Japan PM's Cabinet support flat at 63%, half discontent with oil response

TOKYO - The approval rate for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet has fallen 0.3 percentage point from the March survey to 63.8 percent, with nearly half of the respondents indicating discontent with her handling of disruptions to the supply of oil, a Kyodo News poll showed Sunday.

In the two-day telephone survey conducted from Saturday, 49.3 percent say the prime minister's response to the oil supply shortage stemming from the Iran war is not sufficient, while 41.4 percent believe it is sufficient. The Cabinet's disapproval rate rose 2.0 points to 26.0 percent.