high level of support.
Change in support and opposition rates for both the inner cabinet of Shishi and the high-level cabinet of Japan, according to "The Daily News" (Nihon).
The aforementioned poll was conducted on the 18th and 19th. Survey respondents were randomly selected from approximately 80 million people in Japan who are aged 18 or above. A total of 2,006 valid responses were obtained.
On the 16th of this month, a poll conducted by the Japan News Agency showed that the support rate for the Kousaka cabinet was 49%, a decrease of 5.3 percentage points compared to June. The opposition rate was 25.2%, an increase of 3 percentage points.
In the surveys, respondents who chose “disapprove” said that “not having any expectations,” “poor policies,” and “the prime minister not being trustworthy” were the main reasons for their negative impressions of the current government.
