Support rate for Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet dips to 67.5%: Kyodo poll

TOKYO - The approval rating for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dipped to 67.5 percent, with a majority of respondents saying her remarks on a Taiwan contingency, which have strained ties with China, will impact Japan's economy, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday.

Even so, 57.0 percent of respondents said they did not consider her remarks to be careless, while 37.6 percent said they were, when asked for their views in light of how past prime ministers had avoided commenting directly on the sensitive Taiwan issue.